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Extremely quiet, aerodynamic crossbars attach to Yakima towers to create a stylish roof rack for your vehicle. Rubber strips in T-slots push down to load carriers or accessories - no need to trim. Full-length aluminum bars maximize carrying capacity.
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Yakima JetStream Crossbars - 50" Long - Silver - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Colin: Hey, everyone. It's Colin here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2019 Nissan Altima. Now, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima JetStream Roof Rack System.This roof rack system mounts to the naked roof of your Altima. It allows you to get all of your favorite accessories on top of your roof, whether you've got a bike rack, a kayak carrier, or even a cargo box.Now we have a couple of different components in our roof rack. Up top, we're going to have our 50" long JetStream crossbars.
Now these are in black, but they're also available in silver, just see etrailer. They're going to have a nice aerodynamic shape to them. It's going to help cut down on wind noise and drag, especially when compared to your standard square or round bar roof rack system.We have a rubber strip up top letting us know we can utilize the T track accessories. How we access that track, we have to pull the end cap off and instead of having to pull the rubber strip out and then cut it to length, all we have to do is push down on it, insert our accessory and then slide it to wherever is most convenient for us on our roof rack.Now in the middle is going to be our baseline towers. These are what's connecting our roof rack to our crossbars, excuse me, to our fit kit.
When I pull it off you can see the components on the inside. We're going to have our tightening bolt right here, which is securing our fit kitted hook and our rubber pad from our fit kit onto the roof.The fit kit is going to include a rubber pad right here, which is going to help prevent any type of scratches or abrasions occurring on your roof. It's also going to have rubber padding on the inside of the hook to do the same thing. It is going to be custom fit for your Altima, so it is going to match the contours making sure it gives it a nice sleek look.On our towers, we are going to have these pop locks right here, which we can replace with Yakima lock cores. That'll give you more security for your roof rack.Now I want to go over a few measurements for you guys.
First I'm going to go from the top of our roof to the bottom of our JetStream bar. It's going to be about three and a quarter inches, so that's plenty of space to be able to get any clamp on accessories under our crossbar without risking damaging the roof of our Altima.Now I'm going to go from the top of the roof to the top of the crossbar. That's going to be 4 1/2", so that's just something to keep in mind that you have added that height to your roof. With an Altima, you probably don't have to worry about any low clearance situations, but it is something to be mindful of.We're also going to have a weight capacity of 165 pounds for our JetStream system, which is more than enough weight to get your favorite accessories on top, but be sure to double check with your vehicle's Owner's Manual to make sure your roof can handle that weight.Now that we've gone over the features, let's show you guys how to get it installed. We'll show you how to get the rear crossbar assembled and installed.
It's going to be the exact same process as our front one. The only difference being how you position it. And how we got the front bar position, we measured from the center of the door jam to the center of our crossbar.Now the back is going to assemble the same way. We're just going to flip it over. Remove the end cap on the other side. These push up on the cap right there and just pull. It's supposed to be pretty tight like that, so don't get worried if it takes a little bit to get it off.Now we're going to come down to our baseline towers. First thing we're gonna do is grab it. We're going to grab the pad from our kit. You're going to see that there is an arrow right above the number. You want to make sure that, that arrow is facing to the outside of the vehicle, so because the tower is going to sit like this, you want to make sure the arrow is facing that way, so we'll do it like that. It just clips right in there like so.Now we're going to come up here and take our black plastic piece, it's going to clip in right here. You want to make sure you pull this gray tab right there. That's going to make sure that this bolt inside is visible. You need that bolt to be visible because it's actually that one right there. We're going to take our silver piece right here. Make sure the flat side is up, and try to thread it on there instead of right on top, and hold it. With my finger, I'm going to flipped it over, and take my roof rack tool that's included in my kit and just begin to tighten it down. Now if I come from the angle, you'll see it start to go down towards the baseline tower. Just make sure it's tight.From there, we're going to come over to this side of our crossbar. We need to feed it into the channel right here, so using the tabs that's right there, we're just going to go like so. Let's get it in the channel. There we go.Now on our cross bar, we are going to have engravings of numbers. There is a measurement in your instructions to let you know where to position it. Wherever the instruction says to mount it, you want to make sure you get the edge of the tower right here right up against there, so we'll adjust it to where our instructions tell us to. There we go.Now the next thing we need to do is adjust our pitch and our tow. Our pitch is going to be which way the towers angle. You can see I move it back and forth like that. Once we tighten it down at a certain formation that's going to be our pitch. How we tighten that down, we adjust it to the pitch that we need, so I need to tilt it back like that per the instructions. Tighten down that bolt that we used for the silver piece. Just keep pulling it back. Now with the tool, it's going to let you know when it's tight enough by giving you those clicks right there.We've adjusted our pitch, now we're going to adjust our tow, which is going to be the way that our pad is. You can see I've shifted it around right there. You adjust it, which is right there. You can see that knob moving back and forth. It's going to be numbered by one, two, and three from the front to the back. Two is just right in the middle. That's where we need to go. Tighten down this bolt. Now we'll just throw our end cap back on and now we're ready to get it on our roof.Now with both doors open, we'll go ahead and set this on top of our roof. It doesn't have to be in an exact spot. We'll go ahead and measure our crossbar spread. That's going to be center on center from our crossbars. You can find this measurement in your instructions. Just make sure it's the same on both sides.Now when getting the hooks installed, we're going to loosen up this bolt right here. That's going to adjust the angle of the hook. We're going to flip that cap back. Take our the hook. We might need to loosen that a little bit more to get our hook installed, just like that.Now we'll need to loosen it a little bit, so the hook can reach the doorframe. There we go. Now what we're going to do is tighten this down. That's going to bring the angle down to where it's exactly the angle we need for the hook to be at. There we go. We don't need to over tighten. It just needs to be like that. Now we'll go to the other side and repeat this.Now the next thing you need to do is make your way back and forth tightening down the hook, which is going to pull up on the door frame. I've already gone back and forth a couple of times. We're on the finishing touches. All I'm gonna do is tighten it up until I hear those clicks right there. Now I can close that cap, and put on my end cap to my tower, shut my door, and now I'm ready to load up my favorite Yakima Roof Rack accessories and then hit the road.Thank you all for watching. That's going to do it for our test fit of the Yakima JetStream Roof Rack System on our 2019 Nissan Altima.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (152 Customer Reviews)
Extremely quiet, aerodynamic crossbars attach to Yakima towers to create a stylish roof rack for your vehicle. Rubber strips in T-slots push down to load carriers or accessories - no need to trim. Full-length aluminum bars maximize carrying capacity.Excellent solution for my 2023 Chevy Silverado. In the past, I have had rails installed on the roof of my pickup trucks, but I find the BaseLine towers to be a better solution, since they don't permanently change the truck. Plus, they are much more solid than SkyLine system on the rails.
Follow the instructions, and you can't go wrong on the self installation
Yakima Baseline with Yakima CBX 18 Cargo Box fitted on my 2012 Toyota Corolla S Sedan 2012.
Instructions were clear and roof rack was easily installed.
Really easy to install & work as specified. So happy with the customer support/service at etrailer.
Your notice of schemes was a lot better than the yakima site provided. They did not suggest the scheme you did.
But when the products arrived, the instructions were by yakima. Generally worked as instructed except the tower to tower transverse mounting dimensions needed to be tweaked for a perfect fit.
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!!
You guys provide great products and excellent customer service.
Thanks
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.
The 50” jetstream cross bars were perfect for my 2019 Ford Ranger with my ARE cap. They are paired with the Yakima Skyline towers and appropriate landing pads (protip: call etrailer when you order to ensure you have the correct setup;)
These cross bars are SILENT on my cap. Zero wind noise. My daughter and I installed them on a Friday (I do recommend watching etrailer’s installation video in addition to the paper instructions) and left for a 700 mile weekend road trip the next day to pick up a kayak, paddle with friends downstate then drop her off at summer camp.
Even with empty Yakima Jaylows on top, no wind noise. Even with a boat in the Jaylows, no wind noise.
These are the sweetest rack’s I’ve had. With the Skyline towers and landing pads, they are also easy to take off and put on. Click click done.
They look good, too;)
etrailer customer service for the win, too. When I originally ordered, I did not order all the items I needed for installation. When I realized this, I called and they got me squared away.
I’m using these towers in conjunction with the JetStream cross bars. Assembly and setup was easy, all the tools you need are provided, except perhaps a tape measure for mounting. Looks and feels solid and well made. This is my second set of Yakima towers and cross bars. I plan to use this setup for an old roof top hard shell case and for my mountain bike to get to the trail head.
After completing the installation I took it out for a spin to check for wind noise at highway speeds. No discernible noise, I’m very happy about that as I really don’t want to remove these when not needed. For reference these are mounted on a 2019 Subaru Forester Touring with factory raised rails. Plenty of clearance for attaching equipment and gear.
Side note: the gentleman that assisted me on the phone while ordering was very pleasant and helpful, got me the right products very quickly as I was in a time crunch. Two thumbs up!
Solid build quality and easy installation on my '21 Mazda CX-5.
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.
They do the job but have loosened up and needed readjusting a couple times over the almost 20,000 miles we’ve put on them since installing. Overall, good, just check periodically for loosening.
Well packaged and on time
Perfect fit for our car, much better than any OEM rack I've ever seen.
Great product - very good quality. I liked the fact that I could keep the risers mounted on my car, but could remove the cross bars. It took me awhile to install - but I'm not very mechanically inclined.
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.
etrailer installation videos were very helpful in selecting the product and first installation, although in practice, minor adjustments to method were required. Now after more than a dozen set ups, mounting the crossbars takes 15 minutes, and taking them off, 10. The system is well made, and when mounted, precise, strong, and reliable. Expensive perhaps compared to alternatives, but well worth the money. Used to carry a 50# sailboard 40 miles to the beach on weekends. ('11 Honda Fit)
One minor shortcoming: rubber sheet glued to base clips where they touch the car body have torn and moved sideways 1/16", but expect will be easily replaced with readily available 1/16" sheet rubber (e.g., shower pan liner) when the time comes.
Used in rain at least once, (sustained 60mph), with no leaks.
Roof rack parts were ordered correctly and shipped quickly.
I needed crossbars for my new 2018 Mazda CX5, which came with flush side rails. The Yakima crossbars, along with the RidgeLine Towers and the the vehicle specific kit worked great. The installation (10-15 min) is super easy. They look cool, and performed great (I strapped 160-lbs rooftop tent on them!). Removing them is also super easy (10 min tops). Highly recommend.
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.
Because of the 'rona-induced supply chain interruptions, I was unable to purchase all of my Yakima components from etrailer, but I did get these, and they are typically excellent Yakima components. Well-made, easy to install, good directions, no problems.
Look great & perform outstanding. Would recommend this product to anyone where applicable.
I chose the Yakima roof rack, because It spanned 50 inches, rather than the leading competitor's 47 inches, making it better for tying down 4 ft x 8 ft sheets of building material. It also seemed to be about half the price. It took me about 2 hours to put it all together and mount it on my car. The instructions were all visual and there was one little pic I didn't understand, but the equipment seemed to go together correctly anyway. Now that it's adjusted, it should be fairly easy to remove and replace next time. I did need to put on super tacky gloves to get the covers off. Although it seemed unnecessarily complicated, I would still choose this product again.
Yakima Jetstream cross bars.. nice bars worth the extra money. can be adjusted for pitch/angle of attack to "tune" the air profile.. mine have absolutely no high speed wind noise or whistling.. rubber weather strip underneath further smoothes the bar profile.. quietest roof rack system I have ever owned..
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