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Replacement Metal Bracket for Thule Roof Mounted Carriers

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Used on a variety of roof-mounted Thule carriers, this metal bracket combines with knobs and carriage bolts (sold separately) to mount a carrier to your roof-rack load bars. 1-800-940-8924 to order Thule accessories and parts part number 853-5513 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Thule products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Replacement Metal Bracket for Thule Roof Mounted Carriers. Accessories and Parts reviews from real customers.
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Used on a variety of roof-mounted Thule carriers, this metal bracket combines with knobs and carriage bolts (sold separately) to mount a carrier to your roof-rack load bars.


Features:

  • Replaces 1 metal bracket for Thule roof-mounted carriers
    • Watersport carriers: Thule Hang Two Roof-Mounted Surfboard Carrier (TH554XT), Thule's The Stacker Roof-Mounted Kayak Carrier (TH830), Thule Get-A-Grip Rooftop Multipurpose Carrier (TH839), Thule Hydro Glide Rooftop Kayak Saddles (TH875XT), Thule Top Deck Rooftop Kayak Carrier (TH881), Thule Glide and Set Rooftop Kayak Carrier (TH883), Thule Hull-A-Port PRO Kayak Carrier (TH835PRO), and Thule Hullavator Rooftop Kayak Carrier (TH897XT)
    • Bike carriers: Thule Sidearm wheel-mount bike carrier (TH594XT), Thule Wheel-On roof-mounted bike-wheel carrier (TH593)
  • Works with knobs and carriage bolts (sold separately) to mount your carrier to your roof-rack load bars


Specs:

  • Measurement of mounting holes from center to center: 3-7/8"
  • Measures 4-3/4" long x 1-3/16" wide


853-5513 Replacement Metal Bracket for Thule Roof Mounted Carriers







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Excellent quality, works with Subaru Crosstrek Aerobars (will work with other aero bar brands too). No rust at all, the rubber cover is intact.
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3/27/2025

Thanks for coming back a year later, Fabio! It's really great getting feedback once the product has been out in the wild for a while. Happy to know these are holding up!

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Perfect got it immediately. Will mount it to a Yakima rack and a trailhead roof top tent. Thank you
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As advertised.
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Thanks for having these in stock! Excellent quality, fits the Thule Stackers just perfect so they mount on the factory crossbars of my 2005 Toyota Highlander. Excellent packaging and fast shipping too!
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Part was exactly what I needed. Called around to a few local places with no luck. The parts came to me in 2 days with Priority shipping (sooner than the tracking information said!), got my rack on my roof, and saved my trip. I was on hold with the local shop that didn't even know what part I was looking for longer than it took me to order and pay for the parts through etrailer. These guys killed it!
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Perfect replacement for plastic versions that cracked when used with Thule square bars (plastic versions would not have cracked I suspect with aero bars but this style of universal bracket in plastic cannot take only 2 points of contact but these have no issues). I ordered enough to fix the cracked ones and replace the ones that had not yet cracked.
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My package arrived partially open and a majority of the pieces were missing; I contacted George @ etrailer.com about it. I emailed George some images of the compromised packaging and he was VERY quick to have a replacement package sent to me at no extra cost.

Affordable prices can be easy to find nowadays but fantastic customer service, not so much. Thank you again for your help George. Pleasure doing business.
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Product was just as described they are real Thule bottom plates not an imitation. They work perfect on my Thule side arm racks with standard square bars.
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attach my Thule bike rack to my stock rails on my Honda CR-V. Thanks etrailer for having the part that I needed.
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Exactly what I ordered. Perfect condition, fit my Thule racks just as advertised and fast shipping. My brackets were rusted out and I wanted to go riding the trails this weekend and now I can as they arrived ahead of time. Stoked!! Thanks George J and etailer.com. I will definitely be ordering from you again and will tell all of my buddies about you. Cheers :-)
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Perfect fit replacement for missing parts on my old but still functional Thule Vertex bike rack. Very easy install.
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etrailer shipped my order immediately following receipt and provided the freight tracking information shortly thereafter. Once received, in a timely manner, all parts ordered were in the box and in perfect condition. A good experience with a good result.
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These fit perfect on my Subaru aero bars. They have a nice rubber coating on them that do not scratch your car or cross bars. The ordering was quick and painless. The parts were shipped fast and received quickly.
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Lost one brace, screw and bolt on our Thule Hullapro kayak holders.
The search engine on the site helped me to quickly find and identify my missing parts.
Easy ordering, good pricing and fast shipping.
Excellent transaction.
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Arrived well packed, ahead of schedule. etrailer's customer service is excellent from the moment you make the order to well after you get it. They follow through.

In this day of [online retailer] controlling everything there is still room for excellent customer service and speciality niches.
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I needed to call to make sure it was the correct product. Staff was helpful and quick. Shipping was fast and the product was exactly what I needed
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Purchased to replace some old rusted brackets for my old travel box. Worked great and game me confidence that it will last another 20 years.
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I ordered some spare parts for Thule racks.
I was able to quickly find the spare parts I needed and pay for them via Paypal.
The parts arrived on time and as described.
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of what had rusted after years of use on Thule rack. Service and shipping time were both very good as well. No complaints.
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Exactly what I needed to replace brackets that did not fit from other rack company. Quick mailing and received product ass described. Great job etrailer.
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Ordered on Sunday received them on Wednesday. 2 of these had rusted on my J-hook kayak carriers. Thanks for saving the day.
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Always sweat it out a little when placing and order with a new vendor for the first time.

Happy to say that I am extremely happy with this company, their product, and their customer service. I will be ordering again form them.

Exact duplicates of the originals that came in the kit! Thank you George!

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described. Arrived in good time. Kept well informed of order progress. Company has an extensive inventory covering many hard to get replacement products.
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etrailer.com had the replacement parts I needed for my kayak rack at a decent price and they arrived on time. Thanks!
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Great Product. Quick shipping. Glad to get parts for Thule systems at a good rate.
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