Inno Aero Roof Rack for Naked Roofs - Aluminum - Black - Qty 2
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When you’re loading up for a weekend trip or hauling gear for everyday work, you want a solid foundation. This rack includes two aluminum aero crossbars that keep things steady under load. The durable construction supports up to 165 lbs, so you can confidently carry kayaks, cargo boxes, or camping gear without worrying about flex or movement.
Some roof racks roar at highway speeds, but this one keeps noise to a minimum. Its sleek aero-style bars and push-down rubber strips help reduce wind noise and vibration while driving. The strips fill in the top channels to smooth airflow, so road trips and long drives stay calm and comfortable.
Nothing kills momentum like hardware that doesn’t fit. These crossbars work with both channel-mount and clamp-on accessories, making it easy to attach cargo boxes, bike racks, kayak carriers, or ski holders. The top channels let you press hardware straight into the tracks—no trimming required—so setup stays simple and frustration free.
When your rack’s carrying valuable gear, security matters. Lockable leg covers are built in to help deter theft of the rack itself. You can leave your setup mounted between trips knowing it’s designed to stay put until you’re ready to roll again.
Installing on a naked roof can be tricky, but this system simplifies it. The complete kit includes two aero crossbars, four through feet, and a custom fit kit engineered for a secure setup on bare roofs. Once mounted, it feels like part of the vehicle—solid, quiet, and ready for whatever adventure comes next.
Alternate Instructions
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Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at Etrailer. Today, we have our Inno roof rack system here on our 2022 Chevrolet Malibu. Now Inno always makes solid roof racks. I'm a huge fan of the different roof racks. We do have to pick and choose which one is the best fit for your car because it is available in the medium range as well as the wide range. What we have today is gonna be the more sleek, more low profile range with these slightly shorter bars of 54 inch and 51 inch long bars.
If you're looking to carry fun things like a roof box for more cargo space or maybe some bikes because you may not have a hitch receiver, well, having a roof rack on your Malibu is gonna be the next best thing because this then creates that base so that you can load it up with all kinds of stuff and things for all of your adventures. With that in mind, the reason I do prefer the Inno roof rack or I suggest it as a first option is because even though it is gonna be the mid-level price point roof rack, it does offer a lot of good features, and I think it looks pretty good too. With this system, you do get a 29 inch crossbar spread. What a crossbar spread means is if you measure from the one crossbar to the other, it's gonna be 29 inches apart. This is gonna fit most accessories, so whether you have a roof box or you need to carry around a ladder, that's when crossbar spread is important.
Double check if your accessory requires a very specific one because since you have a naked roof, you can't really move your crossbars around. You're pretty much fixed to that 29 inch distance. With this specific configuration of crossbars, you also don't get much overhang. So overhang is measured from the tower to the end of the bar, and that's gonna be a spot where you can put clamps around. In our case, not really something you can do.
If you really want to, you could check out our wider range, which has the 54 and 57 inch crossbars, that is available right here at Etrailer, installs the same way and has the same functions. I usually like bars with overhang, but for the Malibu, I actually recommend going with the shorter crossbars because if you notice right here, this is how I would get into the vehicle. If I had longer crossbars, you could see where you may bonk your head against the bar getting into the car, so just double check and make sure that if you really need the overhang, you can get the crossbars. I just don't recommend it for most situations. This does give a little bit of extra height above your vehicle, so if you measure from your roof to the bottom of the bar, you have about three inches of clearance.
This will change because your roof does slope a little bit, but that's pretty average for clearance. It means you can carry most types of clamps. Now those that have U bolts and wingnuts, I just would like to double check that just so that you don't accidentally scratch your roof while installing something. On another note, the height that you now add to the top of your Malibu is, from the top of the roof to the top of the crossbar, about four inches of height, and that's where your cargo sits. So imagine you're carrying around skis with haul bindings. You make sure there's enough clearance, the bindings aren't scratching up your roof. But if you find that you do need more clearance, well, we have all kinds of accessories like ski and snowboard carries that give you that extra height. The first thing we're going to do is we're gonna prep our crossbar, finding which one's the longer one and designating that as a front bar. We're gonna go underneath, and we're gonna look at this track system. We're gonna slide the track all the way out to the end. We're then going to get our plate and slide it out from underneath, and that's gonna fit into that track. And that track then goes all the way back in. You may need to press this button until it fits into the opening. Then you're gonna get your tower, and this is gonna fit over that plate. And once that fits in, you're then going to squeeze on that tower, and that will allow you to slide everything through, just like that. Now do this on both sides, and then we're gonna take measurements. In your instructions, you're gonna have measurements for the front and the rear bar. You're also going to have this measuring tape, so go ahead and follow those measurements. It gives you the overall measurement, but also gives you the half measurement if you wanna measure from the center point to the tower. We're gonna go from that center point sticker on our crossbar to the tower, and what we are measuring to is gonna be that end of the tower, so 21 and five-eighths of an inch is right over here. Also 550 millimeters. And once that lines up, we're gonna double check the other side and then tighten things down. Use the included Allen key to secure that bolt in the center. This is supposed to thread into that plate in the crossbar. Once that's threaded and tightened down, you're then going to attach your rubber pad. Fortunately, all four towers use the pad 433. Notice the orientation of this rubber pad as they just pop that onto the tower. With those rubber pads, you're then able to gently place your crossbar onto your roof. Now what we're going to do is we're going to take some measurements. We wanna get our front crossbar seven inches and three quarters of an inch from that door seam. Another thing you need to keep an eye out is just to make sure that it's facing the right way. You want the tall part of the tower facing forward and the tapered end of the crossbar facing back. I've used Inno roof racks on all of my own personal vehicles just because I really like how they fit. Even the one with the naked roof fit is usually really good. But in the case of our Malibu here, while the instructions say to put the longer bar in the front and the shorter bar in the back, I personally would swap it around just because I did notice a little bit of a discrepancy in the overhang. If you've noticed that with your own setup and you wanna switch it around, while I would switch it around, always check with Inno, especially because you wanna make sure you have the right fit for your specific Malibu. The next step is to get your hook, and we're gonna put this over our tower. We're then going to get this bolt. Now this was pre-installed into the tower, so you may have to take that out if you can't find it. Now what we're gonna do is we're gonna tighten this down by hand just until our hook makes contact with our car. I go to the other side and I do the same thing with the hook where I go all the way up to the car, but then I go just a little bit further. I then go back and forth tightening down the hooks. You will want to do it this way, that way you're not pulling the whole system one way to the other, but you're equally tightening down your roof rack on both sides. The torque you're using is gonna be a torque tool, meaning that once you get to the required tension, it's gonna click just like that. That will help prevent overtightening and also let you know when it's time to stop. Once you've tightened everything down, then that hooks hits flush against your vehicle. You're able to slam the door on it no problem. In fact, looking close at this, this has very minimal movement of the weather strip. And I feel really good about that bit. Now we're gonna finish off the job by putting the end cap onto the crossbar. There is a left and right end cap, so don't get that mixed up. And we're gonna put the end cap onto the tower. Now your towers do come with lock cores included. You don't have to buy them separately, so just get your keys, turn them, and that will secure the end cap. You do get two keys, plus all four towers are keyed alike. Today, you just watch the installation and review of the Inno roof rack with the 51 and the 54 inch arrow crossbars with the through feet and custom fit kit for your Chevrolet Malibu. And if you're looking for anything to put on top of your roof rack, whether it's kayak carriers or ski and snowboard carriers, well, I don't know if you knew, but we have them available right here at Etrailer. But today, hopefully this roof rack video helped you out. My name is Evangeline, and I hope you enjoyed this journey on the 2022 Chevrolet Malibu.
Ratings & Reviews
I’ve had the system in place for over a year now and haul dual kayaks often! I love it! The only thing I wish I could change is the wind noise that’s comes with it. But I’m sure with any rook rack system you get that.
Product is great. Fits perfectly with some minor measurement adjustments. Can be assembled by one person, but helps to have two. Bought the complete roof kit and well as the Inno 80 basket for a Mazda CX3, took about two hours to assemble everything.
worked as expected, I used them to carry my hobie outback kayak (about 100lbs) on my Honda Civic 2016 Coupe (2 doors). They worked with no problem so far (1 year) even under high speed like 70mph.
I did a lot of searching before selecting this rack for my Durango RT (no factory roof rails). It is easy to reinstall once the initial process is followed, I marked my doorjambs with a sharpie and it is easy to set up. Great product!
Installation went pretty smoothly. The trick is to fully understand each step before moving to the next. There are a lot of small parts which at first was a little intimidating, but soon I was able to "get with it". I love the finished product and think you helped me get a good deal. Thank you for that
Great racks. High quality parts. Fit perfectly. Went together easily.
Once I realized which bar was the front one and which was the back it was a fairly easy install. Since the measurements for the foot placement were wrong in the instructions I would suggest not tightening the feet all the way to the bars until you put it on the car. It would have been nice if both sets of rubber pads were the same, with the tunnel hook, and if they had adhesive backing to avoid losing them. I added 2 sided tape.
LOVE my roof racks! Installation was fairly straightforward, and I've had no issues since. Definitely recommend them to others looking for reliable roof racks
Has worked great for transporting my fishing Kayak as well as small loads of lumber. It has worked fine for about a dozen and a half boards at a time or a couple of sheets of plywood. Just make sure that you have a good way to strap them down as well as maybe a rubber mat to help hold everything in place. The noise from it on the high way can be a lot but certainly not as bad as some that I have heard. I figure that anything on the outside of a vehicle like that will produce some noise.
These feet are easy to use and go well wit the Inno system. I was worried since my car did not come with any roof racks, but this is the solution to haul things on my roof. They work well and are very secure.
I have had countless bike racks over the years and this is by far the best system I have ever had. Fits like a glove on my F150. Easy to install, looks great and the bikes do not move when on the roof.
Started assembly last summer and finally completed installation this spring. Directions took a lot of attention to detail but were adequate. Rack went on car securely and looks great. Have attached kayak rack and a roof pod and both worked flawlessly. Would definitely recommend.
These are made perfectly for your vehicle. They are very secure when combined with the other Inno products. No worries of the rack system coming off. Using them to transport kayaks using kayak holders.
Ellen was very knowledgable about the product and helpful in getting the exchange processed. And while the product itself seems to be of excellent quality, I did have to trim the crossbars a bit in order for them to fit precisely enough that the plastic pieces that cover the metal hardware could actually fit properly and be locked on, as they are supposed to be. There is no leeway for a non-perfect fit. It would be easy for me to mount a new set if I had to, but doing it for the first time was very time-consuming. The mechanism is somewhat complicated, and the directions were OK but could have been a little clearer on a couple of the procedures. Try it some time and you'll see what I mean.
Tule and Yakima did not have a rack for my Nissan murano. So it was a blessing to find the immo rack. It seems like it can fit any car model. It's strong and secure. I feel my equipment will be safe with this rack.
etrailer was the only vendor who had the custom fit roof rack feet I needed for my vehicle. I was trying to put a roof rack onto a Dodge Durango SRT...not a typical vehicle for this accessory! I looked everywhere for a suitable roof rack and thought I was settling by ordering the Inno kit from etrailer. I could not have been more wrong! I am so happy with the purchase!
Waste of money. Most annoying couple hours spent in a long time. Extremely disappointed. Does not fit well. Not exactly a cheap option, but a cheap option in terms of fit and engineering. The instructions online and in the kits do not agree. Plus there are no universal set of instructions--they are all individual items for the fit kit, the bars, etc. And the engineering design is garbage--requires precise measurement yet the design is such that exact measurement is impossible due to the design.
Additionally, the parts are low quality Either low density plastic or easily stripped bolts. Even when as precise as possible, I wouldn't trust it with my kayak. What a mistake. Do yourself a favor and get a Yakima trailer or similar. It isn't that much more money in the scheme of things and then it isn't tied to your car. Can add a hitch to most vehicles anyway.
Installation was a little tricky but once the "feet" were attached to the roof and the bars properly spaced, everything wrapped up very well.
There is no noticeable wind noise with these installed.
I bought these as part of a kit with 60" Aero bars and the appropriate kit for my 14 Flex. I spent probably an hour and a half double checking my measurements and getting them torqued down properly. I spaced the bars on top of the car just a little wider than proscribed because I was planning on carrying 4x8 plywood, and it looked better to my eye. One thing to watch for: The instructions for the car-specific kit (in my case INK263) show the foot spacing measurements for a square bar, and the measuring point for these feet and Aero bars is different. That measurement point is indicated in the instructions for the feet, not the kit. Same numbers, just different reference point. Otherwise, they look good and are rock solid.
We recently purchased 2 kayaks & Thule roof racks from our local outdoor store.
After waiting 2 weeks for our roof racks and J bars to come in we found that the Thule racks did not fit our 2017 Lincoln MKX and they didn't make any racks that would. The vehicle does not have roof racks and has a moon roof.
After a couple of days searching the internet we discovered etrailer.com. We found the Inno roof racks, but still was not sure they would work. We spoke to a repesenative and he assured us that the racks we chose would fit and the Thule J bars we did return would also work. As you can see by the photos 2 days later we were happy Kayakers.
Love my new rack used it for the first time yesterday and no road noice!! The reason I picked this particular rack. Easy to get my paddle board up on it by myself! Love the look too, and super fast shipping!
I've been a happy etrailer customer for years. Sales staff helped me pick out the right roof rack setup for my new 2023 Escape that worked with my low-profile rails. 3 separate boxes of pieces but they all came together perfectly. Very happy with my purchase and etrailer customer support! Rack is solid, low wind noise and will work with the accessories I need, kayak carrier and cargo basket.
The Inno roof rack is an excellent product and etrailer.com provides exceptional service with videos, email, chat and phone. I bought this roof rack for my 2008 Ford Edge because because there is enough clearance for the moon roof. I use it to mount a 600W solar system for rustic camping instead of a noisy generator. I wish I'd taken a photo... I won't be mounting it again until mid-August 2024.
Worked like a charm. My daughter and I completed a 10K mile, 35 day camping trip around the USA.
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