Thule WingBar Evo Roof Rack for Raised Rails - Aluminum - Black - Qty 2
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These crossbars are all about strength and reliability. Built from aluminum, the Thule WingBar Evo holds up to 165 lbs while keeping your cargo solidly in place. Whether you’re carrying kayaks, canoes, or heavy camping gear, the sturdy build inspires confidence for long drives and rougher roads. The pair of 53" bars gives you plenty of usable space for carriers, baskets, or boxes without feeling cramped.
Roof racks can be noisy, but these aero-style bars are made to keep things calm. Their aerodynamic shape helps cut down on drag and wind noise, and the split rubber strips along the top channel smooth out airflow even more. You’ll notice less vibration and whistling on the road so you can focus on the drive instead of the hum above your head.
Installing gear should be simple, not a chore. The top channels use split rubber strips that let you slide mounts or attachments right into place—no trimming needed. Once your gear is installed, the strips close up around it to maintain a clean finish and help keep wind noise down. It’s a straightforward setup that makes switching between carriers quick and easy.
The WingBar Evo plays well with all types of gear—bike racks, kayak cradles, ski holders, and rooftop boxes. The bars are compatible with both channel-mounted and clamp-on accessories so you can mix and match setups depending on the season or trip. It’s an adaptable system that supports everything from family vacations to solo paddling weekends.
When you want to leave your setup on overnight or during a road trip stop, you can add Thule’s One-Key System locks (sold separately). They secure both the bars and your channel-mount accessories so your rack stays put when you’re away from the vehicle.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
96% were satisfied with this product
4% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Fast shipping, right product!
The bars are strong and fairly quiet, especially considering that I mount them on the main cab of my pickup truck and not on top of the canopy. My biggest concern is that the rubber strip that runs the length of the bar to reduce wind noise was badly damaged when I slid my canoe up on to the bars. Given the weight of the canoe, I'm accustomed to getting one end on a bar and sliding it back into position. Given the sensitivity of the rubber, is started pulling away from the bar and shredding when sliding the gunwales over the top of the bar. I'll try to be more careful, but a roof rack needs to be more utilitarian in my humble opinion.
Easy to install with included instructions. Lost the torque key a day later
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
Thule is an excellent product and the fit on my 2017 Chevrolet Colorado is perfect. The good people at etrailer were super helpful in getting the correct fit parts to me as quickly as possible, especially during a tough year for all. I’ve found my Thule racks to be the perfect tool to take our kayaks on our adventures!
Great product. Successfully assembled and installed it myself in about 3 hours. A more detailed assembly video would be helpful. Other than that; I'm 100% satisfied!
Perfect fit and the installation video made it extremely easy for me to follow
These bars are light weight and easy to set up. However, the measurements in the directions were not right to fit them to my vehicle, and they were really difficult to adjust once the bars were on the roof. They seem to be snug on the roof and working well, I did a test drive yesterday at varying speeds and they are secure. They don't cause any unpleasant noise - you'd forget they were on there.
So far its the best roof rack you can get today! Had no issues when driving through rugged and bumpy terrains all day.
Items arrived later than expected despite cancelling an month long order due to waiting stock on a different set up that was in stock. Once it arrived the box was all torn up and the person that delivered it just dropped it in the garage with the boxes spilling out of the bigger box. Love Thule products, etailer and the shipping supplier not so much,
Overall solid product. The little rubber strips that fit into the top bar are relatively fragile, I installed them, pulled one out to trim about 1/8 inches of excess length and the strip deformed such that it never went back in correctly. Fortunately etrailer had replacement strips.
This is my first Thule product but not my last. etrailer was great to deal with the videos on how to install the product were so helpful. Between etrailer's help and all the reviews that other people had purchased and posted made this a very pleasant purchase and install. I highly recommend etrailer and the complete Thule WingBar system including the keylocks that worked perfectly. I typically don't write reviews but this one was worth doing.
Exactly what I ordered and the fitment was great.
Thule IS in my opinion the Best in Rack systems. There very well made and are pretty stout for my application with a roof basket. 52” X 80” Money well spent!! Thank You etrailer for The Best Service!
Thanks to etrailer.com, I found out these crossbar systems are just bags of interchangeable parts! So glad I didn’t toss my 2019 53” crossbars when they started whistling (Screeching!) at speeds above 45 mph. I had them removed from my ProMaster City van when I couldn’t stand it any more. Luckily i did some research and took them totally apart. The old raised rail feet were pretty trashed, but was able to clean the bars up and reuse the existing end caps and locks. The video instructions on etrailer.com were invaluable, and I was able to find the exact parts I needed. My 2019 crossbar system is like new at a fraction of the price id have paid for a new system!
Reliable and durable
I've always trusted Thule bars. I have an old Xsporter on my truck that works really well and it has held up over time. I needed to get a Thule rack for my Jeep Grand Cherokee and found that etrailer had all the parts I needed specified for my model. That was one of my favorite things about the site. No need to search around for the different parts to attached onto the factory rails. Once I received the rack and components, it was really easy to install. I pretty much watched the etrailer videos before hand.
I have the older Hullavator 897XT to haul my kayak in. With the WingBar Evo, I found I needed to get a slightly longer bolt (6-1.00 x 30), which I got from the local Ace hardware store, to attached the Hullavator support bracket to the WingBar. Once I got those bolts set up, I was on the water with the kayak the next day.
Talked to the customer service a few times and they are great friendly people. And I can understand what they are saying.
53” Thule bars fit our 2021 RAV4 Hybrid! Most people appear to be using 47” bars for the 2021 RAV4 with flush roof rails, but that’s smaller than I wanted. I sometimes carry a sheet of plywood, or a kayak plus a cargo box, and wanted a wider rack for that. I had heard that upsizing to the 53” bar was potentially not possible because the mounting slots on the bottom of the bar may not accommodate the rail locations relative to the bar length. ETrailer helped me out with some dimensions, so I bought the 53” bar knowing it would be close. There is only about a quarter inch of play on either side on the rear bar, but it fit (the front bar had more play, since the towers are a bit further apart at the front).
I’m SO happy with the result! Now I can carry what I want on the rack, and have room to spare! It looks pretty good too!
Exactamundo fit with no cutting necessary for my 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe. How do they do it?
Not too hard to install and I love them! Looks great on the truck’s side rails.
I had my old feet from my Jeep Cherokee on my Jeep Compass and realize they were not secure. So now I have the right feet on my car,
I’ve been searching for a set of crossbars for my 2021 Crosstrek. After looking at several different companys,, I decided to go with etrailer.com and get the Thule Wingbar Evo Crossbars and Evo Raised feet. Ordering was quick and shipping was even faster! Installed them in about an hour with no issues. I love the way they look, and the construction is solid. Shout out to the staff for doing a great job and for the great communication from placing the order, confirmation, updates and shipping the order. You will not be disappointed!
Perfect fit. Easy to install. Excellent customer service choosing the right bar for my car pairing it with my XL Lockrack!
Straight forward install, and solid attachment to the rails on my ‘25 4Runner. I’m impressed at how much quieter they are compared to my old Thule square bars.
Etrailer was great for the ordering process, and shipping.
Assembly was pretty easy. Bars are quiet! I don't even hear them. My one issue is that I discovered after I had installed them one of the feet was missing a chunk of plastic. Searched the area where I installed them and the packing box and it was no where to be found.
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Brooke M.
3/31/2025
If you haven't been able to find it, we carry the replacement - part # TH49VW. One of the nice things about Thule is that almost every part is replaceable. :)