Will Yakima Q-Towers Work with Thule Roof Tracks on Camper Shell

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Is there a landing pad set that can connect to the older Q Tower that can attach to a built-in Thule roof rack on a Leer camper shell?

asked by: Carl T

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It sounds like you're trying to reuse an old Yakima Q-Tower System on a camper shell with roof tracks installed. If that's the case then I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this just simply isn't possible with off the shelf parts. That said, I do have a way for you to use your old round crossbars, you'd just need the Replacement Yakima Control Tower for Factory-Installed Tracks part # Y8890027 (QTY. 4) and Landing Pad 1 for Yakima SkyLine and Control Towers part # Y00221 (QTY.2). These will work with Thule, Yakima, or Rhino-Rack track systems.

expert reply by: Conner L

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Answer 1

Thank you for the photos! It looks like you have an older Yakima system but we do have the Replacement Yakima Control Tower for Factory-installed Tracks #Y8890027 that will fit. This is sold in a quantity of 1 so be sure to change that to what…

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Answer 2

I contacted the manufacturer regarding your questions on the Replacement Yakima Control Tower #Y8890027. What they told me was that the weight rating for all 4 of the towers with a set of Yakima bars is typically 165 lbs. So not individually. It is…

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Answer 3

The Thule TracRac CapRac Ladder Rack for Camper Shell/Truck Cap #TH29200XT is not actually meant to be installed into top tracks. This crossbar system is actually meant to be installed in fixed points on your camper shell so it's not going to…

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Answer 4

You are correct the hook ups are for the lights on the Blazer LED Cube Light Kit #BL28VR. The different ratings are for each of the circuits. The lights that come with the kit will fit onto the smaller connections allowing you to connect more…

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Answer 5

I spoke to my Yakima contact and he informed me that you will need the Landing Pad 1 #Y00221 for the tracks on your Leer camper. To complete your roof rack setup you will need: quantity 2 of the Landing Pad 1 #Y00221 quantity 4 of the Control Towers…

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For your A.R.E. Truck Cap that features the Yakima tracks, you will just need 4 of the Yakima Control Towers #Y8890027, 2 sets of the Yakima Landing Pad #Y00221, and one set of Yakima crossbars, which come in varying lengths. For 58 inch bars use…

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Answer 7

For a roof rack that would fit the channels you have on top of your Leer camper shell the Thule TracRac CapRac part #TH29200XT would be a really great option. This is a higher weight capacity rack that fits directly to the channels with top channels…

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Answer 8

The factory rails on your A.R.E. topper are made by Yakima. For a complete roof rack system on your 2012 Ford F-250 SD with the A.R.E. topper you will need the following parts: 4 of the Yakima Control Towers #Y8890027 2 sets (2ea) Yakima Landing Pad…

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Answer 9

Tracks can absolutely be installed on the roof of your A.R.E. Truck Cap to provide a mounting system for a roof rack. For this I recommend the Yakima Tracks, which come in 42 inch #Y01126, 54 inch #Y01127, and 60 inch #Y01135 lengths. These tracks…

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Answer 10

Yakima has the T-bolt kit part #Y8880184 which includes a quantity of 4 T-bolts that are designed to fit in the tracks of their roof channels like what you have. These come with lock nuts as well.

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Will Yakima Q-Towers Work with Thule Roof Tracks on Camper Shell

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