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These crossbars combine the strength of steel with an aerodynamic shape to create a heavy-duty yet quiet roof rack for your vehicle. Full-length bars maximize cargo carrying capacity and work with most clamp-on accessories.
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Yakima 50" CoreBar SM:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, everybody. Adam, here, from etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima CoreBar roof rack system on our 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee. With fifty inch cross bars we can put a bunch of different stuff up on our roof. We would probably have enough room to put a cargo basket up here, maybe a bike rack on top of that. We can put multiple different J-Style kayak carriers up on here and of course we can put a bunch of different ski and snowboard carriers to carry multiple different skis.
When choosing what accessories are gonna go up on top of the roof, the only options we really have with the CoreBar is gonna be some clamp on items. We don't have any T-track or anything like that. But that's no big deal. We want to make sure that they can fit a bar with three inches. And these things are only about an inch and a quarter thick.
Our cross bar spread is gonna be fixed since we're using the fixed points on our rails. And that's gonna be about thirty three inches. Our cargo basket is extremely versatile, so it's gonna work great with this cross bar spread. But if you have a cargo box or you choose to go with a different basket for whatever reason, just make sure that it is gonna be able to fit up on top of this roof with a thirty three inch cross bar spread. These bars are gonna sit up about four and a half inches from the top of our roof to the bottom of the bar.
So, if you do have a basket like ours or a box, it's not going to affect our back antenna, and also we don't have to worry about not being able to open our sunroof. I have it open and we have no issues there. If you go with a more low profile roof rack system, you might have a little bit of issues fitting some of the accessories up on top of the roof. But if you're just picking the more low profile version just to cut down on some of that wind noise, these are an aerodynamic bar so they aren't really gonna make a whole lot of noise whenever you're going down the road. Since these bars are extremely easy to take on and off I would definitely recommend getting a lock cores set for them.
You'll get some keys with your kit just to make sure that someone can just not come up here and just take your whole entire roof rack off. Super quick and easy which is why I really like this system, but you definitely want to protect your investment and get some locking cores. What I really like about this is, whenever you install it, it's super easy, it doesn't take a whole lot of time. But once that is all done, you don't really have to worry about having to remove everything. We have some caps, so these can just live up on your roof if you're not using your bars. All in all I would definitely recommend getting this system, just because I really like this mounting system. We do have other bars that these feet will work with but if you're not really wanting to use the T-Track I would definitely just recommend getting the core bar. And it really is something that's going to add a lot to your Grand Cherokee, so you can do a lot more with it. First thing we want to do is prepare our mounting kit. What we're going to get is this piece and our other piece. This is going to go on the track and this is going to go on top of that. Go ahead and take the cover off. And what we're going to be doing is taking this bolt putting on a lock washer, and a normal washer, and the way it's gonna go in, this is going to go in your track, this is gonna fit really nicely up on top, and then we're going to take our hardware and fish it through. What I'm using to get up on to our roof is this Hitchmate step, it just goes right over the wheel. I really like this just because it's gonna make it easy to install our roof rack. And if you want to take it off, it's gonna be easy to do that. Also, to put up accessories and load up cargo. The nice thing about it is, it is adjustable so if you do have a higher sitting jeep, this is a factory right height, you can adjust accordingly. Now, what we want to do is go on the very farthest back bolt. It does include a tool to take out the bolt. I already did it in the front. So we need to do the farthest back bolt and the farthest forward bolt. And undo those. Might as well do them all at the same time. That's what I had and did it already. Doesn't take too much effort. What you want to do is whenever you take it out find a nice place for these to live. Because the roof rack's going to stay on there or at least the feet, at least. Now we can go ahead and mount our hardware. One thing to take into account is there are arrows on this bottom side and it's gong to be facing inwards towards the roof rack. Line that up, put 'em together, and start threading it in. We do have another Allen key that comes in with the kit. Just tighten this down. Get it hand-tight, like this, and then you can go ahead and torque it down to the specifications in our instructions. The nice thing about the landing pads and the feet is that if we wanted to take the roof rack out if we're not using it, we have a cap. So these will stay on here. They're extremely low profile. We have a little cap to keep all the water out so, it's pretty much ready to rip whenever you want to install the bars again. The SkyLine towers are ready to go out of the box. All we gotta do is just get access to this bottom little thing with our Allen key and line it up. Making sure that the doors are going to be facing out. We don't want to tighten this down completely yet. Just because we do have to take some measurements and make sure we get it in the right spot. Get it loosely on there to where we can still move this around but the foot doesn't fall off. And we're going to do that same exact thing to the other side. The measurement we want to take is from the center of this mounting kit to the center of that one over there. Do your very best to get a pretty accurate measurement. We will be able to deviate a little bit but the more accurate the better. Right now it's about 41 and a half inches. Now we're going to take that 41 and a half inches and get the same exact measurement on our feet. So there's a little hole here we want to line it up get it from center to center to forty one and a half but also to keep in mind we want to get the same amount of bar on the outside of the feet to be even so it doesn't look a little weird on our roof. Once that's done we can go ahead and take our Allen key, put it back in the slot and tighten these down. Wanna make sure that the foot doesn't move around while we're tightening this. Just to make sure that we keep that measurement in line. Now what we want to do is open up the cap on the end. It's gonna allow it to sit into place. And the larger side of the bar, we want that to face forward. It's kind of like an airplane wing. It's gonna help it to be nice and aerodynamic on the road. Put that in place on both sides. Push it down. And then we can go ahead and close our cap. That's gonna lock it to that foot. And that'll do it for our look at the Yakima CoreBar roof rack system on our 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee..
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (123 Customer Reviews)
These crossbars combine the strength of steel with an aerodynamic shape to create a heavy-duty yet quiet roof rack for your vehicle. Full-length bars maximize cargo carrying capacity and work with most clamp-on accessories.Works well, after getting them in place. On my Kia Sorrento it's very tricky to get the towers to fit the holes in the factory rails -- takes a lot of loosening and readjusting the bars.
I've just recently installed this setup on my 2015 Toyota Camry.
etrailer - Shopping for this rack was fairly simple, and the shipping from etrailer was quick and reliable. I received the rack in 2 different shipments but they both arrived at the same time. etrailer made sure the all the contents were available. They also have several resourceful videos on their YouTube page, which was helpful while shopping for the rack and during a few trouble shooting items while I was installing.
Yakima Core Bar - Overall a quality product. Everything necessary was supplied, including a handy measuring tape and some very well written instructions. The fit is clean and very sturdy. The only qualm I have is that the hex hole in the large anchor bolts are a bit larger than the supplied hex driver. Toward the end of the installation, the tool was worn and ended up turning inside the bolt itself (not due to over torquing whatsoever). I ended up having to use a hex set I had in my toolbox to complete the installation because the provided tool was starting to strip out the anchor bolt. With that said, the kit is still a great kit that meets my expectations.
Wind noise is quieter than my OEM VW bars on my 2017 Volkswagen GTI. It's noticeable, but nothing extreme - I believe that's just the price you pay when adding crossbars to a vehicle.
Verdict - etrailer has definitely met my expectations, and the Yakima kit provided is a well designed kit that fits well!
From start to finish, the folks at etrailer -- and I spoke to several people there, so it was a consistent corporate vibe -- were fantastic to deal with.
There were delays in getting my product that were on the supplier side and out of etrailer's control, yet etrailer folks kept me up to date and also worked on a customized solution.
My goal was to be able to carry my surfboard on the roof of our 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe to the beach more than 3 hours away. But the particular model we had had no existing racks, no recessed areas, nothing to fix racks to. Not even the dealer had a solution. I was sh*t out of luck.
But etrailer hooked me up. The racks did take me a while to put on, but most of that time was fine tuning to reduce “hum” while driving. I’m very happy with them.
Thanks to etrailer, I have gone surfing and can go surfing whenever I'd like to.
One quick phone call and Gwendolyn figured out exactly what I needed for our new car to use my old Yakima rack.
As described! Quick delivery!
Great product great service
Should include extra end caps just in case they fall off.
These crossbars feel like they are well made and sturdy. It took less than 30 minutes to install with the Ridgeline Towers. I love the look of the bars! Can't wait to load the Kayaks up and get out on the water.
Timely delivery of my order, as usual! Easy to install on my 2015 4Runner. After I had the mounts ready and put on both bars, I installed the front one and fine-tuned it, the second took even less time then. I now have the ability to carry up to 3 kayaks, perfect! etrailer is a great company!
Very sturdy, well made. The assembly instructions are not too good but if you call Yakima they will provide additional instructions.
Order was easy to place and delivered in less than a week as promised. The sales advice was perfect fit despite multiple pieces having been ordered. Used the rack once and very sturdy
I am thrilled this got delivered sooner than anticipated! It was quite easy to install once you started actually putting it together and measuring everything out. I like that this can easily be removed and installed onto the vehicle.
Very happy with the Yakima roof top rack kit for my 2017 Ford Edge with glass roof. The instructions were a little confusing at first, but after reading through them a couple of times while working with the product they became much clearer. The Yakima fit site was helpful as well. After the initial cross bar mounting measurements and set up, attaching and detaching the racks from the roof is a very simple process.
Great product! Relatively easy install, had the racks on for a few days now with no issues.
I have a 2004 Toyota Camry, my purpose is to purchase this Yakima Baseline System for Rooftop tent. My 23Zero rooftop tent weighs 130 lb, so far it's super solid. I did some minor adjustments based on the shape and level of the roof when mounting it.
Feel solid, not too tricky to install
Works as expected and feels solid
THERE'S A PIECE MISSING, A rubber cap on 1 of the crossbars
Etrailer is a supplier of quality products with GREAT service. These bars work great for our Chevy Cruze along with the rest of the necessary parts for the roofrack install.
Hats off to etrailer and Lori B. Had ordered the wrong roof crossbars for my daughter's 2021 Kia Soul. Called on a Sunday, the day after Chritmas and Lori B answered the phone. Told her my issue within 5 minutes problem was resolved and the " Right" parts were headed my way. Outstanding Customer Service thank you so much. Customer for life!
antastic company and wonderful service, one of the racks was the wrong size for my car so they were able to help find the right size for my Car. Absolutely great company, with fast shipping and just the products I needed for my Car!. Very helpful, and overall smooth transaction and service. I will order from this company again very soon!. shipping came in a very strong and solid box. I highly recommend buying from them!. 10/10 all the way!.
Very good product. The Yakama towers and cross bars feel very solid and appears to be high quality. Very easy install. Others have complained about the instructions, but guess I'm a visual person because the pictures all seemed very clear to me and the install was very easy. They do sit higher than I expected. After adding a Rhino Rack cargo basket, we only have about 4-5" clearance below the garage door.
All parts arrived in good order, haven't completed assembly yet as I had cross threaded one of the support brackets. Hopefully soon
Roof rack fits and works as advertised. Over the phone customer support for sales and install directions were very helpful and thorough. Geoff is an excellent brand ambassador who goes above and beyond to fulfill customer expectations. I will definitely be shopping at etrailer for my future vehicle needs. Well done!
We bought this at the same time as a roof rack for our first family camping trip. These were really easy to install and have held up excellently in the last year.
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