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Low-profile, aerodynamic crossbar lets you build an aftermarket roof rack for your vehicle. Aluminum bar has a T-slot that lets you mount channel-mounted carriers and accessories. Rubber strip in T-slot keeps out dirt and won't need trimming.
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Inno Aero Aluminum Load Bar - Black - 39" Long - Qty 1:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hey everybody, Cooper here from etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the INNO Roof Rack System on our 2022 Mazda CX-9. Now, if you want to carry around some accessories on your roof, like maybe a kayak carrier, a bike rack, or maybe some sort of cargo bin up on top of our roof, the first thing we're going to need is a roof rack system like we have on here today. Taking a quick look at it, we can tell that we do have some arrow crossbars here, which does mean that they just start off a little fatter in the front and kind of taper off towards the back. This is just to help cut down on that wind noise and drag that comes with putting something on top of your roof. Now, with some roof rack systems, they are kind of more flexible in their placement, so you can move them around your roof.
Depends on the kind of system you have. The one we have here today is a fixed point system, meaning that our crossbars do sit in this one location and they cannot move from that location. Our crossbar spread for this is going to be roughly about 28 inches. So whenever we buy accessories, we just need to make sure that it is accommodating to a 28-inch crossbar spread. Some other important measurements to know is: How much height are we adding onto the top of our vehicle By putting our tape measure down, we can see that we're adding on about three inches.
Now, that's important to know just in case you've tried to drive into any low-clearance areas. Is there enough room for your CX-9 plus the three inches we're adding on top of the roof And then also remember that you might be adding on additional items on top of that. If you are adding on additional items, usually they come in two different forms. The first one being the kind that are T-track, which just means that we're going to mount it directly into our crossbars. The second kind are usually clamps that find themselves attaching to the bottom and the top of the crossbar and kind of squeezing in place.
Now, how much clearance do we have from our roof to the bottom of our crossbar And that looks like it's going to be about two inches. So these are pretty low-profile crossbars. And with only two inches, I would make sure that if you are using any clamping accessories, you just are very careful when putting the item down through to make sure you're not dragging on your roof and causing any unnecessary damage. The last measurement we're gonna talk about is overhang, and that's just how much of our bars are past the feet of our roof rack system. And by taking our tape measure, we can see that that's about four inches.
Now, that just means that if we have any T-track accessories or any clamp-on accessories, there's enough room for it to be mounted on the other side of our feet, which does typically need for something like a ski or snowboard carrier or maybe a rooftop basket. It is a little bit easier to access since we have all this extra room for bars. They are 51-inch crossbars on our roof rack system here today, which I think is honestly probably about the perfect size. They kind of line up with the side of our vehicle pretty nicely. If we we're to go to the next size up, I would start to worry about possibly hitting my head, maybe getting inside and out in the vehicle. We do have a 165-pound weight capacity for our roof rack system, which is important to remember just because our roof is going to have its own individual weight capacity, as well as any items that we mount on top are not only going to add weight, but have their own weight capacities. So we just wanna keep this all in mind, so that way we're not overloading any of our components and causing any unnecessary damage to anything. Coming down from our crossbar down to our foot here, we can see that it is made of a nice ABS plastic, which just means it's going to be very durable through all the elements that you might be taking it through when driving. And it does come with a metal lock core included, so that way you know that your roof rack system is pretty secured onto your vehicle, knowing that all the mounting hardware is locked behind a key. Now, the installation process for this roof rack system is pretty involved and has some tricky steps to be aware of. Thankfully, we're about to show you how to put it together. Now, to start our installation process, I like to go ahead and take everything out of containers and kind of separate them by kit. We went ahead and installed our back crossbar already, so the steps are going to be exactly the same for the front crossbar. So we went ahead and separated out our tower kit, our fit kit for our vehicle, and our crossbar. The first step we're going to want to do is make sure that we have our crossbar facing the correct direction. You can tell this by kind of looking at on the side. The front of your crossbar is going to be a little bit more rounded, and it kind of tapers off towards the back, meaning that this side is going to be our front. So, I'm gonna go ahead and lay it out like that in front of me and kind of roll it over. So now, I know that the front of the crossbar is now facing my direction. Now, coming over to our feet, this is how it's going to come directly out of the box. So the steps I'm about to do are the same steps you're going to do when you get it out of the box. We're going to take one of our keys and plug it into our core here, and that will go ahead and release the front plate of it, revealing the insides. Now, do notice this, and it points it out in the instruction manual. For our clamp, it kind of is seated inside of this plate that I'm about to drop out, but whenever you put this on the roof rack and we'll point out later again too, you don't want the clamp over this. You want it to sit inside of it. But then as we go ahead and just loosen this, you'll see that does kind of drop out of place. It's important to note the orientation of this, and we'll talk a little bit more about that later. Now, with the plate going and dropped out, we are going to fully loosen our tower here. And then there is a lever on the back that we're going to go ahead and gauge, and that actually loosens up the top of our foot here. And this is what's going to slide into our crossbar here in a second. Now, we're gonna go ahead and get our crossbar ready. We go ahead and slide this whole track back. Seeing that there's a stopper, go ahead and press that down, and then we'll kind of have this exposed area with a gap here. Then, we're gonna go ahead and grab our tower, pull that lever down, and we can see that with a little bit of force, especially when we turn upside down, it helps that this raises out and this is what's going to be essentially holding it to a crossbar. Now, we wanna go ahead and install this with our locking mechanism facing out, and I found it best to kind of keep some pressure on the bottom. That way, it does stay out and doesn't want to kind of come back up. But, after that, you should see that it will slide right back out. And now, with that stopper back in place, you do have this in the correct position. And we do wanna leave it a little bit loose 'cause when we go to install it on the crossbar, we're going to be walking down onto this plate. And now, with it installed on both sides, our crossbar is ready. So we're gonna go ahead and turn to prepping our roof. Now, after we've grabbed our fit kit and two bolts, we can come over to our flush rails here and see on the inside, there are two holes, and those two holes are gonna line up with the two holes of our fit kit, facing the rest of the system in towards the roof. We're just gonna kind of hold it into place, grab our bolts, and kind of secure them into place loosely, and we can tighten it by hand. Now, when you start to get tighter, you will notice there is a little bit of sliding here with our fit kit. So what I would recommend doing is simply choose either all the way forward or all the way back, and make sure you are mirroring it on that side. Now, once you have your fit kit in place, we're gonna go ahead and grab the cover from big fit kit as well. And then also, this piece that we had fall out of the clamp earlier. And we're just gonna go ahead and take that and kind of put it over our cover. And remember that little notch that we said that sticks up We wanna make sure that is facing towards the inside of our vehicle to set up for our clamps later on. And then again, we're just gonna kind of line this up with these holes and hand tighten these down a little bit until they're in place. And then, we're gonna go ahead and secure them down with that Allen key later to kind of finish it off and make sure that they're nice and tight. With everything tightened down on both sides, I did just wanna go ahead and point out that your kit is going to come with some of these plastic covers. Now, if you we're to go through something like a car wash or want to take your roof rack off for some reason, maybe a clearance issue of some sort, you can go ahead and just remove the feet and the crossbar, leaving this part that we just went ahead and installed. And these plastic covers here do just kind of clip on the top here. Now, to go ahead and install our crossbar, I would recommend doing it with somebody if you had a friend available. But, if you have it on your own, it's still pretty easy. You just have to be a little more careful as we reach our crossbar across and kind of gently set it to roughly where we're going to install it and doing the same over on this side. And we just kind of pull the crossbar to where we need it until it's sitting in this hole. And then we can go ahead and just walk around the other side and make sure that it is secured in that same spot. So now, with our crossbar set in place, we're gonna go ahead and cress up on this lever here, and that just kind of holds the top into place. And then, we'll come to the front of it right here and just simply kind of twist on this knob to essentially tighten on that clamp and put it into place. And as we pointed out earlier, whenever you do install it, we wanna make sure that the front of our clamp is sitting inside of these two ridges, not clamped on over them. Now, with everything secured down, we can do the final finishing steps. Our first one is actually going to be to remove the end cap of our tower here, exposing the insides of it, and loading on our foam wind trip that we have down here in the bottom. If you find yourself having some overhang, you can go ahead and trim that to size. But since this isn't a permanent install we're doing today, we're not gonna go ahead and do that. And then we just go ahead and put that cap back. Once we are done with our included Allen tool, we can actually can rest this here on any of our towers. So while this isn't a totally tool-free install, I do like the fact that we can include our one tool needed somewhere. That way, we're not going to lose it. And to make sure that our tower is kind of in this square configuration or else our cap will not fit over it, you can just go ahead and squeeze this into place. And once we have that in place, we can go ahead and take our included key, turn it sideways, and that means that we are in this locked position. Now, with everything installed and secured down, we're gonna go ahead and just give it a little bit of a shake test just to make sure nothing's moving at all. And it looks like we're all good, so we're ready to hit the road. Overall, I would say that the INNO Roof Rack System is a pretty nice roof rack system. The fact that it sets so low-profile and doesn't take up too much additional space on the top of our vehicles is a really nice pro to that. Now, the flip side of that being that there isn't very much space between our roof rack and our roof to mount any clamping accessories. So, I'd say that's maybe about the only downside to that aspect of it. The installation process is pretty involved, but it might only be something that you have to do once and never have to do again. So, while it might be kind of a pain in the butt for the first time, that's the only time, so you don't really have to worry about that. So overall, I would say it's pretty good roof rack system. And that was a look today at the INNO Roof Rack System on our 2022 Mazda CX-9. My name's Cooper, and thanks for watching.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (11 Customer Reviews)
Low-profile, aerodynamic crossbar lets you build an aftermarket roof rack for your vehicle. Aluminum bar has a T-slot that lets you mount channel-mounted carriers and accessories. Rubber strip in T-slot keeps out dirt and won't need trimming.Nice product !!! Easy to install ! E-trailer was VERY helpful !!!!
etrailer was great to work with on my order. I really didn't now what I needed, but I knew what I wanted it to do. They were very knowledgable and helpful. Will definitely recommend and use again.
Thank you etrailer my car looks great I spent 4 hours to ensemble this cross bar and the bask rack but finally I made it now I have more cargo space in my car I really recommend etrailer good quality items and good service thanks again
The Inno fit kit and roof rack feet were easy to install and provide a very stable mount for the cross bars on my Mazda CX-5.
The quality of this product is 5 start and fit exactly with my 2017 nissan rogue..
The rails completed the parts I needed to install my roof rack on my 2010 Forester. What was particularly important were the buying and installation guides and video for the products I selected. Order placement was simple, and the order follow up from eTrailers was greatly appreciated.
These are great! Easy to use and easy to install. Thanks George!
Inno makes the best products
Very helpful staff. Great product and super fast shipping.
Arrived intact and on time. Easy to put together.
My wife and I bought a 2019 Tyson with a bare roof and wanted a rack system that would be safe affordable and easy to install and not having to Buy and installed side rails. The Inno system was perfect. . It is solid material with a solid build. The directions were a bit confusing but after some time and with the etrailer how to videos it really made the difference. Ordering was simple and fast. Madison was great to work with she was knowledgeable and helpful. The delivery was fast and exactly on time. I was going to go with another company and another rack system…. I’m glad I didn’t. I saved money and got a great product from a great company. Thanks etrailer, Inno and thanks Madison! And mostly for making my wife happy bc know we can get to kayaking!!!
etrailer was great to order from! Going to the website makes it easy to see what roof rack will fit your vehicle. Ordering process was a breeze and the fulfillment updates were great. Ordered on the 13th and received it on the 16th so the FREE shipping was super fast. New installs of anything can always be challenging but once I read the the instructions it all went pretty smooth. Installing this Inno Roof Rack onto our 2021 Tacoma TRD Sport was pretty simple and took less than an hours from start to finish. Now we are ready to load up out Thule cargo carrier when we hit the road.
I am writing this review in the context of an owner of an old Yakima roof rack system from many vehicles before the 2021 Hyundai Tucson on which I just mounted four INNO separate sets of components to carry two bikes on top of the Tucson. Note that you need at least three sets of components to have a "base rack" system, including the hooks, in this case the INNO INK680, the INNO INSUT Feet and the INNO INB137 set of crossbars. The feet are rubber coated metal so that they will not mar the paint where they clamp to the edge of the roof just above the doors. The rubber pads are also substantial to provide a slip-proof and paint protecting bottom for the INSUT feet. Read through all the directions for all the components before beginning installation, perhaps even "rehearsing" all the steps before actual installation with tightening everything. The instructions could be clearer, but with practice walking through all the steps they make sense. Once installed, I could grab any part of the completed system and pull upwards, sideways, forwards, and backwards without any play or slack in any of the components. In fact, it was easy to rock the whole car side to side without budging the INNO components at all. Compared to the old Yakima system, the INNO is just as sturdy and substantial if not more so. Just to replace the Yakima "feet" to use my old round Yakima crossbars would have cost more than the total of the three INNO components needed to get the base system. Even better, the INNO system came with included locks to lock the system to the vehicle. Many years ago, the Yakima four lock cylinders were $[XX] extra - probably much more now. So, I think the INNO is at least as sturdy and capable for much less money.
Feels premium and was pretty straight forward to install. I think it looks really good on the 2019 Honda Accord Sport. I plan to pair it with the Inno Wedge 660 cargo box. So far, it seems really well made and has a rubberized texture throughout. I installed it by myself in about 30 minutes without the instructions. It also shipped in only 2 days.
I use this rack in conjunction with some long square cross bars from Thule that I have had for a few years. They allow me to carry two lightweight Hornbecks atop a 2019 cx5 that has no rails. At this point, I have only used a couple of times and the configuration appeared to work fine, but the problem is fitting them properly, having to measure precisely. It is probably just me, but I don’t have 100% confidence that the rack and canoes will remain on the roof with the little purchase the rack provides. Wish there was a way to improve the purchase that the lamps achieve.
These Inno racks are very high quality, and the installation is straightforward. They look good, too.
I've been a happy etrailer customer for years. Sales staff helped me pick out the right roof rack setup for my new 2023 Escape that worked with my low-profile rails. 3 separate boxes of pieces but they all came together perfectly. Very happy with my purchase and etrailer customer support! Rack is solid, low wind noise and will work with the accessories I need, kayak carrier and cargo basket.
Got these with the custom fit kit (INK860) and the through feet/stays (INXS250) for my 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Assembly's not difficult, though you do have to work with three different instructions: 1 for the stays/feet (the main install instructions), one for the Crossbars (minimal to do there), and one for the custom fit kit (again, minimal, though this one is crucial as it contains the measurements for the setup).
Things went pretty smoothly. However, when I put it on my roof at the measured distances from the center line, the feet didn't both occupy the rain gutter as they are supposed to. I checked the measurements, and both the front stays were at 21.5" and both back stays were at 21 3/8 " . Since those were the called for measurements, I'm not sure why I didn't fit perfectly. However, they're great and I can't wait to put them to use with my kayak and snowboard and bike. Thanks E-Trailer.
Photos show how great the system looks as well as some of the gaps at the rain gutters. I don't think it's crucial to readjust those. I did try several times but couldn't seem to get them just right.
We bought this along with the INTR - Inno Feet for Square Crossbars. We used this to mount Thule crossbars and a Thule Adventurer cargo box on a 2001 Subaru Forester. Everything fit perfectly. The Inno mounts were completely compatible with the Thule crossbars. The fast and accurate shipping helped avert a crisis before a cross country trip.
THEY DID IT AGAIN! I was looking for roof racks for our 2012 Honda Crosstour. OEM was not available. I called Etrailer and spoke to Anna and she listened to make sure we got just what we needed.Today I'm going to install and hope they fit our needs. I'm really impressed with Etrailer and there customer service! They have taken care of me many times with several different vehicles! Thank you
Very nice quality, made in Japan. Easy to install using the Inno XS150 base stays. The 51" was a nice size for my 2015 Touareg. Many of the manufacturers recomment wider (53-54"), but I like the narrower profile. Unfortunately, the Aero design still creates a slight bit of wind noise at highway speeds, and it gets worse if the sunroof is raised (vent). I like the soft rubber T-channel material which allows the accessories to mount without cutting the material. I also like the slightly arched shape.
Be a fantastic help if you labeled what clamps went on the front of back.
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