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This custom fit kit lets you mount 4 Rhino-Rack 2500 legs to your vehicle with a naked roof. Clamps mount to legs with bolts. Includes 4 clamps and 4 pads.
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Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ford F150 we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow Crossbars, part number RRVA150B-2, the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Legs, part number RRRLKVA, and the Fit Kit for our F150, part number DK427. Now, keep in mind that our crossbars are also available in silver with part number RRVA150S-2The Rhino Rack Roof Rack System gives us an opportunity to carry more gear inside our truck bed as well as on our roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, or kayak carriers. The aerodynamic shape of our crossbars is going to help to reduce wind noise and drag. On our crossbar end cap you'll see we have this plastic lock core here. This does lock, but you can replace those with metal lock cores, which will add more safety and security.
We'll remove that, and you'll see our weather strip here on the inside. This can be removed and cut down, and replaced with channel mounted accessories.The leg kit of our roof rack system comes with a metal lock core, which is going to help prevent theft and tampering of your roof rack system altogether. Our Rhino Rack Fit Kit is going to be custom cut and made for our vehicle to give us a nice, secure fit. Any portion that touches our vehicle is going to have a rubber coating to prevent any scratches or abrasions. The Rhino Rack Roof Rack System has a 165 pound weight capacity, though you do want to double check your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure your roof can withstand that much weight.
It's also going to come with a limited lifetime warranty, and be easy to install. We'll show you how to do that now.Everything that you see on our table is what we will need to install our roof rack system. We already have our front bar and half of our back bar installed, but we'll show you how to do the other half. We're going to provide our own flat tape measure, but everything else will be included. We've got our crossbar here, the end cap for our crossbar with the included key.
We'll have our leg kit with the included key to lock down our end caps. We've got each piece of our fit kit; the pad, and the clamp, and then our included tool to tighten everything down.We're going to start by removing our bolt here on our leg. Take our clamp, we're going to replace it over the top, and we'll tighten down our bolt to hold our clamp into place. We want to tighten this down just enough so that it holds our clamp. We don't want it too tight, because that can mess up putting it onto our roof.
With that tightened down, we can remove the bottom piece. We'll take the rubber pad here on the bottom, and we're just going to squeeze that together. Once that's all together, we can place it back onto our leg.With our leg kit assembled, we'll place this onto our crossbar. Now we'll measure out our placement for our leg kit. It's going to be about 16.6 centimeters. That measurement will be in your instructions, and we're just going to take our included tool and tighten down our bolt here. That's going to hold our leg kit in place. To finish off the assembly, we'll place on our end cap and lock them into place.Now we're ready to open up our vehicle doors and load up our crossbar. We'll gently place it on the roof of our vehicle. We want to make sure that the hook goes around our door. Now we can measure from the inside doorjam to the middle of our clamp. That's going to be 52 centimeters. This will give us our placement for our crossbar. We'll do the same thing to the other side.Now we'll tighten down our bolt here using our included tool. We want start so that it sits just up against our door frame. We'll do the same thing to the other side. Now, we want to tighten our bolt down until the skinner portion of our torque tool is completely straight, just like you see there. We'll finish off by placing on our end cap for our foot pack. Now that we have our roof rack system completely tightened down, we're ready to load up our accessories and hit the road. That's going to be our completed look at the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System on our 2018 Ford F150.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (899 Customer Reviews)
This custom fit kit lets you mount 4 Rhino-Rack 2500 legs to your vehicle with a naked roof. Clamps mount to legs with bolts. Includes 4 clamps and 4 pads.The racks look great and are solidly anchored. I have yet to use them under load but I am pleased with the final product so far. My only complaint was that the assembly process is difficult to understand unless you Google the help videos. The assembly process is confusing and tedious until you gain an understanding of the overall setup. 417226
I have to admit that I was a bit hesitant to go with a rack brand I never heard of as opposed to the “Y” or “T” brand. Those concerns soon disappeared as I assembled and mounted the Rhino Roof Rack onto my 2020 GMC 1500 Denali. As an engineer, I appreciate engineering attention to details: - the fit to my vehicle was accurate to +/- 1mm - the hold done bolts are theft deterrent - the mounting towers include locks - placement of the mounting towers is mistake proof with integrated measuring system - all of the surfaces that may whistle in the wind are closed - the end caps are held in place with a unique latching mechanism - even stickers are provided to allow you to remove and replace the racks without error Rhino Rack ... your engineers and product execution team are #1 in the business!!! 820594
Great products, I combined few different brands of products and I was able to get what I had in mind, no problems after a year, I will definitely buy from etrailer again. 729265
I was not disappointed with my purchase. I put the racks on my F150, that I bought for surf fishing along the Jersey beach. The racks are performing well and even though I thought that the initial cost of the racks was a little steep, my Rhino Racks are worth every penny. 716959
Fit the vehicle perfectly. Easily installed. Price point a little high but better than competitors. Delivered in a timely manner all around a good purchase. 671747
Excellent roof rack 669268
Recently bought a Rhino rack for my 2018 Ford F-150. Took my time, followed instructions exactly, and it fit perfectly. Plan on using the rack to carry my kayaks, especially when pulling my travel trailer. Haven’t put it to use yet but am very pleased with how it fit my truck and appears to make very little noise on the road. 658092
Great customer service throughout the purchase and delivery. I installed my new Rhino Rack the same day it was delivered. Looks great... Even better with my kayaks on it. 657817
Fits 2017+ Super Duty! I had the vortex 2500 on my previous truck which I removed when I traded it in for the 2017 super duty. I knew all I needed was the foot kit to make the switch over to the new truck. But, for some reason Rhino rack didn’t have a kit for the new body super duty. They did however have kits for the 2015+ F150 which I knew would work because they share the same cab. My hunch was correct and the foot kit worked great. The measurement for the spacing between the feet were a little off. The F150 calls for 169mm and 166mm between feet (front bar/rear bar). I found that to be a bit too narrow. I added about 5mm on each and it fit perfectly. 647602
The rhino rack assembled easily, fit the channels in my roof perfectly and looks great! 5 stars for on time delivery, good packaging, super easy ordering also. Very happy customer! 629781
I installed the rack on a 2018 F150 SuperCab. These racks are really nice medium load racks, well built and easy to install. If I followed the instructions the pads on the front cross bar would not sit down in the drip channels. I narrowed the front leg locations by 5mm per side or a total of 10mm or approximately .4". I sent the pics to Rhino Racks Engineering Department but have not heard back to see if they liked my fix. I like it! I recommend getting Rhino Racks approval before making these mods but that's what it took for mine to fit. 564679
wonderful customer service. product arrived when promised. will use again 556714
Perfect fit. 517940
This rack worked out great... I installed in on a 2017 Ford F-150. We drove 6 hrs through wind and rain with a SUP and Tandem Kayak on top. It really took a beating in a storm the whole way. One bracket was a little loose and shifted because of the wind on the Kayak, but it held together. Super happy with Rhino rack! 517072
Bought the 2500 Vortex kit for my 2015 F150. Very well made kit. Installation was a breeze. Just follow the directions and you can not mess it up. 513136
very sturdy roof rack. Straightforward to put itogether and get it mounted. My plans are to carry paddle boards and it seems it should work fine. 498194
Great Rhino product. Very well made and easy enough to put together and with a very sharp-looking style. We will be using it to haul our kayaks on top but have not used it for that as yet. 490359
Good option for pickup trucks for kayaks but VERY noisy when driving. Can't open sunroof. 396645
Received with no apparent damage. Have not installed racks on truck yet 334975
Review from a similar DK in Roof Rack
The roof rack system is working just fine. Thanks. 355585
Bob Y - 03/13/2018Review from a similar DK in Roof Rack
Installed the rhino rack kit on my 2017 Nissan Rogue. Fits really good and easy to install. Fast shipping too. I have a rack for my prius as well from etrailer.com and love there products. I installed a roof basket on my rack also. It also makes your ride look cool as well as functional. 623161
Review from a similar DK in Roof Rack
I bought this roof rack kit for my 2015 Nissan Rogue awd 5-dr. The shipping time was excellent and everything arrived together and undamaged. The instructions are simple and easy to follow and I had it put together and ready to mount in about 30 min. Aligning it on the roof is definitely easier with two people, but can be done alone. The forward rack's rubber feet fit seamlessly on the roof of my car and tightened snugly with no worries of it flying off. Be sure to follow the directions for the included torque wrench and everything will form perfectly. The rear rack's rubber feet form is a little off and they don't sit flush with the car's body, but after torquing to the required tightness the rear rack fit securely with only a tiny gap between the body and feet. On the road, I made it up to 75 mph before any whistling was noticed, but some music at mid volume drowned it out. Be sure to cut the rubber and fit everything as precise as possible. This will prevent drag and whistling. The quality of the metal and plastic isn't as high as other brands, but when those other brands don't fit your car you have to compromise and this would be my top pick. 253160
Review from a similar DK in Roof Rack
Where do I start? I've been whitewater kayaking for 22 or so years now. I've always used used either Yakima or Thule products... Until I bought a 2015 Nissan Rogue with a naked roof. The curvature of the roof and large door jams mean that Yakima and Thule can't make racks for them. I went to a place that does custom installs and again because of the curvature of the roof, they couldn't give me a rack. This meant no kayaking which is really bad news. Enter the Rhino rack system. I purchased the feet, the fit kit, the cross bars and a Yakima "big stack" stacker. The first issue I had is the reccomended size for the Nissan Rogue is only 48 inches. Way too small too haul 4-5 (very light) whitewater kayaks. I called etrailer and they were SUPER helpful, told me I can buy the 65 in cross bars and they'll work fine. I held my breath and placed my order. I was nervous leaving my trusted name brands. The order arrived super fast (they told me it would arrive by Friday but it actually arrived on Thursday) and everything was packaged rock solid. I was impressed. I read the instructions and put the rack system on my car. It took about a hour (it was hot and I worked slowly) but the rack system is SUPER SOLID. I love it. Rhino might have a "forever" customer out of me. -The rack system is very stable. I can't move it with my hands by pushing or pulling. -The rubber stripping you put on the top and bottom of the bar is an awesome added feature AND it reduces wind noise. -Adding the fairing reduced wind noise even further. With four boats on the roof you couldn't hear any extra noise. The ONE thing I dislike is that you need to use the supplied Allen wrench to take the rack on and off the car. It's a small complaint, but other systems I've used in the past don't have them. I paid much less for this system than I would have if I purchased one of the aforementioned systems, but I'm really really satisfied with the product. We will see how well it holds up over long-term use, but it looks awesome! 411250
Review from a similar DK in Roof Rack
This is a great roof rack, VERY sturdy once attached! I used it to carry two kayaks on the freeway multiple times and it was flawless. It is quite loud, but that is to be expected with this type of roof rack. Having the sunroof open doesn't help either... :-) 356032
Kevin R - 05/04/2018Review from a similar DK in Roof Rack
Very nice product. Well made and fits well. The only issue I had was that I didn't realize there were 2 clamps of one size and 2 clamps of another size. I mistakenly put one of each on the roof rack. Quick switch and then everything was ok so be sure to check them. 171094
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