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The flush design of the Yakima BaseLine FX keeps the crossbars tight to the roofline, giving your setup a clean, factory-style appearance. With no bar ends sticking out past the towers, it looks purposeful and streamlined. The aluminum construction in black keeps a low profile while still adding solid functionality for your gear.
Long drives can get noisy with some racks, but these aero-style crossbars are built to limit that. The aerodynamic shape helps cut down on wind resistance, while the push-down rubber strips fill in the top channels to reduce vibration and whistling. The result is a quieter, more comfortable drive on road trips and daily commutes.
Whether it’s kayaks in summer, skis in winter, or a cargo box for vacation gear, these crossbars are ready for it. They work with both channel-mount accessories and clamp-on attachments, giving you flexibility across brands and types of equipment. It’s a versatile setup that can handle bike racks, watersport gear, or roof boxes without extra fuss.
When you’re hauling extra gear, you want equipment you can trust. The Yakima BaseLine FX uses durable aluminum construction with a weight capacity of 165 lbs (always follow your vehicle’s roof load rating). It’s strong enough for heavy cargo while keeping weight down. That strength and stability make it great for long hauls and outdoor adventures.
This rack comes as a complete system with two BaseLine FX crossbars, towers, and a custom fit kit designed to install directly on your naked roof. There’s no need to mix and match parts—it’s all integrated for straightforward setup. Add optional Yakima Same Key System (SKS) lock cores (sold separately) if you want theft deterrence for your rack and mounted accessories.
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Ratings & Reviews
Great product. Easy to build.
the product is excellent. very good quality material. the measurement given for my 2016 wrx are not exactly what they should be.
Pleased
Solid build quality and easy installation on my '21 Mazda CX-5.
Great customer service, definitely order from etrailer again.
Works great with baseline towers
Hyundai Sonata - glass pano roof. These items have been on for about 1-year. So happy with the set up. I’ve take a road bike and a mountain bike on 500+ mile trips. The mounts do an excellent job.
The roof rack came packaged nicely and the instructions were simple to follow. I installed it in about an hour and we have already used it this past Memorial Day weekend. My wife loves the way it looks on her Mazda. Much better than the factory rack
Yakima clips provided a perfect fit for my
car. The roof rack is now solidly attached.
Also impressive was etrailer great
customer service
Arrived as part of a set of components for a roof rack and kayak carrier. I liked that etrailer had a guide to get the right components to fit my car's make and model year. This baseclip set arrived quickly, but the set for the rear of the car that arrived with them were obviously returns that had not been inspected. That set was missing parts, requiring follow-up calls to arrange for a new replacement for the incomplete set, and about a week's delay in getting the rack up on the car.
I choose etrailer simply because they mailed to APO. I’m a AD SM, and a lot of companies don’t shop to APO. As soon as I ordered my product, I received an email as a courtesy from etrailer letting me know I had an individual that would be tracking my product every step of the way, reassuring a smooth process. Their site functionality was easy, their customer service was great. I wanted to know if they had bike racks that would fit my cross bars, I got a email right away with a suggestion and a link that would fit my needs. I’ll definitely order from etrailer if I ever need to again.
I want to thank the staff at eTrailer for their outstanding support. After my roof rack order got off to a shaky start the customer service staff stepped in and made it right; 100% RIGHT. I cannot thank them, and eTrailer, enough. Regarding the roof rack itself, I have now installed it and can vouch that the installation was a breeze. All parts fit and the instructions were correct. For the record, this is not my first purchase from eTrailer (I've bought hitch items from them before) and it won't be my last. They have ALWAYS given great service, their web site works, their products and descriptions are good, etc., etc. Thank you!
The roof rack has been awesome! It has been really handy to be able to attach our bike rack attachment, kayak bars or traveling cargo carrier. My only complaint is that the end caps fell off somewhere along one of our many adventures and looks a bit disheveled. Other than the appearance it has been very versatile and we love it!
I have not bought car roof racks for decades--back when there were those very useful rain gutters. So I was shocked with the high prices. But what you get today is much more carefully engineered with a complicated construction. This Yakima version even comes with a manual 3.5 mm hex driver which turns out to be a torque wrench too. You use it 16 times, torquing to its limit, in installing the two cross rails on the four towers. Years ago you installed the towers where you wanted them on the rain gutters and adjusted the cross rails by sight. No more. You must go on line to Yakima. You must get the precisely engineered dimensions for your exact vehicle. You even adjust the towers for the roof slope and any toe-in of the roof line. Pay attention to the precise instructions. The result is very solid. I wish that I had more space between the cross rails. There is room for another 6 or 8 inches given where the door openings on my 2019 Toyota Highlander are spaced. But then the rear base clips would be different and that logistics would add yet more to the price. I am confident that I can secure a 4 X 8 sheet of plywood on the cross rails. And I will find my vehicle in the mall parking lot easier with those good looking rails. While I am happy with the end product, I wish the vendors had given more explanation of the fixed dimensions of today's installations. That would have helped make my on-line shopping less frustrating. Part of the problem is that Yakima and Thule do not provide cross rails for my LE Highlander's existing tower bases. And I could not get 60 inch cross rails on any of the versions that fit my LE's bases.
Perfect fit! Who’s recommend and repurchase if I need for another vehicle
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Linda
3/1/2026
Still amazing, easy to clip on and off between road trips. Sturdy an well made.