Thanks for the video. Very helpful. However, not being the mechanical type, I’m struggling with the basic assembly of the rails. Can you show how every piece fits together?
Very nice! I’m about to put roof racks on the 2004 Honda CR-V that I bought recently. It only has 74,000 miles and is in mint condition. May add the carrier rack now too. Great info, thanks for sharing 👍🏻💥👏🏻🙏🏻
Hello there! Sounds like you got a great CR-V. They are so dependable and will last you a long time. Glad we were able to give you some inspiration. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our UA-cam channel!
Hello there! 2" wheel spacers along with wider wheels would definitely increase the outward profile look of the wheels. It's really up to the kind of look you want. Keep in mind, unless you flared out the wheel wells significantly with fender flares, you will have a lot more mud and road splash freely flying onto the sides of your vehicle. Your wheel base would increase and make the vehicle more stable, an added benefit for off-roading. Great question, let's see what thoughts others may have... Thanks for your comment and for watching our channel!
Hello there! Good question, when you get to speeds over 55 mph you do begin to notice some wind noise on the rack, below that speed you don't here much of anything. The noise is not excessive. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our channel!
Hello there! The ride of the vehicle does change slightly. It drives and feels more like a truck, higher view, stabler handling due to the increased width, and slightly wider turns, can traverse much deeper ditches and mud holes. The trade-off is that gas mileage is affected slightly as the engine works more to turn the bigger tires. The biggest effect on gas mileage is installing the roof rack due to increased wind drag. But the rack does help to substantially complete the off-road look. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good question... still debating. We want it to look good, not chincy, even considering not putting one if we can't find one that looks right. There is only a couple options out there designed specifically for this Gen CRV. May have to do custom one, or modify one made for another vehicle. Should be an interesting episode! Thanks for watching!
hey just to let you know u should do custom cause the safarie bull bar bolt on the radiator support its stupide and not safe for off road i would love to see custom
Hello there. At highway speeds you can hear wind noise on the rack, it's not deafening, but noticeable. Probably typical with any roof rack. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our channel!
Hi there, the dimensions of the cargo rack are shown in the first part of the Episode 6 video, and in the video description. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our channel!
Yes, we do want to put the light bar on. Can you please put in a comment the model number of light bar you have and where you got it from, and we'll take a look at it for a possible install on a future episode. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I have a auxbeam 42inch curved over my windshield on my 2004 and it fits so perfectly and looks amazing and soon im ganna add a roof rack and do a dual lightbar set up
Juanito, we would love to see a picture of your light bar set up. Maybe you could put a photo or a short video up on your UA-cam page showing the 42 inch curved over your windshield. Let us know in a reply if you post it. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our channel!
Hey there, mpg appears to have dropped 1 or 2. One would think with the bigger tires it would go up. We noticed that the engine runs at a higher RPM now. It may be that the 4-speed engine has to work harder with the bigger tires. Not really sure. Would welcome some feedback on that if anyone has any further knowledge. In any case, it's a totally different feel when driving it than before. It feels like a 'big' SUV/truck now in the way it sits higher and the way it handles. Thanks for watching and commenting! Don't forget to subscribe for future upcoming episodes.
Ok - I got my rails and the screws were way too long (25mm, cut them down to about 16mm) but is now installed! Yay! However, the CRV rails are fixed and the cargo cage I want doesn't have hardware with the ability to shift - so may not work. This is a process when you're poor 😛
So this is 'just for looks'? I want a roof rack BUT the 150lb rating is dead weight only. Once moving, the weight limit significantly drops; and, if off-roading, it's not recommended to put 'anything' on the rack with all that lateral movement. How has your rack survived so far? Have you put anything heavy on it and tackled some potholes?
Hello there! Yes the roof rails are not industrial grade, but it has worked fine with no issues thus far. The cargo rack however is HEAVY DUTY and looks as new as the day I put in on, excellent rack. Overall, the setup will definitely hold 150lbs without issue. Thanks for your comments and watching our channel!
@@mikesbackyardmechanic Big thanks for the reply and confirmation they're holding up! I'm ordering tonight, although Amazon claims the cross bars are only rated 75lbs.
Hi there! Yes, fog lights are a definite future mod. Also, I am seriously leaning toward installing a curved LED light bar on the roof rack. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Amazing video. This is the cleanest roofrack setup Ive found on youtube
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Pretty cool, I just found your channel a couple of days ago. And I just watched your five episodes of this series, so perfect timing
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Thanks for the video. Very helpful.
However, not being the mechanical type, I’m struggling with the basic assembly of the rails. Can you show how every piece fits together?
Thanks for uploading this. Exactly what I was looking for. 👌👍👍
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very nice! I’m about to put roof racks on the 2004 Honda CR-V that I bought recently. It only has 74,000 miles and is in mint condition. May add the carrier rack now too. Great info, thanks for sharing 👍🏻💥👏🏻🙏🏻
Hello there! Sounds like you got a great CR-V. They are so dependable and will last you a long time. Glad we were able to give you some inspiration. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our UA-cam channel!
Is that a plastic bracket with one screw only holding the crossbar ? if it is this must be just for show
Curve light bar if possible. But definitely light bar & Bull bar.
What do u think about 2" wheel spacers, think it's a good idea?
Hello there! 2" wheel spacers along with wider wheels would definitely increase the outward profile look of the wheels. It's really up to the kind of look you want. Keep in mind, unless you flared out the wheel wells significantly with fender flares, you will have a lot more mud and road splash freely flying onto the sides of your vehicle. Your wheel base would increase and make the vehicle more stable, an added benefit for off-roading. Great question, let's see what thoughts others may have...
Thanks for your comment and for watching our channel!
@@mikesbackyardmechanic Thanks for the response
How’s the road noise with the rack?
Hello there! Good question, when you get to speeds over 55 mph you do begin to notice some wind noise on the rack, below that speed you don't here much of anything. The noise is not excessive. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our channel!
Do tires and ride height affect road performance on corners and or gas mileage?
Hello there! The ride of the vehicle does change slightly. It drives and feels more like a truck, higher view, stabler handling due to the increased width, and slightly wider turns, can traverse much deeper ditches and mud holes. The trade-off is that gas mileage is affected slightly as the engine works more to turn the bigger tires. The biggest effect on gas mileage is installing the roof rack due to increased wind drag. But the rack does help to substantially complete the off-road look. Thanks for watching and commenting!
You gonna do a bull or push bar?
Good question... still debating. We want it to look good, not chincy, even considering not putting one if we can't find one that looks right. There is only a couple options out there designed specifically for this Gen CRV. May have to do custom one, or modify one made for another vehicle. Should be an interesting episode! Thanks for watching!
hey just to let you know u should do custom cause the safarie bull bar bolt on the radiator support its stupide and not safe for off road i would love to see custom
How does it sound at highway speeds from inside the car
Hello there. At highway speeds you can hear wind noise on the rack, it's not deafening, but noticeable. Probably typical with any roof rack. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our channel!
sir,what is the size of your cargo carrier?
Hi there, the dimensions of the cargo rack are shown in the first part of the Episode 6 video, and in the video description. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our channel!
Hey you guys should do the curved light bar! I bought one and haven’t installed it on my CRV Yet.
Yes, we do want to put the light bar on. Can you please put in a comment the model number of light bar you have and where you got it from, and we'll take a look at it for a possible install on a future episode. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I have a auxbeam 42inch curved over my windshield on my 2004 and it fits so perfectly and looks amazing and soon im ganna add a roof rack and do a dual lightbar set up
Juanito, we would love to see a picture of your light bar set up. Maybe you could put a photo or a short video up on your UA-cam page showing the 42 inch curved over your windshield. Let us know in a reply if you post it. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing to our channel!
@@mikesbackyardmechanic i sure can 😊 will do it soon
What’s your mpg after the bigger tires and lift ?
Hey there, mpg appears to have dropped 1 or 2. One would think with the bigger tires it would go up. We noticed that the engine runs at a higher RPM now. It may be that the 4-speed engine has to work harder with the bigger tires. Not really sure. Would welcome some feedback on that if anyone has any further knowledge. In any case, it's a totally different feel when driving it than before. It feels like a 'big' SUV/truck now in the way it sits higher and the way it handles. Thanks for watching and commenting! Don't forget to subscribe for future upcoming episodes.
Ok - I got my rails and the screws were way too long (25mm, cut them down to about 16mm) but is now installed! Yay! However, the CRV rails are fixed and the cargo cage I want doesn't have hardware with the ability to shift - so may not work. This is a process when you're poor 😛
sweettttt.... light bar would be nice... and im subscribed
Awesome! Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing! Welcome aboard!
So this is 'just for looks'? I want a roof rack BUT the 150lb rating is dead weight only. Once moving, the weight limit significantly drops; and, if off-roading, it's not recommended to put 'anything' on the rack with all that lateral movement. How has your rack survived so far? Have you put anything heavy on it and tackled some potholes?
Hello there! Yes the roof rails are not industrial grade, but it has worked fine with no issues thus far. The cargo rack however is HEAVY DUTY and looks as new as the day I put in on, excellent rack. Overall, the setup will definitely hold 150lbs without issue. Thanks for your comments and watching our channel!
@@mikesbackyardmechanic Big thanks for the reply and confirmation they're holding up! I'm ordering tonight, although Amazon claims the cross bars are only rated 75lbs.
whats the mpg it takes off
About 2
Leaving the roof rack on will significantly reduce gas mileage at highway speeds.
More mods!
Add fog lights
Hi there! Yes, fog lights are a definite future mod. Also, I am seriously leaning toward installing a curved LED light bar on the roof rack. Thanks for watching and commenting!
In Amazon $60 , in Indonesia $100-/+ 😂