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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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Hi, Matt with Etrailer. And today we're gonna be talking about our Rhino Rack roof rack system, on top of our 2022 RAM 1500. Now this gonna be a great option for ya, if you're running outta space in the bed of your truck, or if you wanna use this in conjunction with the ladder rack, maybe you have some really long ladders or kayaks, and you need that extra support, this is gonna be the fit for you. This system is gonna be comprised of three parts. That first part is gonna be our 59-inch crossbars. We're gonna have this weather strip at the top of it, and that's gonna protect your T channel from any debris.
And it's also gonna help reduce that wind noise too. We're gonna have this end cap, and it's gonna have this anti-theft device at the very end, so no one can come by and take these towers off. And speaking about taking your towers off, or your crossbars off, we also have this lock core built into your tower. So that's gonna be additional security for your crossbars. And at the very bottom, we're gonna have the fit kit that attaches to your roof.
It's nice that we have this rubber piece at the bottom, 'cause that's gonna prevent any scratching from occurring. Now we can get some measurements on how it's gonna sit up here. So the first measurement I'm gonna get is gonna be a crossbar spread, since this is a fixed mounting position for it. And that's gonna be slightly under 25 inches. So that's not a crazy wide crossbar spread, so make sure your accessories will accommodate that.
Next up, I'm gonna get our distance between our roof and the crossbar, and that's gonna be 3.5 inches. So if you have any clamp-on accessories, they should fit under here. Now if you have anything with taller bindings, make sure you have something to accommodate that too. And for the overall height it's gonna add, we're gonna have about 4.25 inches. So what I recommend doing is taking the total height of your car, plus the crossbars, and if you have any accessories on top of that, add that too so you know what areas you can make it under.
We're also gonna have a little bit of overhang. It's nothing crazy, you're not gonna hit your head on it because it's pretty close. Ya might be able to get some accessories at the very end of here. If you have any smaller ski carriers, I think they'll fit great right here, especially if they have those thinner straps. And that's gonna be great because, you don't wanna reach really far into your vehicle to grab those accessories. So something I do like about this fit today, is the way these bases are designed. So as you can see, they're not flat, they actually have a rise to 'em. And that's designed to accommodate this curvature we have on our roof, so your crossbars sit level. And finally, what you'll be able to put up here is, you're gonna be able to put up to 165 pounds. Now just make sure your roof can handle that, you can find that in your owner's manual, and then go from the lowest component. You're also gonna be able to put on clamp-on accessories and T track accessories too. Overall, I think this is gonna be a great fit today, because how level those crossbars do sit, thanks to those bases and fit kits. It's also gonna be great if you've run outta space in your bed, like I said earlier, or, you want to use it with your ladder rack, so things sit more even up top. So it'll be great for that too. As far as the installation, it was pretty straightforward. But if you need a hand with it, just stay tuned and we'll help you with it. Let's start off the installation, we're just gonna lay everything out. So we're gonna have our crossbars in the front, and then the towers along with their end caps too. You have a key that goes with it, so you can lock and unlock them. Then we're gonna have our clamps and bases for a fit kit. And then you'll have some included tools, an Allen key, a tool to take off the end caps of your crossbar, and this other Allen key that's gonna have this torque device at the very end of it. And what I recommend is just grabbing a tape measure to make this a lot easier. We're gonna move over to our crossbar, and grab that end cap remover. Just go to the end of it, twist it, and you remove your end cap. Then we're gonna flip over the crossbar. You'll be able to tell because we have this channel that's revealed now. And I wanna grab one of our towers and put it on, just by lining up this middle block with this channel. Now in some cases, that block might be on there too tight, and if it is, what you can do is grab your included Allen key, and just loosen it up a bit. And now, you should be able to slide it right on. And once you have this side complete, I just recommend tightening it just lightly so it's not gonna be sliding all over the place. And then you can repeat the same process on the other side. Now we're gonna get the distance from one tower to the other tower. And what I like to do before I get that measurement is to make sure each tower is the same distance away from the end of your crossbar. And just make sure they both match. After when they both match, then we can get that measurement. You can find that measurement in your instructions. And just go from the inside of the tower, to the other inside of the tower, and make sure that measurement matches what your instructions have. Now we're gonna start putting together our base, and we wanna make sure we grab our M281. That's gonna go on the front left of your vehicle. And we wanna make sure when we grab this base part, that will attach to your tower, that's gonna face this direction. Gotta make sure that fatter side is on the left side of where the arrow is facing. And you're just gonna press down on this so it locks into place. You might have to maneuver it just a little bit. And when everything's locked on, then we can just line up these two channels, with this metal rod, until it clicks into place. Then we're repeat that process on the other side. We're gonna take our crossbar now and put it on top of our roof. Now, make sure that that fatter side of the fit kit is facing forward. And when it looks like that, we're just gonna roughly place it up here, and make our adjustments afterwards. Now we're gonna reference our instructions to see where this is gonna sit up here. And I'm gonna get that measurement. Make sure I adjust for that. And once I've adjusted for that, I'm gonna see how it's sitting. If you notice, we're not making contact with this groove, so, I know I'm gonna have to extend my towers. And another thing is, you wanna make sure that you have this groove underneath this base. And the way this should fit is, it should grab around this ridge up here. If yours isn't grabbing around that ridge, you'll probably have to flip this rubber base around. But what we're gonna do is change the distance of our towers. Now that we've made our adjustments, our towers are gonna sit 48.5 inches from each other. But that's on our specific vehicle. But now that we got that outta the way, we can go on to the next step, and that's gonna be putting our clamps on. So after when you've tightened these towers the rest of the way down, you're gonna remove this bolt at the very end. And with this out, we're gonna open our door. And take out our clamp. The way we wanna put this on, is line it up like so, we're gonna grab our bolt, push it through here, and thread it back in where we took it out of. Once you've started threading it, you can let this drop. And we can start tightening this down. We wanna tighten this down until it's making contact with our gutter, and then we'll go to the other side, and do the same thing. And when it's making contact on both sides, then you can tighten it down the rest of the way, with your included tool. And the way you'll notice tightened all the way is when you're turning it, and this rubber piece at the back is becoming completely straight. And if it is, then you can stop, and close your door. And now we can start putting our end caps back on. And when you put on the tower's end cap, just make sure you lock it in place too, with the included key. And we yell the end caps back on, give it a good shake test. Make sure everything's feeling nice and tight. And if it is, then you load it up with whatever accessories you have and take it on the road. Well if you liked everything you saw today, that's just a look at the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System, on top of our 2022 RAM 1500.
Clear instructions. Assembly was straight-forward and no extra tools were needed. Appears to be very sturdy.
Super fast shipping! All the products were as ordered. Directions were pretty easy to use. Only complaint was not having the correct measurements for my year and model. Had to look them up on the site to find them, and wasn’t the easiest to find. Overall though, I’d totally order from them again!! Thanks!!
Great advice & customer service. I highly recommend etrailer.
excellent product, hardly any added noise, strong, easy to install. great customer service
Worked great with the roof wrack and retailer conveniently packed them together.
Durable and quiet
The clamps didn’t fit my 2013 F150 perfectly. They needed to be bent to fit reasonably well. I get more wind noise in the truck with them on.
Fantastic!!
Product exactly as advertized, showed up up very fast, easy to install. Overall very pleased with etrailer experience.
I would have given a 5 but the instructions/video skipped some worthwhile info. Overall I’m pleased.
Seems to be a great product. Pretty easy install. Solid and good width for multiple kayaks on roof.
Great product for a great price. etrailer has always been on top of there game.
Great team at e-trailer , specifically Geoffery - great help , would shop here again!!
Good product, as expected thanks etrail er!
A bit of a challenge to get it installed just right, but once in place it's rock solid. Very pleased with the rack, especially for the price.
Thank you for the very speedy customer service! My roof rack is already here!
Purchased this item as a present for my grandson's Kia Soul.I was amazed by the rapid shipping, The product is excellent and fits the car as advertised. My grandson is happy with it.
Hudge disappointment. The way Rhino pre assembles the legs allows the nuts, washers and bolts to come loose during shipping. I was missing several pieces upon arrival because they feel out of the box. I called Etrailer about this and they were very pleasant over the phone and said they would ship the missing hardware to me Monday. After a week of waiting, I called back and they said they didn't know when they could ship the hardware because of back orders. I wish they would have notified me about this earlier because it has effected our big Maine trip and now we can't take the kayaks. They have left me no time to make a plan B unless I just buy another rack from a box store.
etrailer has great customer service and all the products you need at a great price.
Metal legs that grab onto paint could use more padding to protect paint. But just my opinion. They did a good job. Drove 85 and they didn’t move.
great product, I was very surprised at how great it actually fit my vehicle (2012 kia soul). thank you.
Nicely made and good looking rack that fits well. Great service from etrailer.
Product looks great, haven't officially installed it yet, it is a xmas gift for my bf! Shipping was insanely fast! Excited to order more from you guys!
Worked perfect ! Customer service was very helpful and patient finding the correct parts
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