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These multipurpose, galvanized steel crossbars supply the backbone for your aftermarket roof rack system. Works with accessories that clamp around the bars. Pair with Yakima towers, fit kit, and RoundBar SL Adapter to create a complete roof rack.
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Yakima Roundbars - 58" 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 2016 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima RoundBar Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers Y00408. These are the round crossbars 48" long. We'll also be using part number Y03536, which is the RoundBar SL Adapter for the Yakima Bars, and finally part number Y00147. These are the TimberLine Towers for the Yakima Crossbars, particularly for the factory raised side rails.The Yakima RoundBar Roof Rack System is an economical choice for your Jeep Cherokee, has a strong sturdy surface with the bars where you can set your bike racks, your cargo baskets, or your cargo boxes onto. This is a very simple roof rack system to install. The towers here simply wrap around your existing factory raised side rails providing padding where it will make contact so it won't scratch them up or anything like that, and they tighten down and they're ready to go.
Now, while the bars are installed, there is going to be some noise while you travel. However, Yakima does offer aftermarket fairings that you can attach to the bars, which will help cut down that wind noise and drag while you drive.The end caps, once we remove them here, you can see how it tightens down and how the straps wraps up around the bottom of the bar. Unlike some other roof rack systems that actually grip it from the side like a clamp, this one kind of gives you a little bit more peace of mind because it wraps around the entirety of the bar itself. With the end caps there's also a plastic knockout you can replace with the Yakima Same-Key System, which is sold separately, so you can secure it to your factory raised side rails but also make it keyed alike with the accessories that you're hauling.To give you a couple quick measurements here, from the center of the roof to the bottom of the bar is going to be about 3-1/8". From the center to the top is going to be about 4-1/4", and that's more than enough space in between the bar and the roof itself to attach your accessories without making contact or scratching up the roof.
This does also sit pretty high off the factory raised side rails themselves. So once you have your bike racks or your cargo baskets installed, if they're fully loaded, just keep that in mind when your pulling in your garage.Also, the carrying capacity of both these bars is going to be 220 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 measurements. 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 the front part already installed, and we have a rear bar partially assembled on our table. We'll start by taking our plastic adapter and we'll push that in the top. You'll hear a little bit of a click.
Then we'll take our RoundBar adapter here, place it on the top, and screw it into place. With using our tightening tool, you want to tighten this down till you hear two or three audible clicks. Now we can push this into place onto our bar, and our final step is we're going to take our end cap, push that in, and now we're ready to set this on our factory raised side rails.We'll set our bar into place. Then we'll make sure it's even from center to center. We'll also make sure it's even from how far the bar sticks out past the tower as well.
We also want to make that the line here on the bottom of our tower sits on the top of the bar. Make sure you measure from center to center on both sides to keep it even. All right. That looks good. So, next we'll tighten down the bolt on the inside, and that's going to tighten down our tower to our bar.Finally, we can wrap our rubber-coated steel strap up underneath and around. Then we'll tighten that screw in the center, and again you're going to tighten this down till you hear those audible clicks. Our final step is we're going to take our end cap. We're going to push that in, and now we're ready to load up our gear and hit the road. There you have it for the Yakima RoundBar Roof Rack System on our 2016 Jeep Cherokee.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (207 Customer Reviews)
These multipurpose, galvanized steel crossbars supply the backbone for your aftermarket roof rack system. Works with accessories that clamp around the bars. Pair with Yakima towers, fit kit, and RoundBar SL Adapter to create a complete roof rack.Kimberly has shown that great customer service is not dead! etrailer and Kimberly are great to work with and have earned my business and will always be the 1st and last place I look for my rack+ needs!
As for the application, I needed more space to fit my cargo box on top of my 4Runner TRD Pro’s rack. I came up this this… Thank you!
Free delivery that showed up in 3 days!!! Can't beat it. The crossbars with the Control Towers and LandingPad 9 fit perfectly on my Honda Element. Had them installed in about 30 mins. Don't have my cargo box yet and wanted to test strength, so I had my 110lb wife standing on them with no issues (yes, the car was parked). Plan to take a long camping trip next week with a cargo box on top...wife will be in the vehicle:-)
Works perfectly. I am always impressed that Yakima continues to make parts for the "old roundbars" since they have since moved on to the superior JetStream bars.
Excellent selection of rack parts. Very useful installation videos help when choosing between products. Easy ordering process. Quick delivery.
necessary for using the widest cross bar option (78"). East to install
A great company to do business with, and lots of merchandise in stock. I orderd a roof rack for my truck on Tuesday morning and it was on the porch when I returned from work on Thursday. I will deffinitely order more from etrailer.com
Really Easy to Install! Solid and Strong amount to Roof Rack.
The rack has been so useful since I purchased it. Staff at etrailer.com were exceptionally helpful in getting the best option for my car and answering questions. I recommend this company, for its 110% customer service, excellent prices and timely delivery.
One quick phone call and Gwendolyn figured out exactly what I needed for our new car to use my old Yakima rack.
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 been using Yakima racks for around 40 years and have never had any problems. However, I am amazed at the price increases over the years. Etrailer prices were by far lower than most. Overall, a very excellent purchase.
Kit worked perfectly on my 2021 Subaru Forester. The whole install took 30 minutes. Never been disappointed with etrailer.
Haven’t used them yet but they should work as expected
I'm happy that this allows me to save money by using my old round bars on my new vehicle, with only the purchase of new "towers" and these adapters.
An Excellent Roof Rack!
first try was missing what was needed
Etrailer helped. It was great!
E trailer has me me spoiled yet again! If only I could expect this level of service from other suppliers.
Works great to use my round bars on the Skyline towers.
Yakima Crossbars were as you would expect - steel bars coated in a soft black coating (be mindful when you are utilizing these with the top mounts as the clamp will eat through the soft coating when you tighten them down). I had issues with my yakima round bar setup as the brackets and tower system were allowing water to leak in. This is in no way reflective of what youll experience but Yakima has superb support. I spoke with them twice on my issue and out of their kindness they shipped me an entire setup to replace my existing one for free.
Product works as advertised thus far. When you buy the yakima towers, you are required to purchase these as well to fit the rounder bars (I feel sure there are other adapters for other bar shapes). These should have come with the towers in my opinion, and I resented having to shell out more $$ to purchase these "must have" adapters to mount my bars. 3 star overall rating based on function, price. Delivery and packaging was top-notch through etrailer.
I ordered a Yakima Roof Rack for my Toyota Prius from eTrailer.com. Part of the reason for purchasing from eTrailer.com was the promise that the racks were made specifically for the car and would not dent the roof.
I received the rack on July 31, and installed the racks on my Prius according to instructions included with the racks. Our tandem kayak is 65 lbs . The towers were placed on the outer most part of the roof as indicated by the instructions. Yakima saddles were attached to the crossbars to hold the kayak. Nothing was close or touching the top of the roof. We transported the kayak to a nearby lake, 6 miles, and back. The next day we removed the racks from the roof and noticed 4 dents on the top of the roof. It was obvious that transporting the kayak on the rack caused the dents.
We had to pay $100 to have the dents removed from the Prius roof.
I cannot continue to use this rack that puts dents in the car's roof. I was extremely disappointed in the racks. In reading the Toyota manual and contacting them by phone, there is no mention of using or not using roof racks.
I was shocked to learn from Rachel at eTrailer.com that your company takes absolutely no responsibility for this Yakima product they sell. The best they can do is to pass the buck and refer us to Yakima.
Very disappointed, and out a lot of money for a product that damages your car. Will not recommend or buy here again. eTrailer.com does not even deserve one star in this review.
Typical Yakima cross bars. Coating is a little too easy to cut or gouge, but probably needs to be that way to get the grip it provides. Good enough solution for me, and allows me to continue to use all the attachments I've accumulated over the years that require a round bar
Great product. Great service.
Roof rack parts were ordered correctly and shipped quickly.
Installation of the hitch, wiring,rear bike rack, and new roof rack towers went well. I didn't set any speed records, but I was more concerned with doing no damage on a new 2019 Toyota Sienna AWD van. The hitch fit up well per instructions except that I was able to work around the exhaust without lowering it. Underbody panel and rear fascia did both need to be removed. Very happy with the end result. The new van is now set up to haul the bikes and canoes and move my log splitter.
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