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Custom-fit Landing Pads allow you to attach SkyLine and Control Towers to vehicles with fixed factory install points. Mount to existing tracks and combine with SkyLine and Control Towers to create a base for an aftermarket roof-rack system.
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Today on our 2017 Kia Soul, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Skyline Roof Rack System consisting of part numbers Y00408. These are the round 48" CrossBars. Part number Y00148, these are the SkyLine Towers. Part number Y03536, and this is the RoundBar SL Adapter for the Yakima Skyline Towers. Part number Y00233, and these are the Landing Pads for the Yakima Control Towers. The Yakima Skyline Roof Rack is great for carrying accessories on your roof and potentially freeing up space in your vehicle.
It can carry bike racks, cargo baskets, and closed cargo boxes, watersport carriers such as kayaks and canoes, ski and snowboard carriers. Always double check with your vehicle's manual to make sure that your roof can withstand the weight of the things you're putting on there. Combined, the two crossbars here have a carrying capacity of 220 pounds. All four towers have these plastic knock outs in the center here which you can replace with locks that are sold separately. It also has a nice feature that when you're done using the bars, you can simply just lift them off and each of the landing pads has these plastic caps that you can put in place so you don't have to remove them. Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. We have our rear roof rack assembly here.
We have our landing pads, our skyline towers, and then our adapter kit for the roundbars. Let's go ahead and start by assembling our adapter kit for our roundbars and get those set up. I'll take our tower here, we'll place our adapter piece in the center, and then press it into place like so. We'll do this for the other one, as well. Now we'll take our adapter for the actual bar, set that in the center, and then we'll turn it upside down, find our screw at the bottom here, then tighten it down until you hear the clicks.
Now, repeat this for the other tower. Now, we'll go ahead and slide our tower onto our bar like so. We'll do the same for the other side. Then we'll go ahead and put our end caps in place, and so they don't come back out. Next, we'll 00:02:20 focus on our actual landing pads. Go ahead and take our top cover piece off like so, and then we'll attach our actual rubber pad at the bottom.
This just presses into place. We'll repeat this for our other landing pad. Now, we'll move on to the roof of the vehicle and our rear fix point's going to be right here. We'll have to remove this plastic piece on the top. You notice at the top of the plastic piece here it has a little arrow facing forward, so you go to this point here with the flat plated screwdriver. Just push forward and it'll lift right out. The bolt you're looking for is on the inside here where we're going to make our connection point with this bolt that comes with the kit. Now, this landing pad kit does come with several bolts. Please refer to your instructions to find out which one goes with your particular vehicle. Now, go ahead and set our landing pad over where we're going to be installing our bolt. Then we'll install our black plastic washer, and then our bolt, and three metal washers. We'll take our included Allen tool, match it up with our mounting point, and tighten it down. Now, we'll repeat this for the other side. Now, we can set our crossbar into place. Now, we want to make sure that the front here is in the open position. This is so they can rest into our landing pads. We'll set them in the cradles, and then we'll determine the crossbar overhang with our crossbars, and then tighten those down as well. I'm going to go back and forth here a little bit, and then measure it out to make sure that it's even on both sides. That looks good. Then we'll tighten our bars to our towers, and to do that we'll tighten this bolt in the center here with our included torque tool until it clicks. We'll do this on the other side. All right. Our final step is to close up our towers which will lock them into place to our landing pads. Just push them in like so, and now we're ready to hit the road. There you have it for the Yakima Skyline Roof Rack System on our 2017 Kia Soul.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (283 Customer Reviews)
Custom-fit Landing Pads allow you to attach SkyLine and Control Towers to vehicles with fixed factory install points. Mount to existing tracks and combine with SkyLine and Control Towers to create a base for an aftermarket roof-rack system.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.
Parts arrived as advertised for the model
Car so happy to find the right fit
But super pricy for some plastic.
At first, a little tricky to install, as the kit comes with hardware for a variety of applications (different length/size bolts, etc). But after a quick look at the directions and identifying which bolt to use for my car, install was a breeze. I love this Yakima setup because I can remove the bars/towers and leave the landing pads with a cap. Makes it great for taking the canoe out on weekend trips, but not taking the fuel-economy hit during the weekday commute to work.
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.
Axl
1/3/2018
No questions or comments. They are on my wifes Forester and she lovesthem.
We purchased the Yakima Skyline Towers roof rack with the Jet Stream crossbars. Took about 2 hours to install on the naked roof of our Flex. I drilled through the roof strip for the mounting bolts and they fit tighter than the factory rails. Very happy with our choice.
No complaints! Fits seamlessly with the towers and super easy to remove and replace the bars!
Jacob K.
1/20/2020
Still working great! The Landing Pads havent budged, and weve since added a Rocketbock, which probably puts more stress on the landing pads, but still no movement.
I got my new landing pads the day they said it would arrive. The pads were in their original yakima packaging, properly packed and overboxed. I work for a logistics company so I know the importance of getting product to a customer on time and exceeding their expectations. Very well done etrailer.com! The landing pads is just part of what I needed, and with the discount code included for my next purchase, I will be back. Thanks again.
Yakima Roof Rack for BMWI ordered a yakima roof rack for my BMW during the mad rush of Christmas shopping and have received everything need for the assembly in a very short amount of time. I have even received follow up emails telling me the status of the shipping as well as a courtesy email. I also found that etrailer.com is also much cheaper than other retail stores such as REI. I highly recommend using etrailer.com!
Simple installation to vehicle with supplied hardware and tools. Once these bases are installed to the vehicle, it is simple for a single person to install and remove crossbars and towers in just a couple of minutes.
Fit my nissan nv200 no problem. Comes with different size and length bolts to fit multible vehicles. Directions did tell me to use different size bolts thay clearly were the wrong ones but it was easy to figure it out. Also: u need all 3 products to complete ur roof rack system.
A rack for Porsches for lessFor those Porsche owners put off by the price of the Porsche Roof Transport System, try Yakima. For significantly less, you get a solid rack which uses your Porsche mounting points and since it is a component system, it fits both Caymans and Carreras.
My roof rack arrived as promised and in good condition. Your web site was very useful in instructing the installation and how the parts matched with my other accessories. I did have a struggle lining up the screw holes, but with patience I succeeded.
Just installed to my 08' Subaru Impreza using the factory bolting mounts. Easy setup did in about an hour or so including my Yakima High Roller bike rack. Seems sturdy, hopefully so to carry my heavy downhill mountain bike!
We bought this at the same time as a roof rack for our first family camping trip. These were really easy to install and have held up excellently in the last year.
looks good on car. easy install. easy on - off. looks strong. BUT incredibly noisy. I will have to buy the wind gaurd. They might as well include it because its no good without. now i will have to pay for shipping for the gaurd. I will remove it when not in use. Next life I'll try "the other guy"
Landing pads arrived in the promised time frame. Box was in good condition and product worked great
The product performs as advertised making rack install & removal quick & easy. I would prefer a two screw attachment to the roof yet that seems dictated by the vehicle.
Product was shipped very quickly with great communication along the way! This is a much more affordable option for the Porsche Cayman than the expensive factory bike rack.
The rep from etrailer (Noah conformed my online order, made certain my order was correct for the vehicle I was outfitting and made certain I received my order items on time before my trip. This company is great!
I needed a replacement for this part. Works great. Fast delivery.
It was shipped quickly and was easy to install.
Xx
10/23/2017
still good, thanks!
Parts were shipped the same day as I ordered them and arrived 3 days later -- 2 days sooner than the estimate. Everything fit as advertised. I couldn't be more satisfied.
The product I wanted shipped quickly and at a good price. Great service and quality.
Order arrived on time in good shape, and it was a good price
I have not had a chance to install it, but it seems pretty straightforward.
Excellent product and A++++++++ Customer Service!!!
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Dan B.
5/1/2017
After a year, the landing pads look like new and have worked out spectacularly. Ive tested the pads on/off the car, and they havent affected fuel economy aero drag at all, so I just leave them on. Id highly recommend these, and I appreciate etrailers video tutorial before I purchased the product!