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This aerodynamic roof rack lets you carry gear and cargo on your vehicle. Full-length aluminum crossbars provide plenty of space for channel mount and clamp-on accessories. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.
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Today on our 2016 Honda Fit, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. We're going to be using part numbers RRVA118B-2 for the Aluminum 46" Long Black Crossbars and part number RRRLKVA for the 2500 Series Leg Kit, and finally part number DK438 for the Fit Kit specifically for our Honda Fit. This Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System is going to allow you to carry your roof-mounted accessories, such as your bike racks, kayak carriers, ski carriers, cargo boxes and baskets. It has an aerodynamic design that's going to help cut down on wind noise when you're on the road, and it's also going to add a sleek look to your Honda Fit. All four of the 2500 Series legs feature padding, so you don't have to worry about it harming and scratching the roof of your vehicle. The hooks here are also padded, so that when it grips the inside of the top you don't have to worry about it harming it. The crossbars themselves are made out of an aluminum construction, and they're lightweight, so they're going to allow you to maximize your roof's weight capacity, though you'll want to be sure to check your vehicle's owner's manual to see how much it can carry. Now, we'll show you how easy it is to get installed. I've already got our front one installed.
You can see how it's nice and secure. Let's go ahead and do the rear one together. We've got our whole kit laid out like this. For our rear crossbar, I've already got the leg with the fit kit installed. The other side installs the exact same way. First thing we want to do is go ahead and take our 2500 Series leg.
Let's go ahead and unlock it. We're going to take out our bolt here. Now, you need to be sure you grab the correct hook. The front hooks are different from the rear. Since we're doing the rear, we've got the elongated hook here.
Go ahead and set that in place. We're going to replace that bolt. Now, we're not going to tighten all the way down. We're going to leave that loose. All right. Then, we're going to grab the bottom portion of our leg kit here.
This is going to clip on like this and it swivels. We need to make sure that the little arrow here is pointing away. Before we put that in place, we'll grab our pad. Since we're working with the driver side, the arrow on bottom is going to be facing forward, so towards the front of the vehicle. We're just going to push it in place on the bottom of this, and you make sure it gets seated all the way around. Then with everything facing forward and then out, go ahead and push that on bottom like that. That's going to stay in place. Then, we can move over to our crossbar. We want to make sure to take off our end cap. We can turn it over. We'll take our whole leg kit. We need to make sure that the T-bolt here and nut is loosened up just enough to where we could easily slide it onto the channel here. Turn it upside down. Line it up like so. While we're at it, we can go ahead and take our end cap, put that on, and just lock it up. That way, it doesn't slide off or get damaged or anything like that. We can take our tape measure. Now, per our instructions, from the opening of the channel here to our leg kit needs to be 98 mm, which converts to 9.8 cm. I'm going to take my tape measure here, line it up to where it needs to be. Then, I'll move my leg kit forward just to the front here, just to where it makes contact, and then I'm going to take my included tool and tighten down that bolt here. Once that's secure, we can go ahead and head over to our Honda Fit. Now, you'll need to be sure you have both doors open, and then we'll gently set our roof rack system in place. All right. Then, we're going to grab our tape measure and make sure we have the correct distance apart. Now, per our instructions, it says we need to be 750 mm from center of our crossbar to the center of the other crossbar. That converts to 75 cm. Let's go ahead and take our tape, put it in the center, and then get it lined up. Once we've got side lined up, we can go ahead and line up the other side. Come back a tad. Now, for putting our hook into position, we want to pull down slightly on our weatherstripping here and make sure that the hook makes contact with the body here. Then, as we tighten it, the weatherstripping will go back up. Now, while we're here and we've got everything in position, we'll take our included tool and we're just going to slightly tighten that down. We're not going to tighten it down all the way. We're going to get it to where it makes contact and then we're going to go ahead and repeat the same process for the other side. Now, once it's made contact, since we know the other side is in position, we can go ahead and start tightening this down a little bit more. Now, it's important that you alternate sides. We're going to give this one a few turns, and we're going to run over to the other side and do the same thing. Now, once you get it tight on both sides, your tool here acts as a torque wrench. You can see you've got this curved handle here. When you're tightening it up, when that starts to straighten out by the force that you're putting on it, that's how you know it's where it needs to be. With this side being done, we'll make sure we've got the correct torque on this side, which we do. We can now close up our doors and put on our locking covers. Take our cover. We've got two tabs, one side. Put that side in first and then push it into place. As you could see, that's going to hide all of our hardware, so no one can remove or tamper with our roof rack system. Now, the way we installed the front one is per our instructions. It told us to come off of this fixed point here and measure back to the center, so we got that lined up on both sides and then we just tighten it down. That's going to complete our test fit on the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System on our 2016 Honda Fit.
Fit perfect , with no drip rail this had to be a well thought out precision fit to hold and not move . These are the items needed to make for a complete system . 100% satisfied .
Was not happy to receive used parts, without OEM packaging nor instructions. Just dumped into a box, small pieces loose and some missing. When I buy new, I want new.
This did everything that was promised. The rack held tight over 600 miles of road, at least half of which was in wind and rains. The instructions were very clear, and the only difficulty in getting the racks on the roof is that we were having 2 days of heavy rain and winds. Otherwise, it was a snap. The only issue I had was the rubber caps that go over the screw which hold the leg onto the bar itself. There is insufficient space for the rubber cap to slide through the bar. I can't see why the cap is necessary anyway, as the screw is not exposed to the elements at all
Racks are good - I have a ton of Thule related equipment but unfortunately my model vehicle doesn't have a Thule supported product. Rhino seems to be very good compared to my Thule and I was able to use a faring from Thule which works great. The fit kit (ordered separately to custom for your vehicle) instructions are in metric sizing and it took me a bit to understand the spacing requirements for the feet. Also, there is no interior side cover casing, which in bad weather might create wear to the unit if I leave it on the roof. Otherwise, I'm pleased thus far.
We use this rack on a 2012 Ford Edge. It was easy to install. It’s easy to clean. We use it for a Rhino cargo carrier and 14’ canoe. We’re very happy with our purchase.
We have bought a bike rack , roof rack, and ski rack from etrailer.com.. We have been very pleased with each product, but most impressed with the helpful knowledgeable staff who helped us select the proper rack for our new Toyota Prius. Competitive price, free fast shipping, and helpful staff will keep us using etrailer.com, and recommending it to our friends.
It is a great product, easy to install, love the fact that I can now put my kayaks on my car. Since I bought this product i don't have to borrow someone else car.
Product is good quality, and reasonable price. good directions for installation and was pretty easy to assemble and install. Found it to be very adjustable for desired placement on the 2015 Tundra roof.
Overall I’m very pleased.
The rack installed fine, instructions plus the etrailer vids were helpful
One small complaint. One of the two aero bars didn’t include enough rubber strips (wind) to go end to end. More like, enough to almost cover half. I’m assuming this was the manufacturer’s slip up, but it might be good to check a few before they ship out. Not a huge issue either way.
Pretty straight forward to assemble, in my year time now using it I have nothing negative to report about it, a little on the spendy side but a solid product
Was very disappointed to see that a box of parts had opened and spilled out which didn’t make it to my house all because the box wasn’t taped closed
Nice Rack!!!
This rack has worked out great. Its been on my car for a full year since the day i bought it... No rust or squeaks...
I really like these rails but they are a bit of a PIA to slide the rubber pieces into. I sprayed the rubber with dry silicone first and that helped. Some people complain of wind noise in reviews of these, you are mounting a structure cross-ways on top of a vehicle- THERE WILL BE SOME SOUND... smh. (some people are clueless) Anyways, these are quieter than the Thule square bars on my truck.
Durable and quiet
Was easy to install. Be sure to adhere to weight limit in the manual. I put too much and the rack slid because ibwas doing 70mph. I love this product and etrailer was cheaper by a long shot than anywhere else
Correct fit kit of vehicle. Arrows in rubber pad hard to see unless in good lighting. When together easy. Millimeters? Yeah, I have a pile of tape measures in millimeters laying around the house. Not really, I asked my android to convert it to inches. Packaging was kind of lose with parts rattling around. No big deal just some small marks in the plastic towers. I going to only be on when my cargo carrier is in use.
Still on the truck, rubber in certs have shrunk from the sun but they are replacable so not a problem.
I don't use them everyday but they are always on the truck.
30,000 plus miles and no problems.
Great quality stuff. Still holds after one year under Texas heat. No issues. And the customer service was top notch. Will buy from them again.
Fit perfect , looks great , completely 100% accomplished what I needed it for and lastly GMC does not make or offer this type of rack to my knowledge . I’m 100% satisfied it’s a quality item . Thank you
I really like the roof rack that I purchased from etrailer. I was impressed with the engineering and clear instructions that were provided.
I really like the roof rack that I purchased from etrailer. I was impressed with the engineering and clear instructions that were provided.
Rhino Rack was the only company that makes a direct bolt roof rack for a flat roof Toyota Highlander. We love it for hauling tje Kayaks.
Very easy to set up and install. It makes transporting my kayak that much easier and simpler. They also look good on my vehicle as Well. I don't have any complaints and I'm very satisfied with this product!
Everything works fine. Good quality. The only concern is that the end caps don’t stay on even when locked. I think they are supposed to so nothing can be slid off and stolen. They pull off very easily even when locked.
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