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Driving with roof racks can create unwanted whistling and vibration, but the aerodynamic shape of the WingBar Evo helps smooth airflow. The top channels use split rubber strips that reduce wind noise and vibration while you’re driving, keeping things quiet on long road trips and daily commutes.
Mounting accessories shouldn’t mean cutting rubber strips or fighting tight tracks. The WingBar Evo’s split strip system lets you easily slide channel-mount accessories into place—no trimming required. Once installed, the strips close back around the mount to keep out wind and weather for a clean, finished look.
Whether it’s cargo boxes, bikes, skis, or watersport gear, these crossbars give you options. The bars accept both channel-mount and clamp-on accessories, so you can mix gear from different seasons or brands without needing special adapters. It’s a setup that keeps pace with how you actually travel.
Each bar is constructed from durable aluminum with a sleek black finish that resists corrosion and wear. The system supports up to 165 lbs (always stay within your vehicle’s roof limit), giving you confidence when loading up for a full weekend of gear. Crossbar dimensions are 60" long x 3-1/8" wide x 1" tall, providing plenty of usable space for your mounts.
You can upgrade the setup with Thule’s One-Key System locks (sold separately) to secure both the rack and any channel-mounted accessories. It’s an easy way to protect your investment when you park for the night or stop along the way.
Alternate Instructions
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Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today we'll gonna be talking about the Thule roof rack on our 2025 Ford F-150. Now this is gonna be a great option if you're wanting something that's gonna look pretty slick up here and will work with most of your accessories and it's just easy to use. So let's take a closer look at it. It is important though that you check that this is gonna be compatible with your roof since they are gonna have fit kits that are designed for a specific vehicle. So put in your vehicle's information into a fit guide and make sure you're getting the right one for you.
Now another thing that I really like about roof racks just in general is if you have anything extra long that might not fit into your bed very well, anything like a kayak, putting it up on top of your roof is gonna be a better option. You could also get a trailer to pull behind you, but once you get that trailer, it's really gonna expand that footprint you have. So it's gonna be a lot harder to get into those tight areas. Now we can actually take a closer look at why I think this roof rack stands out amongst other ones now. So with this bar, we're gonna have this arrow design to it.
It's gonna make it more aerodynamic and it's not gonna be very large. So you can get a lot of clamp on accessories to get on here. Now if you don't wanna use a clamp on, you can use the T channel up top. It's gonna have some weather striping that's built into it so it won't get any debris in there and it will reduce some wind noise. Now we're gonna have this cap at the very end and that's what's unique about this.
I can just simply turn that over and slide those accessories into place. A lot of other ones will require you take off that cap completely and it is a little bit annoying to do that constantly. Below that, we're gonna have the towers, that grabs onto that crossbar. You can get this plastic core swapped out with a metal locking core for extra security and get it keyed alike to your other Thule accessories. When you're done, you can just pull it up and we can kind of see the hardware underneath here.
Now we're gonna have this fit kit and it's gonna be held in place with a bolt that goes down and we have this clamp that grabs through the inside of your door. This is pretty good, but what I really like about it is how this is contouring to our roof. We don't have any gaps and since this is so custom fit, this just kind of gives me a little bit more confidence with how it's holding on there. Now let's get a couple measurements to see how it's sitting up here today. So let's start with beneath here. So the minimum distance we're gonna have is 2-1/2 inches. So if you have any larger clamp accessories, those should fit under here just fine. But if you have a sunroof and if that expands up, you might have some issues. So definitely double check that so you don't damage anything. Now for the total distance it is on your roof, that's gonna be just slightly over three inches. So that's good to know if you have anything a little bit taller on top of here. So I'd recommend getting total height of a vehicle, crossbars and those accessories so you know what areas you can make it under, anywhere like a garage. And when it comes to the crossbar spread, we are gonna be sitting at 27-1/2 inches. So that's gonna be compatible with most accessories out there. Just double check yours to make sure it is gonna work with this. Now this is gonna have a decent weight capacity, but what's most likely gonna be a limiting factor is gonna be the roof itself. So double check that and then go from the lowest rated component so you don't damage anything. Now when it comes to roof racks in general, I do think this is gonna be a solid option for most people out there. For me, it's mainly gonna come down to the looks and how easy it is to access that T channel here. But if you're looking for something that has a little bit more of a rugged design, then I would recommend the Rhino-Rack roof rack sports bar and 'cause that's gonna be a little bit more bulky than this. But if you like that kind of look, then definitely go for it. Now when it comes to installing this, I can do this in about 10 minutes. I've done this a lot, but if you want any tips or tricks, I can walk you through that now. To begin the installation, we're gonna lay out all our parts and you'll notice we're missing a few pieces 'cause I already have it on top of my roof. That's gonna be our front crossbar. But the process for assembling it is gonna be the same. There will be a couple different measurements, which we'll talk about later on. For right here, I'm gonna have one of my crossbars in front of me. We are gonna have two of our towers, their end caps, bases, clamps, and then we're gonna have a tool to type in this into place. And I do recommend having a tape measure to get your measurements. And what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna bring this over and we wanna make sure that the underside is facing up. Come over here to the end cap, press down on this tab, pull that off, and then we'll grab the tower. Now the way this tower goes on is the back of it, you just squeeze together. You're almost kind of making a pinching motion like that. And that's gonna lift up this section with the bolt. Once that lifts up, you'll be able to push it right into this channel just like that in this orientation with that larger piece of hardware facing on the outside. When you're done with that, put that end cap back on and we'll grab our base, just match it up to the contours of the one on your tower and then we'll repeat that on the other side. At this point we wanna reference our instructions and this is gonna give you a measurement between your towers. There's gonna be one for the front bar, one for the rear bar. So make sure you reference that number. Make sure it's the same. If you need to change it at all, you just grab and pinch it and move it that way. I've already adjusted mine, so now I can put it on top of my roof. And when I do that, there is an orientation I do that in. So you wanna make sure thicker side is facing forward, thinner side behind you. And then we'll just take our time and put it up here. If you need help, you can grab a friend to go on the other side, but you don't have to get it perfect quite yet 'cause we need to get our measurement to see where exactly this is gonna sit on our roof. So the way we get our measurements is by referencing our instructions. And then that's gonna give you a measurement from the top of your windshield to the front of that tower. That's how you get the front one. Make sure you do that on both sides. And then we'll measure from the front of the front crossbar to the front of the rear crossbar. Again, referencing our instructions, if you need to make any adjustments, we'll just push it back some. And once I get this adjusted on the side, I'm gonna do the same For our driver's side. I have my measurement in place. Now if you find that your bases aren't grabbing on to that kind of groove on top of your roof, then you can just adjust that by squeezing that section here and pushing it out, matching it up. But I have everything already in place. So I'm gonna open up my door. I'm gonna grab our clamp and it's gonna have a hook section at the very top. You're just gonna push that into this bracket. Sometimes you'll feel a click, you can test it by pulling down on it and if it's not coming out, you got it hooked on there. And then I'll grab my tool. And I'm just gonna tighten this down just a little bit. I have some resistance against this groove here on our gutter. I only wanna do that a little bit 'cause I need to adjust the other side first because if you tighten it all the way, it's gonna pull it too much to one side and make it uneven. Once you've done that a few times kind of going back and forth, eventually you'll reach a point where you have a lot of resistance, and then you hear that click. That'll let you know it's tightened all the way down. We'll grab our end cap, put that in place, give it a good little shake test, make sure it's not gonna go anywhere. If it feels good, you can load it up and take it out for a ride. Now if you have any other questions, let us know here at etrailer. And again, I'm Matt and thanks for watching.
Ratings & Reviews
Car: 4 door Civic sedan
Bought this as a set along with a set of locks. They did not have the locks in stock, so when I went ahead of canceled that portion of the order, they were able to process and ship it out the next day. It took roughly 1 week for it to arrive.
Following the instructions they provide you with was fairly simple, there was a QR code scan for a video that you can watch as well. I assembled this along with ski carriers that I had as well. I did struggle a little bit with the spacing I needed to fit my snowboard, but it wasn't too much of a hassle.
After assembling it, I was impressed with how it looked and also how stable and tight it was when I was trying to shake it around. As for the test drive, I was very impressed with how there was no wind whistle and they did not fall off (peaked at 70mph).
Overall, I would say it's definitely worth it to buy a good quality cross bar set. And more importantly it was worth it to purchase it from a retailer that does a good job processing and shipping your order without any issues!
Easy install, no issues with this roof rack in almost 1 year of using it
Easy install great product
2018 GMC Sierra duramax
etrailer fantastic customer service!
Thanks Lori B!
I think Thule products are painfully pricey......however the rack I put on my Ram 2500 is flawless and a absolute perfect fit. I added the Thule rack for the roof of the truck. I have a truck bed utility custom rack and it wasnt enough. I carry a 16' heavy canoe and a 12' kayak so the additional crossbars make for a very sturdy and dependable way to carry since we also tow a trailer. Very happy to have it.
Customer Service at etrailer is par none, both before the sale and after. I had an unpleasant experience elsewhere buying and installing a roof rack for my old Prius. After a few days of frustrations, I sent it back to that old online store.
This time, I contacted etrailer to see what ALL I needed to install a rack on my new 2018 Honda CRV. They sent me the part numbers and a link to purchase. Viola! After they arrived, I had difficulty with one of the parts (at 69 yo my hands are not too strong or flexible) and contacted etrailer. They sent pictures and more thorough instructions on installing the rubber strip. Another VIOLA!
I'm so very happy with my total experience at etrailer. Customer Service, truly, is not better any where else I have made online or brick-n-mortar purchases.
Superb quality. Of course, it is from Thule and they are expensive for sure. But, you really get what you pay for!
And, just consider how expensive it would be if using something more affordable (cheap generic brand) and the racks/bars take off from the roof with the box on the highway!
These will not take off, super sturdy and fits the car perfectly.
Just be sure to get the right kit.
And follow the paper instructions coming along the parts.
Can recommend these, were for Nissan Leaf 2021.
And not to forget the etrailer company, they did their part as well with flying colors. All parts arrived in time and were correct!
So, etrailer has made the process of buying my 22 ford explorer Thule cargo kit. A couple of issues. 1) the lack of quality was not there the top weather stripping is short and leaves a gap maybe that is the cause of the whistling. I have tried repositioning and the rope trick. No luck. Getting a fairing that will have to dump another 200 to hope this helps.
2) little more thought into strap thickness. The 2nd rail is a little tough to get through the opening in the roof rack.
Seems a little picky about these things, but when you dump 1,400 for a cargo rack system you should be.
I've owned this roof rack for a year now, and it has served my purposes (carrying my kayak around on my truck) quite well. It was fairly easy to assemble, largely because the entire instruction guide was in pictures.
I have had to retighten the rack a couple of times since putting it on the roof, so I tie the kayak down to the front and back of the truck as well as to the roof rack. I suspect the ocean kayak puts a bit of lift on the roof rack resulting in the loosening.
I bought the Thule Evo Roof Rack to transport my kayak on my Lexus 300H. Thule will advise you on their website that his particular rack is not right for a Lexus 300H (i.e., they don't make a roof rack for a Lexus 300H); it is really for a Camry, but etrailer told me that is worked, I trusted them and they were correct. After all, a Lexus sedan is really a fancy Camry, but Thule will not acknowledge this point. It works great. Thule makes a solid product.
Just insralled the racks and J-Bars. Easy install, worked exactly as wanted. To out on freeway witth racks only, just some wind noise at 70. This is my second order thru etrailer. Both orders were great referrals, worked good, delivered witnin a few days. Thank you etrailer.
Two things.
This part let me re-use my existing evo bars and move my setup from my Dodge Ram to my Ford F-150. Thule has done an excellent job designing these parts and the change was very simple.
E-trailer has been a go to for me to buy parts like this in the past and will continue to be a go to for me because the site is well designed, it’s easy to discover the correct parts I need and most importantly they have a responsive staff for any support.
Great rack design. Fit my truck like a glove and holds two kayaks with no issues. I’m planning on installing a fish rod holder in between both kayaks.
The product quality seems great, and fit my Jeep Wrangler without having to do any drilling, or semi-permanent mounting of overly obtrusive cage type rack system. Tried mounting my Kayak on top and it seems like it's going to work for what I wanted it for. I especially like the fact that I can easily take the whole system off with ease as I would typically leave it on only in the summer.
Great product that compliments the look of my vehicle while serving a function. Initially, the product arrived missing some key parts, but the staff responded immediately to my email and took great care of me to ensure that my experience was completely satisfactory. Carol and Kelsey are truly attentive to the customer’s needs. Great job everyone!
Excellent crossbars for my 2020 JLU with sky top. Quality construction and I really like the swivel end caps to allow quick access to get things channel mounted quickly.
I used these for a 3K trip to Cabo San Lucas from Northern California. We even traveled over a 100 mile stretch of the Baja 1000 off road course with our F-250 Super Duty loaded to the hilt with gear.
On top of our Cab. Truly amazing products from Thule & delivered on time from etrailer
The whole experience was freakin awesome.
* Ordered on-line, delivered when promised, all packages were in excellent condition, and all parts were accounted for - no shortages, THANK YOU!
* The Thule roof rack design, quality of materials, comprehensive instructions were really impressive. Everything went together without a hitch and really looks good installed.
* We plan on carrying our 12 1/2' SUP's on the roof rack when we head out to the lakes.
* It saves us time as our SUP's are inflatable, however it takes a bit of time to pump them up once we get there. Now it's just loosen them up and we're ready to go.
Great job etrailer, I would definitely buy more products from your organization!!
Sturdy bars. The rubber strip gasket eventually became loose and flew off down the highway. Options available to use metal locks w/ key, instead of the plastic locks.
I just installed these on my 2015 Odyssey's side rails.
Easy-peasy to install and appears to be quite solid.
Just not sure how tight I need to screw them.
It only took me 30 minutes to assemble and install the Crossroad feet with the 60" WingBar EVO. It will probably take me 10 minutes to move to another vehicle.
I chose the Crossroads for the ease of installation so I can switch them between our two Odysseys. When loosened for removal they also loosen the crossbar (60" WingBar EVO) which makes it so much easier to switch to a vehicle with a different width requirement.
Fits that requirement perfectly.
Will be loading the canoe on top this coming weekend. Looking forward to using these.
Great quality products! Easy installation with properly guided instructions. One of the best tracking information, from ordering to delivery. Would strongly recommend etrailer to anyone looking for roof or hitch bike racks.
Easy to fit into the feet that are sold separately. No clue why the rubber strip just can't come already attached but it only takes a minute or two to put them on. Make sure before tightening the feet, the bars are even.
Fast shipping thank you
Fit well, not to hard to assemble & mount but both of the bars were dented during shipping.Needing to use soon so no time to wait on return, shipping etc. So just mounted them. If you zoom in on closer pic you can see the dents. Have used Thule racks on 3 trucks now and have always been pleased with quality & durability.
Seems to be a good quality product but the installation instructions are awful. And I don't know if I was supplied with the wrong parts for my f250, but following the directions and using the supplied plastic strips with the measurement markings (indicated for F250) resulted in the mounting brackets being about 8 inches too close together. The directions indicated the front should be set at 52-1/4" and the rear set at 52". This wasn't remotely close to fit my F250. I ultimately had to resort to just adjusting the brackets by trial and error which resulted in them being almost to the ends of the 60" crossbars.
They now fit great. But the plastic measurement strips used to set the brackets widths don't even have numbers for how wide the brackets must be installed. Since my bars are the actually 60" as indicated in the product information, either the plastic measurement strips included in my kit were the wrong parts or the installation instructions are flawed. I expected better from Thule. Especially given that these bars really are overpriced for what they are. Over $[XX] once delivered is ridiculous. But, the market dictates the cost and I understand that.
Superb design. Excellent quality. Good value. My experience with other Thule products led me to choose Thule again. In my opinion & experience, Thule’s design & quality and design beats all competitors by a wide margin. Package arrived in pristine condition (way to go etrailer for choosing a reliable shipper).
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