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These JetStream crossbars are built from aluminum, giving you strength and stability for hauling your favorite gear. At 50" long, they offer a solid platform for carrying cargo boxes, kayaks, or bikes. With a 165-lb weight capacity, they handle heavy loads while keeping your gear secure mile after mile.
Wind noise can make long drives tiring. The aerodynamic design of these crossbars keeps airflow smooth, and the push-down rubber strips help cut down on both noise and vibration. Because the strips don’t need trimming, you can press hardware directly into the channels without gaps or rough edges that create whistling.
The JetStream bars work with both accessories that mount in the top channels and those that clamp around the bars. That means you can easily switch between different setups—cargo boxes for road trips, kayak carriers for weekends on the water, or bike racks for trail days—without being locked into one style of attachment.
You can add Yakima Same Key System (SKS) lock cores (sold separately) to deter theft of the rack when your vehicle’s parked. It’s an easy upgrade that lets you secure both crossbars and towers with one key, so your setup stays safe when you step away from it.
This complete roof rack system includes two JetStream crossbars, four SkyLine towers, and a custom fit kit that mounts securely to fixed points on your roof. The black aluminum construction resists corrosion and wear, helping your rack look good and perform strong trip after trip.
Alternate Instructions
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
All right, so now it's time to hit that trip. You got your Highlander, you got your family, you got your reservations. Now we gotta figure out how to get all of our gear on the road. So I'm gonna show you the Yakima JetStream Roof Rack System on our 2023 Toyota Highlander. Adding a roof rack system to your vehicle like this is gonna allow you to take advantage of this negative space on top of your vehicle to get those bigger, bulkier items on the road with you. The roof rack is the collection of three different kits.
You're gonna have your 50 inch bars. These JetStream bars are actually gonna have a wing design on them that's designed to help minimize wind drag, and also to be lightweight with the aluminum construction. They actually have a powder coating on them that's gonna help hold up against the elements. And as you know, aluminum is rust resistant in most situations. I'm going to pull off our end cap to take a closer look at the construction of our bar.
You can see there's channels on the top and on the bottom. You actually have a rubber gap for your T-channel slide slot if you have eye loop accessories, and you'll be able to feed that through. When you receive your bars, you're gonna have a rubber strip that you can put in underneath to fill in that gap. Since it's a demo set that we keep in the studio, it just, you know, we don't put that in. But it's just one extra step to help keep out the the wind noise.
Our towers are constructed of UV resistant materials. It's designed to hold up against the elements. Your cover here is gonna have this hole that you can add in a Yakima same key system key that allows you to use the same key across all your Yakima devices. And then you're gonna have the third part, which is your fit kit. That's a pad and a bracket that your tower rests inside.
You're actually gonna have rubber that contours along the side of the top of your raised rail, and it actually grips along without making any contact. And your bracket is bolted to the roof of your vehicle. So you know you're gonna have a sturdy foundation as you're going down the road. And since we're test fitting, we'll see on our Highlander, we're right at four inches around our bar. So that's gonna work well for any clamp accessory that you want to add. As far as your spread, you're a little bit over 31 inches. I'd say 31 and a quarter. So that's going to be a fixed spread. So if you have an accessory that does not work with that, sadly it wouldn't work with your cars because of your fixed mounting points. Another cool thing about these guys is that they're removable, and you can leave the mounting points in position. You're just gonna squeeze right here and you can remove it from the top of your vehicle. And then when it's time to go, you can replace it with a cap. Making sure that the yakima's pointing towards you, you can just snap it over, and then you have full access to your roof without having the sacrifice lining up or unbolting anything. Installation's pretty easy, so now I'm gonna kick it to installation. We're gonna start by removing the panels on the top of our vehicle, our fixed mounting panels. Now what I like to do is use a body panel removal tool. We have them here at etrailer.com. You can use a screwdriver if you just wanna be cautious of your finish. And you're gonna match up your pads. So on the driver's side bar, you're gonna have A. On the passenger side pad, you're gonna have B. You wanna make sure your arrow's pointing towards you and you can read "Yakima." And we're just gonna place this right here. And that's gonna align with the hole that's inside of the roof. Now we're gonna take our tower and we're gonna put it on top of our mat. So we're gonna just make sure that our orientation is correct. It's gonna align with these notches on the bottom of the pad, and we just sat her in. And now we're gonna use our flat washer and our five millimeter bolt. I'm just gonna hand tighten it in. Now included in your kit, you actually have an Allen key. And it works fine, you'll be able to get there, but it's a certain point on the bolt itself where you have thread locker on it. And that's gonna kind of make it harder to get it all the way down and tight, so it wouldn't be a bad idea, if you have a socket wrench with an attachment bit driver, you can go ahead and just ratchet it down and just be cautious to not over-torque and crack your towers. And we're just gonna follow that exact same process. We're gonna align our pad, which is the B side, making sure that arrow is pointing away. And we're gonna install our tower and hardware. This bracket is actually where you make the contact between the towers and the vehicle. So it's very important to make sure that you get your hardware fastened in. We're gonna grab our JetStream bar, and we're gonna remove the cap from the end and install our feet. I'm gonna slide this guy in, reinstall my cap, and do the same thing on the other side. And then we're gonna measure for spacing and fasten it down. Now that I have my towers spaced out, I'm gonna install them using my Yakima tool. And once I hit the specified torque requirement, it's actually gonna click to let me know I have it where it needs to be. So now we're good to go. I'm gonna do the same thing on the other side, and throw it up on the roof. And now what you're doing, you're gonna reach over and drop your tower into the base. And you can kind of see where it fits underneath. If you have the door closed, you have these poles that kind of poke out that are getting in your way that won't allow it to fall into the foot. And you just kind of drop it in and then you snap it into place. And as you can see, nice and secure. In general, when you have fixed mounting points on your vehicle, that's gonna be some of your easier installations to add roof racks to. Alternatively, instead of the Yakima, if you we inchesre looking towards Thule or Rhino Rack, you couldn't go wrong. Those are all three solid brands, but what I like most about the Yakima is the same key system that allows you to use one key for all your Yakima products. This has been a look at the Yakima JetStream Roof Rack on our 2023 Toyota Highlander. I'm Ed, this is etrailer.com, and you have a great day.
Ratings & Reviews
etrailer came through with speed and quality. A couple of other websites that I looked at could not supply all the needed equipment ("on backorder") in a timely manner. As you know, getting "most" of the roof rack is the same as getting "none" of the rack. So I was very pleased to see that etrailer could send me everything quickly. It is exactly what I needed.
The Yakima roof rack came in and was super easy to install. Appreciate the etrailer videos offering ways to install the racks.
Bought kayak racks. Took a while to put together, but they are very high quality. etrailer send a wrong part (digits on the part number were reversed), but it was very easy to get this corrected and I received the correct part in less than a week. I even spoke to someone on a Saturday afternoon about the mix up who was very pleasant! They have my vote.
Relatively easy to install on my VW Golf (etrailer videos are very helpful) and sooooo useful with my Yakima skybox. Not much road noise, so I can leave the rack on even when I am not using it.
Yakima SkyLine Towers are well-designed and well-executed. They easily fit into the Yakima Landing Pads and form a tight fit when closed. And they also fit nicely into the Yakima JetStream Crossbars when following the Yakima instruction manual and various YouTube videos. I did run into a snag at first where I found the rubber seal on one SkyLine Tower getting caught on the JetStream Crossbar track, but after that I was careful not to let that happen with the other towers.
I find the appearance of the Yakima SkyLine Towers to match their level of quality in materials and design.
the product was exceptional. I would recommend it to anyone, who has a vehicle with a naked roof. It is a solid as a factory installed rack. Josh went out of his way to get me a replacement torque screw driver because the first one from Yakima was working properly.
These bars are outstanding. They were purchased for a Jeep grand cherokee '18. I had previously purchased from another brand, but the whistle noise was constant and very noticeable. These are completely quiet, I am glad I changed to the yakima bars. Installation was also much easier, and more "flush" mounting with the yakima brand. Glad to do business with etrailer!
The Yakima JetStream Crossbars minimize wind noise and provide full, yet sleek support to every roof top load demanded of it.
Super solid rack and the only one that fits the Jeep Cherokee without rails well and looks good too. Easy to install and worth the price
The rack system seems very good, but time will tell, of course. The installation is difficult and time consuming. I purchased the system needed from etrailer website with guaranteed to fit pieces. I would call myself a very experienced do-it-yourselfer. I followed directions slowly, carefully, and exactly, yet there were problems. The video for installation given for my exact order did not match the printed and actual assembly and installation directions. The baseclips that were guaranteed for my model vehicle were actually for a different model vehicle according to the enclosed sheet ... however they did work anyway but caused some "looking up" and some confusion during assembly. I was careful to assemble exactly to measurements given ... and once that is all done and tightened and "sealed up" you put them on the roof, only to find that they could have been spaced a bit wider for a perfect fit. They are fine enough and we'll see if they stay tight to the vehicle. If not will need to take it all apart and widen the spacing.
It is excellent that basically only one tool that is provided with the racks is needed. And also that each part must "click" when properly tightened. That adds reassurance and satisfaction while assembling.
There are so many models of vehicles and it is not easy to figure all this out. etrailer has a very helpful website, response, and videos to help ... but my review is to emphasize that the instructions are not perfect. One needs lots of patience, common sense, and perhaps re-assembly for a perfect outcome.
Very nice quality towers. Very heavy duty! They have a cool "snap" on / off mechanism for quick removal and installation.
Well you asked for it so;
I ordered this as part of my roof rack for a 2021 Nissan rogue. The complete roof rack set was unavailable le as one bracket was on back order and said would ship in under a month so I ordered everything else in the meantime. Little did I know it would take a over a year to get one stupid bracket and yes, I'm still waiting. I can't even return the items I bought because it's way past the 90 day policy even though they're brand new still in the box collecting dust. etrailer, this has been the worst experience I've had yet with you guys. Oh still waiting for my one bracket to complete my roof rack
These hard to find landing pads fit perfectly on my 2021 Highlander. Quick ship/great communication from site.
Great product but what is even better is etrailer’s service! Order was lost in the mail but Lauren stayed on top of it and made it right. Thank you for the great service!
robert s was terrific !!! excellent customer service !!! from assisting with a return, to recommending an alternative, to informing me about delivery status ...
the yakima jetstream crossbars with baseline towers were a bit more complicated to assemble and install than the brand i returned, but the wind noise and whistling are dramatically less ...
the next step is to select a cargo carrier ... it goes without saying that i will consult robert again ... thanks so much robert, and safe and happy travels to all
Very happy with our purchase. I love how easily you can remove the entire rack easily. Too bad the locking mechanism comes separately but we are still happy with what we received.
Amazing quality easy set up fast shipping buy the locks the 4 pack With this fast shipping super impressed
For a 2015 Mazda 3, 4 door sedan.
I used the 50" jetstream bars with the skyline towers and the #22 Landing Pads.
Went together easy, great quality, very solid feeling! And, easy to remove and install when needed.
Super happy with my purchase from e trailers purchased yakima roof rack. Knowledgeable sales rep.Help me through the process on purchasing my roof rack Recommended to anyone quality parts
Lightweight and actually quite quiet with no attachments on them. With my bike racks there is a fair amount of noise but it doesn't come from just these. Mine is on a 2011 BMW 335.
The installation was super easy, and despite a long time stuck in shipping the delivery itself was extremely fast, and the package arrived in spotless condition. The manuals were very easy to follow, and the end result is absolutely amazing. I love that there's a rubber piece in the top rail that doesn't need to be cut, which makes it a very flush and smooth fit. I also love the modularity and the weight that it can handle, especially for the stuff i plan on carrying.
The yakima jetstream crossbar looks beautiful. Quality is great. Took my vehicle for a test drive, and i didnt hear anything loose or broken from the bars. Very satisfied with the product and the instructions were great. It was my first time installing a roof rack too.
I waited several weeks for roof rack to arrive after ordering online. I am accustomed to Thule racks, but could not find any towers/bases to fit the 2019 Santa Fe. Once here, the Yakima rack mounted with ease and I look forward to hauling kayaks or basket on the roof.
Thank you etrailer.
A good product. Very easy to install. I installed them in about 15 mins. They fit secure to the Highlander rail system. No gaps. The caps stay on going thru the car wash. They raise the bars up high enough so the sun roof can be opened all the way with rack accessories. I have an existing skyline system with 66" round bars from my previous truck that I purchased in 2005. The existing system matched the landing pads perfect. I am not sure if I will shorten the bars or not yet.
The only problem I had, was when I watched the video showing how to install the rack, I did not realize that the actual installation process was a lot more complex. For example, the woman who was in the video only showed the installation one rack (I believe itg was the back rack and she gave the width measurement for that one. The front rack was already on the car and the woman neglected to say, "check your manual. The width of the front rack (may be) different than the back. She also did not explain carefully that there were three different screws that needed to be adjusted for a proper fit so the towers were properly adjusted for yoiur specific car. (My car is a 2018 Chevy Volt.) (I also bought Yakima kayak cradles from you guys, which were easy to install.)
However, I blame myself for not reading the manual carefully, so when I installed the racks, they did not fit right and one of them actually fell off while I was driving. (Luckily there were kayaks on and no one was hurt. The two towers were damaged but luckily the rack and the kayak cradles were fine. I called etrailers and was told I had to contact Yakima, which I did. I explained to the Yakima customer service rep that I was at fault for trusting the video and not reading the manual carefully and after asking me to send him photos of the damaged towers he sent me two new towers for free, as well as another torque wrench, so I could work with a second person.
This time I read the manual carefully and watched the Yakima video many times during the a week before I felt confident enough to try installing the racks again.
This time they fit perfectly. I love both the rack and the kayak cradles. I use them to transport my two kayaks down to the Hudson River near my house and have also used them to carry the kayaks to a family camping site 50 miles away, confident they are safe and secure.
But please, review the video you put out for the installation of the racks onto a 2017 Chevy Volt, and either correct the shortcomings by doing it over, with an explanation about the adjustment of the widths, and also reading the manual and finding the correct positions for the adjustment screws. (Or delete it and refer your customers to the Yakima installation video. Though it’s more generic than yours, at least the tell the customer to refer to the manual.
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