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This setup comes ready with 2 WingBar Evo crossbars, 4 Evo Clamp feet, and a custom fit kit. Together, they give you a sturdy platform for hauling your favorite gear—whether that’s a kayak, cargo box, or bike carrier. With a weight capacity of 165 lbs, you can load up confidently while keeping everything secure for the drive ahead.
Long drives are more enjoyable when the wind noise isn’t droning overhead. The WingBar Evo crossbars have an aero-style shape and built-in split rubber strips in the top channels to help reduce vibration and noise while you’re cruising down the highway. The strips also protect the open channels from wind and weather when you’re not using accessories.
These bars make it simple to carry all kinds of gear. The top channels accept channel-mount accessories like kayak carriers and bike racks, while the bar shape also works perfectly with clamp-on mounts. You can use your existing gear or mix in new setups without worrying about compatibility.
A lot of racks make you cut rubber strips to fit your accessories, but not this one. The split strip design lets you slide your mounts right into place—no trimming required. Once your accessories are locked in, the strips close back around them, keeping things tidy and aerodynamic.
You can add Thule One-Key System locks (sold separately) to secure both the rack and any channel-mounted accessories. It’s an easy upgrade that helps protect your setup when you leave your vehicle parked at campgrounds or trailheads.
Alternate Instructions
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everyone, I'm Evangeline right here at etrailer. Today we have our Thule roof rack right here on our 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. So if you are looking to carry around, let's say a kayak or a long canoe or maybe your truck bed is already full or has a tonneau cover but you still wanna carry around gear for adventure, this is gonna be a really good option for you. This is a custom kit designed specifically for your Chevrolet Silverado. So here at etrailer, we combine all the different components you need for your truck. What we have here today are these 60" long WingBars.
We have the Evo Towers. But most importantly we have the custom fit hooks. And those are a pretty interesting design, and I love how they fit. And I'll show you later in this video how to get it installed. But most importantly, making sure you get the right kit, we help you out with that process with our fit guide here on our site.
So make sure to put in your year, make and model and also the type of cab of your truck, and then you can select amongst all the different options of the different kits for you. By the way, this kit we have is in silver right now. We can also get this in a black version. With the 60" bars here, you do see there is a slight overhang, and overhang is measured from the tower to right before the end cap. That's 1 1/2", and it's just barely enough space if you have a smaller clamp to clamp something on this end.
I like this kit because of its look. However, if you find you need a little bit of extra overhang for that clamping purpose, you could upgrade to the next bar size up. You do have enough space. Now I could be easily convinced to get that longer bar if your truck is a little higher up or if you are a little shorter, like our situation here. A longer bar makes it slightly easier to reach from the ground, so that could be an option too.
Now with this specific kit, Thule has designed it for a very specific spot on your truck. So you have a crossbar spread of 27 1/2" measured from one bar to another. That's pretty decent bar spread. This will fit most types of accessories. You can always double check, like some ski and snowboard carriers, some roof baskets, sometimes they require a very specific number there, and 27 1/2 will fit in most situations. Next thing I'd like to measure for is height. So for the height of your bar versus how much space do you have underneath for those clamps. Well, measuring will be a little different depending where you measure on the roof, but right here I see 3 1/4" of space, which is pretty average. That means most clamps will be able to fit around whether you have your larger ones or your sleek straps. Or you could also just T-track mount things into the channels. We'll talk about that one later. The next measurement's gonna be the height. Where does your cargo sit So from the roof to the top of the bar, I have it at around closer to 4 1/2". And this is actually helpful for those who may want to go the ladder rack route and have an even base from the roof to the ladder rack. You can adjust your ladder rack to match that height. Let's talk about those T-track mounted accessories. If you flip over the side of your end cap, you'll see this opening right here where you can slide your channel mounted accessory through these wind strips. Personally, and I have a Thule roof rack system, over time or with some of the bulky accessories, I find myself just pulling off these rubber strips. But in most situations you can just slide your accessory through. This is helpful if you wanna utilize the entire crossbar's length for mounting things or if you just want a sleeker look. So the owner of this truck actually has a tonneau cover that we had to take off in order to store some stuff in the truck bed. And now we have a roof rack which just expands our cargo area, and we wouldn't have had to take off the tonneau cover. And that's actually a common story for a lot of Silverado truck owners. If you want to expand your cargo area, utilize your truck for truck stuff, but still carry around a kayak or long canoe, this makes that happen. Now of the different options for roof racks for this truck, our Thule kit here is one of my favorites. They have a really sleek fit. They have two different color options. They look good, they work great, but most importantly, I love their Fit Kit. They have a very custom design that fits perfectly into the door side of your truck. In fact, check out the installation. We're about to get up on that if you're curious about that process. But everything works together as a solid, awesome base for our truck here. Definitely worth looking into. So if you wanna see how I got this installed, here we go. Getting your roof rack installed is pretty straightforward. Once you know what you're doing, yes, there's gonna be some different-looking hooks and different parts, but putting this all together is simple, and we're gonna do it together. Now I already have the rear crossbar installed, so we are gonna install the front crossbar. The very first thing I recommend doing is just unpacking everything, laying it out, and then we'll start with the crossbar. First, set up your crossbars with the wind strips. Now these arrive connected looking like that, so you do need to split them apart, switch them around and then push them into place on the bar. Something to note as you push him in place is the orientation. The flat strip is gonna go by your Thule logo, and then the arrowed strip is gonna face the front of the bar here on top. Flipping the cross bar over, you'll see underneath there is this channel, and you're gonna fit the measuring strip underneath. This is also an important step for if you notice wind noise, you'll wanna make sure that this is all covered up when you have everything installed. Now as for how far the measuring strip goes, you're gonna follow the instructions in your Fit Kit. There's gonna be different numbers depending on your bar and your vehicle. So for our truck today, the measurement number is gonna be 60. So we're gonna go to the numbers on the measuring strip that go to 60, and that's where it goes. Now we can install our towers. So the key part here is being able to press that lever on the tower, 'cause that will open up this tab up top. So pressing the lever, we're going to slide the tower onto the bar right up to where that measuring strip is right there. And then when we let go, that secures its spot so you can't move it. Do this on both sides. Next step is attach your rubber pads. Fortunately these have the same number stamped on them, so you don't really have to figure out which side goes where. You just have to put them on your tower. So these sometimes snap right into place. Other times you do have to work them onto the plastic tab of your tower. So just fit them on there until it looks like the pad has secured around the tabs. You also get these rubber strips and you can then cut to sides and fit on the end of the tower just to close all the gaps. And then you also have these end caps. So there's gonna be a left and a right end cap, watch for the shape as well as the tab. And then you're just gonna pop that on there the first time. They might be a bit of a tight fit, so just work away at them and now you can place your bars onto your roof. So the location of that rubber pad is very important just to make sure that that rubber is on there, that you will have a hook at the end. So just be careful as you place this onto your roof. I always recommend having a second person on the other side whenever possible. So where do you put your towers Well, there are gonna be some measurements in your instructions, and it's always best to start with the front tower because that's where instructions start. You measure from your windshield edge to the front of the tower. In our case here today, that measurement needs to be 13 3/4". Now this is easiest done with a soft tape measure. That way it follows the curve. Double check that measurement on both sides. The fun part is installing the hooks because this process is a little different compared to most other vehicles. Thule has it easy where you just have a clip in clamp. So what you need to do is you need to pull down the strip on your actual truck so that you can reveal this edge here. And then that way when you install the hook, and you may need to lift up for this to click into place. There we go. And if you find that it's a tight fit, you can always loosen this clamp with your tool. The important part here is that you get this hook to hook into your truck. And then what we're going to do is we're going to tighten down on this clamp just enough where it holds into place while making sure that our tower pads are up against the vehicle, but we're not going to tighten it up too much just yet. You want to evenly distribute how much you are tightening down each side. That way you're not pulling the whole system one way or the other. So what I like to do is when tightening down, I like to go right up til the hook touches and then the same thing on the other side and then continue on to maybe halfway tightened down, same on the other side, and then just go back and forth until we reach torque. By torque, did you know that the included tool is actually a torque tool So this is designed to secure those hooks to a very specific tension and you're not over-tightening or over-clamping on your truck. So keep turning that until it clicks, I like it to click a second time, just like a gas cap. And that's how I know we are secure. Make sure all four hooks are torqued down. You can finish off by putting the end caps on your towers. If you have extra Thule One-Key System metal lock cores, you can switch out your plastic lock cores for those metal cores. I just use the original ones that come with a kit because once I fit that end cap on there, I can then lock it in place with a screwdriver or a quarter. Make sure all four towers are secured. And that's gonna be it for the installation. My personal recommendation based off of experience is to keep that torque tool as well as maybe a flathead screwdriver, if you did not switch out the lock cores, in a bag somewhere safe in your glove box or in your truck so if you need to make adjustments to your roof rack, you can do so very easily with a single tool. And now you are ready to load up your truck roof with all kinds of fun things. If you're planning on carrying that long canoe, then this is gonna be the way to get you out onto the road. So if you have that experience or that story or you're just carrying something cool on your truck's roof, please send in a picture or review. I'd love to see what kind of adventures you get up to. This was a look at the installation of our Thule roof rack system here on our 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
Ratings & Reviews
They work great! I just missed the fact that I needed to order the foot pad kit for my car as well.
I have almost always had roof rails on my vehicles. My F150 had no rails and I was nervous about clamp style rack holders given what I tend to carry on top. These have been great and I am positive I have overloaded them numerous times.
I am very happy with the Thule racks purchased from etrailer for my Mazda CX-5. Everything was included, easy to fit together and the assembled racks feel very secure. To top it off, the sales help from etrailer was excellent - my original rack selection was backordered and they got in touch with me to offer one that was readily available.
I bought this rack to transport my recreational kayaks and it works great! With the addition of a Llama "v" rack I'm all set to transport my 21'5" tandem. Good fun. The Thule is the base and I couldn't be happier with it!
Worked Perfect & Secured a very heavy load in extreme weather & off road conditions
While the instructions were a bit difficult to follow the install videos from etrailer are a blessing to figure out what to expect even if not exact to the letter. Overall product is excellent, use it to haul kayaks and a 18 ft aluminum canoe to and from locations. Would recommend
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With camping and travel on everyone's list of to-do's at the moment, i couldn't find these Thule clamps anywhere for months until running across etrailer! They were in-stock, shipped almost immediately and at my door. The price is the same as Thule and REI but came with free shipping. Nice job and great customer service. I'll look here first for future needs!
The feet are very sturdy and nice to put a strap around. The instructions didn't match the picture of what I was buying because they had a 28in gap between the front and the back feet but I actually needed more like 4 ft. so you can see I used something more like what the picture of a Leaf setup was on the etrailer website. The instructions were a little bit unclear about how the ridge on the bottom of the feet are to sit in the channels on top of the car but on the back rail I had to set the feet way outside the channels anyway. Still seems to be pretty solid
I've had the roof rack for a year now and we only use it sporadically in the winter to put the ski box ontop of the car but it works great. Very easy to install and remove and very sturdy. Previously I had the kind that bolted into the roof of my SUV and had a terrible experience with that (we lost the rack and kayaks on the freeway and it tore holes in my roof). The clamp style is the only kind we'll get from now on because they are much sturdier and no risk of losing them. Definitely recommend them.
One of the Evo Clamps is missing the plastic plate where the rubber spacer attaches. Please send a new plate or new clamp so I can finish my install. See attached photos to see the difference.
Car: 4 door Civic sedan
Bought this as a set along with a set of locks. They did not have the locks in stock, so when I went ahead of canceled that portion of the order, they were able to process and ship it out the next day. It took roughly 1 week for it to arrive.
Following the instructions they provide you with was fairly simple, there was a QR code scan for a video that you can watch as well. I assembled this along with ski carriers that I had as well. I did struggle a little bit with the spacing I needed to fit my snowboard, but it wasn't too much of a hassle.
After assembling it, I was impressed with how it looked and also how stable and tight it was when I was trying to shake it around. As for the test drive, I was very impressed with how there was no wind whistle and they did not fall off (peaked at 70mph).
Overall, I would say it's definitely worth it to buy a good quality cross bar set. And more importantly it was worth it to purchase it from a retailer that does a good job processing and shipping your order without any issues!
Easy install great product
2018 GMC Sierra duramax
etrailer fantastic customer service!
Thanks Lori B!
I think Thule products are painfully pricey......however the rack I put on my Ram 2500 is flawless and a absolute perfect fit. I added the Thule rack for the roof of the truck. I have a truck bed utility custom rack and it wasnt enough. I carry a 16' heavy canoe and a 12' kayak so the additional crossbars make for a very sturdy and dependable way to carry since we also tow a trailer. Very happy to have it.
Fast shipping and excellent communicati on
Customer Service at etrailer is par none, both before the sale and after. I had an unpleasant experience elsewhere buying and installing a roof rack for my old Prius. After a few days of frustrations, I sent it back to that old online store.
This time, I contacted etrailer to see what ALL I needed to install a rack on my new 2018 Honda CRV. They sent me the part numbers and a link to purchase. Viola! After they arrived, I had difficulty with one of the parts (at 69 yo my hands are not too strong or flexible) and contacted etrailer. They sent pictures and more thorough instructions on installing the rubber strip. Another VIOLA!
I'm so very happy with my total experience at etrailer. Customer Service, truly, is not better any where else I have made online or brick-n-mortar purchases.
Superb quality. Of course, it is from Thule and they are expensive for sure. But, you really get what you pay for!
And, just consider how expensive it would be if using something more affordable (cheap generic brand) and the racks/bars take off from the roof with the box on the highway!
These will not take off, super sturdy and fits the car perfectly.
Just be sure to get the right kit.
And follow the paper instructions coming along the parts.
Can recommend these, were for Nissan Leaf 2021.
And not to forget the etrailer company, they did their part as well with flying colors. All parts arrived in time and were correct!
The Thule Eco clamps and roof rack performed excellently. We traveled over 12,000 miles last summer out west and it carried a inflatable canoe and other gear and was flawless. Securing straps adequately reduces wind noise significantly. There was no motion or shifting during the entire trip. Total poundage secured during our adventures was approximately 100 lbs.
I've owned this roof rack for a year now, and it has served my purposes (carrying my kayak around on my truck) quite well. It was fairly easy to assemble, largely because the entire instruction guide was in pictures.
I have had to retighten the rack a couple of times since putting it on the roof, so I tie the kayak down to the front and back of the truck as well as to the roof rack. I suspect the ocean kayak puts a bit of lift on the roof rack resulting in the loosening.
Easy install, no issues with this roof rack in almost 1 year of using it
I bought the Thule Evo Roof Rack to transport my kayak on my Lexus 300H. Thule will advise you on their website that his particular rack is not right for a Lexus 300H (i.e., they don't make a roof rack for a Lexus 300H); it is really for a Camry, but etrailer told me that is worked, I trusted them and they were correct. After all, a Lexus sedan is really a fancy Camry, but Thule will not acknowledge this point. It works great. Thule makes a solid product.
The roof rack fits well on my Honda Pilot. The customer service was exceptional. They were friendly and also professional. The items were packaged very well and arrived on time.
Watch the videos and read the instructions and take your time and the install will go well. Looks good on my truck.
Great quality products! Easy installation with properly guided instructions. One of the best tracking information, from ordering to delivery. Would strongly recommend etrailer to anyone looking for roof or hitch bike racks.
Thule makes great products, install is straight forward, and secure on my truck. I used it for carrying long fishing rods for beach fishing.
Installation instructions flawless & install success. Delivery misshap corrected right away & reshipped & allowed me to travel on vacation with canoe on time.
Much appreciated,
David Scanlan
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