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These Rapid Traverse feet let you install Thule crossbars on your vehicle with a naked roof. Feet fit securely on vehicles without existing roof rack attachment points.
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Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Honda Pilot, we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Thule Roof Rack System; that's going to consist of our Thule Aeroblade Crossbars, part number: THARB60, our Thule Rack with Traverse Foot Pack, part number: TH480R, and our Thule Fit Kit for our Honda Pilot, part number: THKIT1811. Now, our crossbars are also available in black with part number: THARB60B.The Thule Roof Rack System is a great solution for carrying your vehicle accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, ski and snowboard carriers, kayak carriers, or cargo baskets. The aerodynamic shape of our bars, as well as the weatherstrip on the inside, are going to help reduce wind, noise and drag. If we move our end cap out of the way, you can see that our weatherstrip is easy to remove. We can cut it down and replace it with channel-mounted accessories.Our foot pack does have a built-in cover. We also have a plastic lock core here.
If we remove that and place in a metal lock core, that's going to help to prevent theft and tampering of your roof rack system as a whole. We can open that up, on the inside you'll see we're easily able to store in our tool. This is going to be helpful, so we don't have to worry about losing or misplacing our tool at any time, though I do only suggest you do this whenever you have a lock core on your cover.Our fit kit is going to be custom cut to our vehicle. It's going to give us a nice secure fit. We're also going to have a rubber coating on any portion that touches our vehicle, so we don't have to worry about any scratches or abrasions.This 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.
This is also going to come with a lifetime warranty and be quick and easy to install. We'll show you how to do that now.Everything that you see on our table is what's included in our kit. The only thing we've provided ourselves is our flat tape measure. We're going to get two crossbars, four foot packs, four of our pads from our fit kit and four clamps. We'll also get four end caps, as well as an included tool to tighten everything down.Now, to begin the actual install, we're going to take our foot pack, our clamp and our pad.
We're going to open up the front door on our foot pack to start and take our clamp. We want to make sure that it fits behind each gray piece on our foot pack. Close up that door, flip this over, and we'll take our pad. We're going to place that onto the bottom, making sure that every hole is closed. Then we can open up this back door, and we're ready to place it onto our crossbar.We're going to start by sliding this onto our crossbar, and we'll measure out the distance.
Now, we don't have a scale on this bar, usually they will come with them. We're just going to take our flat tape measure and measure that out from the center of our bar to the edge of our foot pack. Once we have that measured out, we can close up that back door and we'll place on our crossbar end cap. Now, we're ready to open up the doors on our vehicle and load up our crossbar.We're going to place it over the roof of our vehicle. We want to make sure that our clamps sit around our door. Measuring out our crossbars, we're going to measure from the front of the front foot pack to the front of the back. That measurement is in your instructions. We want to do the same thing to the other side as well.Now, we'll take our included tool and we'll start to tighten down our bolts, this is going to tighten up our clamp. We're going to start so that it sits just up against our doorframe. Now, we want to do the same thing on the other side, again going back and forth, tightening it down evenly, so that we have a nice, even and secure fit.Now, once we've finished tightening down our bolt, we can push in our tool and leave it in there. Close up our cover, though I do only suggest you leave your tool in whenever you have that locking core. Now, we're ready to close up our doors, load up our gear and hit the road.That's going to be our completed look at the Thule Roof Rack System on our 2017 Honda Pilot.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (110 Customer Reviews)
These Rapid Traverse feet let you install Thule crossbars on your vehicle with a naked roof. Feet fit securely on vehicles without existing roof rack attachment points.
Assembled and functioned just as the instruction said it would. I had absolutely no problem installing and using these rack bars on my Ford Edge. They have nor shifted and have held my equipment perfectly. Would certainly recommend them. Purchasing and getting additional from eTrailer was also excellent. 667797
The Thule Aeroblade roof rack arrived in just a few days. It was relatively easy to install and does everything I had hoped for it. Excellent! 386825
Fast shipping and Installation was easy to do with the instructions provided. Am happy with my bike roof rack. 5 stars 616084
The transverse foot is the most complicated, and most important, part of the rack system, but was simple to assemble and install. I spent about an hour with assembly and installation of the complete system, and I wasn't in any hurry. The feet provide a solid interface between my car and the rack, and the rubber pads protect the car finish. The AccuTight tool is especially helpful because it provides a torque indicator to ensure proper tightening of the foot bracket. The tool remains inserted in the foot after installation, with a tool for each side of the vehicle. The feet contribute to the overall beauty of the rack system by their smooth contour. 272652
I ordered a Thule roof rack fit kit, Aeroblade along w/ a Curt roof rack for my 2005 Ford Focus. We were a family of 5; and now we are 4, we had always traveled in our larger Toyota 4-Runner, which had enough room for everyone and their luggage. Now that we sold the 4-Runner and have only the smaller gas saver, it presented a problem for travel. I ordered the roof rack for our trip to Gatlinburg, TN. It worked fantastic. The shipping was fast and made it to us in time for us to install it. We were able to install it in about 20 minutes after watching the installation videos on etrailer.com. It was able to accommodate all 4 of our large suitcases and freed up leg room to provide a more comfortable trip. The Aeroblades were very quite. We are very pleased with our purchase and would recommend this to anyone who asks. 333722
First of all, awesome customer service by etrailer! My THULE roof rack is definitely a welcome addition to my 2015 F55 MCS. Next item of purchase, cargo roof box, THULE Wind Fairing and a Bike rack ... 361966
Well made product. Will work great with the other components to make one terrific rook rack! 194742
Jeff H - 06/17/2016These are top notch just like the rest of the roof rack assembly. 127886
Daniel B - 04/30/2015We ordered the entire Thule AeroBlade system a year ago for our 2014 Volvo S60. We ordered the system to use with the Yakima FrontLoader Upright Bike Mount, knowing we wanted a rack that didn't require removing a wheel every time we used it. At the time of ordering, Yakima didn't offer an adequate bar system for our vehicle, so we went with the Thule AeroBlades after doing some research on compatibility. After a year, we are very happy with our Thule system. Set-up was fairly easy for two people (I wouldn't recommend doing it alone) and all directions were clear. We chose the AeroBlades over cheaper systems because of the potential for noise reduction, as well as durability. We're very happy with our purchase and have had no issues so far. It has remained securely fastened to the Yakima rack. Two negatives, which others may have mentioned: the rack interferes with our satellite radio system at times and the rack does create some wind noise when we open our sun roof. Otherwise, the noise is not an issue when it is closed. Overall, we would completely purchase it again, particularly for use with the Yakima FrontLoader. 497353
The whole experience was freakin awesome. * Ordered on-line, delivered when promised, all packages were in excellent condition, and all parts were accounted for - no shortages, THANK YOU! * The Thule roof rack design, quality of materials, comprehensive instructions were really impressive. Everything went together without a hitch and really looks good installed. * We plan on carrying our 12 1/2' SUP's on the roof rack when we head out to the lakes. * It saves us time as our SUP's are inflatable, however it takes a bit of time to pump them up once we get there. Now it's just loosen them up and we're ready to go. Great job etrailer, I would definitely buy more products from your organization!! 672688
Thule aeroblade w/ Curt rack. Used this Christmas for a family trip to Gatlinburg, TN and through the Smokey Mountains. It worked great to get all our gear there and back! Thanks for getting it to us on time. 410430
Very surprised and pleased with the order process and speedy delivery without paying anything extra! I chose the payment option and although my payment wasn’t due yet, paying it was easy (received the text from etrailer with link that led me to my account) For time user for etrailer.com and I will be back and highly recommend.... especially for those who aren’t very car savvy, selecting the correct part was very easy and clear. 480400
I purchased these with the aeroblade bars for my ford flex. Installation was pretty straight forward and everything was pretty snug when I was done. The built in torque wrench is pretty handy and a nice touch from thule. Thule products are pricey but built pretty well and I think are worth the money. 96155
Got a 2020 Grand Cherokee with the black metal roof side rails. I had planned on using the 60" Aerobars with the 460R pedestals, but oddly the bar didn't have long enough mounting points. So after talking with these folks, I opted for the 480R instead. While they 'technically' worked, the rack sat way in front of the factory rails. I did a LOT of talking with Thule and others and finally opted to get the 69" Probars. They work with the 460R pedestals, fit into the factory side rails and while I did have to get them cut down to 60", have enough room for everything I need to mount. So, my only compliant is that both Thule and etrailer don't seem to have the Probars listed as an option for the Grand Cherokee. They are the best option, especially if you have a Hullivator. And they look great! 744654
The installation directions & online video by etrailer were invaluable, both clear and concise. Along with the Thule fit kit designed specifically for my 2017 Prius & the Thule crossbars, these "feet" more than securely attached the rack to the roof of my vehicle. Plus they are very easy to remove. Very ingenious system (and an improvement over my old 20-year-old Thule roof rack, which although aging, still works great on our other vehicle). I do recommend purchasing locks (sold separately). Also, I did need to contact etrailer customer service on a matter unrelated to this particular part, and they replied promptly, very courteous & helpful. 735074
Not only does this serve it’s purpose well & look good, it was easy to order online and arrived in a timely manner. Hopefully going to be able to order the kayak attachment soon. ;-) Adventures await! 729944
I am not much of a do it yourself-er when it comes to things such as this. However, the product installed very quickly and without an issue. The instructions were better than most. I look forward to using the racks to get more involved with family outings and adventures. 722411
Great product. Works well for our intended purpose. Very versatile a multiple accessories to use on it. 714955
Easy to install and very functional 703964
Fits my 2014 grand caravan great. Have taken it on 4 road trips so far. Have not loosend at all. It took me 15 min to install and then i made slight adjustments to get it just right they way i wanted it. I would recommend this product 698028
As far as the product is concerned it works and looks good. I do not understand where they get their x and y dimensions from on the 1724 kit. That part was a pain. You get all set up and the distance comes up short. This was on a 2017 Acura RDX. 696701
Rachael H - 09/18/2019Great video on 2018 Durango SRT install . etrailer gives you all info on mount,bars ,feet..everything needed. This is my 2nd set up using Thule set up...Super product 692979
Everything fit perfectly. Looks great and it arrived sooner than I expected. Thanks for the good service. 679535
I received my order from etrailer within 24 hours! Incredible. Free shipping too. The product was as ordered. Thule makes great racks, expensive but solid, well engineered and dependable. I've used them on 3 different cars. My husband didn't read the directions so it took us a few redo's to get the right latches and pads on the front and back racks, but otherwise, very straightforward installation and many installation videos to help. 673230
Used on top of an F450 to carry a kayak. Easy to install. I'd suggest going to U Tube to see excellent instructions. Once set up, it takes just minutes to install. 664899
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