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These crossbars combine the strength of steel with an aerodynamic shape to create a heavy-duty yet quiet roof rack for your vehicle. Full-length bars maximize cargo carrying capacity and work with most clamp-on accessories.
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Yakima CoreBars - 50" Long - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be test fitting the Yakima core bar roof rack system consisting of part numbers Y00421. These are the Yakima core bar cross bars, fifty inches long. We'll also be using part number Y00147. These are the timberline towers for the Yakima cross bars, particularly for the factory raised side rails.The Yakima core bar roof rack system is great for carrying a wide variety of accessories on your roof while maintaining the strength of the square or round bars. You can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, or cargo boxes. It combines the strength with the Yakima round bar, but it also has the aerodynamic shape, so it won't cause the noise that you would get with those round bars.
It also eliminates the need for a faring 00:00:41 like you would with the round bars as well.Opening up our end cap here, you see it wraps around our existing factory rate side rail. It's a very easy install. Once you're got everything in place you can remove this plastic end here and replace it with a Yakima SKS lock core. Not only can you secure it to your roof, but you can also make it keyed alike with your accessories. Next I'd like to give you a couple quick measurements. From the center of the roof to the bottom of the bar is going to be about three and a quarter inches.
From the center to the top is going to be about four and an eight inches. That's more than enough space in between the bars and the roof to install your accessories without making contact or damaging your roof.Finally the carrying capacity is going to be two hundred and twenty pounds, but you always want to double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure your roof can take those weights and go by the smaller of the two.Now that I've gone over some of the features of the core bar roof rack system, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. We already have our front bar installed on our factory rate side rails, and we have the rear bar partially assembled on our table here. Our first step is we're going to take our plastic piece here and push it at the top of our tower until you hear a little bit of a click. Then we'll take our bracket here, line it up with the bolt at the top, and then tighten it down with the screw at the bottom with our included tool.
YOu'll here a couple audible clicks when it's done. Now we can slide this onto our bar. We'll attach our end cap here.Our next step is we're going to set this on our factory rate side rails and start making our connection. Make sure that our strap wrap is up underneath. Now with our actual tower, we want to make sure the line is sitting on the top side of it.
Next we'll measure from center to center to make sure that's even on both sides as well. We'll measure for our crossbar overhang to make sure that's even. Now we can start by tightening down on the bolt on the inside that will tighten the tower to the bar. Next we'll take a rubber coated steel strap and wrap it up underneath and tighten down the bolt in the center until you hear those clicks again.Our final step is to put our end cap in place and now we're ready to load up our gear and hit the road. There you have it for the Yakima core bar roof rack system on our 2016 Jeep Cherokee.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (245 Customer Reviews)
These crossbars combine the strength of steel with an aerodynamic shape to create a heavy-duty yet quiet roof rack for your vehicle. Full-length bars maximize cargo carrying capacity and work with most clamp-on accessories.From start to finish, the folks at etrailer -- and I spoke to several people there, so it was a consistent corporate vibe -- were fantastic to deal with.
There were delays in getting my product that were on the supplier side and out of etrailer's control, yet etrailer folks kept me up to date and also worked on a customized solution.
My goal was to be able to carry my surfboard on the roof of our 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe to the beach more than 3 hours away. But the particular model we had had no existing racks, no recessed areas, nothing to fix racks to. Not even the dealer had a solution. I was sh*t out of luck.
But etrailer hooked me up. The racks did take me a while to put on, but most of that time was fine tuning to reduce “hum” while driving. I’m very happy with them.
Thanks to etrailer, I have gone surfing and can go surfing whenever I'd like to.
Excellent solution for my 2023 Chevy Silverado. In the past, I have had rails installed on the roof of my pickup trucks, but I find the BaseLine towers to be a better solution, since they don't permanently change the truck. Plus, they are much more solid than SkyLine system on the rails.
Love my Yakima roof rack!! It exceeds my expectations.great product. Also thank etrailer for the tec support! great staff always there to help thanks again!!
Follow the instructions, and you can't go wrong on the self installation
I've just recently installed this setup on my 2015 Toyota Camry.
etrailer - Shopping for this rack was fairly simple, and the shipping from etrailer was quick and reliable. I received the rack in 2 different shipments but they both arrived at the same time. etrailer made sure the all the contents were available. They also have several resourceful videos on their YouTube page, which was helpful while shopping for the rack and during a few trouble shooting items while I was installing.
Yakima Core Bar - Overall a quality product. Everything necessary was supplied, including a handy measuring tape and some very well written instructions. The fit is clean and very sturdy. The only qualm I have is that the hex hole in the large anchor bolts are a bit larger than the supplied hex driver. Toward the end of the installation, the tool was worn and ended up turning inside the bolt itself (not due to over torquing whatsoever). I ended up having to use a hex set I had in my toolbox to complete the installation because the provided tool was starting to strip out the anchor bolt. With that said, the kit is still a great kit that meets my expectations.
Wind noise is quieter than my OEM VW bars on my 2017 Volkswagen GTI. It's noticeable, but nothing extreme - I believe that's just the price you pay when adding crossbars to a vehicle.
Verdict - etrailer has definitely met my expectations, and the Yakima kit provided is a well designed kit that fits well!
Really easy to install & work as specified. So happy with the customer support/service at etrailer.
Your notice of schemes was a lot better than the yakima site provided. They did not suggest the scheme you did.
But when the products arrived, the instructions were by yakima. Generally worked as instructed except the tower to tower transverse mounting dimensions needed to be tweaked for a perfect fit.
The design of the connection seems a little sketchy to me. Hopefully I'm wrong and the design engineers have it figured out. etrailer's selection process, delivery ann installation help both online and on the phone was excellent
As described! Quick delivery!
Great fit, holds tight to roof.
Ackage came 2 days early the install was somewhat easy (did it by myself)
Did not get to mount anything to it but seems really sturdy. One thing I can say is mark out your mounting points with provided stickers then put up and make adjustments to the roof rack.
Very good product. The Yakama towers and cross bars feel very solid and appears to be high quality. Very easy install. Others have complained about the instructions, but guess I'm a visual person because the pictures all seemed very clear to me and the install was very easy. They do sit higher than I expected. After adding a Rhino Rack cargo basket, we only have about 4-5" clearance below the garage door.
Great product great service
Solid build quality and easy installation on my '21 Mazda CX-5.
These crossbars feel like they are well made and sturdy. It took less than 30 minutes to install with the Ridgeline Towers. I love the look of the bars! Can't wait to load the Kayaks up and get out on the water.
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. They provided a nice, flush finish and hold the racks down tight.
Roof rack fits and works as advertised. Over the phone customer support for sales and install directions were very helpful and thorough. Geoff is an excellent brand ambassador who goes above and beyond to fulfill customer expectations. I will definitely be shopping at etrailer for my future vehicle needs. Well done!
So far so good. Purchased these towers to use on a 2022 GMC Canyon with HD bars that I already had, primarily to carry my canoe. Yakima's fitting instructions worked perfectly and the whole system seems really solid.
Well packaged and on time
Timely delivery of my order, as usual! Easy to install on my 2015 4Runner. After I had the mounts ready and put on both bars, I installed the front one and fine-tuned it, the second took even less time then. I now have the ability to carry up to 3 kayaks, perfect! etrailer is a great company!
Should include extra end caps just in case they fall off.
My experience with etrailer has been excellent. There was going to be a potential delay in one of the products, but their customer service promptly informed me, half the price of some of their competitors so can't really complain. In the end they got the part ahead of schedule and was able to ship in a timely manner. I will definitely keep them in mind for future purchases.
Very sturdy, well made. The assembly instructions are not too good but if you call Yakima they will provide additional instructions.
Customer service was excellent, they called me to tell me one item was backordered and how long it would be. Package was shipped with enough packing material. Install was pretty easy, some of the Yakima measurements in the manual are a couple inches off but no big deal. This will be used to carry a box for when the family takes trips. Can pile all the luggage up top and have more room in the car. I would recommend the Yakima corebar roof rack and etrailer! Their price was lower than 2 other sites I checked.
I am thrilled this got delivered sooner than anticipated! It was quite easy to install once you started actually putting it together and measuring everything out. I like that this can easily be removed and installed onto the vehicle.
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