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Replace a damaged crossbar or add another bar to your BaseLine FX roof rack with this half kit. Durable, aluminum crossbar has a built-in top channel. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.
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Hi everyone, Aiden here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima BaseLine FX roof rack system for naked roofs. This is gonna be designed to work with roof that doesn't have any pre-existing rails or crossbars, so a naked roof. Now this one is going to have a variety of different fits and kits available for it, so be sure to plug your vehicle information into our fit guide and find the right kit for you. Between all of those different kits though, they're gonna share a lot of the same features and install in a very similar way, so let's check 'em out. So the BaseLine FX system is designed for roofs that have no existing rails or crossbars, and no existing dedicated mounting points like threaded holes underneath this piece here.
So they use these rubber pads for the fit kit, clamp into the door jams like this, and all of these parts are gonna be custom fit for your different vehicle applications. So you can see here on our vehicle that this pad matches the contours and the bends in this roof here, and the clamp is perfectly sized to reach our door jam and fit really well for a solid attachment point. Now that fit kit isn't included with the BaseLine FX crossbars. That's just what's needed to make them work with the roof. That's the point that sits on the roof and actually serves as the attachment point, but they are designed to work with those BaseLine FX crossbars.
So what's included with those is going to be the crossbar itself, and the tower here that has all of our different adjustment points, and the locking points as well as, if I can get this cover off, the points where we can get this clamp in place and tightened down. So all of this is kind of the brains of the operation and it's going to work in tandem with the fit kit to contour and match to the roof. The other thing to take note of for the BaseLine FX series is that they're all a flush mounted design. What that means is the crossbar here, the part that actually extends over top of your roof that you'll mount your accessories to, ends in the tower here. So it doesn't extend out for vehicles like this that are lower to the ground as you're getting in them.
That's really nice because nothing's out here in the way of your head as you duck down to sit down in there. But overall, a lot of people like this flush mounted design because it gives it a very sleek and custom fit look. And that's great because all of our different kits are gonna use different lengths of crossbars ranging from extra, extra smalls all the way up to extra, extra large. So depending on your vehicle fit, it'll use different length crossbars to make it fit and make sure it ends in the foot pack like it should. These roof racks are gonna utilize Yakima's JetStream bars.
It's an aerodynamic bar where it's thicker in the front, thinner in the back. It's gonna cut down on wind noise and just give it a nice sleek look. On the top of those bars, you'll find that there's going to be a channel for your T slot accessories. So if you wanted to mount things up like that, you could. Most people probably are gonna go for the clamp around method where your accessory just clamps around the bar, but the T-track up top is a nice alternative too. It's gonna give it a cleaner look overall. Now with that T-track, it's going to have a large weather strip in there to help keep any wind noise out of there and keep things nice and clean looking. The access point for that T-track is actually in the middle of the bars here where we can drop our T slot accessories down through and bring them over to the side. The weather strip is going to slide and conform around those accessories, so you don't have to cut it to length like you might on some other roof racks like from Rhino Rack. For me, I like this design a lot better because it simplifies it, and if you're swapping accessories frequently you don't have to worry about making multiple cuts. The crossbar's gonna be in aluminum construction with a black powder coat finish giving you really great weather resistance. Shouldn't have to worry about any sort of rust and corrosion here and they're gonna maintain a lightweight design. Now the look of those bars translates over to the towers too, where we have a nice matte black finish that's going to give it just an overall a very clean look. And something you've probably noticed is these removable end caps are very clean as well. There's no locking mechanism or anything on the outside that's visible. All of that is actually contained within the tower. So on the outside, you're just left with a nice smooth panel, a nice embossed logo, and everything's just clean. On the inside there, that's where we're gonna have the locking mechanism that secures this to your roof. Now, right out of the box it's going to come with these plastic cores. Not necessarily a super solid locking core. Anyone with a flathead screwdriver or even a quarter could slot that in, turn it and open it. But you can swap these out for Yakima's same key system lock cores and match it to your other Yakima accessories. Just be mindful that you'll have to get that aftermarket, but you can find them here at a trailer. And then with the construction of the bars it's gonna be able to handle 165 pounds of weight capacity. Now that's going to be for the roof rack kits not necessarily the vehicle you're putting it on. So be sure to check your own vehicle depending on what fit kit you go with, and make sure that your roof is rated for that kind of weight. And if it's not, go by the lowest rated component there to make sure you're not overloading either the roof rack or your roof. And that's really all there is to it. Again, make sure to find the right kit for your vehicle by plugging in your vehicle information into our fit guide and finding the right kit that fits your vehicle. Because all this is designed to be custom fit applications. The bars are sized to be perfect fits for the roof length and width, so you wanna make sure you get the right kit. But overall, I think when you get this installed and you find the right one for your vehicle it's gonna be a really solid fit. I like the flush design on the end caps. I think having the lock cores and everything on the inside of those caps is actually really nice and really clean because all of this on the outside is pretty smooth and it doesn't leave much for the eyes to look at. It's just a nice simple system that sits comfortably on the roof without much clutter. So if you're looking for something that's gonna look like it fits from the factory and have a really solid attachment method too with all the different points of adjustment then I think it's gonna be the way to go. But that'll do it for a look at the Yakima Baseline FX Series Roof racks here at etrailer. Thanks for watching.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (247 Customer Reviews)
Replace a damaged crossbar or add another bar to your BaseLine FX roof rack with this half kit. Durable, aluminum crossbar has a built-in top channel. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.Been a month haven’t received them yet they are in stock but guess we are waiting for one item which it’s in stock date gets pushed back every day. And the company doesn’t let the customer know the date changes or when they will send it.
Good quality rack system, easy to assemble and install, works well, looks good, fair price, I'm very satisfied with this purchase. I appreciate the guidance I received from William B. at the beginning of my search for a roof rack to carry a canoe on my 2015 Honda Civic. Two thumbs up for this purchase.
Easy to install and have worked great so far!
Super easy to install and remove. Lock feature is great
Incredible engineering: does not feel like an aftermarket rack. Easy to take off if necessary. Solid; highly recommend.
Perfection!!!
Worked great! Traveled with a carrier on these racks from Chicago to Seattle. No issues, would buy again!
Perfect fit.
I have two standup paddle boards that literally live in the racks, and have since day one.
The racks are awesome.
Really great value! No need to spend a lot on Thule. Even those these are square shaped I actually don't hear much road noise. Besides, you're gonna have music playing or riding with the windows down anyway. I would definitely buy these again.
Odelia was extremely helpful in helping me choose the right product. I had an end-cap that was missing and she sent me whole package of four. This is the kind of customer support one hopes to receive when deciding to spend a few hundred dollars on a product. I will definitely return to etrailer if I need another car rack for our other car.
I am a fifty-four year old single woman and being able to install these roof racks by myself makes me feel empowered!!
I watched a video emailed with my delivery confirmation of an installation on a similar vehicle all the way through first, and then watched it again as I did the steps myself, pausing when I needed to.
The products appear to be of high quality, were packaged/shipped neatly and it was easy to organize everything for installation. I couldn't be happier!
Installation is easy. Just follow directions. Front bar parts are different than rear bar parts so you need to look at part numbers and use in correct location. Rack is only rated for 100 pounds but looks and feels much stronger than rating. As noted square bars do create lot of wind noise when driving. Purchase this product to carry my Canoe and it does that at almost $200 less than other rack systems on market. For me the square bars are better fit with ratchet straps to hold Canoe down. Hard to find ratchet strap with hook to fit areo bars.
Dislike. No way to level square bars. With car on level ground high point to high point on bars is level. But each bar is off by 1/8" front to back. Wish they were round bars.
Waited till I put the new rack to work before review. Used it the first time today and it worked Great. Seems like a very durable rack system. Love that everything is rubber coated so it doesnt scratch the paint on your car. Installing instructions where a little confusing but found YouTube videos from etrailer on how to install exact rack system.
Quick and responsive customer service! Thank you etrailer!
Quick and responsive customer service! Thank you etrailer!
Good morning so the order I got is amazing I have a old school thule roof rack that I needed the write stuff so can start putting bikes on my roof an my fishing gear or some small stuff for off roading an it works great I will be sure to be buying more stuff from this site great job with the shipping it was very fast an packaging was great it was easy to install an it looks great on my 03 Toyota tacoma thanks again
Great roof rack. Easy to install and du rable!
Worked well for my 2006 Toyota Prius
I followed directions and the rack went on without a hitch. The measuring tape provided was a bit confusing but my tape measure did just fine. It pays to watch for any movement of the stays as you tighten them. It fit perfectly. I was impressed with the quality of the unit. The torque wrench provided was a nice bonus. I attached a boat rack for my rowing shell and I’m confident it will be safe all the way to the water.
Works well, has stayed attached with no issues. We've used them (plus the bars) to keep a canoe and a rocket box on the car at different times throughout the year (not at the same time, it's on a tiny golf).
Roof racks are very loud. Probably won’t keep them on all the time like I was planning. Shipping was very slow and took almost a month to get my order that was in stock. Overall the racks do what I need them to do.
Quick and easy. This roof rack was shipped quickly. Installation was super easy and it looks like it was made for my truck. Holds my canoe perfectly. Thank you!
Great product so far! Just installed the roof rack on my 2015 Ford Fusion and everything was straight forward. I’m excited to use it while kayaking and traveling!
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