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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 - 60" Long - Black - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hey guys. Today we have a 2018 Nissan Pathfinder and we're gonna do a test of the Yakima Jet Stream Timberline Tower Roof Rack System. Now this is gonna be a great accessory to put on your raised side rails of your Nissan Pathfinder. It'll allow you to get your favorite accessories on top of your roof rack whether it's a bike rack, a kayak carrier, or even a cargo box.Now our roof rack's made up of two different parts. Up top, we're gonna have our 60 inch Jet Stream Crossbars. Now these are also available in silver, you'll see we have the black ones up top.
Just see etrailer for whichever color suits your vehicle best. Now we have a nice aerodynamic shape on our crossbars. That when combined with this rubber strip up top is gonna help cut down on wind noise and drag, even when we're traveling at high speeds.When we pop the end cap off, we're gonna have access into this T slot and what's nice is that we don't have to pull out the rubber strip and cut it to length like some roof rack systems. We just push down on it and then slide the T slot accessory all the way through and then tighten it down, and we're good to go. We just put our end cap back on like so.Now down below, what's connecting our Jet Stream Crossbars to our raised side rails, is our Timberline Towers.
Now these have rubber coated steel straps that come under our raised side rail and hook in up here, and you tighten 'em down, and it just squeezes onto that crossbar and just makes sure it's secure. We have our tightening bolt right here, and you can use the included tightening tool to cinch it down onto the raised side rail. And that rubber coated steel strap is gonna protect your raised side rail from any type of scratches or abrasions. We can put our end caps back on. We're gonna see we do have these pop locks up top.
We can replace those with actual Yakima lock bolts, which are sold separately here at etrailer and that could just give you more security for your roof rack.Now I'll go ahead and give you some clearance measurements. First from the top of our roof to the bottom of our Jet Stream Cross Bar, that's gonna be three and a quarter inches. Now it's plenty of space to get any clamp on accessories or any of our rubber coated steel strap accessories around our Jet Stream Crossbar without risking ruining the finish on the top of your roof. Now if we go from the top of our roof to the top of our Jet Stream Crossbar, that's gonna be 4 inches exactly. That's something to keep in mind for any low clearance situations, because you have added that much space to the top of your roof.Now we also are gonna have a weight capacity of 165 pounds, but double check with your Pathfinder owner's manual to make sure your roof can handle that weight.
Now that we've gone over some of those features, I'll show you how to get it installed.You see we have our front crossbar in place. The rear one's gonna install and assemble the exact same way. We'll start with just flipping over our Jet Stream Crossbar. Now we're gonna grab our Timberline Tower and we do have to do a little bit of assembly real quick. I'm just gonna take this black plastic piece and just pop it on like so until you hear it snap in.Now what we're gonna do is take this silver piece and it's gonna thread on that screw that's on the inside. So it's gonna get lined up on top of it and we're gonna flip over our tower and we're just gonna push the strap through like so and there's gonna be a bolt on the inside of that hole that's uncovered when you put the strap in. Grab our tightening tool. Again, to tighten down the silver piece and we're gonna go until it's level with these two black pieces right here. Once we do that, we're gonna go to the other side of our Jet Stream Crossbar and making sure that the open side of the strap is facing the outside of the bar. We're just gonna go ahead and put it in this channel.I need to just move it around a bit so it just gets caught on something. Once you get it on there, just pull it on. Now from here, we're gonna go back to that same screw and we're gonna tighten it down all the way. When you hear those audible clicks, you know it's tight enough. Take our end cap for our crossbar, put it on. Now we're ready to get it on our roof.Now when getting your crossbar on your roof, if you have a height restriction, go ahead and open up this door and climb up so that we can see the other side and we're gonna make sure we get that strap to go under the crossbar or at least just set up to do it and we'll do the same on this side. Also make sure that your rounded edge right here is facing forward, that's gonna be the front and now we'll grab our tape measure and get our crossbars spread before we tighten anything down.Now we're gonna measure our crossbar spread to make sure that our bars are parallel. It's gonna help make sure that all of your accessories mounted to the top work properly. We're gonna measure center on center from both crossbars. There's no set measurement. You just wanna make sure it's above 24 inches. I usually base it off of whatever accessory I'll be hauling that day. So get the measurement on both sides and then we can tighten it down.Now we're gonna tighten down two different bolts. We have this first one right here that's more noticeable that's gonna tighten down our strap against our raised side rail, and the one on the inside is gonna tighten down our Timberline Tower to our Jet Stream Crossbar to make sure that it doesn't move at all. It doesn't matter which one you do first, just get 'em both done. This one doesn't have to be too tight. So once you get it nice and snug, we'll move on to this next one.Now as you're tightening this one down, it's gonna get tighter and tighter. You're gonna keep going until you hear the audible clicks out of our tightening tool. Once you hear those, you know it's tight enough so we can grab our end cap and put it on. Now you're ready to load up your very favorite Yakima accessories and then hit the road.Now with all that being said, that's gonna do it for our test fit for the Yakima Jet Stream Timberline Tower Roof Rack System on our 2018 Nissan Pathfinder.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (201 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
Not a bad setup. I dont believe you need the 60" bars i received as they hang over the edge of your Hyundai. You need to watch your head getting in and out of your vehicle. The Jetstream crossbars are very loud at speeds over 65 mph. Im probably used to it by now, but it is definitely noticeable. Much louder than an older Rhino Rack of similar dimensions i had. Install was simple and took about 30 minutes, just take your time and measure correctly like all roof racks.
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.
product was just what I needed The folks at etrailer were extremely helpufl!!
Five-star seller. High quality products, fast shipping. Thank you for a pleasant buying experience.
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!!
Easy to install. It probably took 45min. I bought them for my 2024 Expedition to haul a canoe. I have not done that yet but I expect no issues.
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.
I have a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT which has the non-functional roof side bars. Etrailer.com helped me figure this out and gave me several options that would work. As I already have Yakima bike racks - I wanted to stick with the brand. The price on etrailer.com was the same as Yakima but had free shipping and no tax - awesome. Product arrived quickly!
I went with the Yakima 60" Jetstream cross bars, baseline towers, and the appropriate pads and clips.
The Yakima product came with thorough and easy to understand instructions. I was able to get the track installed and working in about an hour - and that was taking it slow and double checking everything. I was very pleased with the fit and finish.
After a test run, there was no wind noise or issue with the rack. Looking forward to taking a road trip next month with it!
Product exactly as expected. Quality bars. Using on a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L. Looks great installed. Little to no wind noise. And, as usual, top notch service by the etrailer crew! Have purchased several items from etrailer over the past 10 years and have always been impressed by how timely they are and how responsive and helpful they have been regarding product questions. They are absolutely the first merchant I go to when shopping on line!
The Yakima rack system for my 2015 Ford Fusion is an awesome product! I hadn't needed to buy aftermarket racks in many years. These are a super solid, beefy, and very well made product. I am very impressed with the quality and fit. Yakima has obviously put lots of design time into them. And etrailer does an outstanding job of making sure you get the right product for your specific need.
I chose this rack specifically because of the spread between the bars - 32" - and for the higher weight limit, as I'm carrying a fishing kayak.
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.
Love it! We've made several long trips with full luggage loads.
Well packaged and on time
Easy to order and quick to ship. Took a bit of time to get these installed correctly so they fit just right.
1 year later and still love my Yakima JetStream system. I've mostly used them to transport my kayak however I've also been able to transport some big box store items as well. They are very versatile. There is a t-track option as well as wrap around attachments. I've use ladder attachments, eyebolts, and Thule Hullavator in t-track. I've used Malone MegaWing and Yakima Skybox as wrap around attachment. What I really like about the t-track system is that you do not need to cut out the rubber track insert. You simply slide over the rubber, which allows you to adjust your system, on the fly, to load what you need to carry.
Well you asked for it so;
I ordered this as part of my roof rack for a 2021 Nissan rogue. The complete roof rack set was unavailable le as one bracket was on back order and said would ship in under a month so I ordered everything else in the meantime. Little did I know it would take a over a year to get one stupid bracket and yes, I'm still waiting. I can't even return the items I bought because it's way past the 90 day policy even though they're brand new still in the box collecting dust. etrailer, this has been the worst experience I've had yet with you guys. Oh still waiting for my one bracket to complete my roof rack
Excellent product. These bars are very quiet and look great on our truck. Assembly and installation was straightforward. We've used these bars to secure our large Yakima car top carrier and have traveled on several trips to the mountains and cabin with no issues. I suggest ordering an extra set of end caps as we've lost one in the car wash. However, have had no problems with the bars when going through the car wash.
As always, I GREATLY appreciate the superior product support that etrailer.com provides. They have the best product content on the web, hands down.
Roof rack parts were ordered correctly and shipped quickly.
I waited several weeks for roof rack to arrive after ordering online. I am accustomed to Thule racks, but could not find any towers/bases to fit the 2019 Santa Fe. Once here, the Yakima rack mounted with ease and I look forward to hauling kayaks or basket on the roof.
Thank you etrailer.
Great product fast shipping
Great! Easy to install!
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