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Life is complicated enough. Make locking up your gear simple with a set of SKS Lock Cores. Sold in pairs, these locks are keyed alike, so only a single key is needed to open everything. Now isn't that easy?
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Jake: Hey guys, it's Jake here with etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima Lock Cores. These are going to be made for your roof rack to be able to lock into your roof. When you buy them from the factory, they're just going to come with plastic lock cores, and it's not going to secure it to your roof while you're not with it. For the example, with our SkyLine Towers, they're very, very easily removable. Just pull back and lift up and your bars are going to be gone.
So by replacing these plastic lock cores with the locking cores, you're not going to have to worry about anyone stealing or tampering with your roof rack. In your kit, you're going to get two keys that are keyed to unlock and lock all of your lock cores, and you're going to get one installation key. This is the key dish we're going to use to push the lock cores into place.To start with, we need to take our flat key and pop our plastic lock cores out. And to get our lock cores into place, we just need to take it, you're going to line it up with this hole. So right here is where you're going to see that little indentation that you're going to stick your lock core into place, where that little knob is going to stick down inside there.
Just push it into place.Now we can take the tip of our finger and hold our lock core and pull our control key out. And we can take one of our two keys that has our notches in it and lock up our bars. And you'll repeat this process for all four of your foot packs. Now, as I said, your kit is going to come with two keys. If you we're to lose them, there are replacement keys available.
On the back there's going to be a letter followed by three numbers. It's a good idea when you first get your kit to write that series of numbers down, so that you know which key is yours, and you can order them here at etrailer.Now, one little helpful piece of advice I'd like to provide you all with is, if you plan on leaving your rack on your vehicle during the winter time or whatever you might be putting your lock cores in, it's a good idea that when winter time is approaching, you spray a little bit of lubricant on the inside of your lock, not only to help your lock work properly, but it's going to prevent any water from building up inside, potentially turning into ice. I had a situation one time where I needed to get into my toolbox for a side job and I couldn't get in because water had gotten into my lock and froze solid, and I couldn't get my key in. But with all that being said, that's going to do it for our look and installation of the Yakima Lock Cores..
Customer Satisfaction Score:
96% were satisfied with this product
4% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
I received the Rain gutter riser, 66' round bars, boat loader and SKS lock cores all well packaged and in good shape. These are for a 2020 Jeep Wrangler JLU Rubicon. The products were easy to install and will work great for loading and transporting my Hobie Outfitter Kayak. The Outfitter is a heavy kayak at 75 lbs unloaded. The Yakama Boat loader makes it easy for one person to load and unload the kayak. The rain gutter mounts and round bars securely hold the kayak for transportation. When not transporting the kayak the whole system quickly removes.
A big plus with ordering through etrailer is the excellent custom service, they will be my go to for future orders.
The locks are totally necessary to keep the rack secure from theft. Should be included with the basket , but it is what it is. The all system kind of expensive in my opinion but good quality
Great service. Quick delivery and good communication. Products are as expected.
Excellent customer service, outstanding videos and great products.
Clear instructions and easy to install.
The product was just as advertised and the shipping was very prompt. The installation was even easier than the CD made it look. In less than 10 minutes the rack was unboxed, assembled and installed including the lock sets. I have found the folks at etrailer.com to be very efficient and easy to work with in all the products I have ordered from them.
Howard
9/1/2014
The rack has worked better than advertised. Again the people at etrailer.com are very easy to work with.Howard
Works to be expected, easy install but I'm not sure how tamper resistant they are but Surve their purpose,
I purchased these locks along with a Yakima Q Tower Round Bar Roof Rack system for transporting kayaks. I have had no issues with any of the equipment. T locking system is easy to install and secure. I would and have recommended this equipment and etrailer to my friends.
Allen S.
9/25/2017
And they are still working great!
These lock cores worked perfectly for my Yakima kayak rack. I can use the same key for all the locks and I feel much more secure knowing that someone can't steal my expensive rooftop car rack. So, 5 stars!
Laura
10/22/2024
Great!!!No problems at all with this entire rack system and locks. Still 5 stars!!
First trip with the new rail system and it looks like it worked out just fine. Thanks to both of you and Kimberly for all of your help and follow up I do appreciate it.
Easy to install , Looks great
Keys work and installation was easy.
We’re very happy with these. They are strong and work well. Etrailer customer support is great!
Everything about my etrailer order was fantastic. ordered a large amount of items at once, some of it oversized, and everything arrived at my door in less than 48 hours from the time I clicked purchase. I'm pleased with the quality of etrailer and the products they sell and will definitely purchase from them again and recommend them to friends and colleagues. I'm road trip ready thanks to etrailer!
Disregard paint job Yakima rack and all the accesories looks amazing feels amazing. Love how it's Completes my work vehicle. Will be put into work carrying ladders and anything else I can strap up there. Definitely recommend to anyone needing to carry ladders for work.
Easy to install.
Fit my Yakima parts perfectly!
This lock works well if you read the instructions for installing it!
Just wanted to say the 4 locks fit and work perfectly. I also ordered a cover plate for the base tower of my Yakima rack, again perfect fit and the new locks will prevent any from popping off in the future. The shipping was fast and free. Also the customer service was amazing. E-Trailer will be my go to in the future.
Thanks.
The lock cores were easy to install. So far so good!
Stephen
2/14/2026
All is good after one year!
Standard locks created so you can secure the drawers . Manual knobs or self closing drawers that locked drawer into place would have been better than a key.
Fast shipping!
Couldn't ask for better service. After reading the instructions, this isn't a 30 install. Which is a good thing. It's a well designed product that gives you the most flexibility for you needs.
Very happy with purchase, thank you. Second time ordering from etrailer, all items arrived promptly and we'll packaged. Will continue to order from etrailer in the future.They have my business,thanks again.
The SKS lock were a no brainer when purchasing the Yakima Skyline roof rack system. Very simple install.
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Rafa
10/3/2022
Still like day one..new . Not cheap but well built. For small packages or persons like me who dosent like cover the all roof this is the solution. No complains at all at this time. Good purchase, good choice.