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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.
Hey, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer.com. And today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima Jet Stream Roof Rack System here on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. That's gonna be a great way to get that extra gear up on top of your roof. Whether you're hauling stuff for a vacation, maybe loading up a kayak, or just getting a roof box up there for some closed storage. It's gonna offer a lot of versatility, and it's gonna be a really great option for our flush rail system here.
Let's check it out. So one of my favorite things about this system in particular, is the quick release function. So if we come up to our cover here, kind of pinch the sides, it just releases the roof rack like that. So if we do that on both sides, we're able to quickly and easily remove the roof rack without having to undo any bolts or mess up any tools. So we want to take our vehicle through a carwash, we can.
We don't have to worry about having this up here, or if you just don't want to have the roof rack on there you don't have to. It makes the whole process really quick and easy, and it's something that kind of sets it apart from the competition. Taking a closer look at those covers, though, we can see there is a spot where it can add lock cores though. So no random person can just come up and take your roof rack off if you choose to add those yourself. So I like that it, you have the option for it.
It's not included by default, but the options there if you want it. So looking at the rest of our system here, we've got 60 inch bars here up top, which is gonna give us a pretty good amount of overhang for any sort of load assist kayak carriers, or just to have room for extra accessories. Get a clamp on the outside, maybe. It's gonna be really nice for that. They're gonna be a black powder coated aluminum.
So you're not gonna have to worry about any sort of rust or corroding over time. And up top here, if we remove our end cap, we've got a track here for any sort of accessories that we can slide in here, and a nice weather stripping that you don't have to cut to length. It just pushes down when you insert your accessory, and slide it along that channel there, and you don't have to worry about making any cuts or modifications. Now, those bars are also gonna give you a 165 pound weight capacity. So just keep that in mind when you're loading it up. Always be sure to check any sort of baskets, boxes or other accessories that you're loading onto your roof rack as well, and just go with the lowest rated component. While we're up here, let's get some measurements. For our crossbar spread center to center, we're working with 33 and a quarter inches. For our height from the roof to the bottom of the rack for our clearance here, we've got four and one quarter inches. And then from the roof to the top of the rack, we've got about five inches there. So that's not too much height added to the top. And that's plenty of room underneath for your clamp around accessories. And then because we have our flush rails here, it's gonna give us fixed mounting points for our landing pads there, which is going to simplify the install process a lot. Let's check out how we did it. So the first thing we're gonna do is come up to our flush rails here, take our included tool and remove this screw from in the channel here. It's a little hard to see down in there, but we'll just get that out, and that'll give us the attachment point for our landing pads. Once that's been removed, we can take our landing pad here and begin assembling it. We've got two main pieces here. This bottom one is going to have some arrows on it. We want those to face in towards the middle of the vehicle. So we're just gonna set that down over top of that hole. We're gonna take this top piece here, and just kind of pop it into place there. And then we have our bolt with a washer and lock washer on it. We're just gonna drop that down to the middle here. Find that threaded hole and secure it down right where we removed that bolt just a second ago. Then on the table here, we can come to our towers here, and we're going to attach this metal block here that will slide into the track of our crossbars underneath. So we'll just take that block, kinda pop it on the bolt right there. Flip it upside down, and use our included tool here to tighten that down into place. Once that's most of the way in there, we're going to slide it into our crossbar here, and there are measurement markings on the bottom here. They're a little hard to see, but I'm going to line the tower up here with that 34 mark. Just to start out. Once we get it on the roof, we can make adjustments if need be. And then I'm going to continue to tighten up this bottom bolt here, until I hear some clicks from our tool letting us know that it's torqued down properly. Now we can set our bar up on the roof. We're gonna make sure that this rounded portion is towards the front of our vehicle. And you wanna make sure that these towers, this cap here is open because that is what's going to unlock it and allow it to slot right into the landing pads we installed earlier. So this will carefully reach across the vehicle here, get that side in, and then make some adjustments over here. If I need to just pulling the tower towards me a bit. And then once we've got these, both adjusted so that they dropped down in like that on either side, we can come back with that same tool to this bolt head right here and just tighten that up until we hear that same clicking that we did before letting us know that we're tightened down properly. There we go. And then we can just push that into place like that, to lock it in. And don't forget to come back with your end cap, pop on the crossbar and repeat that over on the other side, overall, the install process was really easy. The fixed mounting points to take a lot of the guesswork out of it. So I liked that part a lot. All you got to do is just repeat that for the front end back crossbars, and you're good to go, same process for each. And I think it's gonna be a really great roof rack system on your 2014 Jeep grand Cherokee..
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (183 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.
Fit our Subaru Forester perfectly. Install was a breeze. For the money I wish they came with the core locks.
These crossbars were easy to install and adjust. Be sure to get all the pieces you need. There is no mention of the Landing Pads necessary to use these.
Very nice quality towers. Very heavy duty! They have a cool "snap" on / off mechanism for quick removal and 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!
You guys provide great products and excellent customer service.
Thanks
As described! Quick delivery!
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
Yakima SkyLine Towers are well-designed and well-executed. They easily fit into the Yakima Landing Pads and form a tight fit when closed. And they also fit nicely into the Yakima JetStream Crossbars when following the Yakima instruction manual and various YouTube videos. I did run into a snag at first where I found the rubber seal on one SkyLine Tower getting caught on the JetStream Crossbar track, but after that I was careful not to let that happen with the other towers.
I find the appearance of the Yakima SkyLine Towers to match their level of quality in materials and design.
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 landing Pad 18 was very easy to install on my 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and fit up nicely with my Yakima SkyLine towers.
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!
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!
Great company. Fast delivery.
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.
Very happy with the Yakima roof top rack kit for my 2017 Ford Edge with glass roof. The instructions were a little confusing at first, but after reading through them a couple of times while working with the product they became much clearer. The Yakima fit site was helpful as well. After the initial cross bar mounting measurements and set up, attaching and detaching the racks from the roof is a very simple process.
Amazing quality easy set up fast shipping buy the locks the 4 pack With this fast shipping super impressed
Wonderful service from Kimberly at etrailer.com. I had ordered a roof rack in December for I car I had on order. Ultimately I purchased a different vehicle more than 3 months later and the roof rack and mounting parts were not compatible. I had no problem returning the unopened products and just needed to pay the postage. Kimberly made the process easy and seamless, making sure to send the new Yakama cross bars and necessary parts. It fits beautifully on my new car and setup was fairly simple with video support and step-by-step instructions.
Great product and Sales Support from etrailer.
I bought this for my Son as a Grad/BDay gift for a Honda HR-V which has slightly odd roof/door shape
He installed it himself said the install was straightforward but the instructions could use a little improvement.
etrailer Sales Support was great, I was a little concerned about getting the right parts and the return policy. Olivia was great to work with, she offered recommendations and matched the parts to the type and vehicle it was to be installed on along with a kayak mount.
All the parts arrived in mint condition with no missing pieces.
I'll for sure return to etrailer on future purchases.
I bought a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. To use my Yakima Skyline Towers, I had to install these landing pads in the rack rail attached to the roof. The installation was easy, and the pads serve their purpose. But they don't seem to be engineered as secure as I would like. They have more flexibility than I think they should. The bolt head is over an inch from where it screws into the roof. I think Yakima could have engineered something more secure. In fairness to Yakima, the Jeep rack rail is different than any other rack system I've seen and is incompatible with any other system. But I am assuming that these landing pads will work OK with a full load and that the Yakima engineers have done an adequate job. This summer they will be put to the test for 3,000 miles. Note: the Yakima windshield fairing falls on the glass in the moon roof rendering the moon roof unopenable so long as the fairing is used.
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