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These crossbars combine the strength of steel with an aerodynamic shape to create a heavy-duty yet quiet roof rack for your vehicle. Full-length bars maximize cargo carrying capacity and work with most clamp-on accessories.
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Yakima 50" CoreBar SM:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
How's it going, neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com, and we're taking a look at the Yakima Roof Rack System on our 2022 Chevrolet Colorado. Having a roof rack to your vehicle helps solve the issue of not having enough cargo space, especially when you have a smaller pickup like the Colorado. It allows you to make use of the negative space on top of your truck to get those bigger, bulkier items on the road with you for your journey. So for example, if you want to get a rooftop carrier, rooftop basket, or even a bike carrier, you'd be able to take advantage of that space without taking away from your bed or your passenger area. The JetStream bars are a arrow-type bar, so it's shaped like a airplane wing to help cut through the wind resistance. On the Colorado, you have a great amount of space between the top of the bar and the roof, so that's gonna work for most rooftop accessories that clamp around bars.
As far as your towers, they actually make a contact with the gutter right in here, and it contours to the ridge of the vehicle. So that's gonna allow you to get a nice secure fit on top of your truck. While fitting the Yakima system to the Colorado, I noticed that the crossbar for it is very limited as far as how much space you have, considering it is a smaller vehicle with only. Well, it has two doors, but not a lot of space. So you're gonna be limited as far as how far you can spread, as well as what you put up due to your antenna.
So those are a couple things to consider with all crossbar on the Colorado. Overall, the Yakima crossbars are really good addition to the top of your Colorado. Installation is a little bit tricky, but I'll get you through it. So let's take a look, and I'll show you how to get it installed. We're gonna start our installation by removing the end cap from our JetStream bar.
Kind of pull the tab up and just pull it forward. There we are. And now we're gonna slide our tower using this track here along the T-track. We want the inside of it pointing towards the metal, and we're just gonna get it lined up. And it's a little tight, so I'm gonna use my Yakima tool to loosen the inside bolt in here to allow it to go down our track a little easier.
So now, I'm gonna use the included tape measure ruler that's on the bottom of our bar to set our spread on both sides, and then I'll fasten down our towers until I hear the click right here. (bar clicking) From here, we're gonna take our Fit Kit and we're gonna make sure our arrow is pointing out, and clamp it down on the bottom of our towers right here at these points and just make sure it clicks on. And I've already done that on the other end. So now, we're gonna take our bottom part of our Fit Kit and install it on the roof of the vehicle. With our towers and bar assembled, we're gonna just test fit our initial measurement, so we're gonna make sure everything is good to go. And once we confirm that we have everything in the correct positioning with the JetStream tower, then we're gonna use that same nut to fasten it down until we click using the Yakima Torque Wrench. So from here, we're gonna go to the next step of the install by adding the clip underneath the door jam. We're just gonna fasten down our bolt. (bolt clicking) We're gonna drop it back into our position where we've measured. We're gonna open this front gate here and use the clip for our Fit Kit. There's a small channel under here where it's gonna slide in, and there's a hook on this metal screw that grabs the top of that bracket. And then when you fasten it down, it'll secure your tower to the roof of your vehicle, and you'll know that you've gotten to the required torque requirement once your wrench clicks. (wrench clicking) Put down the gray cover, and now put the cover over our tower. (cover clattering) This has been a look at the installation and some of the features of the Yakima Roof Rack on our 2022 Chevy Colorado. Have a great day.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (219 Customer Reviews)
These crossbars combine the strength of steel with an aerodynamic shape to create a heavy-duty yet quiet roof rack for your vehicle. Full-length bars maximize cargo carrying capacity and work with most clamp-on accessories.Works perfectly on my 2023 Chevy Silverado. The rubber pads are soft enough to prevent scratches, yet firm enough to support the force of being cranked down on the roof. They fit perfectly in the ridge near the edges of the rough.
I've just recently installed this setup on my 2015 Toyota Camry.
etrailer - Shopping for this rack was fairly simple, and the shipping from etrailer was quick and reliable. I received the rack in 2 different shipments but they both arrived at the same time. etrailer made sure the all the contents were available. They also have several resourceful videos on their YouTube page, which was helpful while shopping for the rack and during a few trouble shooting items while I was installing.
Yakima Core Bar - Overall a quality product. Everything necessary was supplied, including a handy measuring tape and some very well written instructions. The fit is clean and very sturdy. The only qualm I have is that the hex hole in the large anchor bolts are a bit larger than the supplied hex driver. Toward the end of the installation, the tool was worn and ended up turning inside the bolt itself (not due to over torquing whatsoever). I ended up having to use a hex set I had in my toolbox to complete the installation because the provided tool was starting to strip out the anchor bolt. With that said, the kit is still a great kit that meets my expectations.
Wind noise is quieter than my OEM VW bars on my 2017 Volkswagen GTI. It's noticeable, but nothing extreme - I believe that's just the price you pay when adding crossbars to a vehicle.
Verdict - etrailer has definitely met my expectations, and the Yakima kit provided is a well designed kit that fits well!
From start to finish, the folks at etrailer -- and I spoke to several people there, so it was a consistent corporate vibe -- were fantastic to deal with.
There were delays in getting my product that were on the supplier side and out of etrailer's control, yet etrailer folks kept me up to date and also worked on a customized solution.
My goal was to be able to carry my surfboard on the roof of our 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe to the beach more than 3 hours away. But the particular model we had had no existing racks, no recessed areas, nothing to fix racks to. Not even the dealer had a solution. I was sh*t out of luck.
But etrailer hooked me up. The racks did take me a while to put on, but most of that time was fine tuning to reduce “hum” while driving. I’m very happy with them.
Thanks to etrailer, I have gone surfing and can go surfing whenever I'd like to.
Really easy to install & work as specified. So happy with the customer support/service at etrailer.
Follow the instructions, and you can't go wrong on the self installation
Love my Yakima roof rack!! It exceeds my expectations.great product. Also thank etrailer for the tec support! great staff always there to help thanks again!!
As described! Quick delivery!
Works just like the old towers except they pivot to give a snugger fit on the truck, which makes this tower fit easier and less likely to come loose or break like the other towers. Also it is nice to have a rack on the front of the cab for long items, like full size canoe, that would be too long and need the extra length to fit. Without the extra tower the canoe has to shift back and hang off the back too much and securing the front of the canoe is more challanging.
Ackage came 2 days early the install was somewhat easy (did it by myself)
Did not get to mount anything to it but seems really sturdy. One thing I can say is mark out your mounting points with provided stickers then put up and make adjustments to the roof rack.
Great product great service
Well packaged and on time
So far so good. Purchased these towers to use on a 2022 GMC Canyon with HD bars that I already had, primarily to carry my canoe. Yakima's fitting instructions worked perfectly and the whole system seems really solid.
Should include extra end caps just in case they fall off.
So far so good. Purchased these clips to use on a 2022 GMC Canyon. Yakima's fitting instructions worked perfectly and the whole system seems really solid. The clips contour nicely with the shape of the door jamb.
These crossbars feel like they are well made and sturdy. It took less than 30 minutes to install with the Ridgeline Towers. I love the look of the bars! Can't wait to load the Kayaks up and get out on the water.
Perfect fit for our car, much better than any OEM rack I've ever seen
Timely delivery of my order, as usual! Easy to install on my 2015 4Runner. After I had the mounts ready and put on both bars, I installed the front one and fine-tuned it, the second took even less time then. I now have the ability to carry up to 3 kayaks, perfect! etrailer is a great company!
Very sturdy, well made. The assembly instructions are not too good but if you call Yakima they will provide additional instructions.
Yakima towers and crossbars were solid and easy to install with the very well written instructions. We used them on 2 cross country trips with any loosening. They were easy to remove. We plan to use them again as the need arises.
I am thrilled this got delivered sooner than anticipated! It was quite easy to install once you started actually putting it together and measuring everything out. I like that this can easily be removed and installed onto the vehicle.
Great product fast shipping
Great! Easy to install!
Very happy with the Yakima roof top rack kit for my 2017 Ford Edge with glass roof. The instructions were a little confusing at first, but after reading through them a couple of times while working with the product they became much clearer. The Yakima fit site was helpful as well. After the initial cross bar mounting measurements and set up, attaching and detaching the racks from the roof is a very simple process.
Great product! Relatively easy install, had the racks on for a few days now with no issues.
Solid build quality and easy installation on my '21 Mazda CX-5.
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