Thule WingBar Evo Roof Rack for Naked Roofs - Aluminum - Black - Qty 2
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2004 Toyota Tundra
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This Thule roof rack lets you carry cargo and gear on your vehicle. Aerodynamic crossbars with split rubber strips in top channels work with channel-mount and clamp-on accessories. Installs on your vehicle's naked roof.
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Collin: Hey everyone. I'm Collin here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2019 Toyota Tundra. We're going to do a test fit of the Thule WingBar Evo roof-rack system. This roof rack is going to mount to the naked roof of your Tundra. It's going to allow you to get your favorite accessories on top of your roof whether you have a bike rack, a cargo basket, or even a rooftop cargo box.
That'll help conserve space on the inside of your cab or even in the bed of your pickup. Up top, we're going to have our WingBar Evo crossbars.These are going to measure 60-inches long, and they're also going to have a nice aerodynamic shape to them that when coupled with the rubber strip up top, it's going to help cut down on wind noise and drag when compared to your standard square or round-bar roof-rack system. That rubber strip also lets us know we can utilize T-track accessories with this roof rack. All we have to do is flip open the cap right there.We don't have to pull off the end cap like some other systems, and instead of having to pull off the rubber strip and then cut it to length for whatever roof-rack accessory we're using, we can just slide the T-track in between the two rubber strips. It's going to prevent us from having to replace that rubber strips when we're done.
Then when we're all done with the T-track, we just close that end cap, and we're good to go.Now, in the middle, we're going to have our Evo feet for naked roofs. These are going to be what's connecting the fit kit to your crossbars. The clamp feet have a bolt on the inside, which tightens down the hook to the roof. We're going to have under it our fit kit, which is a rubber-coated hook in a very thick rubber pad. Those are going to help protect your roof from any type of scratches or abrasions.
You can see the nice custom-fit design to that pad comes over the curvature of our roof and sits down on that ledge right there.The rubber-coated hook is going to latch right under our doorframe, and once we tighten that bolt down, it's going to pull it up, and once we tighten it down on both sides, it's going to be secure on our roof. When we put the end cap back on, we see we do have some plastic locks right here. We can replace those with Thule lock cores. That'll give a more secure feeling for our roof rack. So no one can just come up and remove it.Now, I do want to provide you guys with a few measurements.
First, we're going to go from the top of our roof to the bottom of our wing bar. It's going to be two-and-a-quarter inches. Now, that's plenty of space to be able to get any clamp-on accessories under the wing bar to clamp around and secure. Now, if we go from the top of our roof to the top of our crossbar, it's going to be three and three quarter inches.So, you want to keep that in mind because that's how much height you've added to the roof of your Tundra. So, for any low -clearance situations, like pulling in your garage, keep in mind that you have that added height to your roof. We're also going to have a 220-pound weight capacity for our wing bar setup. That is a step up from the previous load bar roof rack, but be sure to double check with your Tundra's owner's manual to make sure your roof can handle that weight.Now, that we've gone over some of those features, let's show you guys how to get it installed. The front one installs and assembles the exact same way. How we got the front one in place was we set it on top of our roof, and then we measured from the top of our windshield to the front of our foot. That measurement you can find in your instructions. We'll start by just flipping over our crossbar. We're going to go to the end cap and take that off. We'll set it to the side.Now, we're going to come over here to our fit kit and put that together. So, we have our Evo clamp foot right here. We're going to take our pad, clamp that on. The pads are numbered right here to assist you with which spot on the roof they go. Again, that information is on your instructions. Just make sure you get the correct pad number on the correct spot on the roof. There's going to be diagrams on the instructions to let you know exactly where it sits.Just press that on there until it clamps all the way around. Now, we'll grab our hook, and again, these are going to be numbered. However, the hooks in this kit are all going to be the exact same. You're not going to have to worry about getting a certain hook on a certain part of the roof. So, what we're going to do is take the hook. We're going to push it into this slot. When you hear a click, that lets you know that it's locked in place right there. Go ahead and try to pull on it. If it doesn't move, then we can go over and get it on our crossbar.Now, we have our scale already preset to the number specified in our instructions that are being engraved on the scale. Once you have that, we're going to press in on the two silver buttons right there. That's going to unlock the channel, so we can slide it into the T-track of our crossbar. We're going to push it forward until it makes contact with the edge of the scale. Once it's there, let go of the buttons, and now it's locked in place. Put your end cap on. Now, we can put it on our roof.With both rear doors open, we're going to step up onto our running board. I'm going to extend it over our roof and just set it down. We don't have to worry about tightening anything down because we have to get our crossbar spread to make sure it's sitting in the correct spot. Now, I don't have the rear door shut all the way, just enough to where I can reach up and make a measurement. We're going to go from the front of the back crossbar, the front of our front crossbar.This measurement you can find in your instructions. I'm going to have to come up a little bit. Once you have that measurement, make sure you repeat this for the other side. Now, we can begin tightening up our feet. What we're going to do is tighten it down until we see our pad making contact with the roof, and it's flush all the way around the curves. Right now, the reason it's tilted up is because the other side is pulling just a little bit more.So once we tighten that down and get it flush, we'll go to the other side and then repeat this and just keep going back and forth until we have it tightened down all the way. We've got the other side fully tightened down. Now, we'll just finish up this side. The tool's going to let you know when you have it completely torqued down. The tool will make a couple of clicks, letting us know that it's torqued to the correct specifications. Right there. Now we know it's tight. We can shut our door, and then we'll just put our end cap on. Go ahead and give your roof rack a quick shake. Make sure that it's steady. We see it shaking the entire truck, which means we're ready to hit the road.Thank you all for watching. That's going to do it for our test fit of the Thule WingBar Evo roof-rack system on our 2019 Toyota Tundra.
Ratings & Reviews
Douglas
8/28/2022
My purchase from etrailer.com was world class. And their service was superb. They are a 5-star organization. They are knowledgeable folks with experience in what they sell. They will quickly get you out of what would otherwise be a nasty, complex situation and make it look easy. You can trust this company. Put them to work for you. Note, I do not own stock in this company but wish I did.
Heather A.
11/29/2021
I can see that you got the 52 inch Thule square bars. The square bars are known to whistle compared to the aerodynamic cross bars. I recommend the Thule AirScreen XT part # TH22WV to divert the wind up and over the cross bars to eliminate some of the wind noise.
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Sierra K.
10/29/2021
Most of the time whistling occurs because the rubber strip is not covering the whole channel. You can find installation tips here in the attached expert answer. There will be some wind noise as with all brands of roof racks. Wind fairings greatly reduce that by adding an aero-dynamic ramp allowing the wind to flow over the roof rack. The Thule Wingbar Evo crossbars that you purchased are actually designed to act as a fairing so one would not be needed. You could still get one if you wanted to try it out. This one would be the best match for you: item # Y05018.
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Steven
8/22/2022
Review of Entire set: After a year of using this, it still works very well. Easy to take on and off your car and make slight adjustments if needed. Only maintaining is really just cleaning it which is simple enough. No issues with lockingunlocking with the keys. It has definitely helped saved space for my tiny Honda Civic.