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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.
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Thule SnowPack Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards - Silver
So easy to install onto Thule AeroBlade. Quality materials and convenient design. No significant noise noticeable from wind resistance when driving. etrailer provided great shipment/notification support and was great resource for how-to videos, commentary.
Better than I expected. Only comes with four core locks so be aware of that if you want six like I did. Bought two more locks from Thule with the same key #. Mounted this carrier on my Rhino Rack. Perfect fit and looks great. Would highly recommend.
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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.
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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!
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Thule SnowPack Extender Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Slide Out - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards - Silver
Love it!!!!!! Great ski rack replacement for older rack. The extended slide is incredible. The eTrailer support helped me pick the model that worked for my car and crossbars. Another wonderful purchase from my go to source for bike/ski or other related products!
Used this last season for the first time. Found it lightweight and very easy to install; the main difficulty was getting front and back carriers aligned on the center of the vehicle as the clasps are offset. It was used to hold 4 sets of skis and did this quite easily. I think 5 sets would be no problem, but six sets might be pushing it especially if you are using wider skis. It is very much worth the extra money to get the extender/slide out option if you stand under 6' tall and have an SUV.
SeaSucker Monkey Bars Roof Rack Installation - 2023 Nissan Murano
Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today, we're gonna talk about the SeaSucker Monkey Bars on top of our 2023 Nissan Murano. Now this is gonna be a great option for you for a couple of reasons. First reason is if you need to take on and off your crossbars a lot, it's gonna be really good for that. Another reason why this is gonna be a great option for the Nissan Murano is because since we have flush rails today, it doesn't have a whole lot of options, so since the SeaSuckers are a universal mount, that go directly to your roof. Our system today is gonna be comprised of two parts, and the first part is gonna be our 48-inch round crossbars.
SeaSucker Roof Rack Review - 2021 Nissan Murano
Hey there, it's Evangeline, right here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna have a very quick look at our SeaSucker Monkey Bars that are vacuum cup mounted to the roof of the 2021 Nissan Murano. If you're looking for a quick and easy roof rack solution, especially if you have a Nissan Murano with flush rails, your options are limited. It's kind of tricky to get into those factory mounting points on there. And not every brand has a fit kit that's gonna work to get a custom roof rack, so the SeaSucker Monkey bars are gonna be a great solution for you. This is available in two different sizes.
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2016 Nissan Murano
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Nissan Murano, 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 cross bars, part number THARB47, the Thule podium foot pack part number TH460R, and the Thule fit kit for our Murano part number THKIT3141. Our cross bars are also available in black, it's part number THARB47B.The Thule Roof Rack System is a great solution for carrying your accessories on your vehicles' roof. Whether those a bike rack, kayak carrier, ski and snowboard carriers, or cargo baskets. The aerodynamic shape of the bar, as well as the weather strip on the inside is going to help to reduce wind noise and drag.If we move our end cap out of the way, you can see that it's easy to remove our weather strip. It's easy to cut down, and we can replace with channel mounted accessories.
Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars Installation - 2014 Nissan Murano
Today on our 2014 Nissan Murano we're going to be doing a test git on the Thule WingBar Evo Roof Rack System. This system is specifically designed to fit your factory raised rails on your Nissan Murano. This Thule roof rack system is going to allow us to carry roof-mounted accessories on our Murano. Things like bike racks, kayak carriers, roof boxes, and more. It's designed to work with your factory raised rails. Four Thule Evo feet clamp around those rails making a nice, tight fit.
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Nissan Murano
Today on our 2014 Nissan Murano, we will be testing the Thule Aeroblade Rapid Crossroad Roof Rack System using part numbers THARB53 for the 53" load bars front and rear and part number TH450R for the Rapid Crossroad foot packs. So for right now to begin, I'm going to show you how to put our foot pack on our load bar. So what you want to is you want to go ahead and remove your end cap and go ahead and slide your foot pack on your bar and go ahead and put your end cap back. And like I said before with our front load bar already installed we can go ahead and put this on our factory raised rails. We want to make sure that our strap is undone that way it slides underneath. We'll go ahead and set it right about there. Go ahead and make sure our strap is underneath here. All right now first things first, we'll want to make sure we've got a little indicator here. I don't know if you can see that.
Rhino Rack Heavy Duty Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Nissan Murano
Today, on our 2013 Nissan Murano, well be test fitting the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack with Heavy Duty Square Crossbars, 54 inches long in Silver, Part Number DH1375s. Well also be using Fit Kit, Part Number DK205.To begin our test fit, we went ahead and pre-assembled our roof rack system according to the instructions. Well take the first part of our roof rack and set it up on top of the front part of our roof. To make sure we have our front crossbar at the right location, we need to measure 175 millimeters from the center of the door jamb to the center of our foot plate.Once we have that in the right location, we can then use the included allen key to tighten down each foot pack. Once we have our front crossbar secured to our vehicle, we can then go ahead and shut the doors.Now, well open the rear doors and grab our rear crossbar and set it on unto the rear part of our roof. To make sure that we have this crossbar in the right location, we need to measure 755 millimeters from the center of the front foot plate to the center of the rear foot plate.With our rear bar in the correct location, we can go ahead and tighten down each foot pack.
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Nissan Murano
Today, on our 2013 Nissan Murano, well be test fitting the Rhino Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack with Aero Bars, 54 inches long in Silver, Part Number DA1375; also available in Black, Part Number DA1375b; using Fit Kit, Part Number DK205.To begin our test fit, well go ahead and assemble our crossbars in our foot packs according to our instructions. Then well go ahead and open up the passenger side and the driver side doors of our vehicle.Well go ahead and set our front crossbar on the front bar of our roof. To make sure that we have our crossbar in the right location, we need to measure 175 millimeters from the door jamb towards the front of the vehicle.Once we have that measurement pinpointed on our vehicle, we can then go ahead and set our crossbar at that position. Well go ahead and do this on both the passenger side and the driver side of our vehicle.Once we have the feet of our crossbars in place, we can then go ahead and use the allen key to tighten it down. With our front bar assembled and put into place, and secured to our vehicle; well go ahead and shut the doors and then open the rear doors of our vehicle.Well grab our rear crossbar and place it on the rear part of our roof. To make sure that we have this crossbar in the correct location, we need to measure 755 millimeters from the center of our front crossbar going towards the rear of the vehicle.Once we have that measurements locked in, we can go ahead and tighten down our rear crossbar and we want to tighten it down on both the driver side and the passenger side of the vehicle.
Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars Installation - 2012 Nissan Murano
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we'll be taking a look at our Thule roof rack system with our 53-inch long WingBar Evo crossbars, our Evo raised feet for raised rails, right here on our 2012 Nissan Murano. So you have your Nissan Murano and you're ready for adventure or maybe you wanna carry some extra items. Let's say you wanna carry kayaks up on your roof or boxes or roof baskets or even roof-mounted bike racks. What you then need is a roof rack system.
Inno Roof Rack Review - 2012 Nissan Murano
Today on this 2012 Nissan Murano we're going to be test fitting the Inno Roof Rack, part numbers INXB108, which there is going to be two of those, that's going to be the cross bar. Then part number INXS100, that's going to be the Inno Flush Feet. We have the first one installed here. I'm just going to point out a couple of features about this. This has a nice aerodynamic shape which will cut down on wind noise and drag while your driving. It has this nice flush look on your roof rack, with these end caps here that do lock.
Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2012 Nissan Murano
Today on this 2012 Nissan Murano, we're going to be test-fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack. The part numbers are going to RRVA118B, those are going to be your crossbars. Then we have the SX series legs, part number RRSX001. We have the front crossbar installed. Go over a couple features of this. It does have a nice aerodynamic shape so it's going to cut down wind noise and drag. But it also has this vortex strip here at the top which actually can be removed and then you can place things inside that T-track, accessories such as bike racks, cargo baskets, or anything else that has a T-track accessory. Let's go ahead and show how the rear one goes on.
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2003 Nissan Murano
Today we have a 2003 Nissan Murano, and were going to be test fitting a Thule Roof Rack System. We will be using the 50 square load bars along with Thules crossroad feet. We already have our load bar assemblies put together, and now we are ready to mount them on the vehicle. When mounting the front load bar assembly we need to check three things. First we need to make sure the bar is overhanging evenly on both sides of the vehicles, second we need to make sure the crossroad feet are centered on top of our side rails, and finally we need to make sure that the front load bar runs perpendicular to the factory raised side rails. To do this we are going to find a fixed point on the side rails on both sides of the vehicle, and measure from that point to the front edge of the crossroad feet and make sure the measurement is the same on both sides.
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2003 Nissan Murano
Today we have a 2003 Nissan Marano and we will be test fitting a Thule Roof Rack System. We will be using the 50 inch AeroBlades and the Rapid Crossroad feet. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together and so now we inchesre ready to mount them up on the vehicle. We need to check three things when we mount the front crossbar up on our raised side rails, we need to check that the crossbar in the overhanging evenly on both sides of the vehicle, we also need to make sure that are crossbars are centered over our side rails. There is a triangle on the side of the crossroads feet and we want to make sure that that is over this the center of the side rails finally we need to make sure that the front bar assembly is running perpendicular to our factory raised side rails. To do this we will find a fixed point on the side rails of both sides of the vehicle and measure back to the leading edge of our Rapid feet to make sure that we inchesre even on both sides.
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