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Rhino-Rack Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards
E trailer I have a 2019 Mazda6 and purchased the rhino rack series 2500 parts (fit kit #DK289, foot pack #RRRLKVA, aero crossbars#RRVA126B-2), and the rhino rack snowboard/ski carrier #RR576. My car does have fixed mounting points underneath the strip on the roof so I opted to add them to my roof and not use the clamp for kit that goes in the door jam. Every time I entered the year, make, and model of my car, the parts came up with the clamp fit kit part #DK387 which I did not want. But after some research, I found the correct fixed mounting point fit kit. The site of course told me that this part wouldn’t fit my car but after looking at the customer reviews, I saw them used on Mazdas. All of the rhino rack instructions were not the best. We did have to make some adjustments. One of the instruction packs tells you how long you’re supposed to cut the rubber pieces that go into the crossbars based on your car but unfortunately, the measurements were wrong for my car (picture- front 166mm is wrong). The front bar length was about an inch too short and I had to add more rubber to make it longer to fit the fixed mounting points on my roof. After some time of trying to interpret the instructions, and looking up whatever available instructional videos were online, we finally finished installing them and they do look really nice. At higher speeds on the highway I can definitely hear more noise. The actual snowboard carrier is fine, fits all 4 boards fine. It is a little difficult to close once I have my boards in there because you have to push the top bar all the way down and hold it down to be able to turn the key to lock it. I’m just happy I don’t have to shove the boards in my trunk. I do like that all the parts in this series come with locks and keys. So far no problems. Overall good product.
This rack works great with the four pairs of skis I lugged from Oregon to Alaska. I'm using it on the beef rack cross bars that came with my go fast camper which are very difficult to find mountings for. This one worked great though with a little bit of metal grinding on the bolts that slide into the t-slot of the rack. It locks and unlocks fairly easily (with a little bit of jangling involved), but so far so good!
# 2
Rhino-Rack Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 4 Pairs of Skis or 2 Boards
Howzit etrailer.com & staff. the rack itself is sturdy and more aero than comparable units. For my 2017 Subaru Crosstrek (OEM) Aero Bars, it was necessary to shim the (rear) lower/leading edge clamp assembly with two 1/8” x 1.5” x 1.5” (EPDM) rubber pads. The bars are shaped like a wing – and these shims helped to level the rear rack with the one in front. Overall - it looks very clean and functional. I might screw on some rubber ends over the ends of the mounting bolt to complete the project. Time to make some turns. Thank you!!
The Rhino Rack was easy to put up on a 2018 Subaru Outback. Took me about 10 minutes. The only issue is that the rack bottom bracket piece is is convex with an acute angle which makes it not fit perfectly on the Subaru crossbar that has a flat bottom. Loaded 2 pairs of skis and poles and the rack kept them securely fastened during transport on the highway. There was some noise from the rack during highway driving but it was minimal.
# 3
Thule SnowPack Ski and Snowboard Carrier - 4 Pairs of Skis or 2 Boards - Silver
Excellent customer service and tracking. From ordering to delivery, this is the best experience it have ever had with an actual n line order. Highly recommend Looking forward to ordering in the future
Very nice racks perfect for my fishing rods, I like buying from etrailer there are first class company.
# 4
Rhino-Rack Ski and Fishing Rod Carrier - Locking - 2 Pairs of Skis or 4 Fishing Rods
Last year I purchased Rino ski racks from etrailer and they work great . The hardware fit my roof racks and all the fittings are tight. Ordering was easy. Shipping was fast and I even got a follow up personal email from George a year later asking how I liked them - which was impressive! I would definitely recommend etrailer as an honest and good outdoor gear company!
Great product! I think it's a bit expensive but well worth it. I bought it to transport my fishing poles. So no long rods in my new SUV.
# 5
Inno Gravity Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Clamp On - Locking - 3 Pairs of Fat Skis or 2 Boards
Great product, can fit 2 pairs of wide powder skis and poles in easily. No issues, left the carrier on year round
# 6
SeaSucker Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Vacuum Cup Mounted - 4 Pairs of Skis or 2 Boards
Quite an amazing product. When it arrives, you think, "Oh man, how is this going to make it the whole trip?" But I can tell you that I traveled from Fort Worth to A-basin/Keystone and back with no issues. That's 1640 miles there and back at speeds up to 85 mph and at least 3 of the world's climate zones on just this one trip. It is best practice to give each of the suction plungers a few taps every time you gas up, but I forgot a few times and it still caused no issues. Simple assembly with 4 suction cups and 2 of the high-density plastic racks that connect to each other with an included alan key and headless screw. Also includes the high tension straps you'll need to fasten skis/boards at the front and rear of your gear. When I say this rack was solid, I mean like I'd touch it to test for stability while driving and gassing up and it felt like it was sitting in hardened cement. Absolutely rock solid. And, there's a spare strap and plunger included. A couple minor things worth noting (but none of these could justify taking away from the 5-star rating I gave this product): - The suction cups require a clean surface, so don't take this lightly. I took mine to a car wash right before mounting. - The clean surface must also be smooth and seamless. I didn't notice until I started mounting that my truck has a grooved roof, so I had to put 1 rack on the bed cap roof. It worked great. - I wish there was an option just for skis b/c these racks were about 1" too tall to fit in the garage while mounted to the roof, and it's obvious the height of this product is to also accommodate snowboarders. Like I said, minor stuff. 5-stars all the way. You won't regret it!
Only used them once for a 4 hour drive to the slopes. Transported two snowboards at highway speeds for a majority of the travel. Mounts stayed planted and were still very secure at arrival. Nice to be able to remove to when at destination while traveling around locally.
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Yakima FatCat EVO 6 Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards - Black
Just got my Yakima Fatcat EVO 6 ski carrier (black finish) and I am stoked. Note that this is different than the Fatcat 6 (non-EVO, previous generation) carrier. This is my first ski carrier, but I and/or my kids ski about once a week at Alta and Snowbird when the lifts are running, so I expect it to get lots of use. Etrailer shipping was fast and item was packed in a sturdy secondary box. PROS: 1. I love the sturdy build and quality finish of the carrier. 2. The design allows many micro-adjustments to fit to your vehicle and to fit the skis. For instance the spring-loaded hinge on one end and the lock on the other end can naturally accommodate different thickness skis. 3. Carrier has a usable width (i.e. width of skis side by side) of 32.75 inches (832 mm). For those that are not skiing on 75-mm-wide skis from 30 years ago, this carrier might actually allow you to fit 6 pairs! 4. Separate mounting brackets for aero or for square/circle cross bars. The aero brackets fit securely on my Acura/Honda OEM cross bars. The flat part of your skis will be about 3 inches (76 mm) above your cross bars. 5. A built-in lift bracket that lifts by an additional 3 inches (76 mm) the hinged end of the carrier, if you have really tall bindings (I don't think I'll need to use it). 6. The aero brackets use a rubber coated steel strap to wrap under your cross bars. This strap has a quick release cam on one end that can be operated when the carrier is not key-locked. This means you can remove or install the carrier without tools in about 4 minutes, once you've done the initial install-related tuning. While the carrier seems sturdy enough to leave on the vehicle all winter, I expect I'll only install it on ski days. This feature really sets this model apart and for me was its biggest selling point. 7. Yakima packages the carrier in a nice-looking sturdy cardboard box with a flap lid. I can fit the two parts of the carrier in the box, with the brackets/straps still installed, for convenient storage (see picture). CONS: None so far, though I haven't yet actually hauled skis up the mountain! After this ski season is over and eTrailer asks me for a follow-up review, I'll let you know. I'm also thinking about seeing if the ski carrier can be attached to my small hitch-mounted cargo carrier. That would make loading and unloading the skis easier than on the roof.
First off...you can't beat the service of etrailer.com. I was looking for a ski rack for my son's 2012 Subaru Impreza with the factory roof rack (base model not the sport). I could find no reviews of anybody installing one of these on one of those. I took the plunge and will say that I am very happy with the outcome. The installation is a bit tricky and four hands help, but after the first one was installed we had the hang of it and the second one went on very quickly. Even with the expedited shipping this rack was about $50 cheaper than the Subaru ski rack. Again the etrailer.com service is fantastic. I have purchased products here before and will do so again.
# 8
Thule SnowPack Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards - Black
This rack easily fits 5 sets of skis for my family. It is FAIRLY easy to take on and off (could be faster if we didn't have to turn turn turn the dials). My biggest complaint is that as soon as my skis are out of it, I HAVE to remove it from my car (SUV). The noise of it empty on my roof is so loud when I am on the highway it is AWFUL! It's like it vibrates my whole car and is super loud. It only does it when there are no skis in it. It is frustrating since it would be way easier just to leave it on all winter taking my skis on and off when we need to, not the entire rack.
Just put this snowboard rack on my 2011 4runner mounted to Thule Aeroblade roof rack. Easy to install and use. Quality seems good. Like the look. No noise issues when driving. No complaints so far. Overall satisfied!
Inno Aero Bar Roof Rack Installation - 2020 Ford Fusion
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we'll be taking a look at our Inno Roof Rack System with the Inno Towers for flush roofs, as well as your longer Inno Crossbar, 54 and 57 inches long, right here on our 2020 Ford Fusion. So you have your Ford Fusion and maybe you wanna add some other accessories too. What you would need is, if you wanna carry, lets say a roof rider bike rack or even kayaks or roof baskets, is an aftermarket refract system. So that's what we have here. These are the Inno Crossbars.
Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars Installation - 2018 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2018 Ford fusion we're going to be doing a test fit on the Thule Evo Wing Bar Roof Rack System. I've already got it in place as you can see here. With this system in place, that's going to allow us to carry bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo boxes, and much more. It features 53 inch long crossbars. You can see how they stretch out the entire roof here on our Fusion. I've got the black in place, but they're also available in silver, so if that's something you're interested in, see etrailer.com.You'll also notice how they have that aerodynamic design.
Yakima Roof Rack Installation - 2018 Ford Fusion
Today, with 2018 Ford Fusion, we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Yakima JetStream Crossbar Roof Rack System. I've already got it in place so you can get a good look. With this system, it's gonna allow you to carry bike racks, cargo carriers, kayak carriers, and more. Now this roof rack is specifically designed to fit the naked roof of your Fusion. The JetStream Crossbars are 50 inches long. You can see how they can span across the entire roof.
Thule SquareBar Crossbars Installation - 2018 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2018 Ford Fusion, we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Thule square bar roof rack system. I've already got it in place so you can see what it looks like. Now with this system, it's gonna allow you to carry roof mounted accessories. Things like bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo boxes and more. You can see how it has that square bar design. This is gonna be more of your traditional style.
Inno Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2018 Ford Fusion, we're going to be performing a test fit for our Inno Aero roof rack system.This Inno roof rack system is going to allow us to carry roof mounted accessories on our Fusion. Things like roof mounted bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo baskets and more. It's going to allow us to us clamp on style accessories, as well as T-track accessories.Now our crossbars are going to allow us to use about 38" of usable space from end to end. There's about 2" of clearance from the bottom of the bar to the top of the roof. They're also an aerodynamic design, which means they're a lot quieter when traveling down the road, than your traditional round or square bars.Now, our bars are flush mount design, which means that they're going to end at the edge of your vehicle and not overhang. Also, our end caps here are nice and smooth, and kind of offer that more factory look.
Inno Roof Rack Review - 2018 Ford Fusion INK860
Speaker 1: Today, we have a 2018 Ford Fusion. We're going to be taking a look at the Inno Aero flush roof rack system. This consists of three parts. The bar is going to be, INXB115-2. Then we're also going to have the flush feet for the Aero crossbars. That's going to be part number INXS200.
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2016 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2016 Ford Fusion we're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Cross Bars. Part number for our kit here is RRRS547B. This kit comes with everything that you see that will help you to install this on your vehicle. The only thing that you will need to provide is a flat tape measure or a regular tape measure like the one we have here. Everything else, again is included. We started out, we already got our front cross bar in place. We're going to show you how to put the last foot together.
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2015 Ford Fusion, we're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars is RRVA126B-2. For the foot pack here, it's RRRLKVA, and for the fit kit for our Ford Fusion is DK358. We've already got our front crossbar on and one of our feet on. We're going to show you how we put together the last foot pack and fit kit. We'll take off this plastic piece here. We want to take our rubber piece and make sure that the arrows are both facing up and you fit that on making sure it's completely sealed around there.
Inno Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2015 Ford Fusion, we're doing a test fit of the Inno square bars. Part number for the bars is INB147, for our foot pack here, it's INSU-K5, and for our fit kit for the Fusion, is INK354. Now we've already got our front crossbar on, and we've already got our one foot on on the back bar. I'm going to show you how we put these foot packs together, and then lower it up onto our vehicle. So we're going to take our rubber pad first. Make sure this lip is facing towards the back of the foot pack. That just pops right on.
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2015 Ford Fusion, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack system with the Rapid Traverse Foot Packs. This roof rack is going to have part number THARB60 which is going to be your AeroBlade. It's also going to part number TH480R which is going to be your pedestals 00:00:24 and Rapid Traverse Foot Packs. As well as your fit kit for the specific vehicle, which is the '15 Fusion and it's going to be part number THKIT1692. As you can see up on our vehicle, we already have the front bar in place. We spaced it out, from the instructions, and it's going to be 11 inches from the edge of your window to the beginning of the Foot Pack.
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2015 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2015 Ford Fusion, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima Q Tower Roof Rack System. The first thing we're going to discuss is going to be the parts that you are going to need. The bar is going to be Y00409. You'll also need 2 sets of clips. You're going to have your Y00724, which are going to be your rear clips and pads for the feet. You're going the have your Q towers, which are going to be Y00124 and then on the front bars that we have up on the vehicle already, you have a different set of clips, which is going be Y00749.
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2014 Ford Fusion we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Rapid Traverse Roof Rack System. As you can see, we've already got our first one up here on the front, so you can see how it's going to look and fit. To install this, you're going to need to place the front one on, first, spacing it off the front windshield, to the front of the foot pack here, which we'll go over, at 11 inches. Then on the inside, you'll see a scale, which we'll go over also in a moment, that you'll need to adjust to 47 1/2. On that scale, all the numbers will be on there, so you can see how that's done. Also, be aware and pay attention to the directions and instructions that you place the proper feet and the proper clamps on the proper side that you wish to have it on. Let's go over the parts here that we have laid out in front of us to place on that back bar.
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2014 Ford Fusion, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System. We're using the 49" bars, part number RRVA126B-2. The foot packs themselves are part number RRRVALK, and we've got the clip and pad, part number DK348. As you can see, the clamp, or the clip, that goes around the underside is secured just by removing the bolt, placing it on, and threading the bolt back through, and our foot pad simply presses on the bottom. You will want to refer to your instructions. It's going to indicate which way this arrow should be pointing, in this case it's out, and also which way this arrow should be pointing, again it's out. We already have the front bar installed.
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Speaker 1: Today, we have a 2013 Ford Fusion. We're going to be test fitting the Yakima JetStream roof rack system, consisting of part numbers Y00426. These are the JetStream crossbars up at the top here. These also come in silver. We'll also be using the baseline towers here, part number Y00146. And finally, we'll be using the fit kit here, and that's going to be part number Y00110.
SeaSucker Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2013 Ford Fusion, we're going to be test-fitting the Seasucker monkey bar roof rack system with 48-inch crossbars. This is going to part number 298-SX6000.What makes this unique from the other roof rack systems for the Fusion is the fact that it utilizes these suction mounts to attach to your roof as opposed to the clamps that go underneath your door frame. So there's a lot less putting together needed necessarily for this as opposed to the others. Once installed, the suction cup mounts have 210 pounds of pull pressure. And this is a great roof rack system to carry a wide variety of accessories ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets to cargo boxes. And these can be adjusted back and forth to accommodate different style roofs.As you can see we have this sunroof here and it's not going to come into contact with our roof rack, because we we're able to move it out of the way.
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2013 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2013 Ford Fusion 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's vortex arrow cross bars, part number RRVA126B-2. Our cross bars are also available in silver, part number RRVA126S-2. The Rhino Rack 2500 series legs, part number RRRLKVA and the custom fit kit for our Ford Fusion, part number DK358. The Rhino Rack roof rack system is a great solution for carrying your vehicle's accessories on your roof, whether those are bike racks, cargo baskets, ski and snowboard carriers, or kayak carriers. The aerodynamic shape of the bar as well as the weather strip in the middle are going to help to prevent wind noise and drag. If we remove the end cap on our cross bar, we can also remove our weather strip, cut it down and place in channel mounted accessories. The plastic core on our end cap can be removed and replaced with a metal lock cord to help prevent theft and tampering.
Thule Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2012 Ford Fusion
Today on our 2012 Ford Fusion we'll be test fitting the Thule Square Load Bar System using part number thlb50, the Thule Traverse Roof Rack Foot Pack, part number th480 and the Thule Roof Rack Fit Kit for the Traverse Foot, part number thkit1529. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions we'll begin our test fit by opening our front doors.Now we'll place our front bar under the front part of our roof. To make sure that we have this in the correct location we need to measure eight inches from the leading edge of the windshield to the closest edge of our foot pack. We'll do this measurement for both the passenger and driver's side to make sure that our feet are in line with each other.We'll fit the clamp around the edge of our door frame and then use the included tool to tighten it down. We'll make our way from side to side tightening little by little to make sure we don't lose our position. Once we have it tight we can slide the tool into the foot pack and close the cover.
Inno Roof Rack Review - 2011 Ford Fusion
Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we're gonna be taking a look at our Inno roof rack system with the 51 and 54-inch long aero crossbars, the Inno Through feet and the custom fit kit for your 2011 Ford Fusion. So, what if you wanna carry around some extra cargo on your long road trip and it doesn't fit inside of your vehicle Or, what if you wanna carry things like bikes or kayaks, or you want a roof basket, or a roof box The first thing you need is an aftermarket roof rack just like this. So, this is a roof rack from Inno. It's gonna provide you some really good clearance in case you have extra bulky items.
Inno Roof Rack Review - 2011 Ford Fusion INK546
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today we'll be taking a look at our INNO roof rack system. This has the 48 inch long crossbars, the 51 inch long Aero crossbars, the INNO through feet and the custom fit kit for your 2011 Ford Fusion. So we have a bunch of different options right here at etrailer when it comes to roof racks. And why would you want a roof rack Well, if you wanna carry cargo, let's say in a roof basket or a roof box, or if you wanna carry bikes on your roof or even a kayak, the first thing you need is an aftermarket roof rack like this.
Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2011 Ford Fusion
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2011 Ford Fusion, we're going to be installing the Yakima core bar crossbars, part numbers Y00422, Y100146, Y06102, and Y06159. This is a way to git a roof rack on your car when you have no factory raised rails or a location to install them. They're clamp-on. It's got a 60 inch crossbar with an aerodynamic design that'll help reduce wind noise and drag. There's no T slots or anything on this one, unlike some of the other models. However, it should work with most clamper on accessories.And when comparing this with some of the other Yakima models, this is kind of the mid-tier.
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2011 Ford Fusion
Speaker 1: Today on our 2011 Ford Fusion, we're going to be installing the Rhino Rack Roof Rack, part numbers RRVA-126B-2RRRLKVA, and DK149.While it looks great blacked out, it also comes in silver.These 49-inch crossbars are great for hauling multiple bikes, kayaks, cargo carriers, cargo baskets, and any other of your favorite accessories.Compared to other bars, these are going to be quieter. They've got this aerodynamic design. You can load up all kinds of accessories with T-slots. Most accessories accommodate aero bars so you can fit those as well.If security's one of your concerns, the end caps have locks on them. Ones that come with them are plastic. If you're looking for an upgrade, you can get some metal ones here at etrailer.com.For additional security, you've got locks on your footpads.
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