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This complete roof rack system mounts to your vehicle with raised, factory side rails. Full-length square crossbars work with most clamp-on carriers and accessories. Vinyl-coated steel bars are corrosion resistant. Includes locks to deter theft.
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The Malone SteelTop roof rack lets you carry gear and accessories on the roof of your vehicle with raised, factory side rails. This complete roof rack system includes 2 steel, square crossbars and 4 towers. The full-length crossbars extend past the towers to give you more mounting space for carriers, and the towers have built-in locks to protect the rack from theft. The rack clamps onto your raised side rails and tightens down with the included tool, so it's easy to remove and install.
Strong, Steel Crossbars
The durable crossbars are made of steel and have a black vinyl coating to protect them from corrosion and keep them looking new. The bars also have plastic endcaps to protect the interiors from the elements and to give your roof rack a finished look.
Durable Towers with Built-In Security
The towers are made of molded nylon that won't fade or wear down when exposed to the elements. Each tower includes a nylon cover with a built-in lock to deter would-be thieves from removing the rack from your roof. The covers also protect the towers' interior and hardware from the elements.
Easy Installation with Rubber-Coated Steel Clamps
The towers attach to your vehicle's raised, factory side rails with rubber-coated steel clamps. The rubber coating provides a superior grip on your side rails and protects them from damage during installation and use.
To tighten, simply turn the bolt inside the tower assembly with the included installation tool until the clamps are snug.
Rubber spacer blocks are included to fit smaller side rails. If the clamps don't tighten enough to your side rails, just slide a spacer block onto the clamps before tightening them.
Once assembled, the towers and crossbars stay together as one unit, which makes removing, storing, and reinstalling the system a snap. To remove, simply remove the cover and loosen the bolts inside the towers with the installation tool.
Maximum Cargo Carrying Capacity
The SteelTop includes full-length crossbars that extend past the towers. The increased length gives you more space to mount accessories and carriers to your roof rack. The bars are compatible with most universal, clamp-on accessories and carriers.
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Malone SteelTop universal roof rack system for factory raised side rails, part number MPG202. The Malone SteelTop universal roof rack system mounts to most factory raised side rails and gives you extra storage space on your roof so you can free up space inside your vehicle. This is a square bar design, which will fit most roof rack accessories and also has a corrosion resistant coating around it to give it a longer lasting life. Both bars have a combined carry capacity of 165 pounds, although you always want to double-check with your vehicle's manual to make sure it can maintain those weights. This means you can carry a wide variety of items such as bike racks, kayak carriers, or cargo baskets. All the towers have a locking end to them, so that means they're going to be secured to your factory raised side rails once they're installed. For our crossbar dimensions, it's going to be 58" long by 1-1/4" wide by 7/8" tall. This is very simple and easy to put onto your factory raised side rails and comes with all the required hardware to do so. Now that we've gone over some of the features of the roof rack system, let's go ahead and show you how it installs. Once you open the box, here's what you're going to get.
The towers are already going to be attached to our actual crossbars. We'll have endcaps for the crossbars as well. Then we have these adapter pieces here for thinner side rails. We also have our tightening Allen key and two keys for our locks. To start off, we'll unlock our endcaps, pulling off those pieces there. That's going to expose the Allen head screw we need to loosen up the clamp.
So we'll take our Allen tool, loosen up our clamp. It'll be a little bit tight at first when you first get it. All right, we'll repeat this on the other side, and then we'll be able to set this on our side rails. I'm getting it lined up, and then I'm going to find a spot up at the front here, which I can use as a reference to measure back and make sure that the bar is straight on both sides. I'm going to go ahead and go with this edge here. I'll get my measuring tape and measure that out.
I'll do this for the other side as well. With these measurements finished, next we'll take our crossbar overhang measurement, and we'll make sure that's even on both sides as well. Then we can start tightening this down to our side rails. As we tighten these down, we're just going to get it tight enough to be snug around our rails. Now we can lock it down. I'll set this into place, the rear area of our bar. Then I'll measure for our crossbar spread, which is from center of the bar to center of the bar.
When measuring out this distance, you want them to at least by 24" apart. Next I'll go for our crossbar overhang like we did with the front. All right, now we can start tightening it down as well. Now with everything locked up, we're ready to load our gear and hit the road. There you have it for the Malone SteelTop universal roof rack for raised side rails, part number MPG202.
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (146 Customer Reviews)
This complete roof rack system mounts to your vehicle with raised, factory side rails. Full-length square crossbars work with most clamp-on carriers and accessories. Vinyl-coated steel bars are corrosion resistant. Includes locks to deter theft.Locks seem like they could easily be chisled off but otherwise a solid setup. Haven't looked at the locks on other more expensive brands but for the money I saved I'm very happy with the setup! Very solid. My '14 Forester has the factory sun roof deflector installed, so I noticed no additional noise with the bars on the car. 521894
The clamps that attach this rack to the bars running lengthwise on my roof seem tight and secure but the shape of the clamp does not mate very precisely with the shape of the bars. So far it is working well but is something I plan to keep an eye on because it looks like it could loosen over time. The box arrived beat up and covered in tape. All of the plastic bags containing small parts had already been opened but the parts seemed to all be there. There were no directions included. I think the rack I received had been returned by someone else. However the individual parts were in good shape. 540494
Rachael H - 07/13/2018Great product. It fits and works well. Put plenty of weight on it and it performed perfectly. Customer service and shipping were fantastic. Keep up the good work! Oh, BTW, do you have and accessories that fit on the Malone cross bars? Cheers 590923
Heather A - 01/03/2019Got UPS notification that they were delivered today, on time and in great condition. Never before have I messed with luggage racks. Didn't bother reading directions, just went off memory from the etrailer video. Install couldn't have been any easier, seriously. They were centered, tightened down and locked in no more than 20 minutes. Super sturdy and clean looking. Then I bolted on my kayak racks, threw on the kayaks and went for a test drive. I'm ??% satisfied. The Malone racks got the competition beat big time, especially in price. 528498
Jim - 06/29/2019The service was excellent. Your Representatives were courteous and responsive to my needs. Within two days of arriving I transported two large kayaks over 240 miles without any problems. Look forward to my next opportunity of doing business with etrailer..! 510008
To me the best review of any product is that it meets or exceeds your expectations, we have a winner! I wanted a product that gave me the ability to keep my roof basket available and take the children's bikes on our summer trip, success! 511498
I chose this cross bar system mainly for the reasonable price and the good reviews. They were very easy to install and I love that they include locks. They attach very tightly to the factory side rails of my 2009 Subaru Forester. I purchased some J style kayak mounts that I attached to the rails. They went on easily and are very solid. I will likely leave the mounts attached to the rails and take the rails on and off as needed. Overall I think these were a great buy. 526264
Aaron C - 06/24/2019It fits great and looks incredible. 546057
I purchased the installation kit for my curt gooseneck hitch. Etrailer prices were comparative to others but their service has been excellent. The only thing that I will comment on is that after the part left their warehouse and was accepted by Surepost the part sat at one of surepost sorting sites for 5 days before being forwarded on. After etrailer if they were aware of any problems with surepost. They contacted surepost and after that the shipment was expedited and I received my part as promised. Good communication with etrailer. 513892
Larry - 05/30/2019Excellent product, very well made, very sturdy. However the product is not 58 inches as advertised. It is only 56 inches in length. E trailer is an excellent company to deal with, they refunded my money and paid for the return postage. Very prompt and courteous customer support. Give them a try you will not be disappointed. Their pricing and free postage makes them the best price around. However I found the same product with 65 inch bars Direct from Malone but with a higher fee and additional postage fee. 504731
Upon taking the rails out of the box, I am guessing that someone returned these because I could see that some of the plastic coating on the rails was nicked or scuffed...like they had been mounted before. I was ok with that, since it would not affect the performance and they were barely noticeable. Mounted nicely to the factory rails of my 2011 Odyssey. My issue was the noise at 35mph+. Like a droning noise up until around 50...then a vibrating noise. I would maybe settle for these on a very short trip, but for the price I paid, and a long road trip ahead, I will be returning these. 501927
Great quality. Easy install. Little to no wind noise. I needed this to keep my roof top tent center and it worked perfectly. It felt secure even while traveling at highway speeds. 482879
Arrived quickly. Just what I needef and already installed. 798139
Perfect fit, easy to install and use. Great value! 777794
I make two suggestion. In addition to the wrench included with the product, a hex head bit of the same size as the wrench should be included. I found that the wrench was not the right tool for taking up the slack in attaching the crossbars. After considerable searching, necessary because the hex head size of the wrench provided is not readily available locally, I found a package of six hex bits (including the needed size) on line. It leaves me with five useless hex bits, of course. Nonetheless, using a battery screw driver, the crossbar installation is quick and easy, finished up with a wrench tightening. The second suggestion is that the crossbars be scored and marked at distances along either end so the bars may easily be centered. 776700
This tie down rack is well made and was very easy to install, probably 30 minutes from unpacking to locking the end plates on. Fits the Mazda CX-5 rails really well with plenty of grip and overlap on the underside of the rail. 746256
Good rack. 735192
This company is awesome highly recommend. Box came a little damaged and they sent out missing piece within a day. Very responsive and helpful. 730841
Excellent product - super solid! Bought these (and some of the "BigFoots") for a canoe that was just a bit too wide for the factory crossbars on my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Easy to set up and very flexible to adjust. Could have gotten by with the 50in bars, but... the extra width actually helps when I'm loading the canoe (and provides great places to hang gear to dry)! Easy to put on / take off, which makes for quick change between carrying a canoe and toting kayaks on J-bars. Not as quiet as aero bars, but for me that's not an issue. 713913
This roof rack works great with absolutely no problem. Easy installation and sturdy enough for a large rooftop carrier. Wide enough for a paddleboard and a kayak together. The only knock against them is they are kind of noisy. I chose these because I was looking for a set that would work with both of our vehicles. I should have bought the aero bars - they weren't much more $$ from the same manufacturer. 686731
Inexpensive compared to other brands and super easy to install! 682347
Price was right, fit was fine. Use as a base for my two kayak carriers. Zero problems. No Drama. 682254
Crazy fast shipping and everything was as described. 681235
Product fit as expected. The team at etrailer kept me up to date on the status of my order. Paid for 3 day shipping, ordered Sunday, arrived Thursday. Otherwise it would have gotten 5 stars. 680501
Really reluctant to purchase roof bars online sight unseen. Rep assured me I selected the correct model for my vehicle (MPG202). The bars arrived on the date promised. Quick install (except when I loosened the bolt too far and it fell out). I was so surprised how quickly I installed the bars, the fit was perfect and it accommodated my Thule carrier. No wind sound while driving. All secure. I am more than pleased. These bars far exceeded my expectations. The price was great, too. GMC bars are $255.00..crazy. Thank you etrailer.com for your assistance. I also have to thank you for the vehicle installation videos you post on your webpage. Seeing the install done on my vehicle was such a plus! Excellent experience! 668028
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