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Replaces a missing or damaged barrel nut on the mounting hardware for your Yakima SkyBox rooftop box with this equivalent part.
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Hi there, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a quick look at this Yakima replacement SkyBox barrel nut. This is going to replace a missing or damaged barrel nut on the mounting hardware for your Yakima SkyBox rooftop box. This is going to work with the SkyBox model numbers that you see on the screen there or part numbers that you see on the screen. So if you have any of those, you can trust this is gonna work for you because it is a direct replacement from Yakima, so you're not gonna have to worry about compatibility issues or anything like that. Just to give you a little extra reassurance, you can see this is right about an inch and a quarter in length and just under half an inch in diameter.
So that completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching..
Exactly the part I needed to replace missing nuts for the bar clamp screws on my 15-year-old Yakima cargo box. I couldn't find these available anywhere else, including at Yakima's web site, but etrailer's website listed and described them adequately that I was confident they were the parts I needed. Price was reasonable and they shipped fast! Thank you.
Perfect replacement piece!
Quick delivery from etrailer.com on a Yakima Roofbox replacement part that I couldn't find anywhere else!
Excellent service knew exactly what part I needed and made it so easy! My rack is back in action!
This was arguably the best online/mail order experience ever. I didn’t even know what replacement part I needed to make my Yakima Skybox work again, but etrailer.com knew and led me right to it. Never heard of a barrel nut before I needed one. I would highly recommend ettrailer.com for all your travel equipment needs. They can handle any question you have.
Part was a perfect replacement and the order was fulfilled quickly.
Perfect replacement fit. Hint: mark horizontal on the barrel nut and that will make it easier to get the tightening screw installed (it would have been helpful to have a flathead screwdriver notch to help align the nut).
Quick shipping!
I lost this small piece which was NECESSARY to secure my rooftop box to the car. I was able to locate it online with etrailer and received it within 2 days and now I'm good to go!
Lightning fast shipping! The barrel nut was a perfect match for my skybox. Thanks!
It’s the part I needed
Fast processing and shipping. Had what I needed and the price was reasonable.
Fit perfectly. Back in business
Exactly what I needed
Super fast shipping. Received my package two days earlier than expected. Great communication with Etrailer! Fantastic experience
Perfect fit for my Yakima Skybox. Thanks a lot
was exactly what i was looking for and came in a timely matter :)
I am grateful that etrailer had these parts available or my $200.00 cargo carrier would've been worthless. The part fit perfectly and I was back in business.
Thanks etrailer.
Jim P.
9/28/2017
Ive had several products over the years and this one seems to work out the best so far. Ill be needing one for the other side of my SUV and Im leaning for the same one so far.
Very fast shipping!
Great and fast service/delivery!
Cam bearing plates and barrel nuts were exactly as described and service from etrailer is great. If you have a Yakima Sky Box and use it in cold weather, I would recommend getting extra bearing plates as they can crack. Also if you put the SkyBox on and off your car, some extra barrel nuts might be useful as well. That's what happened to me - putting the SkyBox up in the garage, a barrel bolt fell out and could not find it. Luckily I had a temporary nut to get me through until I got the replacements. One note, replacing the barrel nut is not as easy as you would think. It took me almost an hour to replace two barrel bolts as the design on the SkyBox is not great - you would think an industrial engineer would design the arm that grabs the cross rail so that the barrel bolt could only go in one way and that the tightening nut from inside the box could only enter into the bolt opening but no - you have to do trial and error and lots of it before the nut actually engages the bolt. It's a bit maddening. So after you get that on, do not loosen the arm too much or you will lose the bolt and you'll have a heck of a time replacing it.
Received my product in a very reasonable time via US mail.
It was a small part for my Yamaha Skybox, but important to me.
I would use etrailer again.
The part itself is a part of a poor design by Yamaha. They could have easily made the casing for the part such that the little part would not easily fall out.
Otherwise the Skybox is great.
Mel M.
3/21/2018
After a year the Yamaha Skybox is as good as new. It does require another person to help me put it on my Outback, but it is light - just awkward for one.
Good product, I would have engineered the locking devise so it’s easier to lock down on the ski racks. Also during my first use I unscrewed the tightening screw too far an the nut fell out and was lost. I had to order a replacement. There could be some sort of device on the nut to keep it from falling out when this happens . Overall very durable product.
Quick delivery and everything arrived as described.
I was missing a small part of my car travel rooftop box, making the pod unusable. It's over 10 years old, has travelled across the country and back, and has been on many adventures like an old friend. Because of it's age, it's been difficult to find the part that I needed, and etrailer came through. I got the parts quickly for a reasonable price, and my pod and I are off having more adventures. Hooray for etrailer!
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Brooke M.
3/19/2025
Yakima is a great brand, and I can see why you would have a box that is 15 years old - and I'm happy you get to keep using it now :)