Most Popular Roof Rack for Subaru XV Crosstrek

Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars Installation - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Colin: Hey everyone. It's Colin here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2015 Subaru Crosstrek and we've been testing some roof racks on it. And right now, we have the Thule WingBar Evo roof rack system installed. And this is a roof rack that has been designed to mount to your raised side rails of your Crosstrek.And this is going to allow you to get your favorite rooftop accessories loaded up, whether you want to carry a bike up there, maybe have a kayak or even a cargo box that you can load up with some luggage and some other cargo and conserve on space on the inside of your Crosstrek.Now, with this roof rack system, up top we're going to have our 47" long WingBar Evo crossbars. These are going to be what you mount all your accessories to.

Best 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek Roof Rack Options

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek. Now once you click on the roof rack options for your vehicle these are going to be the top three roof racks. At the top we're going to have the Rhino-Rack SX Series Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2. Those are the Vortex Aero Crossbars and part number RRSX005, and these are the SX Series Legs for the Vortex Aero Crossbars. Next we have the Thule Crossroad Roof Rack System, consisting of part numbers THARB53, these are the Thule Aeroblade Load Bars, and part number TH450R, and these are the Thule Rapid Crossroad Roof Mounted Railing Foot Packs that come with that. Finally we have the Yakima TimberLine Roof Rack System, consisting of part number Y00408. These are the round 48 inch crossbars, and part number Y03536, these are the RoundBar SL Adapters for the Yakima BaseLine, SkyLine, and RidgeLine Towers.

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're doing a test fit of the Rocky Mounts Aero Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars we're using is RKY3056, and for our foot pack today we're using RKY3002. We already have our front bar on. We've got one of our foot pack on here. We're going to show you how we place the other one on, and then how we put the bar on to our vehicle. The first thing we'll do is push in that little tab there and take off our end cap. We're going to line up our foot pack with the slot and just slide that in. Then we can replace our end cap.

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek. We're doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow Crossbars. The part number for the crossbars that we're using is RRZA118B-2 and for the foot pack we have today it's RRSX005. Now we do already have our front bar on. We're first going to show you how we put the back bar together and then we'll show you how to load it up onto our vehicle. We've got out foot pack here. I like to close up the feet and then we're just going to line everything up and feed it into our channel here. Now you don't have to measure out anything.

Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system, consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2. These are the Vortex Aro crossbars, black in color and 46" long. These also come in silver as part number RRVA118S-2. We'll also be using part number RRSX100 and these are the Rhino-Rack SS legs for the Vortex Aero crossbars, particularly for the factory raised side rails. The Vortex Aero roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle. Another thing to consider with this roof rack system is that you're able to loosen these up and move these back and forth to accommodate your accessories as well.

Malone SteelTop Universal Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're gonna be test fitting the Malone steel top universal roof rack for raised side rails, part number MPG202. The Malone steel top universal roof rack system for factory raised side rails enables you to carry a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your vehicle.This is very easy to install. It simply clamps around your factory raised side rails. The bars are very sturdy and are covered with a corrosion resistant material to give them a longer lasting life. And both bars have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds. Although you'll always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure it can withstand those weights.

Malone SteelTop Square Crossbars Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Malone Steeltop Universal Roof Rack for Raised Side Rails, part number MPG201. The Malone Steeltop Universal Roof Rack system is a universal roof rack system designed to work with your factory raised side rails. These are square bars, so they work with a wide variety of rooftop accessories such as bike racks, kayak carriers or cargo baskets, and they also come equipped with locks on the end so you can actually secure these to your factory raised side rails once they're installed. Together the two bars hae a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, though you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand those weights. This is a very easy and simple installation for your side rails, and comes with all the tools necessary to install it. Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack system, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. To start off, we'll unlock our end caps, pulling off those pieces there. That's going to expose the Allen head screw we need to loosen up the clamp.

Best 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Roof Rack Options

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options for the 2014 Subaru XT Crosstrek. Once you click on the roof rack options for your vehicle, these are going to be the top three roof racks. At the top we're going to have the Rhino-Rack SX series roof rack system, consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2. Those are the vortex aero crossbars, and part number RRSX005. These are the SX series legs for the vortex arrow crossbars. Next, we have a Thule Crossroad roof rack system, consisting of part numbers THARB53.

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today in our 2014 Subaru XT Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima roof-rack system, consisting of part number Y00408. These are the 48-inch crossbars. Part number Y03536, and these are the round-bar SL adapter kits for the Yakima Baseline, Skyline, and Timberline, and Ridgeline towers, and part number Y00147. These are the Timberline towers for Yakima crossbars, specifically for the raised factory side rails. The Yakima roof-rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof, ranging from bike racks to cargo baskets, to cargo boxes, to water-sport carriers, such as for Kayaks and canoes. To carry these items on your roof, you have two very strong and durable crossbars that have a carrying capacity of 220 pounds, although always double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your vehicle can withstand that weight on its roof. This is very easy to install. It simply wraps around the factory raised side rails of your vehicle, and can fit multiple cars with these factory side rails.

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers Y00425, those are the jet stream cross bars, and part number Y00147, and those are the TimberLine towers for Yakima crossbars with factory raised side rails. Now we already have the front one installed. As you can see, the bars themselves have a nice aerodynamic shape to them, and that's going to cut down wind noise and drag while you're driving. Also, the 2 bars combined have a carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your vehicle to make sure your vehicle can withstand that kind of weight on it's roof. Now since we have the front one installed let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes into place. We already have it partially assembled on our table here. We'll kind of fill in the blanks for you.

RockyMounts Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts Roof Rack system, consisting of part numbers RKY3056, which is for the RockyMounts Ouray cross bars, and part number RKY3002, and those are the flagstaff towers for the cross bars. We already have the front one installed, and you can see it has a nice aerodynamic shape to it, which is going to help cut down wind noise and drag. With the two cross bars together, they have a combined carrying capacity of 165 pounds, although you want to double check with your operator's manual to make sure that your vehicle can withstand that kind of weight on its roof. How they attach, they have these rubber straps here that run underneath your factory side rails, and snug down. We also have this portion here, which you can knock out, and that will lock for additional security to prevent theft and tampering. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. We already have it partially assembled on our table here.

Thule Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today, on this 2014 Subaru XV CrossTrek, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Edge Roof Rack System. Part #TH7502. As you can see, we have the front one installed already and it just simply clamps on to the raised factory side rails as you can see here. This is an Aeroblade which actually has a nice, aerodynamic design which will cut down your wind noise and drag. How it sits on the bar is actually, somewhat looks like it's part of the vehicle already. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one goes on. Go ahead and set that back here.

Rola Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2014 Suburu XV Crosstrek we're going to be test fitting the Rola Sport Series Roof Rack, part number 59898. These are made for factory side rails specifically. The bars themselves are about 47" long and as you can see we have the front one already installed. It has a nice shape that will cut down wind noise and drag. Let's go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. As you can see, I already have it unhooked here which simply just pops in like so and locks. We just open it up and our foot packs are open as well.

Rhino Rack Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on this 2014 Subaru xv Crosstrek, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Vortex StealthBar roof rack, part number JA7973. As you can see we have the front rack installed already. Lets go ahead and show you how the rear one installs. This roof rack is specifically designed for raised factor roof rail. We already have one side of our rack here set to go with the straps to go around the bars. I'll show you how that goes for the other side. First you have to remove this bolt here, and you have to remove it all the way.

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on a 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're doing a test fit of the N.O. Square Bar Roofing system. Those crossbars are INB127, and the square feet are INFR. See there, we have a bar already on out vehicle. I'll show you how to install the second one. As you see here, we have our square bars. We also have the feet, and how it comes on.

Inno Roof Rack Review - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on a 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're doing a test fit of the Inno Aero Bar Roof Racking System. The crossbar numbers are INXB100-108 and the feet are INXS100. Now, we have the 108 already on in front of vehicle. We have a feet already on too. Over here, I have the rest of the part, which we're going to put on. The 100 fits on the back. We have a feet, one foot on and put the other one on.

Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today, on our 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek, we're going to be dong a test fit on the Thule Rapid Crossroad Roof rack system using the 53 inch Thule Aero Blades. The part numbers are TH450R and THARB53. To begin our test fit, we're going to place the front half of our roof rack up here onto the front roof line of the vehicle. As we do it, we're going to try to get the black rubber coated straps around the underside of our side rails. It's kind of sometimes hard to do there on the driver's side from this side. We're going to use our fixed point here, where the side rail meets the front, we're going to measure back from that 2 inches to the leading edge of our foot pack.

Best 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Roof Rack Options

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best roof rack options available for your 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek. Now once you click on the roof rack options for your vehicle, these are going to be the top three roof racks. At the top we're going to have the Rhino-Rack SX Series roof rack system consisting of part numbers RRVA118B-2, those are the Vortex Aero crossbars, and part number RRSX005. These are the SX Series legs for the Vortex Aero crossbars. Next we have the Thule Crossroad roof rack system consisting of part numbers THARB53, these are the Thule AeroBlade load bars, and part number TH450R. These are the Thule Rapid Crossroad roof-mounted railing foot packs that come with that. Finally, we have the Yakima TimberLine roof rack system consisting of part numbers Y00408, these are the round 48" crossbars, and part number Y03536.

Thule Crossroad Loadbar Installation - 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek well be test fitting the Thule Square Load Bar System using part numbers thlb50 for the 50-inch steel bars, and part number th450 for the Thule Crossroad Roof Mounted Roof Railing Foot Pack. With our roof rack assembled according to the instructions well begin our test fit by placing our front bar onto the front part of our roof. To insure that we have this bar set right, we need to find a fixed point on the side rails and measure back to the leading edge of the foot packs. Theres a gap here at the front of the side rails, and well measure 2 inches to the leading edge of our foot pack. Well do this measurement for both sides of the vehicle to insure that our feet are in line with each other. Once we have that in place we can then check for even bar overhang on each side of our vehicle.

Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek well be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Load Bar System using part number tharb53, and also the Thule Rapid Crossroad Roof Mounted Railing Foot Pack with part number th450r. With our roof rack system assembled according to the instructions, well begin our test fit by placing the front bar onto the front part of our roof. Well go ahead and check and make sure that we have even bar overhang on each side of our vehicle. Then well want to find a fixed point on our side rails to measure back to the leading edge of our foot pack. Theres a gap here at the front of our side rail and were going to measure 2 inches from the gap to the closest point of our foot pack. Well do this measurement for both sides to ensure that our feet are in line with each other.

Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack Installation - 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek

Today on our 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek well be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Edge Roof Rack for raised factory side rails, part number th7502-th7502. To begin our test fit well grab one of our bars and place it on the front part of our roof. Well remove the black plastic covers on the top and go ahead and install our straps. On one side of the straps youll see four slots numbered one through four. These different slots are to accommodate the different size of side rails that are out there. The other side of the strap has two holes.