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SquareBar Evo crossbars attach to Thule feet to create a durable, reliable roof rack for your vehicle. Bars are constructed of galvanized steel with a polymer coating that provides grip for your cargo. Accommodate accessories that clamp around bars.
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Thule SquareBar Evo Crossbars - Steel - 53" - 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're taking a look at how the Thule WingBar Edge roof rack system fits on your 2014 Volkswagen Passat. So, the Thule WingBar Edge system is really interesting, because it's super heavy-duty, it's super rugged, but it's also low profile. So, we'll talk about those features, and how it fits on the Volkswagen Passat. So, this is a custom fit for your car, and we have a kit put together with all the different parts that you need. So, make sure to use the fit guide here at etrailer.com to find the right fit for you.
You have the 41 inch crossbar, the 37 inch crossbar with the Thule WingBar Edge towers, as well as the custom fit kit for your vehicle, that fits around the grooves and the edges. So what kinda cargo or accessories can you carry with this system Well, you do have a flush system, so for your actual roof bar space, it's gonna be 37 1/4 inches of space. And this is how much room we have to clamp items around. Even if you are using the T-track system, you're limited to that too, although it might give you a little bit of extra space, because then you don't have to worry about the space the clamps take up. So for your height, there's two measurements you might wanna know.
One is the distance from the bottom of the crossbar to top of roof. So here, from the glass to the crossbar, it's just about two inches, which isn't that much. You're gonna have to think about that if you have those U-bolts with wing nut style, you may or may not have enough space. Try to get accessories with just those clamps that go around, super low profile. Next is the height added to the top of the roof.
So this is 3 1/4 inches above our glass. That's where your cargo sit. So, let's say you're carrying around skis, snowboards, especially the skis with extra tall bindings, you wanna make sure that you have enough height and those bindings don't scratch up your roof. And if you don't have enough height, you can check out the accessories that we have available that can give you the extra height. When you take the end cap of your tower off, you then get access to your T-tracks.
You can see how the wind strips split apart to slide your accessories through. I do like how the clamps fit on this one. It is very low profile. You can slam your door on those clamps, and you're not concerned about it taking up too much space. Plus the pads are different for each side, and you can tell how they fit around the groove, but also give you some extra height. Now when you have a naked or an empty roof like this, then you can't really adjust the crossbars that go on them. So for your crossbar spread, center to center, it's gonna be 27 1/2 inches apart. Some accessories require a specific crossbar spread. This is pretty in the middle of the range, so hopefully this will help you out. Now you do have a custom-fit kit that has instructions specific for your vehicle, for installing. And we're gonna take a look at how I got this onto our Volkswagen Passat. So, the first thing is to get your towers, or the feet, onto your crossbars. Now look at the towers, see how they're curved. There's gonna be a right and there's gonna be a left. So, as long as it matches the end of your crossbar, you're good to go. So you're gonna have to push this tab in, in order to pop your crossbar tower through. It connects in the crossbar, and then you're gonna tighten it down to where it lines up. So, just double check your instructions for what letter you need to go to. But for example, if you need to go to letter H, just tighten this down until the H-line lines up with your crossbar. Your fit kit will include some pads, as well as some hooks, with their own numbers for your vehicles. Now, these just pop onto the clamp, and the hook just slides in right there. Now, before you put your crossbar on, just double check where they're gonna sit. So in our case here, we want it about 27 1/2 inches from the front crossbar. So find that spot, place your mark, and then you're just gonna place it onto your roof, right where you took your spacing measurement. So, we've followed the Thule measurement so far, and definitely follow along with those letters, spacing, things like that. Now, every now and then there might be a bad fit for a certain vehicle. And in our case here, we actually came up a little bit too short. If that happens to you, you are gonna have to take some manual measurements. So measure from where the groove is on your roof, to the other side. And then once you tighten down your crossbars to your towers, make sure it matches with the groove of your pad. So in our case here, my measurement was 44 inches apart, and that's how far apart I got the towers. So the grooves on the flip pads match that, and now we have a really good fit. Your tool has a torque setting of three Newton-meters, so just rotate that tool on that clamp until it clicks. Once you've tightened down both sides, and then just pop that end cap on. Once all end caps are on there, you then pop in your plastic lock core. So, you can tighten down those plastic lock cores with a flat head screwdriver, or a coin, or the back of a key. This is also a good time to replace those plastic lock cores with metal lock cores. Those are sold separately. And once you've secured all four towers, then that's it for the install. You're ready to load up your roof rack and hit the road. And that was a look at the Thule WingBar Edge roof rack system on the 2014 Volkswagen Passat..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (509 Customer Reviews)
SquareBar Evo crossbars attach to Thule feet to create a durable, reliable roof rack for your vehicle. Bars are constructed of galvanized steel with a polymer coating that provides grip for your cargo. Accommodate accessories that clamp around bars.
Standard crossbars, very strong and ver satile.
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.
These bars are great and work fine. However the connection slots are not long enough to allow the 60” bars to work on our grand Cherokee. The 60” bars would give more clearance for our Thule Hullevators when they are in the lowered position. I had to develop a removable pad system to protect them from hitting the side of the car.
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.
About a year ago we purchased two Thule Hullavator Pro kayak racks along with a Thule SquareBar Roof Rack for mounting. The combination worked out very well and we headed from Colorado Springs to Duvall Washington outside of Seattle with three stops along the way to kayak. The trip went smoothly and we appreciated the Hullavator ease lifting the boats. We have two more trips planned in the near future. We did mount the boats with cockpits down to avoid filling with water when traveling without a problem.
Easy to install, fit and finish are top notch.
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.
Well packaged, arrived in good condition. Works as expected. Would be great to have additional fitment information available. The underside channels of the 53” bars were just barely long enough to fit Leer cap track system spaced 40” apart using the rapid podium feet (phew). Thought from the measurements there would be some room to spare but didn’t account for the angle of the podium feet.
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.
Seamless ordering and delivery. Video instructions very helpful
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.
Classic square bar, but modern integration with the podium feet. Exactly what I was looking for.
Worked Perfect & Secured a very heavy load in extreme weather & off road conditions
Easy to install with the anchors and crossbars, and still holding up great a year later.
Excellent system
Worked great on my 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan's naked roof. Carried fully loaded car topper over 8,000 miles without needing any adjustments. Easy to install. Created a significant amount of whistling/howling when driving without a topper, so I wrapped a bungee cord around the front bar and secured it to the Thule feet. Voila. No more noise.
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.
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.
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!
Solid foot for Thule roof rack. Used these for square bar but applicable for aero bar options as well.
Installed on a pickup truck. Hauls canoe very well. We love our rack. Easy to mount and very strong. No issues in thousands of miles of hauling. Great rack.
Sturdy and working as expected.
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