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The Inno Aero Roof Rack gives you solid carrying strength for whatever you need to bring along. With a 165 lb weight capacity, it’s ready for cargo boxes, kayaks, or other adventure gear. The aluminum build adds durability without extra weight, giving you peace of mind when the roof is fully loaded.
Long drives are better when you don’t have to listen to wind noise. The aero-style crossbars cut through airflow more cleanly, while the push-down rubber strips in the top channels help reduce vibration and whistling. You can enjoy normal conversation and music rather than road noise from your rack.
Flexibility makes this rack a great match for any season. The top channels accept channel-mount accessories, and the bar shape fits clamp-on mounts too. That means you can load up a kayak cradle in summer, a ski carrier in winter, or a cargo box for a big road trip—all using the same base system.
Getting set up doesn’t need to be complicated. The rack installs directly to raised rails, creating a secure custom fit without extra adapters. Once it’s on, the lockable leg covers help deter theft so your setup stays where it belongs whether you’re parked at camp or in town.
Each crossbar measures 51" long x 3-1/8" wide x 1-1/8" tall, made from lightweight aluminum that resists rust and wear over years of use. It’s finished in black for a clean look and backed by a limited lifetime warranty—strong enough for every season of hauling ahead.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everybody. Bruce here at etrailer. Today we're gonna take a look at and install our Inno Aero roof rack on our 2020 Toyota RAV4. You may be wondering why you may need a roof rack. Roof rack's the perfect option to go ahead and free up space inside your vehicle, or if you've got skis that you're carrying or snowboards or anything muddy and you don't want to get that inside your vehicle, it's a great option. Before you really decide which roof rack you would like, We need to check a few things out.
On our RAV4 today, we have raised rails and the way we can tell it's a raised rail, I can fit my hand underneath the bottom rail and the top rail. Then you're gonna have flush mounted rails or you're gonna have a naked roof. Let's go ahead and get into some of the features. What I do like about this roof rack, it is a nice sleek look and it does have a little bit of a overhang, which is good if you're carrying skis or snowboards. You can keep those closer to you.
And we also do have locking cores that this does come with. So you can lock your rails down, unlock it, pull that off, and then what else I like is it is a completely toolless design. This is how we loosen and tighten our towers onto our crossbars. Now if we go ahead and look underneath the knob here, we do have a rubber strap that goes around our rail and that's instead of a clamp style. It's a really good feature 'cause it really snugs it down to the rails and get a really good bite.
Plus it's got rubber coating so it's not gonna scratch or anything on your factory rail system. Now moving up top to our crossbar here, maybe you can see this little rubber strip in there. That is a great feature 'cause that is able to accept any T channel accessories. If we pull the end cap off, you do not have to remove this piece of rubber. The T channels just push down and they will grip right inside there.
Let's go ahead and take a few measurements. The first measurement I'm gonna take is our overhang. Overhang is great if you've carrying skis or anything like that, you can actually get those closer to you so you're not reaching all the way over to the center. You can actually have 'em over to the edge of the vehicle further and we will make 'em easier to take off. Our overhang on the front, we're looking at about two and a half inches. And if we go ahead and move to the back, we've got a little more, we're looking at about four inches. That'll give you plenty of space to go ahead and clamp anything here. The other measurement I really want to take right now is our crossbar spread, and that's from the back crossbar to the front crossbar. We're looking at about 28 inches. Now that's gonna vary depending on what accessories you're actually mounting up there. You may need to be a little further, but we're pretty much maxed on the back and we've got a little room on the front, but you're looking at 28 inches. The next measurement I do want to take is on top of the roof, how much distance do we have to the crossbar to the actual roof And this vehicle, we do have a sunroof and we do have it popped open and there's still plenty of space there. So I'm gonna go ahead and measure from the sunroof itself. And we're looking at to the bottom rail, you're looking at about three and a half inches. So if you do have any accessories that do clamp on, you're gonna have plenty of space to still operate your sunroof. I really like the overhang feature on this roof rack, but if you don't care for an overhang, there is another option for you. It's the Inno Aero flush mount, which takes your crossbars and puts them even with your end cap here on your tower. If you do like the way this roof rack looks, stick around and we'll show you the installation. We already have one of our crossbars mounted on our vehicle. We're gonna go ahead and show you how to mount the other one. So what I like to do is go ahead and put out all my parts. So I've got two towers, I've got a set of keys and I've got two locking end caps for our towers. And we have our crossbar. What we noticed with our rail is it does have two different sides here. You've got a flatter side and a more arrow side. The flatter side is actually gonna face the front. So now we tip turn this over and our T-track here is for our tower. You notice it's got a little lock here. We do need to press this in, move it over, then we can grab one of our towers and you can see the T channel here. And we'll just lay that in this pocket and we'll slide it to the outside. (mechanism clicks) Once you have your tower on on one side, you do have to do that on the other. So now that we have both of our towers on, we're gonna go ahead and grab our rail and we're gonna make sure the orientation, as I stated before, is in the correct position. We're going to go ahead and slap this up on our roof. And you can do this by yourself or you can have a buddy help you. That's not too bad. But if you do want to grab a set of extra hands, you can. Now we have our crossbar on. We're gonna go ahead and use a reference point on the vehicle or you can measure, but we decided to go ahead and use a reference point. We're gonna use the door right here as our reference point. We're gonna put that in the center. And now if you look at this tower here, we've got a gap here, right here I can fit my hand under. We do need to slide that over so it is touching that rail. And then we're gonna lift the knob up, grab our strap and it's gonna go right in those two teeth and then we can tighten it down. Now when you're tightening this down, you want to go a little bit on this side and then go to the opposite side because it will pull these rails towards you as you're tightening it up. Now that you do have these snugged up, again, you don't need to overtighten these, just snug them down and then this little piece will flip back down. And make sure you have your crossbars even going across the top of the roof. And we're ready to go ahead and put our locking end cap on. This just goes in, take our key, lock it in, pull it out, and you're nice and secure. This completes our installation of our Inno Aero roof rack on our 2020 Toyota RAV4. I'm Bruce. Thanks for watching.
Ratings & Reviews
Great quality. Easy to install with some common sense as the directions aren't perfect. Locks and crome/black end caps give it a high end feel.
Noisy driving down the road. The whistle driving at 60mph is ridiculous and the best part, you can’t even exchange them! Thank you for making me look elsewhere for anything that you sell.
Fast shipping and well packaged product. Ordering was easy with the online guide
Strong work great! I’ve dragged my kayak 8000 miles on that rack It held up well in hurricanes wind conditions
Easy to install. Feel solid. I do hear a slight whistle at speed.
Fantastic customer service and product delivered very quickly!
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.
Solid, easy to adjust, and secure with the Inno aero bars on a 2013 VW Jetta Wagon. Thank you.
Installation went quickly and the aero bars do not make any noise at all on my Nissan Leaf; even at highway speeds.
We have put these crossbars to work on several road trips and we are very happy with them..
Great fit and design for my 2024 rav4. Super easy to install!
These work great! Perfect for mounting J-bars to carry our kayaks. We've already used them for over 30 trips with our kayaks, and they are still like new. e-trailer always provides expert help in making sure I am getting exactly what I need. I am a loyal repeat customer.
Great Fit for my 2017 Jeep Patriot. Easy install and looks great!
I just received and instilled my rack system. Time will tell, but my initial reaction is that of disappointment with the quality of the system, considering what I spent. The cross bars seem to be plastic, and the end caps on the cross bars seem to be plastic and covered with a faux metal chrome. I am curious to see how well this system holds up to the hot Florida sun. The positive is that I like the general shape of the aero crossbars, and they are relatively quiet when I am driving.
Purchased with the, "Inno Through Feet for Aero Crossbars," for our 2017 Sienna. Pretty simple to install, maybe 20minutes after reading instructions. Seems solid.
These fit the car along with the other Inno items perfectly. 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.
thanks to Adam for help and competent approach. Adam listened impeccably and in the shortest possible time helped to deliver the goods I needed
easy purchase. when I changed vehicles, I needed new feet for my Aero Crossbars. These fit the style roof racks on my 2019 Jeep Cherokee. They were easy to install and took the locks I had from my other Inno mount these replaced. Love the racks,
I upgraded to these Aero Crossbars hoping it would mean a quieter drive with less wind noise. I am so glad I did. There is not noise at all with these bars. I use them with my roof cargo carrier and I don't even notice it is there. These bars are even strong enough to haul my canoe. I am very pleased with them.
Rack looks great on the car.
I've owned it for a year now and it is holding up very well.
Great product, awesome service!
Fits my 2020 Ford Explorer ST great.
Easy to remove for long trips.
This rack does not feel solid on the roof rails. It was fairly easy to install but I have less confidence in it than I had in my old Thule rack. I had an Inno rack on another vehicle that worked just fine, so I thought this one would be ok. I am disappointed that etrailer recommended it.
Very nice quality, made in Japan. Easy to install using the Inno XS150 base stays. The 51" was a nice size for my 2015 Touareg. Many of the manufacturers recomment wider (53-54"), but I like the narrower profile. Unfortunately, the Aero design still creates a slight bit of wind noise at highway speeds, and it gets worse if the sunroof is raised (vent). I like the soft rubber T-channel material which allows the accessories to mount without cutting the material. I also like the slightly arched shape.
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