Review of Yakima Replacement Yakima Control Tower - Y8890027 Video

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Yes, the Replacement PlusNut Hardware Kit #Y8880039 that you referenced is an optional hardware kit for your Yakima 60" Tracks for Roof Racks #Y01135. This hardware kit is designed for use with sheet metal roof applications.

It sounds like you are looking for the Replacement Yakima Q Tower without Cam Cover Assembly #Y8880048. This is the portion of the Q-tower that comes with the swivel portion of the tower below it. The landing pad fits below this and is the portion…

I spoke with my contact at Yakima and he informed me that the Q Towers, like #Y8880048, have had a design change that occurred a couple of years ago. Despite this change the older cam cover assembly will fit the newer tower. My contact also stated…

The part you referenced, Replacement Yakima Q Tower without Cam Cover Assembly #Y8880048, is an appropriate replacement part for the current generation of the Q-Tower. It is not compatible with the older version according to my contact at Yakima. You…

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…

Yes most of the T@G campers I have seen use the Yakima 54" Tracks for Roof Racks part #Y01127 base tracks. You can get evrything you need in one kit with the Yakima HardTop SL Roof Rack - 60" CoreBar Crossbars - 54" Tracks part #Y01618…

Yes, we have test fit the Yakima Landing pad #Y00221 in a Rhino Rack channel like the part #RTC16 that you referenced and we found they fit perfectly. Since the RTV and RTC channel dimensions are the same that would mean that the Landing Pad fits…

Yes, the Yakima Landing Pad 1 part #Y00221 does fit the Thule tracks like part #THTP54 that you referenced.