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This aerodynamic, flush-mount roof rack lets you carry gear and cargo on your vehicle while maintaining a clean, factory look. Crossbars work with channel-mount and clamp-on accessories. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.
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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 (27 Customer Reviews)
This aerodynamic, flush-mount roof rack lets you carry gear and cargo on your vehicle while maintaining a clean, factory look. Crossbars work with channel-mount and clamp-on accessories. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.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.
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.
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.
Perfect fit for our car, much better than any OEM rack I've ever seen
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.
George J.
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The roof rack for my 2022 trail boss looks great.
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I would have given you guys more stars if I could.
Shipping Time , boxing of the product and the way everything went together was
A #1. Easy and fast.
Also, removal just as fast.
Thanks again.
Product was factory new and arrived in excellent condition. Customer service was outstanding. Teresa went out of her way to answer all my questions regarding fit and product availability. She tracked down the appropriate parts and got them shipped quickly. Etrailer product tracking system is much better than the competition . I will definitely use them again!
The crossbars are light and very strong. They fit perfectly and installed easily.
Put this on a 2021 GMC AT4. Use it to carry two kayaks. Rock solid after installed. Almost no wind noise at 70 mph.
amazing to have something that fits perfectly. a bit complex to set up the first time and takes a few minutes each time, but works great and definitely worth it!
Received order promptly thanks to help from Korren! Love Yakima products, well made, components all fit well. Instruction were easy to follow and the products have been well thought out in terms of markings, measuring distances to my specific car model and ease of assembly.
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