Thule Roof Rack and Maxxhaul basket install | RandyR.net

This is a video demonstrating the install of my Thule (pronounced Tooly) Roof Rack system.

I’m mainly going to talk about the Thule kit, because that’s what I bought, and that’s what this video is about, but there are also a few other roof rack brands for this particular car as well. Yakima and Rola being the two primary ones. I didn’t do much research on Yakima, but they have a similar system to Thule. They are all around the same price, but Rola racks are $299 or less, depending on if you could find one anywhere.

Rola are the easiest to install and the cheapest of the three, but they’ve discontinued the one made for the Veloster. So, the only way to find it, is by buying it from a 3rd party. I could never find one on sale. Even on eBay, Amazon, or FB market place.

I don’t have many details of the Yamika racks, because I decided to go with the Thule when I was researching them.

As you can tell from the video, it’s fairly easy to install. The tricky part was trying to figure out the system and what parts to buy.

These are the parts that I purchased and the price that I paid for them used/new.

4 different main pieces to the Thule kit.
1676 - fit kit - $120 new on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

lb58 - bar - $63 used on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...

480 - feet - $99 used on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...

End caps - $10 new on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...

This is the basket I bought was from Amazon:
Maxxhaul 46" x 36"
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

Note the reviews are not all positive on the basket. Mine arrived in perfect condition and it appears they have resolved the QA issues with the welds that were subpar prior. So far it has not rusted at all.

I bought the 58” bar because I wanted a custom fit, so I left 2” on each side in case they bent from weight. I used this rotary drill (https://www.amazon.com/GOXAWEE-Rotary...) and these cutting wheels (https://www.amazon.com/Dremel-EZ456-2....

You can also purchase the bar and feet below. They are the newer style. They are not interchangeable with the above, but you would use the same fit kit as above.

arb53 - bar (this comes in black or silver)
480r - feet

If you have questions, feel free to leave me a comment! Also like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video, as I plan to do many more about my car and various other things!

Thanks for watching. Please subscribe if you enjoyed my video, because I make them often and put a lot of time into them. I'm still learning every day, so bare with the hiccups: http://yt.randyr.net

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I am a designer, coder, and overall geek. For a little over 3-5 years I have been dabbling into video production. I've been a designer (heavily in Photoshop and Illustrator, with a side of coding) for over 2 decades. My career path lies in IT. I work for a large business, helping support their network and our technicians in the field. We support them with many different tasks (networking, printering, telephony, etc.).

Other than that, I'm a family man, I like working on cars, have a huge crush on technology, and I have a passion for making small YT videos. I make videos about things that I love and things that I do. Nothing more than that.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All of my social media is listed here: http://social.randyr.net
Sometime you can find me live at http://live.randyr.net

Tweet me if you have any questions. Follow me if you want to hangout.:   / randyr  

Feel free to check out my Website, lots of stuff going on there: http://randyr.net

Should I start a discord? If I do, I'll put a link here.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Follow me online:
Twitter:   / randyr  
Instagram:   / randyr  
Twitch: http://twitch.com/randyr