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These Rapid Crossroad feet let you install Thule crossbars on your vehicle that has raised railings. Quick and easy installation with rubber-coated steel straps.
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Specs:
Thule Crossroad adapters strap on to the factory roof rack.
The strap is tightened by turning a screw hidden behind a lockable door.
Turn the factory installed raised rails on your vehicle into a versatile, multipurpose rack system. The iron grip of the Rapid Crossroad, provided by the flexible steel clamping strap, allows for unmatched strength and security when mounting carriers to the roof of your vehicle. Whether you are biking, boating, skiing, or packing up for a well-deserved weekend away, this mounting system is the perfect base for safely transporting whatever you need to your next destination.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today, we have a 2012 Toyota Highlander and we're going to be test fitting a Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack System. We'll be using the 60-inch AeroBlade bars, part number THARB60 as well as the Rapid Crossroad Feet, part number TH450R. We have our load bar assemblies put together and now we're ready to mount them up on top of the vehicle. To position the front bar correctly, we do need to make sure that the bar is overhanging on the driver and passenger's side. We also want to make sure that the Aero indicator on the sides of the crossroad feet are pointed towards the center of our side rail. Finally, we want to make sure that the front bar runs perpendicular to our raised side rails.
So to do this, we'll measure from a fixed point on our side rails to the leading edge of the crossroad foot and make sure this measurement is the same on both sides of the vehicle. Once we have the front bar positioned, we'll take the rubber coated steel straps and feed them around our side rails, re-securing them to our crossroad heads and then tightening it down with the included tool. Once we have the front bar secured, we can move on to the rear. We'll take the second load bar, set it up on top of the raised side rails and again make sure that it's overhanging evenly on driver and passenger's side and that the Aeros are centered over our side rails. Once we've done that, we need to ensure that the rear bar sits parallel with the front bar.
To do this, we'll measure from the center of the top slot on the front bar to the center of the top slot on the rear bar and make sure this measurement is the same on both sides of the vehicle. This measurement is known as the crossbar spread and though we dont have a specific crossbar spread to use, it may be beneficial to check with the owner's manuals of the accessories that you'll be using to see if they specify your crossbar spread. Once we have the rear bar in position, we'll tighten it down the same way we did the front. And with that, our roof rack is installed and we're ready to start mounting accessories. That does it for our test fit of the Thule AeroBlade Roof Rack System on our 2012 Toyota Highlander..
Customer Satisfaction Score:
70% were satisfied with this product
30% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Just put this snowboard rack on my 2011 4runner mounted to Thule Aeroblade roof rack. Easy to install and use. Quality seems good. Like the look. No noise issues when driving. No complaints so far. Overall satisfied!
The AeroBlades and the mounting feet fit perfectly on my 2013 VW Jetta SportWagon. It took a quick 10 minutes to install and worked great.
Quality seems pretty good, but your instructions could use some work. As a mechanical engineer, I'm pretty good assembling mechanical things. However, I struggled with the assembly of these feet onto the bars. The photos aren't very clear in many cases. And speaking of assembly, I was wondering why you don't preassemble these things? At least the rubber strips and the Smart Slides. That would save users from several minutes of trying to interpret your instructions. And not providing locks is a pretty chintzy move. I suppose the way you sell these things come is you trying to save money without degrading the product, but what you're really doing is pissing off the buyer.
This fits our 2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure no problems! The install video on etrailer was a huge help! Take your time with the bolts. They can be a bit tricky. We found some of the weld nuts had a little angle to them. Also, the right side is a very tight spot to work in. I used a slim ratchet to make life easier.
Roof rack assembly was received in record time, much faster than expected! Packaging was excellent and the items all assembled without a hitch on our Subaru Crosstrek. Only thing now is to mount our kayaks and hit the water.
These work really well with the Thule crossbars. I put them on my forerunner and have the Hullavater which works well for me.
Good quality and easy to set up on my 2016 jeep Cherokee! Happy with the new cross bar setup!
Very nice same key locks... I have used Yakima for years but went to Thule on my Jeep and am very pleased with the quality of Thule...
I have made several purchases from eTrailer over the past 10 years or so. We have never been disappointed! Every product has been high quality and eTrailer customer service has been exemplary. Our most recent purchase was a Thule crossbar system that allows us to put our Thule carrier on our new 2015 Ford Flex. I was a little concerned about the weight on the car but Thule came through with a product that outperforms with 5 stars. I did have to tighten the connectors slightly during our trip to Gatlinburg, but the trip was worry-free. The most stressful thing about the trip was being a passenger while my 16-yr-old son drove part of the way. No napping for me!
Went on my 2022 Ford explorer no problems.
Everyone I have had dealings with at etrailer have been extremely helpful and very knowledgeable about there products. Thanks to all the staff.
Excellent product, even better customer service. Will definitely do business with etrailer again
Great service from Ashley.
Easy to install, looks like OEM equipment. Works great with the Aero Bar. Etrailers did a great job of getting this part when hard to find with all the demand. They tracked the package to my door!
Very easy to setup and install. Very sturdy and the bars (also with Thule 450R CrossRoad Railing Roof Rack Foot Pack) handled my 14 foot 53 pound kayak with ease.
These feet connect well to the roof rails, but I didn't find them as easy to use as the older style I have on my other car. It took a lot of fiddling to get the rails and feet into the right position so the bars were centered and the end caps would snap on to the feet properly. I prefer the older ones where the base of the feet stay on the rail, and the top part of the feet stay attached to the crossbar, then you can pop the crossbars on and off very quickly. With these it will take monkeying around every time you want to take the rails off and put them back on.
George M.
6/8/2016
Still three stars. Very fiddle-y to get right. The older clip in footer type is much easier to use.
Very easy to assemble and install. Seems very solid and quiet on my 14 Forester. Will be using Rhino-Rack Discovery bike carries in the rail and a yakima cargo box for ski's and misc gear.
Shipped by e-trailer within a couple of hours of my order being placed....hard to beat that.
We purchased a Thule roof storage system including the aero wing roof rack bars. It is a very good product. It holds a lot of gear and rides well on our 4runner. We have driven over 2000 miles with the Thule since we purchased it and haven't had a problem. My only knock on Thule's is that the keys take some finagling to slide into the locks. We also have a Thule trailer hitch cargo storage unit that purchased several years ago that are very pleased with except for the lock. I give it 4.5 stars.
Mike M.
7/31/2021
We have logged about 15000 miles with the Thule roof storage rack and have not had any problems. It is a great product.
Impeccable customer service! First off, the etrailer.com site was super easy to use to find exactly which rack we needed for our make/model. Shipping was super quick. As soon as our Thule rack arrived, we put it on the car and zipped away on our first mountain bike ride. Rack is awesome -- exactly what we wanted and needed. It fits the car perfectly. We weren't sure if the Thule rack would accommodate two 29ers, but it does (with room to spare).
Purchased these foot packs and the Thule Wingbar Evo 135 crossbars. They're sturdy and very quiet. Didn't notice any noise or lag on the freeway. Very good website to confirm i had the right roof rack for my SUV. Videos were perfect and just what I needed to see. Thule racks were not in stock at the local dealers I contacted on Oahu, Hawaii so decided to pay for shipping. Total cost was similar to what I would of paid locally. George J informed me the same day I ordered on Sunday that the 4-pack of locks I also ordered was not in stock and did offer a 8 pack which I declined since I didn't need that many locks but it was nice that I was informed and wasn't going to be stuck waiting for the back order. I was able to get the locks locally and secured the racks to my SUV. Great customer support from George J, Teresa J to confirm my order change, and follow up from Carol C. You don't get customer service like this much anymore.
I recently bought a 2015 Subaru Forester and wanted to add a trailer hitch for my bike carrier and cross bars for the roof. I chose the Thule foot pack with Aero cross bars. The kit was easy to install and looks good on the car.
product and service was great. USPS however damaged the box but the product was undamaged
It is great. I love appearance of the Thule roof rack that I install today.
It was just what I needed to adapt to my larger rails.
I just installed these on my 2015 Odyssey's side rails.
Easy-peasy to install and appears to be quite solid.
Just not sure how tight I need to screw them.
It only took me 30 minutes to assemble and install the Crossroad feet with the 60" WingBar EVO. It will probably take me 10 minutes to move to another vehicle.
I chose the Crossroads for the ease of installation so I can switch them between our two Odysseys. When loosened for removal they also loosen the crossbar (60" WingBar EVO) which makes it so much easier to switch to a vehicle with a different width requirement.
Fits that requirement perfectly.
Will be loading the canoe on top this coming weekend. Looking forward to using these.
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Al S.
7/17/2014
Tom:I too have a 2013 VW Jetta SportWagon, but with a retractable sunroof. Can you advise me what the clearance dimension is in inches from the top of the roof to the bottom of the cross bars? Thank you for your time on this request.Al in NC