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This aerodynamic Thule roof rack mounts flush on your roof for a sleek, factory look. Crossbars with split rubber strips in top channels work with channel-mount and clamp-on accessories. Installs to raised rails on your vehicle's roof.
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Hey, how's it going Today we're gonna take a look at the Thule WingBar Edge and see how well it fits on our 2024 Volkswagen Taos. Now having a compact SUV, you already know that you're gonna have limited cargo area, so this is gonna let you take advantage of that negative space. So you can add a cargo basket, cargo box, maybe a bike carrier, kayak carrier, who knows, it's wide open. So let's take a look and see how well it fits on our vehicle. Right off the bat, what jumps out to me on this is the lower profile. You're gonna be able to still be able to get the clearance around this to work with most rooftop accessories and still maintain that nice sleek look that you go for if you honestly select in a Volkswagen.
Now with the plastics themselves, they're gonna hold up against the elements, just like the plastics on your vehicle. They're made of the exact same materials. Each one of the feet are gonna have a label on the inside of the door that lets you know if it's gonna go on the driver or the passenger side, making it super easy. And if you go with the single key system from Thule you'll be able to switch it out to a lock core for all your tooling accessories. Your crossbars have a weight capacity right at 165, however you want to focus on your manufacturer's recommended weight capacity.
The straps that you're gonna receive, they just wrap around and contour around your raised rail. This is gonna be one of the easier setups for your crossbar. Only thing you really need that's not included is a tape measure unless you're gonna eyeball it and just kind of fill it out. Now, if you want to go off of vibes, you're good to go. Otherwise, grab you a tape measure and we'll get you set up.
You are gonna start by inserting your spring into the slot on your wing bar, and it's designed to drop right in where it won't go too deep, and you're gonna grab your foot and you can align it your spring with this opening right here, this circle. And it'll snap right into place. And this is what's gonna give you the resistance to press against the side. Once you get that together, you see it snaps in and then it locks into place. From here you're gonna add your strap.
Now your strap is gonna have a designated number as far as how far it should go into the bottom part of the foot. And on this guy I went with two. And you're just gonna insert it in the slot and wait for it and feel for it to catch. There we go. And you can pull to hook. And then from here, we're just gonna take it right to the top. I'm gonna reach over about where I would like it positioned and rest it on the raised rail and press it right here. Now I'm gonna grab my tape measure and make sure that I'm spaced out how I need it for my accessory. But as long as you're 28 inches or 700 millimeter spread, you're good to go. And that's one of the great things about raised rails. You're not locked into fixed points. Now that I measured for my spread, I'm gonna actually take my strap and feed it underneath. Now remember, our springs are gonna let us push in and it'll pull it right back across. And then we're gonna take the loops here and drop it on the two hooks in the center. Now we can double check again to make sure our spread is okay. I'm pretty sure it is. And now we're gonna use our included torque wrench. Now one thing to keep in mind with this is as you tighten down, it's gonna pull on both sides. So once you get a little tension right here, I'm gonna go over to the passenger side and kind of go back and forth until I get it completely tight. Alright, now that I hear my click to let me know that I'm torqued down, we're gonna take these two hooks here and drop it right in on top and it'll just snap right into place. Now if you added the steel lock cores, you would drop those in. Alternatively, you can use the plastic cores and that'll give you some measure of security. And now you're good to go. Now, when you're looking for an accessory like this, it's hard to find something that measures up to everything that you hope that it'll do. And this guy checks all of your boxes. It has a nice OEM look, it's lightweight and it can reduce the wind noise versus other styles. And actually, I think it'll be pretty cool if you show us how it looks on your vehicle, show us your load out, show us where you're going, 'cause we love having that interaction with you. Now again, this is Ed with etrailer.com taking a look at the Thule WingBar Edge on our 2024 Volkswagen Taos. Have a great day.
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