Rhino-Rack | How to fit Vortex 2500 Roof Rack Systems

[@MetalGearLiquid40]

Thanks for the video. This makes it seem so easy.

[@Rhino-Rack]

Glad to hear! Thanks for letting us know

[@lee8287]

Thank you! This helped me so much

[@DJTrumpMAGA]

Just installed these in my 22 Toyota Hilux after watching this video. Made it much easier for me because the instruction came with the system is over complicated. Just one question: on the Rhino website it states this Vortex 2500 is “ Height Adjustable “ ? Can you elaborate? How can I adjust the height of the bars? I can’t seem to find a way to do so. Thanks

[@jimmydolan5301]

Excellent video. Much appreciated.

[@sofakinawsum4972]

The measurements were so far off on mine. Installing has been terrible. I wish I had gotten Thule.

[@Rhino-Rack]

I'm sorry you've had this experience. Can you tell me what vehicle you have and which system you purchased so we can amend the instructions?

[@QUIX4U]

I have a home-made bitzsa, but Rhino hasn't ever heard of one so doesn't have that option in the "fit my vehicle" dropper (menu thingie), so cober, what don't your load system thingies do, if they are so adept at dong everything else your website states they do ?

[@SaltBushCity]

Can you order replacement keys for the cover plates? Thanks.

[@brianwright7964]

Has rhino rack ever had issues with deterioration or leakage?

[@isaacery]

I have a 2011 Kia Cerato 5 door hatch and the measurements for the measurement strips are way off, I cut them to the recommended size and they are way too short 😭

[@isaacery]

turns out the measurements were swapped for the kia cerato and kia sedan for the measurement strips. Hope this helps someone as it was only luck I managed to test this

[@QUIX4U]

@@isaacery Best advice I ever got from someone was, NEVER cut, before you fit anythng, otherwise it will always be - too short (and superglue is only as good as the last thing you glued with it, not the next thing),

[@joelanejo]

HI! What are the measurements for a 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid please We lost the instructions GRcias

[@Rhino-Rack]

Hi Joel, fitment details and the instructions can be found on the fitment page here: www.rhinorack.com/en-us/products/roof/roof-racks/vortex/vortex-2500-black-2-bar-roof-rack_ja3306. Thanks!

[@jamsoo4698]

Not sure if anything reads these comments still, but the instructions for the 10th gen accord do not work for the back rack. I made it fit by moving it forward about 2 inches, and added 5 mm to both sides to increase the effective length of the bars. Also, the instructions for the pads show that you flip the right/left depending on if the pad is on the front/rear bar. This doesn't make sense for the rear bar because the contour of the pads flip also and now you have a groove that matches nothing.

[@Rhino-Rack]

Thanks for taking the time to leave this feedback, we will pass this onto our Engineering and Product teams to look into and review. Thank you

[@jamsoo4698]

@@Rhino-Rack Hey no problem, I actually tinkered around with it, and all I had to actually do was the latter half of original modifications (flipping the pads). A rep from the retailer I ordered from thinks the pads may have been printed incorrectly or the directions are printed incorrectly. In any case, hope you guys figure it out.

[@QUIX4U]

@@jamsoo4698 Wow, so great that SOMETHING read your post wasn't it, pity the "anything" was a human as it made you think up an answer,that anyone could see, that you hadn't flipped them before posting... Oh well, everyone makes mistakes such as the porkie you made. Flipped over, that's the 1st thing I look out for, inverted whatevers,

[@barbshubert9667]

This doesn’t make sense to me, I’m sorry. But how do you install the rubber strips to the end AND install the measurement strip? Thank you.

[@Rhino-Rack]

Hi Barb, the VGS strips are installed on the top channel of the crossbar. The measurement strip is different to this, and is installed in the bottom channel of the crossbar. Hope that helps! Thanks

[@maorithor4356]

Cheers

[@thepab3072]

Any issues with wind noise where that brackets hook up under the door seals? Some racks bends that part of the door a little and after you always have wind noise when the rack is off the car.

[@Rhino-Rack]

Hi there, no we haven't had anyone advise of this experience. If you are experiencing these issues, we recommend taking your vehicle to one of our dealers to investigate: www.rhinorack.com/en-au/where-to-buy. Thank you

[@sliccflip]

Can this support freespirit evolution or odeysee?

[@5volts440]

excellent video ! But mine is for Nissan 2017 Versa model and the bar is square

[@Rhino-Rack]

This video is showing how to fit a Vortex 2500 system, you likely have a Euro bar. These videos are not replacements for the instructions provided and are intended to compliment them. Please also reference this video

[@Rhino-Rack]

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[@QUIX4U]

@@Rhino-Rack Could be the user is the square bar & not the load bars?

[@nealmckenzie313]

How can I obtain the 4 end caps for the cross bars

[@Rhino-Rack]

Hi there, you can find them at your nearest dealer. Here are the part details: www.rhinorack.com/en-au/products/spares-brackets-components/spare-parts/end-caps. Thanks

[@radar9790]

I had a Highlander with this system. I switched to a Pilot. Is there any way to just buy the clamps since the bar is the same?

[@lethalchaos19]

Is this fits to Nissan Frontier Crewcab SV 2015 models?

[@paulfarb7157]

Thank you!!!

[@guysteel]

how tall are they? from the roof to the top of the bars? I have limited clearance to my garage door.

[@QUIX4U]

@guysteel, I hope you found a loadbar system that worked for you and that you didn't need to "air down" your wheels to allow for top of rack clearance, but that said, how high a LOAD (such as upright bycycles) did you intend to fit into your garage abyway (or as these are removable temporary clamps, why not remove them before putting the vehicle away?

[@fatcat603]

are the LOAD bars interchangeable with THULE?

[@Rhino-Rack]

The legs are designed to work with Rhino-Rack Crossbars, however, Thule accessories are compatible with the c-channel.

[@QUIX4U]

@@Rhino-Rack So too are the 1970 Prorack bars, although they are of a much thinner metal, about 1mm or so, and the load bars are a different shape and thus cross sectionally "squished" from that of the thule, so I bought the longest Thule bars I could, (direct from the UK) at 2M in length, to discover they didn't actually have any "underside" foot mounting grooves, so used the prorack feet with a little help from a hammer and a drill (for the rivets see) HOWEVER, the load bar feet I made for my old 1970's Hillman Hunter, were just welded triangles that I got a local welder to tag onto a nice long 2" x 1" box section steel, and thus I made homemade clamps to allow me to solid clamp those side pieces, into/onto the old school gutters. That was about 1976 - 1978. Then when switching up into a 1996 Mitsi Delica 4wd van, I married (no wrong word, I intermixed) the older 1970's Proracks and their piss-poor Australian made thin L clamps, - and some later bought 6" tall / long Thule legs with their slightly better L clamps, to allow me to have a LOT more 4wd offroad ights up there, with a fixed 7core cable running up the A-pillar and OUT the previously vacated radio aerial hole of the Delica, to the 7pin flat vehicle socket that I permanetly fixed that to the front Prorck bar, to allow the thule log legs to be taken off, with ALL the offroad lights on it, including a few extras such as side indicators and "auto-timed" auto-off DRL's and the several front of load bar "loads" being five of the LED pods (that I cut from a ten way string - using the other five on the other end of the 2M load bars - as a LOAD see, as why else have load bars if one cannot LOAD them with a LOT of lights) ... Along with the ever usefull long range flood/spot 48watt square lights that were great in tall grass, and on-road too, above useless sods in their little/sports type on-road cars whose snobbie driver didn't like using their high beams... As the roof mounted 4wd van's flood/spots acted as brightlight sunlight lites, shining far ahead from oh so high above the rooftops of little cars.. That allowed me to see the road a long way ahead of us both, yet they couldn't DIP mine ... thus we both got a great forwards view. Now where was I - oh yes, roaring along amongst the camels, on the southern scenic route, of what's it called, "a null a bore"?

[@jackiemehring5258]

Hi! If I put this on a 2-door Wrangler the racks will be pretty close together...would it still be completely fine to strap longboard surfboards on top?

[@Rhino-Rack]

To find the correct roof racks for your vehicle follow the link in the video description. There are systems for the 2 door Wrangler which use the RTL600 Quick Mount leg, these will allow you to carry long loads on your roof.

[@QUIX4U]

@@Rhino-Rack OR, fit backbone extended length side rails - and carry whatever lengths you wish, remembering to tie down load leading edges, and rear edges too, otherwis the load will do the banana waltz, flapping up and down until everything breaks off, to "fly away" behind you somewhere......

[@MrKurttster]

Will these 2500 fix my 06 Hilux, they look similar.

[@Rhino-Rack]

To find the correct roof racks for your vehicle follow the link in the video description. While the 2500 systems all look similar the clamps are specific to each vehicle.

[@MrKurttster]

Thanks

[@_STNML]

This video is perfect at 0.75 speed

[@cassinaus]

I'm so glad I was given these roof racks and I didnt pay $400+ for them because there was no warning that you needed a PHD level education to read the instructions. I haven't installed them on my car yet but the feet are on the crossbars after 3 hours. Perhaps the assembly instructions could be broken down a bit more to make them easier to follow.

[@NumberWang5381]

Measurements for my vehicle were SO far off. Very frustrating and would recommend to avoid.

[@CALO1978]

If you like the sound of someone constantly whistling into your ear while driving (& i'm only talking 70 km/ph & above), I highly recommend these! If you don't, I recommend getting something else. These are LOUD!!

[@Rhino-Rack]

+J Calo, please check the following: 1. Please ensure that all your measuring strips are inserted on both sides of the underside of the bars, if you haven’t done this, that is why your racks are noisy. (This is the most common reason for wind noise on vortex/aero style racks.) 2. Ensure that all the bar rubber is inserted in the top side of the bar. 3. Also if moving the front bar back a little is an option this can also help. Hope this helps!

[@RUSSDsPhotography]

I have just installed these racks, had them on the highway at speeds from 55 MPH up to 85 MPH and no excessive noise on mine is heard. I agree with Rhinos response, check you measuring strips, could be the issue?

[@jkalamar]

Agreed with the above replies, mine are totally silent...I'd check for gaps in the rubber/strips like Rhino suggests, i've heard other cheaper bars whistle before & it's always cuz of a gap somewhere

[@Notinserviceij]

If you don't have the measuring rubber things just tape the underside where there are gaps in the channel and it will stop

[@WeAreTheMusicMakerz]

Did you try a hard reset?

[@OikoEco]

Too fast bruh.

[@Solfeggio68]

use the pause button bruh

[@freedomring3022]

Thank you for the video because the instructions that came with it are horrific.

[@luisangelr.4669]

They send me the wrong part

[@Rhino-Rack]

I'm sorry you've had this experience, please contact the place of purchase to organise an exchange.

[@markcottierkw950]

Volume is very low

[@tylerchalfin7381]

I purchased a roof rack, did not open it or install the product. Requested a return within the 30 day period and was turned down because the product is apparently not eligible for returns. No where on their website does it state roof racks are not eligible for return. Apparently they consider roof racks for cars... RV Systems. Go figure. Was willing to pay a restocking fee and pay shipping but was denied. Big companies like this should have zero problems taking returns regardless if the cross members needed to be cut. Stay clear of Rhino Racks...

[@QUIX4U]

Wow, bought something you never opened, and couldn't return it, how sad Maybe next time check to see what you are actually going to buy, as that way it should fit (if you open it that is)

[@joshshelley2745]

If it had instructions…

[@alexbast1512]

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[@alexbast1512]

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