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SquareBar Evo crossbars attach to Thule feet to create a durable, reliable roof rack for your vehicle. Bars are constructed of galvanized steel with a polymer coating that provides grip for your cargo. Accommodate accessories that clamp around bars.
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Thule SquareBar Evo Crossbars - Steel - 53" - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today on our 2019 Honda CR-V, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Thule Wingbar Evo clamp-on roof rack system. This Thule roof rack system is going to allow you to carry roof-mounted accessories on your Honda CR-V, things like bike racks, kayak carriers, roof boxes, and more.The crossbars are 53 inches long and you can see how they span across the roof of our CR-V. We're going to be able to carry multiple accessories with this roof rack system. We've got the black installed, but they're also available in silver if that's something you're interested in. You can check it out on our website.They have an aerodynamic shape. These are going to be a lot quieter than your round or square bars.
It's specifically designed to fit the naked roof of your CR-V. It's a fix-mounted system. It measures 27.5 inches center on center. This is going to work with most accessories. They have an aerodynamic shape.
These are going to be a lot quieter than your traditional round or square bars, but they're going to work with your clamp-on accessories as well as your T-slot accessories. Now, what's nice about this rubber strip here, we don't need to remove it or trim it around our accessories. That T-bolt just slides to our desired position and then it gives us a nice clean look.The crossbars are held in place by 4 Evo feet. You can see here the thick rubber padding is going to prevent any harm done to our CR-V's roof, and underneath our door here in the front, accesses our hardware. By having the cover it's going to prevent the elements from coming in contact with it and it's going to help deter theft.
Now, if you'd like, you can add some metal locking cores to add more security.The four clamps are what hold our feet to the roof of our CR-V. You can see here how they've got a nice clean fit. They fit on the inside of the door, that way when it's closed we don't have any rubbing. It just fits right around that seal and with everything in place, we can give it a good shake. We can rest assured our roof rack is going to remain in place as well as our accessories.
This roof rack system has a weight capacity of 220 pounds. You do, however, want to check with your CR-V's owner's manual to see if your roof can support that much weight.Now I'm going to give you some clearance measurements. This is going to tell you how much you've added to the roof of your CR-V and it may help you when putting on your accessories. From the top of the roof to the underside of the bar is about 2 and 3/4 of an inch. From the top of the roof to the top of the bar is about 4 inches. Even though this roof rack system is over a portion of your sunroof, you're still going to have full use of your sunroof.Now that we've gone over the features, I'll go ahead and show you how to get it installed. I've already got my front crossbar in place on my CR-V. Once you've got it assembled, per your instructions, you measure up 11 and 3/8 of an inch from the corner of the windshield to the first portion of the pad here, on each side, and that gives you your placement for the front crossbar.The rear one installs very similar. Let's go ahead and do it together. I've got one side assembled. We just need to repeat the same process on the other side. We'll start off by grabbing the Evo clamp foot and remove the front door here. It just snaps off. You can see all the insides here.Let's go ahead and install our clamp. It just slides in the bottom here. Now, an important thing about the clamps is that they're all numbered right here. Per the instructions, for the passenger rear, we need to have number 155. So again, refer to your instructions to make sure you have the correct numbers and install them on the correct side. The clamp just slides up and clips in place. Just give it a good pull and make sure you've got it in there all the way.Here on the bottom, we can install our pad. The pads are also numbered. For this foot, we need number 213. They're very easy to install. Just push them in place and afterwards, give them a good tug. Make sure they're in place. Now we're ready to slide it on to our WingBar.To make it easier, we can turn the WingBar over. We'll need to be sure that the end cap is removed. Then we can take our Evo clamp foot. In order to slide this on, we'll need to take both of our thumbs here, and inside there's a little silver bracket you can see here. Give it a good push and by holding it down, it's going to allow you to slide it into the channel here.Before we slide it on all the way, we'll need to set our scale. Per your instructions, you're going to need to set it at 40.5. That may be difficult for you to see, but they're all numbered, so just set it at 40.5. From there, we can slide our clamp foot all the way on until it makes contact with that scale. Then we'll replace our end cap and we're ready to move over to our CR-V.Now it's a good idea to open up the doors. I'm going to set it in place in the general area very gently. Per our instructions, from the front of the front crossbar to the front of the rear crossbar, we need to have 27.5 inches, so we'll need to check both sides. Once we've got the correct distance between the two, we'll need to be sure that the pad is sitting correctly on the roof of the CR-V. You can see how it contours the top of the roof, so we'll just need to make sure that it lines up with the channel on each side. We can make some small adjustments until we've got it exactly where we want it. Then we're ready to start tightening them down.What we want to do first is take the slack out of the clip. You can see how we're not making contact with the inside of the doorframe. We're going to take this out for both sides. And this is going to help us tighten it down evenly when we do begin to tighten it down. Once both sides are ready to go, we can begin tightening them down, but you still want to tighten them down evenly, so do a few turns here and then a few turns on the other side. Once we've got it just about tightened down, our included tool is unique in that it will click when it's properly torqued, so we'll need to listen for the clicks on each side.Then all that's left is to put on our cover. Then if you'd like, you can use a flat-head screwdriver or a coin to lock up those plastic cores. With everything installed, we're ready to load up our favorite roof-mount accessory and hit the road. But that's going to complete our test fit of the Thule Wingbar Evo Clamp roof rack system on our 2019 Honda CR-V.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (511 Customer Reviews)
SquareBar Evo crossbars attach to Thule feet to create a durable, reliable roof rack for your vehicle. Bars are constructed of galvanized steel with a polymer coating that provides grip for your cargo. Accommodate accessories that clamp around bars.
Standard crossbars, very strong and ver satile.
I've had the roof rack for a year now and we only use it sporadically in the winter to put the ski box ontop of the car but it works great. Very easy to install and remove and very sturdy. Previously I had the kind that bolted into the roof of my SUV and had a terrible experience with that (we lost the rack and kayaks on the freeway and it tore holes in my roof). The clamp style is the only kind we'll get from now on because they are much sturdier and no risk of losing them. Definitely recommend them.
I just got my packages and had it installed within the hour very satisfied
No problems installing. The rack is doing fine.
Product was right fit for my vehicle and installed perfectly. Etrailer was knowledgeable and got the goods to me quickly. Enjoyed working with them and will again.
These bars are great and work fine. However the connection slots are not long enough to allow the 60” bars to work on our grand Cherokee. The 60” bars would give more clearance for our Thule Hullevators when they are in the lowered position. I had to develop a removable pad system to protect them from hitting the side of the car.
About a year ago we purchased two Thule Hullavator Pro kayak racks along with a Thule SquareBar Roof Rack for mounting. The combination worked out very well and we headed from Colorado Springs to Duvall Washington outside of Seattle with three stops along the way to kayak. The trip went smoothly and we appreciated the Hullavator ease lifting the boats. We have two more trips planned in the near future. We did mount the boats with cockpits down to avoid filling with water when traveling without a problem.
Easy to install, fit and finish are top notch.
I've owned this roof rack for a year now, and it has served my purposes (carrying my kayak around on my truck) quite well. It was fairly easy to assemble, largely because the entire instruction guide was in pictures.
I have had to retighten the rack a couple of times since putting it on the roof, so I tie the kayak down to the front and back of the truck as well as to the roof rack. I suspect the ocean kayak puts a bit of lift on the roof rack resulting in the loosening.
Worked perfectly on my 2020 GMC Sierra. Looks and works great.
Well packaged, arrived in good condition. Works as expected. Would be great to have additional fitment information available. The underside channels of the 53” bars were just barely long enough to fit Leer cap track system spaced 40” apart using the rapid podium feet (phew). Thought from the measurements there would be some room to spare but didn’t account for the angle of the podium feet.
I have almost always had roof rails on my vehicles. My F150 had no rails and I was nervous about clamp style rack holders given what I tend to carry on top. These have been great and I am positive I have overloaded them numerous times.
Great quality products! Easy installation with properly guided instructions. One of the best tracking information, from ordering to delivery. Would strongly recommend etrailer to anyone looking for roof or hitch bike racks.
Classic square bar, but modern integration with the podium feet. Exactly what I was looking for.
Easy to install with the anchors and crossbars, and still holding up great a year later.
Excellent system
Worked great on my 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan's naked roof. Carried fully loaded car topper over 8,000 miles without needing any adjustments. Easy to install. Created a significant amount of whistling/howling when driving without a topper, so I wrapped a bungee cord around the front bar and secured it to the Thule feet. Voila. No more noise.
I bought the Thule Evo Roof Rack to transport my kayak on my Lexus 300H. Thule will advise you on their website that his particular rack is not right for a Lexus 300H (i.e., they don't make a roof rack for a Lexus 300H); it is really for a Camry, but etrailer told me that is worked, I trusted them and they were correct. After all, a Lexus sedan is really a fancy Camry, but Thule will not acknowledge this point. It works great. Thule makes a solid product.
Superb quality. Of course, it is from Thule and they are expensive for sure. But, you really get what you pay for!
And, just consider how expensive it would be if using something more affordable (cheap generic brand) and the racks/bars take off from the roof with the box on the highway!
These will not take off, super sturdy and fits the car perfectly.
Just be sure to get the right kit.
And follow the paper instructions coming along the parts.
Can recommend these, were for Nissan Leaf 2021.
And not to forget the etrailer company, they did their part as well with flying colors. All parts arrived in time and were correct!
Sturdy and working as expected.
Seamless ordering and delivery. Video instructions very helpful
Solid foot for Thule roof rack. Used these for square bar but applicable for aero bar options as well.
Works real well!
Customer Service at etrailer is par none, both before the sale and after. I had an unpleasant experience elsewhere buying and installing a roof rack for my old Prius. After a few days of frustrations, I sent it back to that old online store.
This time, I contacted etrailer to see what ALL I needed to install a rack on my new 2018 Honda CRV. They sent me the part numbers and a link to purchase. Viola! After they arrived, I had difficulty with one of the parts (at 69 yo my hands are not too strong or flexible) and contacted etrailer. They sent pictures and more thorough instructions on installing the rubber strip. Another VIOLA!
I'm so very happy with my total experience at etrailer. Customer Service, truly, is not better any where else I have made online or brick-n-mortar purchases.
Worked Perfect & Secured a very heavy load in extreme weather & off road conditions
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