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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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Today on our 2017 Dodge Durango, we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Thule Roof Rack System. This is going to consist of the Thule Aeroblade Crossbars, part number: THARB60; the Thule Rapid Traverse Foot Pack, part number: TH480R; and the Thule Fit Kit for the Durango, part number: THKIT1616. The Thule Aeroblade Crossbars are going to be a great solution for carrying your vehicle accessories on your roof. The aerodynamic shape of our bars helps to reduce wind, noise and drag. The weatherstrip on the inside is going to help to prevent dirt, debris and liquid from getting inside your bars. We can also remove that, cut it down and insert channel-mounted accessories. For our foot pack, if we knock out this plastic piece here, we can insert the Thule One-Key System Lock Core. That's going to prevent any theft or tampering of our roof rack system.
We can open that up, you'll see our bolt on the inside there. We can actually take our included tool, insert our tool and store it inside our foot pack; though, I do suggest you only do that when you have a lock core, so no one can take your roof rack system off of your vehicle. The Thule Fit Kit is going to consist of the rubber pad and the clamp with the rubber coating. This is going to prevent any scratches or abrasions from our fit kit to our vehicle. It's also going to be custom-fit to our vehicle to give a nice secure fit. The roof rack system does have a 165-pound weight capacity, but you do want to double-check your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure it can withstand that much weight. Get a lifetime warranty on all the parts to our roof rack system and it's quick and easy to install.
We'll show you how to do that now. Everything that you see here on our table is what's included with our kit. We have two crossbars. We've got four of our foot packs. We've got four of each of these, our clamp with our fit kit and the rubber pad, as well. Then we have four end caps for our crossbars.
We'll get an included tool to tighten everything down, and we've provided our own flat-tape measure just to measure out our crossbar spread. Here we have our foot pack, we're just going to start by opening this door here. We'll grab the clamp from our fit kit, slide it underneath this metal bar here and slide it up until it snaps underneath our two gray pieces. We can close our cover and flip that over. We'll take our pad for our fit kit, and we're just going to squeeze it until it secures the bottom. Now, we're ready to load this up onto our crossbar. We've gone ahead and measured out with our scale to 53, you will get that measurement in your instructions.
We'll just open this back door here, so that's going to loosen up the square knot on the bottom. We'll slide that on, up until the notch and close up that door. Now, we can open our doors on our vehicle and get ready to load up our crossbar. We'll take our crossbar and gently set it across our vehicle, making sure that our clamps fit around our door jamb and adjusting them as we need to. Now, we'll measure out our crossbar spread; again, those measurements will be in your instructions. We'll do the same thing to the other side. Now, we'll take our included tool and start to tighten down the bolt in the center. You're going to tighten this up evenly on each side. Once we have it completely tightened down, we can either take our included tool and leave it in there, which I suggest if you have that lock core; if not, we'll close up the cover, close up our vehicle door and we'll place on our end cap. Now, we're ready to load up our accessories and hit the road. That's going to be our completed look at the Thule Roof Rack System on our 2017 Dodge Durango.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (144 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.
I installed the Thule TH480R for my roof rack on a 2003 Toyota Tacoma Doublecab Prerunner. Fitment was perfect and the installation instructions were good. I use it to secure a kayak on the roof.
Etrailer helped me out of a jam as I could not find the Thule parts I needed. They not only had the parts but got them to me in a few days! Made my trip to Lake Placid possible! Fantastic communication and customer service.
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!!
Allen - 07/20/2020The Traverse Feet are well designed, ruggedly built, and straightforward to install. However, though the One-Touch levers on the inside of each foot are easy to open, they require some muscle to lock into place. Also, according to stage 7 (p. 13) of the assembly instructions, the tension bolt "will stop when completely loose," but mine decoupled. However, Teresa J, kindly recommended finding the opening at the back of the foot from which you can see the tension bolt and easily rethread it to the securing nut. I found the best way to do this was to turn the whole assemblage upside down and use a strong flashlight.
The roof rack fits well on my Honda Pilot. The customer service was exceptional. They were friendly and also professional. The items were packaged very well and arrived on time.
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!
Jule - 12/08/2020Used this rack to install a rooftop tent. I have spent 45 nights in it and traveled thousands of miles since the install with no issues. Solid product, easy install, and well worth the price...
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.
I bought this with the mini cooper 2006 package. I had looked around locally and got some quotes for a rack for my girlfriends 06 mini, and I was getting prices over 850 dollars for the complete package. There were 650 with shipping (I chose the expedited) and arrived in 3 days, which is really fast where I live. The racks fit and I was able to find an installation video from the etrailer youtube website which was very helpful. From what I heard from the locals shops they stopped producing this set so if you have a mini cooper thats 06 and earlier this is the one to grab while they still have them in stock. We did have to adjust the back measurements a bit from what the manual said and it was a bit tough to work the back mounts into place but after some work the racks look great and are very sturdy!
My first time shopping with etrailer.com, had heard about them a lot. The experience was great! Products as described, many descriptive photos and videos on install, shipping was fast and communication was excellent!! We will definitely shop with this company again and have already recommended to others.
This is a great rack, sturdy, not loud in the wind and installation was simple!
Great product. Successfully assembled and installed it myself in about 3 hours. A more detailed assembly video would be helpful. Other than that; I'm 100% satisfied!
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.
I got a complete Aerobar kit for my 2009 F150 SuperCrew and really appreciated that eTrailer packaged the bars, feet and fit kit all in one deal so that there was no chance of getting the wrong items. Service was quick and the system went together well and works great on my truck. I couldn’t be happier!
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.
Brad T - 07/01/2020Thule 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.
Fast shipping and Installation was easy to do with the instructions provided. Am happy with my bike roof rack. 5 stars
The product is terrific - easy to install. Great video and online technical support exists as well. Very pleased.
Great product,our roof racks holds up second second season now, without taking it down for storms or New England snow. Outstanding customer service - we had some hand me down parts, etrialer helped us to figure out what we need to buy and how put the entire set together and insatall. This was done over the phone, with US based customer service.
Marketa - 01/21/2020Got 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!
Easy to install, fits perfectly, feels very secure on the roof, and world-class customer service!!
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 ...
I did receive the racks last night and installed them this morning. They're great, can't hear them while on the highway. Thanks for sending all the right parts and quickly!
Looks great, fits great. Only complaint is Thule's instructions. Took some time to figure it out, but once you figure it out it starts to make sense. Also watching a YouTube video of the product helped tremendously.
We 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.
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