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Extremely quiet, aerodynamic crossbars attach to Yakima towers to create a stylish roof rack for your vehicle. Rubber strips in T-slots push down to load carriers or accessories - no need to trim. Full-length aluminum bars maximize carrying capacity.
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Yakima JetStream Crossbars - 50" Long - Black - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2018 Ford Escape, we're gonna test fitting the Yakima Jet Stream roof rack system consisting of part numbers Y00425. These are the Yakima Jet Stream crossbars, 50" long and this also applies to the 60" long bars, part number Y00426. These are also available in silver as part number Y00428. We'll also be using part number Y00147 and these are the Timberline towers for the Yakima crossbars, particularly for the factory raised side rails. The Yakima Jet Stream roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while freeing up space inside your Escape. This can carry anything from bike racks to cargo baskets to cargo boxes.
The bars themselves have an aerodynamic shape to them and that coupled with the rubber strip up at the top as well as the one that you cut to length underneath, that's gonna cut down wind noise and drag while you drive and that's gonna eliminate the need that you would have with square and round bars to buying those fairings after market.Removing out end cap here, you can see that it's compatible with T-track accessories and instead of having to remove the strip and cutting it to length as you would for other roof rack systems, this one, instead, you simply push both strips down and slide your T-track accessory in place and tighten it down and then you simple replace your end cap. The end caps simply pop off, like you can see there and these wrap around your existing factory raised side rails within this rubber coated steel strap. So it's gonna keep your factory side rails safe and unscratched and then just tighten it down into place with the bolt up top. Looking at our end cap, there is a plastic knockout, which you can have removed and replaced with the Yakima same key system, which is sold separately, so you can secure it to both your factory raised side rails or if you wanted to, you can make it key to like with your accessories as well. Next, I'd like to give you a couple quick measurements.
From the center of the roof to the bottom of the bar is gonna be about 3".From the center to the top, it's gonna be about 4". So there's plenty of space in between the bar and our roof here to install your accessories that don't get installed to the T-track that simple wrap around the bars. Also, the carrying capacity for the two bars combined is 165 points. But you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can withstand those weights. Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack system, let's go ahead and show you how it installs.
We have our front bar already installed onto our factory raised side rails and then we have our rear bar partially assembled on our table here. Our next step is we're gonna take our tower and install our two pieces to install onto our Jet Stream bar. So we'll flip this upside down and we'll start making that happen. So we'll take our plastic piece here and install it on the top portion. It just fits right in.
You'll hear kind of a snap when you install it.Then we'll take our metal bracket here, slide that into the top, and tighten down the screw down here to hold everything in place. We'll use our tightening tool here that does come with it as well and this is kind of a neat tool because it's gonna make a couple of noises here to let you know everything's tightened down, so you don't over tighten it. Isn't that nice All right. Now we can take this top portion here and slide it into our channel at the bottom. All right, and then we'll put on our end cap here to make sure everything stays in place and also, I would like to mention at this time there is normally rubber strip on the bottom here that you will cut to length once you've put this and get this set in place on your roof rack. We're gonna keep that out for now for demonstration purposes. But just do bear in mind, once you have everything measured out, you will cut that to length and put it in place in this track on the bottom. We can now sit out bar into place.We do want to make sure that the line here at the bottom is gonna be at the top part of our factory raised side rail. Next, we'll measure from center to center of the bars on both side to make sure they're even. You just want to make sure it doesn't go under 24". Then we'll measure for crossbar overhang on both sides. All right, that looks even on both side, so we'll tighten down the screw on the inside first to tighten our tower down to our bar and then we'll tighten this screw after wrapping our strap up underneath and tighten that to our factory raised side rail. Wrap it up underneath. Put it into the cradle here and then we'll take our handy dandy tool here. We'll get it loosely tightened on both side and then tighten it down the rest of the way. Our final step is to push our end caps in place. Now we're ready to load up our gear and hit the road. There you have it for the Yakima Jet Stream roof rack system on our 2018 Ford Escape.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (303 Customer Reviews)
Extremely quiet, aerodynamic crossbars attach to Yakima towers to create a stylish roof rack for your vehicle. Rubber strips in T-slots push down to load carriers or accessories - no need to trim. Full-length aluminum bars maximize carrying capacity.Super happy with my purchase from e trailers purchased yakima roof rack. Knowledgeable sales rep.Help me through the process on purchasing my roof rack Recommended to anyone quality parts
For a 2015 Mazda 3, 4 door sedan.
I used the 50" jetstream bars with the skyline towers and the #22 Landing Pads.
Went together easy, great quality, very solid feeling! And, easy to remove and install when needed.
These crossbars were easy to install and adjust. Be sure to get all the pieces you need. There is no mention of the Landing Pads necessary to use these.
Very nice quality towers. Very heavy duty! They have a cool "snap" on / off mechanism for quick removal and installation.
Very nice and heavy duty. They don’t look too fragile on a lifted truck with oversized tires.
Fit our Subaru Forester perfectly. Install was a breeze.
Fit good with the OE track on roof. I like the new covers they supplied with the mounts.
It was what it was advertised and fit perfectly on my 2023 Ford Maverick
Still look and work great after a year. Fantastic investment and they didn't reduce my fuel economy. They don't produce a lot of wind noise either.
Honestly, I love etrailer. I love the expert help that you all provide. It's clear by the 1 year follow-ups that you care more about the relationships with your customers then just making a sale. Your service is friendly, informative and fast. I always come here first to look for my next purchase. Thanks again-Rob.
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Great first experience dealing with you guys! Shipped fast, and was a faster install. You gave me the right parts and it went together in a flash.
Will definitely be doing business with you all again.
I have ordered several times from Etrailer and have always received efficient, timely and reasonable shipped items. Did not use customer service with this order but it has always been good.
Perfect match
I chose Yakima because I had one in the past and they were always reliable. Thule was my next choice but didn’t like the look of 53’ crossbars on my car. I really appreciated the easy to follow instruction that made installation a breeze. The kit came complete with everything I needed to install right out of the box. I purchased the 2 Hightower bike racks to go with the roof rack system and plan to safely secure both bikes for our trips. It was a bit heavier than I anticipated (combined with the bike carriers) which will hurt my MPG but having easy access to disassemble the bike carriers when not in use made it a no brained. Additionally, I love the look of the system on my car.
I waited several weeks for roof rack to arrive after ordering online. I am accustomed to Thule racks, but could not find any towers/bases to fit the 2019 Santa Fe. Once here, the Yakima rack mounted with ease and I look forward to hauling kayaks or basket on the roof.
Thank you etrailer.
Great bars and easy installation on my 2012 Prius C
Honestly went back to etrailer after buying something i couldnt find on the big A before because their support was so good and delivery speed was soo fast.
The yakima jetstream crossbar looks beautiful. Quality is great. Took my vehicle for a test drive, and i didnt hear anything loose or broken from the bars. Very satisfied with the product and the instructions were great. It was my first time installing a roof rack too.
I’ve placed 2 separate orders with etrailer in the last 6 weeks. Their service, response, pricing and follow-through have been terrific each time. I will use them every chance I get.
Yakima SkyLine Towers are well-designed and well-executed. They easily fit into the Yakima Landing Pads and form a tight fit when closed. And they also fit nicely into the Yakima JetStream Crossbars when following the Yakima instruction manual and various YouTube videos. I did run into a snag at first where I found the rubber seal on one SkyLine Tower getting caught on the JetStream Crossbar track, but after that I was careful not to let that happen with the other towers.
I find the appearance of the Yakima SkyLine Towers to match their level of quality in materials and design.
Shipment received, as ordered! Thanks again to Bryce D., for assistance.
Lightweight and actually quite quiet with no attachments on them. With my bike racks there is a fair amount of noise but it doesn't come from just these. Mine is on a 2011 BMW 335.
Quality product, timely shipping, transported with care. Packaging received fully intact with no damage.
Thank you etrailer for yet another great ordering experience!
The installation was super easy, and despite a long time stuck in shipping the delivery itself was extremely fast, and the package arrived in spotless condition. The manuals were very easy to follow, and the end result is absolutely amazing. I love that there's a rubber piece in the top rail that doesn't need to be cut, which makes it a very flush and smooth fit. I also love the modularity and the weight that it can handle, especially for the stuff i plan on carrying.
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