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These heavy-duty, aluminum crossbars work with Rhino-Rack legs to create a sturdy roof rack. The square bars have top channels for mounting Rhino-Rack contractor-grade accessories. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.
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Today on our 2016 Nissan Versa we'll be doing a test fit on the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system using part numbers RRVA118B-2 for the aero crossbars and part number RRRLKVA for the leg kit and part number DK232 for the custom fit kit for our Versa. To begin our test fit you'll notice that we've already got the front one installed. We're going to do the rear one together. Let's go ahead and start by grabbing our leg, okay Then we'll grab our pad. Now on the bottom here you'll notice that it's got this raised portion here. We want to make sure that this facing inward as you see it here.
We'll just push it in place. Okay. Once that's installed then we can install the hook. Let's go ahead and take this bolt out here. Now you also want to refer to your fit guide and make sure you have the correct hook because they are different from the front to back.
We'll set it in place and then we'll loosely install the bolt. Just like that. Okay. We can set that down. Let's go ahead and remove our end cap on our crossbar. We can actually turn it upside down.
We need to make sure that our plate here is loose so we can easily slide it on. Just like that. While we're at it we can actually go ahead and replace that end cap. Now, according to our fit guide, we'll need to be 142 millimeters from this point here to the first portion of our leg. Ordinarily, you're going to get these little plastic strips with measurements on them to help you get that, but for demonstration purposes, we're going to grab our tape here and we're going to be looking for 14.2 centimeters because that what ...
that's what it . excuse me, that's what it converts to. That's going to be right about there. It actually looks pretty close, so if that comes off just clip it back in place. Then we'll tighten that down with our included tool. It doesn't need to be extremely tight. Just enough to flatten out our little walk washer there. Okay. Now we've already got the other side set so let's go ahead and open up our rear doors. Then we'll set it in the general area, which is going to be right around here. You want to be sure and set it gently in place. All right. Then we can grab our tape and we'll refer to our fit guide and we're actually looking for 700 millimeters, but in centimeters it converts to 70 centimeters. We're going to come back . excuse me that's going to be from the center of our front cross bar to the center of the rear. We're pretty close. With that side being lined up I'm going to go ahead and line up the other. Close here. All right. That looks pretty good. Now you'll want to be sure, as I put the pad on here, that it's going to be nice and snug up against this channel here. Now if it's not, you'll need to change it around, so for this side I've actually got it on . We're going to go ahead and switch it around. Just a little mistake. Set that back in place. There. As you can see it's going to fit just inside the channel. Just like that. Make sure that measurement's right real quick and then we can go ahead and tighten them down. All right. Good. We'll grab our included tool and we want to tighten it down just enough to where it makes contact first and that goes for both sides. You don't want to start tightening down too much because it'll pull the whole crossbar to one side. That's not what we want. Do the same thing over here. Since we know that that side is already making contact we can go ahead and give this a few more turns and start tightening it up. Now it's a good idea to alternate. We want our tool here that's got a little arch in it, we want it to be straight when we tighten it and that's how we know we've got the correct torque on it. Be sure to do that for both sides. All right. Then we can put on our locking covers. These are just going to clip in like so. All right. Now before we finish up here the front installs very similar. We followed our fit guide. We started from our fixed point and we went forward. Got the center here and then to get the back we measured from center of the crossbar and that's how we got it. It's a very easy installation. You want to be sure to lock up your end caps and then you're all set. That's going to complete our test fit on the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system on our 2016 Nissan Versa.
On time delivery, quality product, very sturdy, fit my CR-V as described
Instructions confusing, easier to figure it out by looking at parts
easy installation
Great on everything all around well handled by the whole team
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.
I love the rack. It looks good on the car. Customer service was amazing and the item shipped quickly.
Following the directions the roof rack went on without any issues. About an hour to put on. The rack is well made and sturdy.
Worked perfectly with the Rhino Rack DS 126B.
Are you kidding me? First I get the box with missing hardware (pic attached). I call up, tell them I don't even care for a discount, just expedite the right parts. They didnt expedite them as promised, a week later the parts come in and they are WRONG (pic attached)!! So after calling in and spending more of my precious time on the phone again, I looked up the correct part numbers from Rhinos website and provided them to the rep. Again I was assured they would be expedited.... The (2nd) phone call about missing parts was on Mon Feb 21st 2022. They didn't prepare the items for shipping until Fri the 25th. As of today Sun the 27th, USPS is STILL awaiting my items. After being assured they would expedite my stuff, here I am still waiting. Btw, my original order date was Jan 23rd. What a terrible experience, I should have paid the little bit extra and just went through Rhino themselves. Would not advise dealing with this company. Now I'm waiting on my parts to ship again, which means I probably won't see these until March 4th if I'm lucky, which is 1.5 months after my original order date! Hopefully they are the right parts this time.
Solid pieces, just wish the didn't have a huge gap and contoured to the roof better. 2014 Tundra
This has been a disaster, and terrible experience from the start. Original product Rhino roof rack ($188.00) misrepresented for sale, even called and was told all parts were included as "Open Box" item. Received item with missing parts and mismatched parts, then ET sent wrong parts (Legs) causing having to order these cross bars ($192.00) to fit parts sent (Legs). Now my $300.00 BougeRV ski rack - mounting base plates won't fit the crossbars. Still waiting for return label for original item so I can get my refund of $188.00. Three weeks later, still dealing with problem. I do appreciate Shawnee and EDW for their efforts in follow up service attempts.
Good product, no need for foam blocks
Product was deliveried quickly, and complete. Instructions where helpful and measurements where correct
Awesome service and speedy delivery!! Thanks, etrailer!
Worked over the front doors of a 2011 gmc crew cab
Great customer service. Product was easy to install. Met all my expectations.
Customer service via phone excellent. Speed of delivery excellent (2days). Packaging minus 5 (yes…four products dumped in an oversized box with such a poor tape job that it was open on one end). I didn’t know if all that I had ordered was actually in the box and either had fallen out or damaged until I took each part out of their individual boxes. I installed the roof rack yesterday. Overall pleased. Not etrailer’s fault but the key bolts on the Rhino-Tak plates that secure the bars to the car (M8 50mm) are much too short. Going to the hardware store today to replace them with 60mm.
Good product. Instructions would be challenging for many Thank goodness I’m an engineer.
Package only came with 3 out of 4 bolts and washers. Annoying to have to go to the store to get aolt to finish assembly
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.
Just received the parts. Haven't installed yet, so don't know about fit, quality, performance. Salesperson was helpful.
I like these bars! Look great and rock solid on my car. No noise above what my tires already make.
Super fast shipping!!! Excellent suppor t.
E-Trailer is the most reliable and comprehensive on line supply company I have ever used.
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