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Heavy-duty crossbars mount to Yakima towers to create an aftermarket roof rack. Top and bottom channels let you add channel-mount accessories. Tie-down points in endcaps let you easily secure cargo.
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Yakima HD Crossbars - 55" Long - Black - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hey everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer and today we have a Yakima roof rack system that we are going to take a look at on our 2019 Nissan Sentra. If you're planning on carrying around some fun accessories like a rooftop box or a basket or maybe some kayaks, what you first need is a roof rack system, and for your Nissan Sentra, yes, there are options for you. Now, this Yakima system is unique in that it does have a little bit more of an involved process. It does take longer to install, but the results are that it gives you more crossbar spread, meaning more space or more surface area for your cargo. If you're carrying around kayaks, ladders, even a Christmas tree, that extra long cargo would appreciate this wider crossbar spread. That crossbar spread is measured from the center of one crossbar to the other.
In our case here, it's going to be 31 1/2 inches. When you have a naked roof like this, meaning there's no roof rails, then you are fixed to the point where your brand tells you to put your towers. So here we have towers and crossbars that compensate for the curve of your roof and that allows you to put it further apart. You still have that stable surface, but you have more distance. I have the 50-inch long core bars here because that's the recommended length for your Nissan Sentra.
You have a slightly different length for the front and the back. So with the overhang, there's one inch for the front. For the back, you have 2 1/2 inches from the tower to right before the endcap. More overhang means more space for your cargo. If you need to carry a kayak here, you usually want it closer to the end, but in the case of the Nissan Sentra, since it's a lower sedan, you don't really need the overhang as much because it's easier to reach your crossbars.
Plus, too much overhang means you're hitting your head against those bars getting into the car. So this actually is a really good fit. Another important measurement is roof clearance. There's actually two measurements here. One is gonna be the distance from the bottom of the crossbar to the top of the roof.
Here at the center where it's the closest, I have it at 2 1/4 inches. That's pretty low profile, but still a good amount of space for clamps that go around your crossbars. If you have things that have U-bolts and wingnuts, though, just double check those to make sure they'll fit. Another measurement is, how high does this sit up above your roof So here it's about 3 1/4 inches. So that's gonna be where your cargo sits. If you're carrying around skis with extra tall bindings, you need to make sure that it has clearance on your roof so it doesn't scratch it up, and if it does not have enough clearance, that's when you start taking a look at accessories that give you more height. Holding the system up, you do have these baseline towers. I do enjoy how you just pinch on the edge or the ends of these towers and then you can flip them backwards and off and now you have access to your mounting system. It is a little bit involved. We'll talk about the install process a bit later in this video. Notice that there is a hole on this tower for your keys. Those are not included, but if you wanna purchase them separately, you can get a multi-pack. So a roof rack requires mainly three parts. You need your crossbars. In our case, we have the Yakima core bar, which is 50 inches long. It's arrow-shaped, but it does not have a T-track system. Some people like it, some people don't. It's up to you. You also have your baseline towers and you have your custom fit kit. In our case here, that's four parts, a different fit kit for the front and the back. That's why it's very important to use our fit guide here at etrailer. Put your year, make, model, and then get the correct fit for your Sentra. If you are interested in T-track accessories where you can mount your accessory only on the very top of the crossbar, you can fully utilize the bar even to the edge, then I do recommend taking a look at the Yakima JetStream crossbars that are 50 inches long. For the core bars, some people think it's easier to install and less rubber strips to think about or wear down. So while both of them are great for aerodynamics, when it comes to functionality, it's more of are you using T-track accessories or not Installing this crossbar can be a little bit confusing because there's different adjustment points. You can pivot those bars actually up and down, which allows us to have a longer crossbar spread. In our case here, though, even though we pivoted them, there's still a little bit of an angle. So it is up to you if this is flat enough of a surface. So I'm going to guide you through that process. Once you understand it, though, it's pretty easy to take on and off. Let's go. You're gonna have a bunch of different boxes. You have hooks that have different numbers, pads with different numbers, tower pieces, crossbar pieces. So where we are going to start is with the crossbar. I already installed the rear crossbar on the vehicle, so we're going to install the front crossbar together. The crossbar is going to have this collar. This collar is going to go onto this tower. To access the tower, you have some doors. So when you flip it over, there's this door which is for the hooks, that will be for later, and then there's this door, which you pull out until it clicks, and that way it gives you an opening underneath to tighten down. When you feed the collar through the crossbar, of course the end cap has to be off, you can then just put this on wherever and get your tower and just line it up over that collar. If you followed all the instructions for opening the door, you'll then have access to that bolt underneath where you can start lightly threading onto that collar. You need to make sure it's in the right spot as well as has the right hitch. So the key thing here is to find the arrow on your crossbar. That will help you figure out how far out the towers need to go. Make sure that arrow is facing away from you. So you've found the arrow and you're going to take your tape measure. You're going to measure for distance apart for the towers. Since these are core bars, you are gonna have to have the measurement. So our measurement here is M1 for front crossbar, 39 inches. Half of 39 is 19 1/2 inches. So we're gonna put that where the arrow is and then figure out where to slide that tower. You're going to line up the front edge of your crossbar with your measurement. So for 39, sits there. By tilting the tower back and forth, you can adjust the pitch. Remember, the arrow is facing away from you. We're setting it to letter A, which is the notch furthest away from you too. Once you've held your tower in that position, you're then going to tighten down with your included tool. Every time you tighten something down with your included tool, there's actually a torque setting. So you're going to keep tightening down until your tool clicks and that will prevent you from overtightening all of those different bolts. So we're almost there. (tower clicks) Right there. That's the click. (tower clicks) Your fit kit includes the plates and the pads. So that's gonna fit onto your tower. Make sure it clicks into place and also make sure that the arrow on the pad is facing out. Now, holding that pad, you can then adjust for the toe of your tower. You can go from one, two, three. We are going to go to one, which is furthest away from you with the arrow facing away. Tighten that bolt down as well. Double check the bolt for the pitch. Everything is torqued down. Do that exact same process on the other side. You have your crossbars all set up, but where do you put them on your roof Well, you do have a measurement that Yakima provides and that's going to be the distance from your front windshield to the front or the leading edge of the crossbar. In our case, it's going to be eight inches. Some people like to put a sticker there so that marks your spot. Double check that those rubber pads are on the bottom of your towers and then gently place your crossbar onto your roof. Line it up with the eight-inch measurement you took earlier. Do that for both sides. We're then going to insert the clip. So these are the 84s and that's gonna be for your front clip. Notice how this is set up, where the hook is underneath. That way when you push the clip in from underneath, it automatically catches onto the hook and now it sits by itself. So what we're gonna do is we're going to get our tool and we're going to tighten down two bolts. The first bolt is up here, which is our sway bolt. It adjusts our up and down movement. That gets tightened down a good amount. And then we go down to our bottom bolt, which adjusts the tension. So we're going to do it about halfway. And I say 50% because you want to evenly tighten down these towers. So halfway there, go about 75% here, continue over there, just go back and forth so you're not pulling the whole system one way to the other. And that applies for both of those bolts. So just like the others, continue to tighten down until your torque tool clicks. Do that for both towers and both bolts. When that's done, you can close the door on that. With all four towers installed, just double check, make sure that everything is secure. If you purchased the Yakima same key system lock cores, now's the time to switch out your covers on your towers for those. If you don't have those keys, it's perfectly fine. Definitely still usable. We're gonna put those covers onto the towers. They just fit in from the bottom, click in on top, and they're all nice and secure. And once all of those are installed, then that's it for the install. You're now ready to load up your roof rack and hit the road. So personally, it really depends on what are you carrying around If you want that extra crossbar spread for longer kayaks, for boats, for ladders, then this is gonna be good for you. While it does look like it's not completely level, which it isn't, once you do have that longer cargo on there, you won't notice the difference. But mainly, it's more about: Do you want T-track mounted accessories Do you need longer bars Are you okay with this length here where it's a good balance of not hitting your head, but also still easily accessible because your Sentra is lower to the ground The other options I mentioned were either 60-inch long bars. There's also the Yakima JetStream bars. If you want a roof rack that's honestly easier to install and uninstall, you may want to consider the Rhino-Rack offering for the Nissan Sentra. All that matters, though, is knowing what you're carrying around and how you wanna carry it. That right there was a look at our Yakima roof rack system with the 50-inch long core bars, the baseline towers, as well as the custom fit kit for your 2019 Nissan Sentra.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (253 Customer Reviews)
Heavy-duty crossbars mount to Yakima towers to create an aftermarket roof rack. Top and bottom channels let you add channel-mount accessories. Tie-down points in endcaps let you easily secure cargo.
Works perfect for our SUP with the tie down loops. Great for building materials as well. Looks great as well.
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!!
I ordered the Yakima roof rack for a 2019 Hyundai Ioniq. I went with the heavy duty one for extra strength but it is quite a bit thicker, likely increasing wind noise. So I might have chosen the aerodynamic lighter weight one if I was to do it again. Also, I needed to get larger bolts for my kayak holder to get around the crossbar. The instructions and video on website were very helpful but they did not explain well how to adjust the toe and pitch. For the toe adjustment, you have to push the metal post with the tool before tightening. That was not obvious. For the pitch, it helped to do that once the towers are attached to crossbar. Then you can tilt tower while cross bar is laying flat (upside down). I ended up having to add tilt on both front and back crossbars for them to be flat when installed. Website said only front one would need to be pitched. I am very pleased with the look and sturdiness of the product. My Hyundai Dealer had zero options for this car.
etrailer was a great place to order, quick and easy. Yakima products however are over priced and overly complicated.
Follow the instructions, and you can't go wrong on the self installation
You sold me used equipment at new prices. What a rip off. Your company is a joke! No worries, you’ll not have to worry about screwing up another order for me in the future. I’ve learned my lesson not to deal with your customer service.
These adapters were easy to install and made my system fit together nicely.
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.
etrailer's selection process, delivery ann installation help both online and on the phone was excellent
Great fit, holds tight to roof.
The customer service in ordering theses par tea was amazing!! I spoke with a wonderful specialist named Kate F, and she was super helpful and patient answering all my questions and helping me make sure I had the correct parts I needed for my type of car. The bars are very sturdy and have proven very worth the money!!
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.
I had a difficult time identifying whether these were the correct adapters for the rack towers that I was purchasing to fit my tracks but that has more to do with yakima doing everything a-la-cart instead of having kits that include everything you need if I hadn't already had the HD bars on my other rack and wanted to be able to transfer them to this rack I probably wouldn't have went to this expense because I think they are overpriced.AS far as etrailer is concerned I always receive great service and products and they are always well packaged and never damaged by poor delivery care and always fast delivery speed.
Your service is nothing short of excellent! Thank you
Great product and even better was the service with etrailer! These guys make it happen and delivery was super fast. Thanks for a fantastic experience, will be a return customer.
Yakima HD bars 60”
2018 Ford Expedition
Solid build quality and easy installation on my '21 Mazda CX-5.
The Yakima products are doing great. Just got home yesterday from a 18 day trip using them in Michigan's upper peninsula. Love them. Great products. Thanks again.
Well packaged and on time
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.
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.
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.
Easily supports the RoofNest! The Customer Service with Roger was Excellent!
Required for Yakima HD crossbars using timberland tower system.
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