Thule WingBar Evo Roof Rack for Raised Rails - Aluminum - Black - Qty 2
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Once the rack is in place, it feels solid and dependable. The Evo Raised Rail feet clamp onto your vehicle’s raised rails for a custom, secure fit that doesn’t budge under load. It’s a complete system, with two WingBar Evo crossbars and four feet that work together to give you a stable platform for gear, boats, or cargo boxes—ready to handle up to 165 lbs as long as you stay within your roof’s own weight limit.
Some racks can turn a quiet drive into a noisy one. These Aero-style crossbars are shaped to cut through the wind more smoothly so you don’t get that constant whistling sound. The top channels come with split rubber strips that reduce vibration and noise while sealing out the elements. You’ll notice the difference on long highway drives where you can actually enjoy the ride instead of fighting the hum above you.
Many channel systems make you cut rubber strips before sliding in an accessory. With this design, you skip that step completely. The split strips open just enough for your mount to slide in, then close back around it for a clean fit. That means less hassle when adding or swapping out gear like kayak cradles, bike racks, or cargo carriers.
Whether it’s a kayak in summer or skis in winter, this setup handles it all. The crossbars accept accessories that mount directly in the top channels or clamp around the bars, giving you flexibility with the gear you already have. It’s compatible with most bike, watersport, snow, and cargo carriers, so you can keep one rack and change out attachments as your plans change.
For those times when you park at a trailhead or overnight spot, you can add Thule’s One-Key System locks (sold separately). They secure both the rack and any channel-mounted gear so everything stays right where you left it. It’s a simple upgrade that gives peace of mind on every trip.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hey guys, it's Jake here with etrailer. Today we have a 2023 GMC Terrain and we're gonna be taking a look at and I'm gonna show you how to install the Thule WingBar Evo roof rack. Adding a roof rack to the top of your car is going to allow you to haul different accessories, whether you would like to kayak or you wanna put a roof basket or a roof bag or something like that up there. A lot of people use roof mounted, or roof racks to be able to haul roof mounted bike racks so that they don't have to have a hitch on the back of their vehicle just to haul one or two bikes. This roof rack specifically, I really like it because it looks like it was designed to fit these raised rails. You wanna make sure that you do have the gap underneath your rails.
Some of these vehicles will have the, they're called raised rails but they are still connected fully to the roof all the way across the bottom. The reason I like these so much is because you can see the way that the bottom of the foot pack fits and the way that it's shaped, it fits this top rail very, very nicely. You'll see here how our little rubber grommet, our little rubber flap is kinda smashed down. That is going to help to reduce wind noise. You may have looked at a lot of reviews, or saw a lot of reviews that say that adding a roof rack is gonna add a lot of wind noise to your vehicle.
Now we cannot say whether or not this is gonna add a lot of wind noise. That's all based off of what you're gonna put on the rack itself. So like I said earlier, this is for a raised roof kit or a raised rail kit on a roof. It clamps right around it. It has those nice shaped clamps to make sure it's a nice secure clamp on there.
These roof bars I can tell you are not going anywhere. They will have 165 pound weight capacity. You'll want to check with your vehicle's owner's manual to see what your vehicle is capable of carrying and go with the lowest rated component between the vehicle and the roof bars. With these, you can get some roof bar kits that will mount to the fixed mounting points on the inside of these raised rails here. There's two sets here at the back and two sets here at the front.
But you are stuck with that crossbar spread. You bolt it to it. I would say they do look really, really good because there's not a clamp on style. It bolts on, it looks very, very factory. With these, you can get up to a 28, maybe 28 1/2 inch crossbar spread. Unfortunately towards the back and towards the front you're not gonna be able to use that portion of the raised rail because they had to support the roof rail at some point. So they put a little support here. You can't go around this 'cause it's too thick. So if you've got that 28 1/2 inches of usable crossbar spread for those accessories that you want to put up here. When it comes to getting those accessories mounted up, I really like how Thule did it with the rubber strip on the top. Most roof bars, you're gonna have to remove the rubber strip, cut it to match or just leave it out while you're hauling your accessories. And then to get the accessory in place, you're gonna have to remove the end cap. Thule just made it to where you just open the end cap and then the rubber strip is split in half. So all you do is take your T-track accessory, slide it in and then this will fold down and your bolt slides in right in between those two rubber strips. It matches perfectly up to any accessory you have mounted up there. And then when you're not using accessory, you slide it back out, you close this lid and then your rubber strip looks like it did from the factory. The roof bars are gonna have an all aluminum construction. The shape of them are an arrow bar so it's designed to reduce that road noise as you're going down the road. The roof bars themselves are gonna have an aluminum construction, so they're gonna be lightweight and durable, they will, we've test fit these on a lot of different vehicles. We put 'em to the test, we beat 'em up a little bit and they prove to hold up over time. They're not gonna rust. What I like about this particular set is gonna be that they have an aero design, which means it's shaped very similar to like an airplane wing. So it's going to be very aerodynamic when you're headed down the road, hopefully reducing some of that wind noise. Again, like I said, they are very nice when there's no accessory on them, but with that being said, any roof bar is gonna sound exactly the same once you've got a bike or a box up there or anything like that. So just something to keep in mind is I think these look the best out of any of the other style bars out there. But you may be able to get a higher weight capacity out of some of the other bars. These are gonna come with plastic lock cores from the factory. If you wanna upgrade 'em to the metal lock cores, you can get all matching keys for all four of 'em. You can match the keys to your Thule bike rack or whatever else you may have. Whatever accessories on your roof, you get 'em all matched so you have one key that unlocks all of 'em. I personally don't mind the plastic lock cores because you can take it either a coin or a key, whatever you got in your car or your pocket to be able to unlock 'em and then just pop the end cap off and then you can take your roof assembly off of your car. With that being said, because you can get them off easily means other people can get them off easily. So if you're worried about that, pick up some lock cores, get those installed and you should be safe. A question we get a lot of times is, "Can I still open my sunroof or my moonroof with this kit installed" And we've got the roof bar as far forward as you can get it and as far back as you can get the rear one, and we've opened up our moonroof here and you can see that it fits just fine. You will want to be careful of any accessories or anything like that that hang down further. A lot of the accessories will mount with the clamp or whatever hanging down around the bar. But just be careful, be cautious. You can try opening it with your accessory installed and that'll give you a good idea whether or not it's gonna fit. Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack, let's go ahead and show you how to get it put together and installed. To get our roof bar assembled, they're gonna assemble the same way. So we've got our front one already installed on our vehicle. We'll show you how to assemble the rear one. We'll take one of our feet and then you'll just wanna make sure that this measuring tape here that's built in, slide that all the way back. We're gonna take the foot, slide it in, then you can take your end cap right away, throw that in at the end. That'll help the foot from sliding all the way out. We're gonna do the same thing to the other side. Put our end cap in, and then from this point, that's what's nice about this kit is that it's ready to go on a roof. I will say the one thing I'd recommend is make sure you loosen up this bolt a little bit so that you can open this gap a little bit more. 'Cause if you get it all the way up there and it doesn't sit right into place, it's kind of difficult to walk back and forth on the vehicle. Now we'll take our roof bar, we're gonna lift it up into place. I'm gonna set it to the widest location so that you guys can see how far back you can go with this. And it makes it easy to measure 'cause we won't have to measure, but we'll set it up there and then we'll push the bar to where it kinda looks like it's even on both sides. And then what we need to do is we'll take a tape measure or you can use these little tabs underneath, push 'em tight and make sure that our spacing is correct on both sides of the vehicle. Once we get the crossbar even on both sides, we're going to just take this bolt, get it as close as we can by hand first. Then we'll grab the tool that comes in your kit. And this is a torque tool so it will only let you tighten it as far as Thule recommends. So we'll give it a little bit of pressure on this side. You can tell by it squeezing down like that. And then we'll go over to the other side, tighten that a little bit, and then come back on both sides and we'll torque 'em down. The way that you're gonna know that this is torqued down all the way is that this little knob here that I'm gripping is gonna click. (knob clicks) Just like that, and we know that it's tight enough. Then we'll take our end cap, pop it in place and we've just got the plastic lock core. So we'll just need to turn that to the locked position and that's gonna do it for the installation. Hopefully this video helped you decide whether or not the Thule roof rack is right for you in your 2023 GMC Terrain.
Ratings & Reviews
Worked flawlessly on my suv. Securely attached my sea kayak to my existing roof rails.
Ordering was simple and any questions I had were answered quickly. Items arrived on time as promised
Installation instructions were clear enough, but no text (Ikea-like). The video instructions on etrailer.com REALLY helped, showing the products as well as the surprisingly easy install. These feet feel solid (as a rock). We'll see how they do when we go camping next weekend! Thanks, etrailer staff and user-reviews!
Excellent Quality and was Easy to install the locks (purchased separately)!
Swapping lock cylinders with the Thule system is easy. I have several Thule products including bike rake with built in lock, locking cross bars for our cars, cargo box, and bought cylinders and the Change Key to replace cylinders so I only need one key for all our Thule products. etrailer delivered them fast.
My order was processed very quickly and shipped in a timely manner. Everything arrived in great shape. I am pairing my Thule crossbar kit with a Thule Force XT cargo box to increase my capacity for hauling camping gear for a family of 4 in a 2019 Subaru Forester. The installation and product review videos on your website are very helpful.
These crossbars were perfect for my 2019 Honda CRV! They do make a slight high pitched whistle at high speeds when the sunroof is open, but it’s certainly tolerable and understandable. They are strong and sturdy and haven’t faded a bit after a year of use.
The Thule Evo Rail feet with 60" wing bars are an excellent choice for folks who routinely transport bulky equipment on their vehicle rooftops. The instructions for mounting were straightforward and easy (especially with the installation video link). I had to extend the slots under each wingbar to make them fit my 2004 Dodge Durango roof rails, but besides that, I'm thoroughly happy with the product. Do order the key locks separately, as they do not come with the feet.
Installed these with the Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars on a Mercedes GLS 450 SUV. It was a pretty quick install however, they impede the panoramic sunroof from opening. The locks that come with are plastic and they're okay, but I'd recommend getting the metal locks that you can order separately for more security. They do make a whistling sound when driving, but it's not loud enough for me to care. All in all, these are great.
Bought these for our Jeep Cherokee but they struggle to fit the wider rails on the vehicle. Have to lubricant these to slide on. Often the boot come off when removing them or just transporting them from storage to the vehicle. I wish the locked cover was made of something stronger since someone could easily break the plastic and use a Allen wrench to remove them rack and what’s mounted to it. Otherwise I’m happy with these. I like the size and torque limiting features of the included wrench
I really like the included tool used for tightening to the roof rails. I have a tendency to over tighten things and this tool prevents that from happening.
Quick service and greet product ! I’ve wanted Thule for years and finally treated myself so I can carry my SUP. Can’t wait to load it up with a couple of boards!
By no fault of their own I'm sure, a cap was missing in the box. They were awesome!!! Sent me the missing part right away.
Now I'm ready to show off my new hobby this summer.
Thank you!!!
I needed to update the feet for my Thule areo blade cross bars. With ease I was able to swap the feet and transfer the locs to the new feet. The install was super easy. Finding the right product was a breez with a quick email to Etrailer customer service.
Kevin
6/2/2020
Thule makes a great product. Still enjoying the ease of use and product quality.
Two issue- 1) my old Hull-a-ports don't fit perfectly on them. Had to do a little jerry rigging. It works, no problems but it would have been nice to know.
2) without any attachment on these bars, at speeds >40 MPH (70 KPH) These things cause the most God awful scream that almost precludes opening the windows they are so loud.
Worked great on jeep.
Kevin P.
5/13/2022
Still working great after a year.
Easy to install with included instructions. Lost the torque key a day later
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. :)
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!
I would give the WingBar Evos 5 stars wish more accessories were available.
Perfect fit and the installation video made it extremely easy for me to follow
Great looking product. Fits very well on the car and the bars are actually pretty quiet. It is somewhat a pain to mount and dismount so plan on 30-45 minutes at least. In my opinion, if you put them on leave them there for the season as it is not very friendly to mount or dismount.
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.
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!
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,
The product is of great quality but your customer service rep, Owen was the person that went above and beyond! Owen was knowledgeable, professional and patient. I had no idea what I needed and he helped me through the process making the experience the BEST! As a fellow business owner it is a true pleasure doing business with a company that has employees that really care. Great experience all around!
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Matthew B.
6/18/2020
The raised feet help to bring the crossbars up in height so that when we haul our canoe it does not hit the top of the car. We are still enjoying the car now that it is accessorized.