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Your cart is empty.Mike Mcgee
2025-09-05 10:13:25
So it was relatively a pain to set up because the instructions are a little vague. Eventually after playing around with it for a bit I was able to get the fitment correct.1. Unlock the cover, but leave it in the closed position2. Insert the metal ratchet shims until its pretty close3. fully open, then close the cover piece to ratchet and make it right, slowly, and not too tight. I overdid it and it bent the door shims. You want it secure, but not too tight.4. To release, lift the plastic bar under the cover, and leave it like 70% open. This part was a total freaking pain and wiggling/giggling is required.PROS-Includes two different clip styles-Relatively easy to set up-Rubber inserts for non slip-Fits nearly anything-It feels VERY secure after I got it all tightened down, but the set up was a total pain.CONS-Width is not adjustable. There is a another hole for the screw to fit into if you take it all apart, but then the plastic cover doesn't fit, so never intended to change width.-Whistles, but most racks do, going to rig up a wind guard for that.My take away; It was $60 for a roof rack, nothing else is nearly that cheap, nothing. So we will see how long it functions. I plan to use it for a cargo carrier as well, so we will see what the total apparatus ends up looking like.-UPDATE- I added a roof rack to the bars ($90 w coupon), and I can rock the car back and forth without the cross bars moving, or any hint or wiggling. They are super solid. The roof rack completely removed any noise at all at 60 mph (had a pretty bad howl before), perfect angle, so very satisfied with this purchase. it was $60, find me anything cheaper. Sometimes you can find an old rusty used thule rack that might have the clips for $250+ so do the math.I've had it loaded and no issues so far, I will update if the whole thing flies off or anything.2006 kia rio5 Manual trans. 210,000MI. Still rolling~
Julie A. Bentley
2025-07-04 10:55:44
Crappy cheap construction, installed per the directions and watched the video. I cannot remove this now that it is on. There is a little red tab inside the ratchet mechanism that you have to lift but it broke. I’m concerned this thing won’t ever come off except with a metal saw
Ben
2025-05-22 10:55:59
Works good for my 2015 accord. Quality isn’t the best but for the price I couldn’t ask for more. No major issues for me.
ryan Williams
2025-05-07 14:43:04
It is easy if you take your time, if you rush ahead and think you know better it just won't work right. But if you follow the directions and take a minute they mount really easy. Once they are secure and stable they take a full workload, our kayaks haven't moved a scosche even at interstate speed. Making the initial fitting took some time, but after that I can get them on and set in under 5 minutes, and that first fitting was worth all the time it took. Follow the video tutorial for mounting and adjusting, then keep track of the keys to lock it down and you are set.
EuroFlip
2025-01-30 17:48:04
My car didn't come with factory railings and the brand name aftermarket ones are just way too much for me. These work perfectly. Used it on a 2000 mile 1 week road trip. Kept my roof cargo in place. So long as it's mounted correctly, it stays. I'm a bit parranoid about securing things and I shook this to see if i can dislodge from the car and it did not. Also, it has a lock !!!
Mark
2025-01-11 14:35:15
Install was simple and direct. Double checked stability with my own body weight several times. Seemingly solid. Was happy with the directions and setup.Attached a carrier and put blankets and pillows into it. Used setup going back and forth between locations several times without issue or shifting. Later, At freeway speeds, rails detached causing entire setup to fall onto my trailer, colliding with the back ramp bending it, and the carrier and contents spilling onto the side of the freeway.Luckily, no part of the rails, carrier, or contents were on the freeway and traffic was light. Carrier was destroyed. Rails were destroyed. All was discarded at the next safe stop. From a quick visual inspection, it seemed like either a ratchet failed or the entire foot/ratchet assembly separated from the rail itself.Would recommend a model that does not use a ratcheting system but rather uses a bolting clamp system if OEM parts/connections cannot be used. Purchased this one due to the shipping time. Was going to get a different kind due to this design, but now that I no longer have a carrier these are not necessary.Will be looking to get some kind of refund to recoup the cost of damaged trailer and destroyed carrier.
dm
2025-01-10 16:28:06
Did not fit well on a 2008 Volvo S60 (even though it should). Loud when driving, whistling, etc. But it's dirt cheap. Update: Did 1000 mile trip at 79+/- mph where permitted. But the pictures showing sagging is true. Somewhat confident on its construction.
D. Liu
2025-01-04 17:42:27
To remove the latch, you need to open the cover and locate a small plastic tab that can be flipped up. Flip the tab then close the cover. You don't have to close all the way, and that should "release" the strap. Though by release the strap is still really tight, you gotta pull hard in order for the strap to budge.Another thing I noticed is that the second bar doesn't latch properly. When the cover is closed I can pull the locking strap out. I ended up flipping the strap upside down, and somehow the other side latches on fine. It's highly undesirable as now the strap now has to attach to the hook in a weird manner now that the strap is upside down, but it still works at the end of the day.The quality of the strap makes this roof rack a pain to take in and out. If you don't do plan on using the roof rack often, it's not that big of a deal. Otherwise, I'm sure there are more expensive and better constructed roof racks out there.For me who only need to haul big items once or twice a year, the trouble is worth the savings as anything decent in quality cost twice as much.
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