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This aerodynamic Thule roof rack mounts flush on your roof for a sleek, factory look. Crossbars with split rubber strips in top channels work with channel-mount and clamp-on accessories. Installs to raised rails on your vehicle's roof.
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How's it going neighbors Today we're gonna take a look at the Thule Wing Bar Edge and see how well it fits on our 2021 GMC Acadia. Now owning a Acadia, you already know that cargo space is at a premium and having a roof rack on top of your vehicle is gonna allow you to take advantage of that negative space to get those bigger and bulkier items out on the road. So let's take a closer look and see how well it fits and see what it's made of. The edge has a nice low profile that gives it a nice OEM look. As far as the materials that's used for the case, this guy is gonna have similar materials as your vehicle. So it's gonna deal with the hottest temperatures, coldest temperatures, designed to see it all.
And you also have an adjustable strap right in here that's gonna allow you to get really solid tension while still maintaining that low profile. If you want to use your T track, you absolutely can. You have a slot right here where you can access it and you can secure everything right here with the cover. Now, one thing that is super cool about this is the fact that this is gonna work for just about any rooftop accessory. You have plenty of clearance for any clamps, so if you were to go with the Sky Box or any type of rooftop accessory, you'll be good to go with this.
Now installation is really easy. All you're gonna really need is a tape measure and I'll show you how to get it done. So when you open your package for the towers, you wanna make sure that you're paying attention to the L and the R. I'm gonna go ahead and just throw the spring in the inside of our wing bar here, and in the cover of our bar, you'll have a left and a right indicating what side it it's gonna go with, and that's specific. You also wanna make sure that you put your shorter bar on the rear and the longer one on the front with the setup for the Acadia.
So now we're just gonna throw this to the side real quick and we'll get our end cap installed. And you can see it fits right there on the inside of our wing bar. And our spring is gonna go right on the opposite side of our keyhole, our lock core. Work it on in there. And now that's what's gonna allow you to have that outward tension.
Now from here we're gonna actually get our strap hanging on there. On the inside you're gonna have it a numbered strap, one through four, and you're just gonna find the hook underneath here. And this is what's gonna actually wrap around your raised rail. So I'm just gonna hook it in here on two and then we'll go ahead and head to the top. So now I'm just gonna reach across to the mounting point for my OEM bars and I'm just gonna press and let the springs put some tension in between. Now on this side, I'm gonna go ahead and slide that same bar in underneath. We're gonna go right here and just fish it underneath. Gonna swoop it underneath and we're gonna make a connection at the two hooks on the top. So now I'm gonna do the same thing over on the driver's side, and I'll just make sure I'm in position and then I'm gonna fasten it down using the tool on this bolt right here. As you fasten, you wanna make sure you're going back and forth from side to side because it has a tendency to pull, just so it's getting even tension. There we go. And you have an included torque wrench so you don't have to worry about over tightening. And you can see this guy is on nice and secure. Also, this is a good point to install your one key system. If you have other Thule accessories like the Sky Box or any one of the bike carriers that are out there, you just have one key for everything and now you're nice and secure. The wing bar kit is super easy to get set up. All you really need is a tape measure and you can really get by just eyeballing it on this guy once you get it set up and get a couple trips under your belt, let me know what you think because I love having that interaction with you. Now again, this is Ed with etrailer.com taking a look at the Thule Wing Bar Edge on our 2021 GMC Acadia. Have a great day.
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