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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.
Hi, everyone. It's Aiden here with etrailer.com, and today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima JetStream Roof Rack System here on our 2014 Toyota Prius v. Now, this roof rack is gonna be great for getting that extra cargo up and out of your vehicle and onto your roof. Whether you're making more leg room for your passengers on a long road trip with a rooftop basket or a box, putting luggage in there, or maybe you're carrying a kayak, a bike rack, or some skis that are larger, more awkward, that you wouldn't really be able to fit in your vehicle otherwise. It's gonna give you a lot of options, and really expand the possibilities of what you can carry with your vehicle. Let's check it out.
Taking a look at the components here, let's start with the crossbars. These are gonna be 50 inch long aero bars and these are gonna be great for a number of things. The aero shape design is gonna kinda cut down on that wind noise that we hear going down the road, and taper off towards the end here. The other thing that's gonna help with wind noise is the weather strip up here in the T-track system. Now, the nice thing about this T-track system is you don't have to cut it to length when you're putting your accessories in.
You can see here at the end, that we just kinda push it down and slide our accessory into place, and we don't have to worry about cutting anything to length. On my roof rack on my personal vehicle, I have to cut the weather strip if I wanna add an accessory there. While that system works, it's not the best, because if I ever change accessories, or want to take that accessory out, I'm then left with gaps and cut pieces of weather strip. You don't have to worry about that with this system. The other nice thing about the crossbars is that they're gonna give you a 165 pound weight capacity which is on par with most roof rack system, just make sure you check your own risk manual for your vehicle's roof, and go with the lowest rated component.
Next part of our system is the towers here. Now these have the option to be locked with Yakima's same key system. You can purchase lock core separately, and if you have other Yakima accessories like a bike rack, a kayak carrier, or ski carrier, you can lock that and use the same key for your roof rack here. I would definitely pick that up, 'cause then it keeps people away from your system, keeps them from taking your crossbars, and prevent them from just coming up here and taking that cover off. Taking the cover off gives us access to all the parts here to uninstall or reinstall them, so I definitely like having that security.
All I got to do to put it back on is just pop it into place though. As far as construction and build quality goes, this whole system's built really well. You got a nice black powder coated aluminum crossbar, so the nice thing about aluminum is you don't have to worry about rusting or corroding over time. You can also get them in silver if that matches your taste better, but it's all up to you there. Then coming down here to the feet and the clamps, these are gonna be the point that make contact with our vehicle, and the nice thing here is that we got a whole rubber pad here on the foot, and the whole inside of the clamp here is also rubber coated, so we're not gonna have any damaging parts on our vehicle, it's gonna keep everything looking nice and neat. Really, the only thing left is how to install. The process is pretty simple. Let's go to how we did that now. We've already got our front crossbar installed, and the first thing we're gonna do is start getting our back one set up here on the table. We got one of our feet and towers here on the bar already, so all we're gonna do is come to this end cap here kinda lift up on this tab here to release it, and we can pull out like that, and that'll give us access to the track system here. We'll take our tower and our foot, and we're gonna attach those together. The tower's gonna sit on the bar like this, and we want our foot with this arrow facing outward. What I'm gonna do is just set that down there, kinda line up this bar with this slot. I can do this first, and you kinda just push down on the table there, it makes it really easy. Then, take our key track bolt right here, slide that into the track, and we've got this markings here, they're really hard to see, you kinda got to catch the light right to see them, but these are gonna be for our measurements. For our back crossbar here, I know hat I need to set it at 37 3/4, so let's get that edge of the foot lined up with that hash right there, and then we can go ahead and tighten down. You got two points of adjustment here. You got this inner one here, which will kind of set our tower offset one direction to the other. We're gonna tighten that down right there on the center. This is gonna lock our foot and our tower into position on the crossbar. Using our included tool we'll hear a click, pretty soon here, letting us know that's tourqued down. The second point of adjustment we have right here is our pitch. Let me loosen this up real quick, so you can kinda see what I'm talking about. This little bar here will kinda move around the slot as the foot pivots. Again, this can be found in you instructions, but for our back crossbar, we're gonna stay right in the middle. Do the same thing we did before, tighten that down with the tool, and hear a click. With those in place, we're ready to set our bar on top of our roof. We're just gonna set it loosely in place right now, reaching across either side. Now, these feet right here, we got a little bit of a lip on our Prius today. We want these feet sitting basically on top of that lip. Some feet will kinda reach over and conform to that lip, this one's gonna sit right on top. Now, to get the exact spacing and position of this back bar, we're gonna use our front crossbar as reference. For that front one, we just measured from the wind shield up to the front, and for this back one, we're just gonna measure from the center to the center of this one. Right here, we're gonna scoot this in a little bit here. A little bit more from there, and that's gonna be about right there. Now, we can go ahead and grab our clamps, and get that secured. To get our clamps secured, we're gonna come over to the tower here, and take note of a couple things. We've got this gray cover here that we're just kinda pop out of place, and we got our bolt here. There's this rectangular block on the bolt, and I'll try to kinda pop it up there. It's really hard to see, but there's a hook shape tab there, and that hook is gonna basically go in this hole of the clamp, and kinda pull it tight. Underneath here, there's a small slot where the foot or the clamp can kinda slide up into place. We'll push that into place, and as I pul it back, you see that that hook is latched on, it's good to go. You can see here, it's a little bit tight. We want this clamp to go around the door jam there. We'll just take that same tool like we did before, and kinda loosen this bolt up. What that's gonna do is allow it to slide into place there, and we'll start tightening it up. Now, don't go all the way yet. I've got the clamp loosely installed on the other side as well. The reason why I wanna do that, is because if I just start tightening this down without the clamp over there, it's just gonna pull the whole roof bar towards me and not the edge of the car, wanna come and tighten it evenly back and forth. That should be good for this side. Now, I'll hop over the other side, and kinda continue that process. Coming back over to this side, we'll do our final tightening. We hear those clicks form our tool letting us know that we're all tightened down properly. I'll close that cover back down, take our cover for the tower here, kinda hook that in the bottom, and push that in at the top. If you got lock cores that you've already added, you can lock those now, and if you haven't put your end caps back on your crossbars yet, you can do that as well. Now, you can see it's nice and secure. Go ahead and close our door, and your good to go. That's about all there is for the install. The whole process was pretty straightforward, and you can see, it's really secure on the vehicle. We can shake the whole thing back and forth by either one of the bars, to let us know that it's really secure and it's gonna serve you really well. Really, that hardest part about the install, is just differentiating between which parts go to the front crossbar or the rear, and just getting all those measurements, but with the instructions, it's not that bad. In the end though, I think it's gonna be a really great roof rack for your Prius. Again, my name is Aiden here at etrailer. Thanks for watching..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (207 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.
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!!
Follow the instructions, and you can't go wrong on the self 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!
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.
As described! Quick delivery!
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.
Great product great service
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.
Solid build quality and easy installation on my '21 Mazda CX-5.
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.
Love it! We've made several long trips with full luggage loads.
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.
Well packaged and on time
Should include extra end caps just in case they fall off.
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!
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.
Roof rack parts were ordered correctly and shipped quickly.
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.
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