This adapter will allow you to attach the Thule Criterium bike carrier to the Rapid Aero, AeroBlade and Xsporter load bars.
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Speaker 1: Today, we're taking a look at the Thule Xadapt8 load bar adapter for the Criterium bike rack. This allows you to mount your TH598 or TH597 bike rack to Thule load bars with integrated channels such as the Rapid Aero, AeroBlade, and Xsporter load bars.This part number comes with three 61 millimeter T-bolts and one 35 millimeter T-bolt, and it comes with your set of detailed installation instructions to help walk you through the whole setup and installation process step by step. Basically, for the Super G, that's TH597, you'll use all three of the 61-millimeter T-bolts. And for the TH598, the Criterium, you'll use two of the 61-millimeter T-bolts and one 35-millimeter T-bolt. So it shows you exactly what you need to do to get it installed and to get it set up. And on the back of that first page is the rest of the setup process.So it goes through step by step, shows you exactly what you need to do, exactly what you need to use and walks you through getting everything attached and setup through your application.
But again, this kit is designed to allow you to mount your TH598 or 597 bike rack to Thule load bars with channels, again, such as the Rapid Aero bars, AeroBlade, and the Xsporter load bars from Thule.That's going to do it for today's look at the Thule Xadapt8 load bar adapter.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (150 Customer Reviews)
This adapter will allow you to attach the Thule Criterium bike carrier to the Rapid Aero, AeroBlade and Xsporter load bars.
This part allowed me to adapt my previous Thule accessories to work on VW Branded Roof Bars.
Used to mount a bike carrier onto my 2020 Tesla Model Y roof rails. The carrier was an older Mini-branded model and had bolts with heads that were too wide for the Tesla roof rail tracks. These adapters did the trick.
These thule adapters work amazing and allowed me to attached my Criterium bike carrier to my Rhino Rack aero bars. I was afraid i would have to return the bike carriers but these adapters saved me and were very low cost. Totally worth it.
Tried unsuccessfully with a phone call to etrailer to get information before placing the order on the thread pitch (thread count). Despite not getting the answer I decided to take a chance and order. These we the perfect size for my needs but the thread pitch is different so the standard Thule knob will not work on these. They are a M6 diameter but the threads are much finer, I believe a 0.7 instead of the standard 1.0. I have searched for M6 wing nuts of any brand with a thread pitch of 0.7 but cannot find any. On a positive note I did receive the shipment in a timely manner.
Etrailer is a great company to do business with! They replaced this item that I ordered when it was lost in shipment and did not reach us before we left FL. The specialized screws are exactly as ordered and are Thule parts. Thank you etrailer, we will do business again in the future!
The product (Xadapt8) was just what I needed. Shipping was very fast, under 3 days. I have the Thule Aeroblade roof rack system and needed these in order to mount the Criterium bike rack.
The adapter bolts were perfect solution in attaching the bike rack to the aero-blade bars.
Simple but very good and safe solution allow you to use ao older bike rack with New and better Aero bars. On top of that, your website and support is outstanding and the shipment arrived as expected based on your promise.
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The XADAPT8 works as promised. Super easy installation of a Thule Criterium rack on Mini factory rails. The mount feels rock solid.
These work great for the Tesla roof rack. The hold my bike rack down better than the parts that came with it, and the shipping was great.
Awesome easy to order and track. Great support from the company. Easy to track your package from order to delivery.
As always, great service, quickly shipped. Items fit the BMW factory crossbars perfectly. now I can use my Criterium bike rack on my 07 series 3 Wagon.
Product show up quickly, product was in great condition. Came in handy with Oem roof rack, parts came with more than enough for the changes that I needed.
They have arrived and on time!
Fit perfectly,thanks
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Perfect length for the new Thuly thicker cross bars.
Adapter works perfectly on 2020 Audi Q5 (VW) But didn’t need all the xtra hardware for Thule Big Mouth bike rack. (Ca 2003) . 3 of the short bolts per unit did the trick and of course the rubber inlays to prevent scratching and rattling are perfect.
Exactly what I needed! The service and shipping was superb. Highly recommend using etrailer!
I used the XADAPT2 kit to convert my Thule Bigmouth bike carriers to fit the OEM Volkswagen cross bars on my 2016 Jetta sedan. The bike carriers originally had clamps to fit the Thule square cross bars, and this kit allowed me to convert the carriers to fit in the T-slots of the VW cross bars. The kit was originally designed for older VWs, but the T-slot dimensions have not changed for the modern VW cross bars. I would venture to guess that the kit should work for the OEM cross bars of any modern VW rather than just the Jetta, since the VW bike carriers are not model specific. A great quality kit, and perfect for my application!
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