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This aerodynamic, flush-mount roof rack lets you carry gear and cargo on your vehicle while maintaining a clean, factory look. Crossbars work with channel-mount and clamp-on accessories. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.
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John: Hey guys, John here from etrailer.com, and today we're installing the Yakima JetStream Crossbar System on our 2019 Toyota Tacoma. This is a great way to add more carrying capacity to our vehicle if our truck bed is all loaded up, or maybe we don't want to add a cargo carrier to the hitch and extend the length of our vehicle. It is a great option for us.The JetStream bars come in both black or silver. So as you can see our Tacoma here is black, so the black finish looks really good. If you have a different color, silver might be better for you. We have that as well.
Our Tacoma here has a bare roof, and so we do use the clamping system for the installation. This would be the same for any other roof rack out there. I will say that the BaseLine towers, they have a little bit more of an involved installation. It's not really difficult, just a little more time consuming, but I do feel like it has a much better fit compared to other roof racks out there.One of the best features of this roof rack of the crossbars here is this rubber strip. A lot of other crossbar systems, you have to cut that to fit your accessories.
With this system, we simply remove the end cap. Then we press down the rubber strip, and our accessories slide on here so we don't have to cut any rubber strips, and it still helps cut down on that wind noise and drag.This roof rack has a 165 pound weight capacity, which should be plenty for any accessories you'll be carrying, and the BaseLine towers here, you're able to put lock cores in to match other Yakima accessories, so you're only using one key for everything. The JetStream bars are aerodynamic. As you can see, it kind of tapers here at the end, which does also help cut down on wind noise and drag compared to other models, especially the older square or round crossbar systems. Now that we've gone over some of the features, let's go ahead and install this together.To begin our install, I recommend taking all the different components and laying them out on a clean working surface just so it's easier to keep yourself organized and to find the parts when you need them.
You'll have instructions included with your BaseClip kit and with the BaseLine towers. The BaseClip part, the instructions that come with that are going to be more measurements and where you're going to put them on the roof. The BaseLine towers are going to be a little more useful for the actual install.To start off, we will remove our cover here. There are two points at the top that you pinch and you rotate it down. Then we'll pull this gray tab out which reveals the head of this bolt here.
We'll place this plastic piece in the seat till it clicks, and then we're going to install the T bolt here. We'll place it in that cavity, flip it over, and we use our tool to tighten this down. You don't want to torque this down all the way because the next step is to flip our crossbar over and install the BaseLine foot onto the crossbar.If you flip your crossbar over, you can see here there is an arrow that points one direction. That means that's the direction that the vehicle is going to face, which will be important when we adjust our feet later. But for now, let's get our foot pack on the bottom of the crossbar here. We'll slide these two black tabs and our T bolt into the T slot here underneath. And on the bottom side of the crossbar there are measurements here. If you look in your instructions, it will tell you how far apart your feet need to be spaced, and you can use this to help get you pretty much right on point.Once you have your BaseLine feet where they need to be on the crossbar, the next step is to adjust the inner bolt here. The arrow that I pointed out earlier on the crossbar, you'll refer to that to find out which of these locations is going to be considered A, B, or C, and then look in your instructions for the BaseClip to make sure you have it adjusted correctly. Once we get this in the correct position, go ahead and tighten this down until you hear three clicks from our torque wrench here. There we go.Now with the first bolt tightened down, we will take the rubber foot pack and put it on the bottom of our leg. Be sure that this opening faces towards the outside of the vehicle, and press down. You'll hear the audible clicks. Then we make sure that the indicator is lined up with the correct tick and tighten this down until we hear our torque wrench click three times. The last step before putting our crossbar on top of our vehicle is to put the end cap on our crossbar, and be sure that this tab here sits on top of the T slot and not inside of the T slot. Repeat the same process for the other feet. Make sure you're consulting your instructions for each one, and then we'll place our crossbars on top of our roof.Yakima does include some stickers and a tape measure with your roof rack kit. So I do recommend taking the stickers to mark which feet are for the front of your vehicle and which are for the back, and then you can use this to help you figure out exactly where your towers need to be. You will install the front crossbar first. So with our front crossbar already installed and where it needs to be, you measure from the front of that crossbar back to the front of your rear crossbar and then adjust it to the specs. This will be the N4 00:06:12 measurement in your instructions.Now that we have our roof rack where it needs to sit, let's open up this gray cover and then we will install the clip here. There is a slot for right under here this bracket that we slide this under till you hear it click. And then we will go and start making a few adjustments with this bolt and this bolt. This bolt here swings the arm down, so we'll just that until it's making contact with the roof, and then this bolt here will bring the clip up into the door jamb. I would like to point out, make sure that the rubber piece here at the bottom of your foot pack, there's kind of a ridge on it. Make sure that's seated properly. The first time I put this on, wasn't making sure of that and it messed up the other side where it sits. Now, it is important not to torque this down yet like you we're hearing the clicks. Just get it snug, and then we'll go over to the other side and put that clip on as well.So we went over to the passenger side and got that clip all snugged up. Now let's go ahead and torque down both of these bolts we we're first messing with. Again, you'll twist it until you hear the three clicks. We'll torque that one first and then we'll torque the lower one. Place our gray cover here. Just take these hooks, put it here at the bottom, and rotate it into place.With all of our covers in place, that completes the installation of the Yakima JetStream Crossbar System on our 2019 Toyota Tacoma. Now we're ready to toss on any accessories that we need and we're ready to hit the road.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (20 Customer Reviews)
This aerodynamic, flush-mount roof rack lets you carry gear and cargo on your vehicle while maintaining a clean, factory look. Crossbars work with channel-mount and clamp-on accessories. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.The instructions were different for another set of bars. Was a pain to get right...all the measurements on Yakima were off...I figured it out on my own...should have got Thule or nicer bars ..end caps were not good either...flawed fit... otherwise will do just not happy with the product perse or instructions...delivery good...will see how they do.
I bought a set of baseline towers and a jet stream crossbar and mounted them on the roof of my 2018 Tacoma. I have another crossbar on the back of my truck cap. This set up is perfect for carrying long items like my canoe. James at etrailer was extremely helpful in helping with the necessary parts for this configuration.
I purchased the Baseline towers with base clip fit kit and jetstream crossbars. They were great quality and the instruction materials included for assembly and installation were great. I was able to assemble and install on my Lexus CT 200 in about an hour. It looks nice too!
The yakima jetstream crossbar looks beautiful. Quality is great. Took my vehicle for a test drive, and i didnt hear anything loose or broken from the bars. Very satisfied with the product and the instructions were great. It was my first time installing a roof rack too.
It looks just as pictured :) Great product and superior service! William took the time to help us decide what we actually needed and would work for us. He is knowledgeable in regards to his products and has an overall helpful attitude. It was such a pleasure working with him.
Thanks again and buy William lunch today!!
p/s we have not installed the product yet so I will send a picture once its taken care of
Amazing product! Use this for my kayak and canoe. After a year they are still in great condition and very sturdy. The site is very helpful and informative. Highly recommend this product.
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I purchased clips that were stated as being compatible with our 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The front clips fit well, however the rear clips do not.
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.
Had two different vehicles to get ready for two different trips and Joshua diligently tracked dow the correct Yakima accessories and backorder challenges. No other provider came close to this level of service. Excellent work! Both trips made better!
I purchased clips that were stated as being compatible with our 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The front clips fit well, however the rear clips do not.
I have a 10th gen Civic sedan and I was dying to get the perfect roof rack set for my car. At the time of my purchase there was not many visuals of what the rack system looked like on this car.
I purchased the:
•Yakima 50in Jetstream crossbars
•Yakima baseline towers
•bc182 & bc183 clips
•Yakima 46in fairing
Overall I love how it looks on my car! During This COVID pandemic I have been camping more, and this is the perfect foundation! First off, the 46in fairing is the perfect fit for the 10th gen civic! Wind noise is low also with the help of the aerodynamic crossbars. My main concern was the fuel efficiency. On long road trips I still average 38-40 mpg with the rack on. My daily commutes I average 34 mpg without Econ on.
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!!
Hyundai Sonata - glass pano roof. These items have been on for about 1-year. So happy with the set up. I’ve take a road bike and a mountain bike on 500+ mile trips. The mounts do an excellent job.
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