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Durable nylon legs let you mount Vortex Aero crossbars to your vehicle's factory elevated side rails. Custom-fit leg clamps tighten with included tool for easy installation on your rails. Pair with 2 crossbars to create a complete roof rack.
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What's going on, everybody Adam here with etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino-Rack vortex Aero crossbar roof rack system on our 2017 Toyota RAV4. A roof rack system is extremely useful. If you want to just add to the capabilities of your vehicle this is pretty much the only way we can get a kayak to and fro with a RAV4. But if you're just looking to get some bikes up on here so you don't have to add anything to the back. If you want to get a cargo carrier but you don't like how much distance it adds to the back and go ahead and get a basket or a box for those trips you might hit a little bit of grosser weather.
We have a lot of different accessories on our website so whatever fits your needs, we definitely have it. So check all of them out. Our roof rack system is going to be great for getting a lot of that stuff out of the inside of your vehicle and up onto your roof, whether it's just a cargo box or a cargo basket. Maybe you're going skiing, or maybe you just have a lot of stuff and you want to keep the kiddos nice and happy with a lot of space inside for them to relax on a long trip. It's going to be great for that.
And also if you're not really wanting to get a hitch or haul around a bike rack in the back, we actually have some bike racks or even kayak racks to go up on the roof as well. We have the 49 inch bars up on top of our roof today and we're going to be able to use all 49 inches of the T slot. And just to get an idea of if whatever accessory you have is going to fit, just measure the T bolt and you can use this measurement to see if it's going to fit. So it's about seven, eight inches in width, and it's about a quarter of an inch tall. So make sure your T slot will fit into that.
But one thing you will have to do is take this weatherstripping out, put your accessory where you want it and then start cutting this stripping up to make room for the accessory. But I do recommend just keeping the extra little stuff you trim off just because whenever we take the accessory off if we want to avoid that wind noise, you can go ahead and take it off and then put the stripping back in. That's what the stripping is going to do. It's just kind of make it a little bit quieter whenever you're going down the road. The bars themselves are going to have a weight capacity of 165 pounds.
It is going to add a little bit of height to our vehicle. So from the bars it's only really going to add about two inches and it'll sit about three and three quarters of an inch off the top of our roof to the top of our bar. So it really only adds a little bit more height than our rear antenna. That's about three inches. So you're really not adding a whole lot. Our bars are going to be made of aluminum. So they're going to resist against rust and corrosion. So if you plan on just keeping them up here cause you liked the look, go ahead and do it. It's not going to affect anything at all. One other thing, these are the black versions but we also have a silver version as well. So if you kind of wanted to match it to your side rails or you disliked the silver ones better we have them on our site. The roof rack system does a good job of protecting itself from the elements, but it's also going to protect your rails from any scratches. We had these boots. So it's going to be a nice rubber barrier in between the clamps and the rails that you have. So you don't have to worry about them getting scratched up over time. One thing I really like about these feet they're super easy to install. So let's go over that installation process with you now. First thing we want to do is remove our end cap. We'll take our little tool here and remove the cap, stewed sip twist, pull that off. We're going to do it on both sides and then we'll take our feet make sure that the end is going to be facing out. And we're going to slide this in. Once we get that in there, we can replace our cap and we're going to do the same exact thing on both sides. Now we can take our bars and put them on top of the roof. Get it kind of set into place, shift it around a little bit. I want to just get it to where it's wrapping around the bar. And then we can kind of take a step back and either pull out the measuring tape to make sure they're even on both sides or just eye it out. Once it's nice and even we want to take this cap back off and then we are going to have a tool right here. We're going to insert it in. And there's one little bolt that you'll see we're going to tighten that up. And that's going to clamp the feet onto our rails, once that's nice and tight give it a good shake and then replace our cap. And we will repeat that process for the other side. Well, everyone that just about does it for a look at the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero crossbar roof rack system on our 2017 Toyota Rav4..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (156 Customer Reviews)
Durable nylon legs let you mount Vortex Aero crossbars to your vehicle's factory elevated side rails. Custom-fit leg clamps tighten with included tool for easy installation on your rails. Pair with 2 crossbars to create a complete roof rack.
Using Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars, Using Rhino Kayak holders. Also use a Rhino bicycle rear receiver mount. Love Rhino products.....strong, well engineered, low noise, and every part is quality... mounts, straps, etc. Photo is departure picture from last years trip to Big Bend, Texas. We probably put a couple thousand miles on these pieces of Rhino equipment on all types of roads at both Big Bend Park and Big Bend State Park... You really cannot go wrong buying Rhino products. Everything they make is well designed and will not disappoint.
Glynn R - 04/20/2021Easy to install on the Bronco Sport factory roof rails allowing for a very low install height for the Pioneer platform!
These feet worked like a charm! We were able to use these to install the Rhino Pioneer Rack onto our existing factory rack (2007 Toyota Land Cruiser). Adam at etrailer.com was awesome!
Its been one year since I installed the Rhino Rack crossbars and I have absolutely no issues. The main use is to carry my Kayaks on my 2013 Subaru Impreza utilizing Yakima JayLow kayak carriers. The only caveat is to be sure to properly cut and install the plastic channel inserts (underside) or you will experience an annoying whistling sound. If you're looking for high quality crossbars, I highly recommend these.
These provide a very stable and secure fit attaching my new Rhino Rack Vortex Aero cross bars to the factory-installed raised rails. They're finicky getting equally-adjusted the first time, and still a 4-star rating because of how superbly they perform after installed.
Great, speedy service! Great prices! Rhino-Rack stuff is currently hard to come by. However etrailer had not only what I needed, but wanted, in stock. This is the second time I have used etrailer for Rhino-Rack products. I will not hesitate to use them again.
Installed rack on Kia mini van, van is used for work and I needed a ladder rack, easy to install and has held up well thru heavy use. very little wind noise running down highway, If roof rack is needed would recommend you check this one out.
I am very pleased with the etrailer.com. Easy to navigate website and expedited shipping for no extra cost. I ordered and received my product in about a week, which is very reasonable for being across the country. The product arrived in tact and with no damage. Easy to put the rack bars on my jeep. I've included pictures of the completed result. We plan on buying the attachments that will mount our bikes and when we do we will be doing so from etrailer.
Nice, solid rack. It went together very easily. It will support my canoe and my rod rack fits well on it. It’s very light weight and the directions were spot on. There is also videos to help make installation easy.
I spent a week reading reviews and forums to find the right one for my 2019 Jeep Cherokee that I just bought a few weeks ago. I just have to overthink everything but it paid off. I just received them this morning and installed them myself! First time for everything! It was really easy. The only part that was frustrating was the very first part... sliding the rubber pieces into the crossbars. They would not slide very well so I ended up using a bit of oil to make them slide better. Other than that, installation was easy and quick. I LOVE the looks of them. Very gorgeous!!! Thank you so much!! Very happy with the end result!!
They fit perfectly and as described, had no issues whatsoever. Whole rack system installed easily in an hour with all needed tools being supplied. They also work well with the kayak racks I had purchased prior to these.
Timely delivery. Main box opened but interior boxes ok. Product in good condition.
It was easy to install. The whistles are loud when I go around 30-50 mph eventhough i put the rubber and measuring strips up and down; fortunately, I still have the measuring strips left so i put it on the holes and the whistling was gone. Great product!
Ordered, shipped and arrived in a timely manner. Easy to assemble. Looks good on my Jeep Cherokee. Would recommend this purchase!
I am very pleased with the service I received from Teresa. She took the time to first listen to my needs, then she was able to come up with a product that met those needs, and then made sure it was in stock, and that it would be delivered in a timely manner. Way to go Teresa. 2 thumbs up from me.!!!!! She is a keeper!!!!!
We got these crossbars to attach our rooftop tent to our Subaru Forester. They work great - no complaints here!
Having used Yakima racks in the past I found this rack had a couple cheap components. I like how solid the towers and crossbars are but the end caps and locks are weak, cheap plastic. Not sure how they'll hold up to the extreme heat of AZ are super cold elsewhere. The rack looks great being low profile and it seems structurally sound. The locks and end caps are my only real issue. It's a bit spendy to have such weak pieces.
Very easy to put together and install. Very good quality. Only problem is the wind passing by the rack emits a very high pitched whistle.
Picked up the set for my mk7 gsw. Fit great, looks great, built great. I am using them for hauling a canoe, and with the addition of RR load holders for my votex bars i never had a problem.
Ian S - 01/29/2020I feel like to have used etrailer for my first roof rack and that has continued as I have changed vehicles. I sold my Ford Fusion, kept the rhino rack system I originally bought from etrailer and was able to order the RRSX100 for my new Subaru Crosstrek XV. These went on to my roof rack in minutes. The process took less than a hour to install and put my kayak rack and bike rack on. Thank you etrailer for your extremely accurate and fast shipping and your attention to detail and customer service. I will be back again in the future.
They do their job, and are easy to install. Not worth the price tag on them though...
These stanchions are very easy to install and have a nice low profile to them. Very happy I went with them.
The Rhino Rack black aero crossbars looks look great on our 2014 Acura TSX. There were 2 components involved, the bars themselves and the mounting legs. There was evidently a holdup with the latter (the legs) becoming available, and etrailer kept me updated on the status via both telephone voice messages and emails. Really topnotch customer service.
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