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Premium, aerodynamic crossbars attach to Thule feet to create a quiet, stylish roof rack for your vehicle. Dual rubber strips in T-slots let you easily mount accessories - no trimming required. Simple to center and install with integrated scales.
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Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars - 47" Long - Black - Aluminum - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hey guys. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Evo Wingbar roof rack system. This system is specifically designed to fit your factory raised rails on your vehicle. I've got it in place just to give you a good idea of what it looks like. With this in place, it's going to allow you to carry roof mount accessories, things like bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo boxes and much more.Let's start by taking a look at the Thule Wingbar itself. It's made out of a lightweight aluminum.
You can pick it up in either black or silver with a powder coat finish. Right away, we don't have to worry about any rust or corrosion. We can leave it on our roof year round.We'll take off the end cap here and look at it's internal construction. The high beams here are going to give it strength and durability. A lot of people when they think of aluminum, they think that it's too fragile, or in this case, they maybe worry about it being able to crush.
With the high beams in place, that's going to prevent that from happening, all in all giving us a weight capacity of 220 pounds. Now with the end cap removed, I also like to talk about the channel up top here. This is out T-slot, so not only are we going to be able to carry those standard clamp on accessories, we'll be able to use that T-slot as well.Now the nice thing about the rubber strip here is that it's split right down the middle, so we don't have to remove it or trim it around those accessories. We can just take that T, slide it in to our desired location and we've got a nice clean look and again, we didn't have to remove that rubber strip.Now if we're using those T-slot accessories, we don't have to completely remove that end cap, we can just turn it to the side and we have access to it there.To fit your specific vehicle, you'll be given a recommended wingbar length. Therefore allowing you to carry those roof mount accessories, but that recommended length may not be long enough.
You may want to consider upgrading that length to carry more accessories. Depending on your vehicle, you may be able to do that. This vehicle's recommended bar length is 47 inches. Lets take a look at the other lengths. Here I've got the black and silver wingbar set up so you can see what they both look like.
On either end we've got the 43 inch, working towards the center, the 47 inch, the 53 inch and the 60 inch. As you can see with that 60 inch, we're going to be able to carry a lot more accessories than we would with the 43 inch. Keep in mind though, it could hang off of your vehicle quite a bit.As you see, these wingbars are a lot more aerodynamic than your traditional round or square bars. They're going to help eliminate some of that drag or wind noise that we experience when we're heading down the road.Now each of the wingbars are 3-1/8 of an inch wide and an inch tall. If you're using those clamp on accessories, be sure that those will work with those dimensions. The T-slot dimensions are 3/4 of an inch wide and 1/8 inch tall. Again, if you're using T-slot accessories, be sure that, that T-bolt or that T-nut will slide into that channel.Now, let's move on to the Thule Evo feet. In the kit, you're going to get a quantity of four and yes, I did mention they're designed to fit your factory raised rails. However, please note that they are a universal fit, so they may fit your raised rails differently.Now the feet themselves are strong and durable, when they're all tightened down, you're not going to have to worry about any movement. As you can see, I'm shaking the entire vehicle here and the plastic is not flexing and it's not shifting from side to side. Now, what's nice about these feet, is underneath our little door here, we'll unlock it, press in on the button underneath to take it off. It hides our tightening bolt. This is going to prevent the elements from getting to it. It's going to deter theft and it's also going to prevent someone from tampering with it.The bolt here is what holds our wingbar to our foot and clamps that foot around your raised rails. Now, it also includes the tool to do so. What's unique about this tool is, you hear an audible click when it's properly torqued down. This is going to prevent you from over tightening it or prevent you from not tightening it all the way. When it's all said and done, and everything's tightened up, the door goes back on, listen for the click and we can lock it up. Now, you can either use a flat head screwdriver or a coin to lock that.Now, if you'd like to upgrade to some metal locking cores, you can pick up four part number TH544, the plastic lock core comes out, the metal ones go in and they're all same key that way one key works with all the feet.Now you know how they fit, but what I'd like to mention and point out is that the clamps have an interior rubber lining, so when they're clamped around that raised rail, they won't cause any harm, that way if you want to take them off sometime, they won't leave any abrasions or any scratches.Once the roof rack system's installed, you're ready to load up some accessories and hit the road, but that's going to complete our look at the Thule Evo Wingbar roof rack system.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (505 Customer Reviews)
Premium, aerodynamic crossbars attach to Thule feet to create a quiet, stylish roof rack for your vehicle. Dual rubber strips in T-slots let you easily mount accessories - no trimming required. Simple to center and install with integrated scales.
This is another great product by Thule. It looks good and functions as it should. It was a little finicky to get it adjusted to everything was symmetrical. Use tape measure and take your time. I have not had to mess with it since I installed it. I’ve hauled my bike about 5000 miles on top of this roof rack.
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.
Great looking product. Fits very well on the car and the bars are actually pretty quiet. It is somewhat a pain to mount and dismount so plan on 30-45 minutes at least. In my opinion, if you put them on leave them there for the season as it is not very friendly to mount or dismount.
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.
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.
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.
Put them on a Nissan Rogue and they work great. Make sure to install the underside channel plugs which come with the bars or they will whistle.
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.
Seamless ordering and delivery. Video instructions very helpful
Brittany was awesome ! Very helpful in my decision making & her knowledge was a tremendous help! Speedy delivery and awesome product in Thule ! My roof racks are AWESOME!!!!
Worked Perfect & Secured a very heavy load in extreme weather & off road conditions
Easy to install with the anchors and crossbars, and still holding up great a year later.
One of the Evo Clamps is missing the plastic plate where the rubber spacer attaches. Please send a new plate or new clamp so I can finish my install. See attached photos to see the difference.
Excellent system
Two issue- 1) my old Hull-a-ports don't fit perfectly on them. Had to do a little jerry rigging. It works, no problems but it would have been nice to know.
2) without any attachment on these bars, at speeds >40 MPH (70 KPH) These things cause the most God awful scream that almost precludes opening the windows they are so loud.
Great product from Thule. Fit my 2022 Ford Ranger perfectly and is very strong and secure when installed. Excellent customer service from trailer and extremely fast shipping.
I would give the WingBar Evos 5 stars wish more accessories were available.
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!
Solid foot for Thule roof rack. Used these for square bar but applicable for aero bar options as 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.
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