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This heavy-duty, versatile Yakima roof rack comes with strong, aluminum crossbars. It works with channel-mount and clamp-on accessories, plus each bar has tie-down points on the endcaps. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.
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Hi, Matt with Etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about the Yakima JetStream roof rack system, on the 2023 Nissan Rogue. Now this is gonna be a great option for ya, if you have a lotta stuff you need to carry, and you can't fit it in your vehicle, or you have a lotta people back there, or you need to fit a lot more larger or longer items, maybe like a kayak, or skis. Our system today is gonna be comprised of three parts. and that first part's gonna be our Yakima JetStream 50-inch crossbars. And that's gonna sit right on top of our Yakima baseline towers.
And that's gonna be connected to our fit kit, which is gonna be a custom fit for our vehicle today. Now let's take a closer look at our Yakima bars. Our JetStream bars are gonna have this arrow shape to them, and that's gonna make it more aerodynamic, to help reduce on that wind noise. And we're gonna have this T channel up here, and that's gonna be able to accommodate those T track accessories. And it's gonna have this built-in rubber track.
That built-in rubber track is gonna help reduce that wind noise as well, and keep any debris from getting in there. What's nice about this one in particular is, it's built into our system. So a lot of crossbars would have these built-in rubber tracks, but a lotta times you have to cut them down to size. And we're also gonna have this channel at the very bottom. And it's gonna have a ruler built in on it, and this is gonna be where you attach your towers to.
Now typically there would be a rubber track at the bottom that you cut down the size to accommodate different types of systems or fits. But in our case today, since this is one we have in the shop, and it gets used a lot, we don't have that rubber track anymore. Then we're gonna have our tower. And, this is really nice, 'cause it just covers up your fit kit. And it's gonna have all this hardware, to install onto your vehicle, under this end cap.
Now, if you want to, you can invest in a metal lock core, for that additional security. Right now we just have this plastic core right here, just as a placeholder. And what's nice about that Yakima lock core you can eventually get, is it can be keyed alike to any of your other Yakima items. And our fit kit is basically just gonna be this clamp, that just attaches to the top of your door frame. As far as the weight capacity is concerned, you have to find out which is the lowest point. So, you need to look at what your crossbars can handle, your base can handle, and what your roof can handle. And when you found out which one is the lowest component, go off of that weight. As for how it's gonna sit up here, it's gonna sit pretty flush with our vehicle today. It's not gonna stick out too far. As for how far it's gonna sit off our roof, to the bottom of our crossbar, we're gonna have just under 3.5 inches. So that's something to keep in mind, when you are putting those clamped on accessories on here. I think that's gonna be able to accommodate a lot of accessories, but if you have anything really big and bulky, that might get kinda close to your roof. As far as how far it's gonna stick up total, is gonna be just under 4.5 inches. So, that's something to note if you're going through any low clearance areas. So you're gonna wanna take the total height of your vehicle, plus the total height of your roof rack, and then plus any accessories you have on top, make sure you can get through those lower areas. As far as what a crossbar spread is gonna be, you need to go off what your make and model is and off the instructions. For a vehicle today, we wouldn't have a 32-inch crossbar spread, so that's important to note to make sure you can accommodate certain types of accessories. Our crossbar is gonna be constructed from aluminum so they're gonna be very light white, and weather resistant, and they're gonna have this black powder coat finish to 'em, that's also gonna help with that weather resistance, making 'em less likely to rust And it's gonna help add to the look, kinda matching to what our car has today. Overall, I think a roof rack system's gonna be a great way to get additional items on your vehicle, especially if they are those longer items, like your kayak or skis. And the ones we have today, are great for putting on any clamp-on accessories, or if you have any T track accessories too, so you're gonna be able to go a lotta different avenues. Overall, the install, it's pretty straightforward. Just something you gotta make sure you pay attention to the instructions. But if you need some help with that, just stay tuned, we'll show you how to do that. To start things off, I just like to lay everything out. So take a closer look at everything. We're gonna have our 50-inch JetStream crossbars. And in front of that, we're gonna have our towers, and the bases to the towers off to the right. We're also gonna have these clamps, and this adapter piece for our JetStream crossbars to go on. And over here are gonna be the bases to our fit kit. And we're gonna have this included Allen Key. It's gonna have this built-in torque to it. And, going to come with some measuring tape. Now we're gonna use our own measuring tape in a shop, just 'cause it's a little bit easier. And I'd also recommend just getting a measuring tape like this. It's gonna be a little bit more sturdy, and a little bit easier to measure things out. Now today we're primarily gonna be working, and showing you how to install your front crossbar. The rear crossbar is gonna be very similar, there's just a few differences. We're just gonna use different size clamps. This is gonna depend on your make and model of vehicle. And we're gonna have a different tow and pitch setting, which is also dependent on your make and model as well. For now, I've just removed the rear crossbar, so there's not gonna be any confusion. Before we can put on the rear crossbar, we have to put on our front crossbar, because that measurement is gonna be dependent on where we place the front crossbar. So to start off with, I'm gonna come over to our towers. You're gonna wanna make sure the base is removed. You wanna pull the security tab out. And this is gonna allow you to put on this adapter piece. We just gotta line up this plastic piece like so. And just put it in at an angle at first, and push down, and it'll clip in right into place. Just like that. Next up, I'm gonna take this block. And, this can be a little tricky sometimes, to get everything lined up. So what I like to do is, take our included tool. And just put it through this bolt here. And I can actually kinda change the angle of that bolt, so it's a little bit easier to screw this on. And with it on place, I'm just gonna tighten this just a little bit. I don't want this to be too tight, or it won't be able to be put on our crossbar. Just like so. So loose enough where you can get this onto the crossbar. Now I'm just gonna flip over our crossbar. You'll be able to tell the difference, because, this one just has this rubber track through here. And if we flip it over, this rubber track's gonna be more towards the center, and there's also gonna be a ruler on the bottom as well. Now in our case, we don't have a rubber track on our crossbar, since it's been in the shop for quite a bit. But you'll probably have to remove yours for this next step. And we're just gonna take off this end cap just by sliding it off. And grabbing our tower. Making sure the side with the hardware is facing out. And sliding that block through this channel. And with it on there, just slide it all the way to the other side. And you repeat that same process with the other one too, making sure it's facing the opposite direction. And with it on, just make sure you put your end cap back on, and we can go over to the next step. Now we're gonna get our M1 measurement and that's gonna be the total distance from one of our towers to the other tower. And what I like to do is just go from the center that'll be be marked with an arrow on your crossbar, and just measure half that distance. In our case, the full distance is gonna be 38 and an eighth. And once you have everything measured out, I'm just gonna tighten things just slightly on this bolt that's in this channel. I don't wanna tighten this all the way, because some of these measurements can be slightly off. And I'm still gonna have to adjust for the pitch, too. And to find the pitch, you're gonna refer to your instructions and find that P1 measurement for your make and model of vehicle. You wanna make sure it is also in relation to this arrow. So we want this arrow to be pointing forward. And we're gonna come over here, and for our vehicle today, we want this on the pit setting of A. So I'm just loosening that up just a little bit, so I can adjust that. Just gonna be sliding it towards me, just a little bit. And once you adjusted everything that you need to, and you can tighten everything back down. And then you can repeat that same process on the other side. Now we're gonna grab our bases to our fit kit. And we're gonna put 'em on our towers. We wanna make sure that that arrow is facing away and out. And you're just gonna place this on this bar. And clicking it into place. Might have to put a little bit of force behind it. Once you hear it click into place, you know you'll be on track. And now, we're gonna adjust our toe. And how you do that is you just come over to this bolt right here. And, you can loosen it up, so you can adjust it. And how you adjust it, it's just gonna be rotating where we just put this base for our fit kit. You notice this is gonna change a little bit. But in our case today, our toe is gonna be on two, that center line. And once you have it in place, just tighten it back down. And then you repeat that same process on the other side. Now would be a good time just to trim up those rubber strips, and put 'em underneath your crossbar. And after when you've done that, we can get our M2 measurement. And this is just gonna be the distance from the top of our windshield to where the base of our tower is gonna sit. And once we've got that, your kit will come with some stickers, and you can kinda use that to mark where to place your crossbars. In our case, we don't have any stickers with this, so we're gonna just have to find another way of marking it. Now we're just gonna take our crossbars, and kinda get like a test, to see how it's gonna fit up there. When you're putting it up there, just make sure you're putting it in the right orientation. So we want this fatter side facing the front of our vehicle, and this thinner side facing behind us. And all you have to do is lift up. Kinda place this where you left your markers at. And set it down. Now there's a good chance this isn't gonna fit exactly how you measured. So, after this, you can check and make some adjustments. We're just gonna grab our hardware now, this is gonna be this clamp. And we're just using the B43 one. And we're gonna come over to our back of the hardware. We're gonna open up this access door. And we're gonna just slide this through this channel at the bottom. And that drive bolt's gotta hook on to this clamp. Now in some cases, this is gonna be a little bit difficult to get fitted on your gutter, so you might have to loosen up your drive bolt and swing bolt. But once they are loosened up and you can get this in there, you just have to tighten this up just a little bit, just tying up that drive bolt some. And then coming over to your swing bolt as well. You might have rotate this sometimes, 'cause it can get stuck in that bolt. And tighten up the swing bolt just a bit. We don't wanna tighten it all the way, because we don't want it to pull too much on one side. And we're just gonna tighten it down, once you've tightened both sides back and forth. And you get it down all the way, it'll start making a clicking sound. (bolt clicks) Just like that. And make sure you just do the same thing on both your dry bolt and swing bolt. Just like that. We wanna make sure we shut this access door. And to finish it off, putting on the end caps to our towers. Oops. There are a lotta hook-on points, so you might have to take a couple tries to get it on there. Just lining everything back up into place. And with it lined up, we can just push it right on, it'll click into place. And now, we can get the measurements to put on our rear crossbars. Next up we're gonna be finding the M4 measurement, and that's gonna be our crossbar spread. In our case, that's gonna be 32 inches. So I'm gonna just take the measurement from the front of the base, of our tower, to where the front of the base of the other one's gonna sit. And that's gonna be just right about here. And this will be a good time to get out one of those stickers and leave a marker here. Now, for the rear crossbar, there's just gonna be a few differences. Our M3 measurement, from tap base to base, it's gonna be 36 instead. But again, there might be some changes with that, so keep that in mind. And as for our toe and pitch, those are gonna be set on two and B. So right now we're looking pretty good. And our clamps, for our fit kits, are gonna be B49 instead. And once you've adjusted all those, we can put that on top of our vehicle. And when you have the second one on there, I'll just double check to make sure everything's sitting in the correct distance away. So in our case, we want it to sit 32 inches from one another, and we'll make good in that respect. And now we're gonna start cinching everything down by putting those clamps in. And to finish it off, just make sure you put your end caps on your towers. And with those in place, just give it a good shake test, make sure everything feels secured. And when it does, you take it for a ride. But if you liked everything you saw today, that was just a look at the install, and some of the features of the Yakima JetStream roof rack system on the 2023 Nissan Rogue.
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