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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 - Silver - Aluminum - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Colin: Hey everyone. It's Colin here at Etrailer, and today we have a 2016 Mini Cooper. We're going to do a test fit of the Thule Wingbar Evo Roof Rack System. Now, this is a roof rack system that will mount to the naked roof of your Hardtop Mini Cooper is going to allow you to get any of your favorite rooftop accessories loaded up here, whether you have a bike rack, kayak carrier, maybe even a small rooftop cargo box.Now up top, we're going to have our 47-inch Long Wing bar, Evo crossbars. These are going to be really nice and durable, and they have a nice aerodynamic shape. That combined with a rubber stripping up top is going to help cut down on that wind noise and drag, especially when you compare it to a standard square or round bar roof rack system.
Now, with this rubber shrivel up top, we can actually utilize T-track accessories.We just flip over the cap like that, and instead of pulling the rubber strip out and cutting it to length for our Tesi accessory, all we're going to do is slide out accessory in between the two strips to our desired location, tighten it down, then we'll be good to go.Now, as you can see, our crossbars are black right now, but if you feel like silver will match your Mini-Cooper better, well, go ahead and check out our website, we have that option available.Now, right here, we have our Evo Clamp feet for naked roofs; his is what's going to connect our crossbars to our roof. You see when you take the End Cap off, we can kind of see the Fit Kit a lot better. This Fit Kit is specially designed for the Mini Cooper. This has a nice rubber coated hook right here, which latches under our door frame.You see it comes under our weather stripping right there That rubber-coated hook's not going to harm or scratch the finish of your Mini Cooper; and we have this nice thick, rubber pad underneath our clamp foot that's going to provide a really nice, solid surface to make contact with and to secure it; and you can see how it matches the contours of our roof very well to ensure a very snug fit.Now I'll put the End Cap back on our clamp foot. Well, you can see is that we have a plastic lock right here.
We can replace that with the Thule Lock Core System, that'll provide more security for your roof racks.No one can just walk up and remove your End Cap and then take your roof rack. Now, I do want to provide you guys with a few measurements. First from the top of our roof to the bottom of our Wingbar is going to be three inches. That should be more than enough space to get your Clamp-on accessories underneath your Wingbar, without risking damaging the top of your roof. Now, if we go from the top of our roof to the top of our Wingbar, it's going to be four inches.
You want to keep that in mind for any low-clearance situations that you have that height added to your roof. Although with the Mini Cooper, you're rarely going to ever find yourself in any low-clearance situation.And as you can see the space under our crossbar is more than enough to open up the sunroof of our Mini Cooper. So we can still utilize that feature if we wish. Now you're going to have a 220 pound weight capacity on your Evo roof rack system, but you do want to make sure you double check with your Mini Coopers Owner's Manual. Make sure your roof can handle that weight.Without even going over most of those features, let's show you guys how to get this installed on your roof.
Now I'll go ahead and show you how to get the rear crossbar assembled to the front and the rear one are going to be the exact same process. So what we have partially assembled right here. What we'll do is flip our crossbar over and we'll take the End Cap off, just pushing on that tab right there, you can kind of wiggle your End Cap off.Now we're just going to get our Evo Clamp Foot ready. We have our nice rubber pad right here. You can kind of see how the shape of the pad and the bracket right here match. So go ahead and get that planted on there. In your instructions, they are numbered; the pads and clamps and specifies which placement on the car should go such as front-right, front-left.There's going to be a number on the pad right there, but for our Mini Cooper, they're all going to be the same number, so you don't have to worry about it too much; but you do want to make sure that you get the correct rubber coated hook in place. There's going to be numbers on the rubber coated hooks right underneath there. It may be hard to see it on camera but, if you just get the light shine on it, when you have this at your house, then you're going to be able to get it installed. So, all we're going to do is feed it into the bracket, push up until it locks into place, toggling a few times and make sure it's locked.Now, we're going to come over to the side of our Crossbar. What we're going to do is push in on our two silver buttons right here. This is going to unlock the channel lock up here. You can see when to push down on it, how it comes up.just like that. So, we'll push in and slide it in the channel. We already have our scale right here set to 26 and a half. We're going to move this over until it butts up against the scale. So as soon as we make contact, we'll let go. It's locked into place. Take our End Cap, put that back on. Now we're ready to get it on our roof.Now with both rear doors open, we'll stretch our roof rack across, to get it set into place. Now per our instructions, our crossbar spread needs to be 27-and-a-half inches for it to fit properly. So we'll measure from the front of our back wing bar to the front of our front wing bar. 27-and-a-half inches. We'll make sure to get that even on both sides. Real quick, I'll point out how we got the front one in place, was we measured from the top corner of our windshield, right here up to the edge of our Evo raised, Evo clamp foot for naked roofs, about 12 and three-eight, seven-inch on both side. Again, make sure you get both sides, even and as close to 27-and-a-half, as possible.Here we go.Now our rubber coated hooks actually have to go under the weather-stripping right here, and they include a little tool that you can use to, wedge it in there and pull down that weather-stripping to get the hook in. So what I'll do is just kind of pull down and get my hook in and let it go, just like that. We'll do that for both sides; and what I'm going to do is just start tightening down the bolt on the inside of my foot until I feel a little bit of tension. You'll kind of see the pad start pulling this way, that's when you want to stop.Just like that. Now we'll repeat this process for the other side. Now that we've done a lot on both sides, we'll just make our way back and forth, tightening down our roof rack, making sure to get it as even as possible. You don't want to, over-tighten one side, that could pull it over on evenly. Just go ahead and do that.Now we've made our way back-and-forth on both sides and we've got the other side fully torqued. This tool's going to let us to know when it's fully tightened down,by giving us a couple of audible clicks.Just like that, we'll know we're done. We'll go ahead and shut our door and put our End Cap on. Now, it's never a bad idea to go ahead and grab a hold of both of your Crossbars and then give the roof rack a good shake. Just make sure everything is secure. From there, you're going to be ready to load up your favorite rooftop accessories, and then hit the road.Well, thank you all for watching, but that's going to do it for our test fit of the Thule Wingbar Evo Roof Rack System, on our 2016 mini Cooper.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (455 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.I went to a few other roof rack shops and they all told me that there was no rack option for a 2019 MINI without roof rails and wanted to charge me $1500 to install custom rails...This fits perfect with my Thule wing bars from a previous vehicle.
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.
While the instructions were a bit difficult to follow the install videos from etrailer are a blessing to figure out what to expect even if not exact to the letter. Overall product is excellent, use it to haul kayaks and a 18 ft aluminum canoe to and from locations. Would recommend
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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.
Great product, simple directions and a perfect fit
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.
We just purchased a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe as our retirement vehicle for traveling. We wanted to install cargo accessories but the dealer prices were WAY to high. After researching for several days we found etrailer.com. The prices were the best we found and the service was outstanding! We installed a Thule roof rack system that fits flawlessly and allows the panorama sun roof to plenty of roof to operate. The videos made in really easy to install. We also installed a trailer hitch system. The Tekonsha Trailer Wiring kit was also a piece of cake to install. If you're hesitant to work on electrical systems, there's no need to be afraid. It's actually easier than it looks in the video.
The Curt Trailer Hitch gave me major headaches. The delivery company banged the box up pretty badly. Apparently it tweaked the hitch just enough so that the holes were misaligned. No problem, after talking me through the installation one more time to be sure it was damaged, they shipped a new unit. The second hitch went in fine. It took a while, and it's not as easy as it looks in the video, but I'm 67 years old I did the installation myself...
Overall, I gave five stars because the price match guaranty makes it a wise choice price wise. he videos are a big help during installation. But the real difference is the service. A lot of folks provide good service to make a sale, but etrailer goes the extra distance to provide great service afterwards. That's unique! Thanks etrailer!
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.
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.
Bought the Thule Wingbar Evo 118 crossbars and Thule Evo Raised Rail footers and installed them on my 2016 RAV4. Pretty easy to install and I did watch a few videos online to make sure I was doing everything right. I like the new raised rail system from Thule as it is clamp style versus the rubber strap - both work very well, but the newer clamp system is nice because the tool you use to tighten the footings clicks when it reaches the right tightness so you don't over tighten it. I recommend these rails and the footings (Thule 710401) as the system is quiet when driving and looks good.
Seamless ordering and delivery. Video instructions very helpful
Worked Perfect & Secured a very heavy load in extreme weather & off road conditions
Perfect fit and easy installation. Highly recommend for a lower profile rack. Also allows sunroof to vent on 2016 Lexus RX350. Haven’t driven with them on yet so I don’t know how road noise is at this time.
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.
Easy to install with the anchors and crossbars, and still holding up great a year later.
Excellent system
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.
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.
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!
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.
The Thule Eco clamps and roof rack performed excellently. We traveled over 12,000 miles last summer out west and it carried a inflatable canoe and other gear and was flawless. Securing straps adequately reduces wind noise significantly. There was no motion or shifting during the entire trip. Total poundage secured during our adventures was approximately 100 lbs.
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