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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 Angeline here at etrailer and today we'll be talking about the Yakima Roof Rack system for the 2021 Volkswagen Jetta. This has the Yakima 50-inch long jet stream crossbars the baseline powers as well as your custom fit kit. So if you're looking for a roof rack system because you wanna carry around the fun accessories like a roof box or a roof basket or even kayaks, what you then need is a roof rack just like this. So this is a Yakima system. It's gonna be a bit more streamlined but also a lot more adjustable. So if you're worried about, let's say crossbar spread, this will give you the most crossbar spread but also the most level roof rack.
So these are the 50-inch long crossbars as recommended by Yakima. You can actually get longer crossbars if needed. But the thing is with sedans like this, if you have too long of a crossbar, you're also more likely to hit your head on the bar as you get into your vehicle. So this will be around the just right good balance of overhang, but not too much. So for our overhang, for our front crossbar it's gonna be about two inches.
The overhang on the rear crossbar is about two and a quarter inches. So these are the jet stream crossbars. Very sleek and a lot more aerodynamic than the traditional round and square crossbars. So this allows the air to flow through them. But you also have some other features here like a heavy duty wake capacity of about 165 pounds as well as a T-track.
Now when you do have accessories on here you are gonna have to think about roof clearances. So one is the height from the top of car to bottom of cross bar. I have it at about two and three quarter inches. This is the clearance for things like clamps. If you have U bolts with wing nuts, this is on the shorter side, so you are gonna have be conscious of that.
The next clearance is the height added to top of the roof. So top of the roof, to top of crossbar that's gonna be about three and three quarter or four inches depending where you're measuring. So here, this is gonna be where your cargo sits. If you have skis with extra tall bindings you would make sure you don't hit your roof. And if you don't have enough clearance, that's when you can take a look at some of our accessories that give you that extra height. So the baseline powers that this uses and it might look a little different from yours just because the door can be matte or glossy, depending on which one you get. But they're gonna work the same way. So they can adjust to the angle of your roof giving you more crossbar spread compared to some other brands. So from one crossbar to the other, we have a 32-inch spread. So take a look at your accessories and see what they require. As much as I like the design of the towers with how sleek they look as well as how it's easy to access the insides, these can be locked, but the locks are sold separately. So if you have other Yakima accessories you can get an entire pack of those lock cords so that everything is keyed alike. If this is gonna be your only option though, or your only accessory, you can just get a four packing. Call it good. Now here we have the included tool. This has its torque spec so you don't over tighten your bolts, and everything else is included to install it. Although I do recommend grabbing your tape measure, or if you do have a soft tape measure, that works even better so you can make sure everything is lined up right. Now let's take a look at that process. So the install process might be a little confusing at first but that's just because there's a lot of different touch points and different settings and adjustments you need to make. So that's what this video is for. I'm gonna guide you through that process and get our crossbar together. So we're gonna do the front crossbar together. We have our towers, our different foot pads our different hook numbers. So we're gonna start by getting the towers onto the bar. You first need to install the plate. So to do so, pull this door out, and then that gives you access to the inside where you can start by getting that plate loosely threaded onto your tower. Once that's loosely threaded you can then slide it into the crossbar. Now on your crossbar, you're gonna have these numbers. So go follow the M1 and M2 numbers and slide the end of your tower to where it's supposed to sit. So right where you are, where the arrow is facing away from you you're then going to set the pitch of your tower. So see where that bolt is. For example, set it to pitch A and hold that down as you tighten it. Next you adjust the toe setting. So you just twist and to go one, two, or three we're gonna go to two, which is right in the middle. Finally, get those rubber pads and pop those on to the feet plates. Now you need to measure where your front crossbar is going to sit. So we measure from the top of the windshield out. So once you found your spot, you're then going to make a little mark. You do have included stickers, if you need to mark your place. Now that you know where to put it, you can then gently, very gently put the tower onto the roof. Since you have those rubber pads on the bottom that should help you as you move it around. Next, insert your hook. So this should just slide right in, clip into place and then you're gonna lower it as you tighten down that bolt. Now go put the other one on so you can tighten it down evenly. So you're included Yakima tool actually has a torque spec at the end. So as you're tightening down your hooks, listen for that click, and that's how you know you have enough torque and it won't over-tighten. Now pop everything back into place. That includes this door, the end caps for your crossbars the door for your hook, as well as the end cap for your tower. So this is a time that if you do have the Yakima same key system lock course, you switch out those plastic ones for those metal ones. But other than that, now everything is tightened down. You are done with the install and you're ready to hit the road. So my personal thoughts about our roof rack system here is I do like how the Yakima system is sleek, but also works with other Yakima accessories. With how this adjusts to the roof, you do get more crossbar spread compared to others and just a nice more custom fit, I'd like to say. The downside to this is it makes it a lot more difficult to install. If you get confused with like where to tighten things down or how the hitch works, you might want something more simple like the Rhino Rack roof rack system instead. But for this video, hopefully I was able to guide you through the process with getting it installed and then you are able to see if this is the right fit for you and your different accessories or not. And that right there was a look at the Yakima roof rack system for your 2021 Volkswagen Jetta..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (222 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.
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.
Really easy to install & work as specified. So happy with the customer support/service at etrailer.
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.
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.
Well packaged and on time
Easily supports the RoofNest! The Customer Service with Roger was Excellent!
Required for Yakima HD crossbars using timberland tower system.
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.
Great company. Fast delivery.
They fit perfectlly and solidly on my 2021 Toyota Highlander. The instructions are clear and entirely accurate.
The roof rack works well. The only problem I have is noise and while I'm carrying a ladder there is none. I figured if I take the ladder off I'll split a piece of pvc pipe and mount that on the front of it. But they work well for what I needed for work. The service from etrailer was excellant. I dealt with Carol and she did a very good job in helping me.
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