Today, on our 2013 Kia Sorento, well be test fitting the SportRack Frontier Roof Rack for Raised, Factory Side Rails, part number A21009N. With our brackets already loosened up, well set one of the crossbars onto the vehicle and measure from a fixed point from the side rail to make sure that the crossbar is perpendicular to the side rails. We will then bring the brackets to the underside of the side rails to make sure that when were adjusting the crossbar they stay in place. Well then measure from the outside of the crossbar to the inside of the foot, making sure that the crossbars are centered on the vehicle. Once weve done all this, well go ahead and turn the wing nuts to tighten it down and secure the crossbar to the vehicle. You may need to open your doors and stand on the interior to get a look at the inside of the side rail.
Now with the front crossbar secured to the vehicle, we can then put our locking end cap onto the foot of the crossbar and lock it down. Now with the front crossbar tightened down, we can move to the rear crossbar where we will repeat the same steps. Once again, with our brackets loosened up well set the rear crossbar onto the vehicle and measure from the center of the front crossbar to the center of the rear crossbar, making sure they are same measurement on both the left and right side of the vehicle. This measurement is important for choosing aftermarket accessories. Once we have the rear crossbar all even and centered on the vehicle, we can then tighten it down.
Now that the front crossbar and the rear crossbar are secured to the vehicle, were ready to load our accessories. And that completes the test fit for the SportRack Frontier Roof Rack for Raised, Factory Side Rails, part number A21009N, on our 2013 Kia Sorento. .