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You don’t have to worry about your load shifting when you’re cruising down the highway. The Thule WingBar Evo uses sturdy aluminum construction that handles up to 165 lbs of gear. Whether you’re carrying kayaks, canoes, or a fully packed cargo box, the bars stay solid and steady for every trip.
Roof racks can make a lot of wind noise, but these are built to keep things quiet. The aerodynamic bar shape helps the air flow smoothly over your roof, while the split rubber strips fill in the top channels to cut down on whistling and vibration. That means you can enjoy the drive instead of fighting wind noise the whole way.
No matter what kind of trip you’re planning, these bars give you options. The top channels fit channel-mount accessories, and the bar shape also works with clamp-on styles. You can load up bikes, watersport carriers, snow mounts, or cargo boxes—all on the same pair of 53" crossbars.
Installing a rack shouldn’t feel like a puzzle. This system includes everything you need—two WingBar Evo crossbars, four Evo Flush Rails feet, and a custom fit kit—to attach to your flush rails securely. It’s designed for a clean, solid fit that looks like it belongs there from day one.
If you want to secure your setup when parked at camp or a hotel, you can add Thule’s One-Key System locks (sold separately). Once installed, both the rack and your channel-mounted gear can be locked with one key for simple theft deterrence wherever you travel.
Alternate Instructions
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, this is Scott with etrailer and today we're gonna take a look at our Thule roof racks for our 2024 Kia Telluride. The Kia Telluride is gonna have two different types of rail systems on its roof. This one has the flush, flat style here, so it's kind of just flat on the backside, and you'll have another type that is kind of wraparound. But for this style, you're gonna want to make sure that you're getting the right kit for your Thule rack. And for this one, we have the rack system that it basically just clamps on here. It's a really nice setup if you have this style.
For our Thule roof racks, you can have two different types of accessories to mount on here. You can either have the clamp-on style that kind of clamp around your bar here, or you can have the T-style where it just goes in here and slides in and then clamps down. So you do have options for this rack. The nice thing about this rack system here is this is gonna be one of the really easy ones to put on. Putting the foot together is really easy.
It's just everything mounts together real nice and it just comes together and goes on real tight. Some rack systems can be a little tricky to get set up and get sitting on there right. So this one's a really good option. With this system, you're gonna be able to use either your bike racks or you can put kayaks up there. You can put like a cargo basket type thing on there and it will adjust wherever you need it to go.
So it opens up a lot of options for you. To start our installation of our Thule roof rack, we're gonna take a look at our components here that we have for our installation. Right here we have our foot kit for our rack and this is gonna be the part that kind of mounts up on the side. And this is all your parts for that. You have your little end cap here that goes in the end.
You have your tool. It basically sets the torque for your little adapter here that screws into your mounts and you have your end cap. Got this little part that goes into your end cap here, but you can get an optional cylindrical lock for this part of your foot. For ours today, we have this part here and this is a specific part for the vehicle we are installing it on today. So this would be something separate you would get to make sure that you get an exact fit for your vehicle. It has both of your brackets and your spacer/rubber mount piece here. Start putting this together. What we're gonna do is we're gonna grab our foot here and this is gonna be the upper side here. This is gonna be the part where your rail slides into. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna take this bracket here and we're gonna take the little feet of it here and we're just gonna pop it in right over that screw and get it put in position right there. Now, with our other bracket, we want this cup side coming in. So we will hook this right here and it is kind of keyed so you don't get that wrong. And we'll just hold that in place there. Now we'll just get this part started and that'll hold it together for us. Next, we'll take our rubber pad here and we can see where it kind of pops in here on the ends of your foot. Let's get that in place between your two brackets and it should just snap into place for you. Now, with that, we'll just take our foot and we'll take this part here and we'll find this area right here on our rail. It's gonna have the thing where you can just slide right in there. So all we'll do is just line it up and get that to pop in. And for now, let's get that on there like that. With that put in place, now we'll get our end cap here and we're gonna get that popped in. That's gonna do is gonna help keep it from sliding out when we're installing it on our vehicle. Now, with one side on over there, we can just drop it into place. It's kind of nice. This is a nice system. It kind of just drops where it wants to go. You can kind of get it held there with your brackets. And what I like to do is just tighten it down finger-tight, just get it to kind of get snug. And you don't want to crank this down until you get both sides tightened up. All right. Just get 'em kind of good and finger-tight there. Now once you have 'em up there and kind of finger-tight, once you figure out what accessories you want to have up there, what I would do is get a measurement from here to here on your rack system, wherever you want to get it laid out for whatever accessories you plan on putting on, so that way, and then get your measurements exact on both sides. And then you can go ahead and tighten it down. And we're tightening it down with the tool that comes with it. It's basically just an Allen bit and it has a built-in torque wrench type setting with it. And what it'll do is it'll just tighten down and when it gets to a certain torque, it's just gonna make a pop sound. (hardware pops) And that'll be set to the torque that it needs for the hardware. Now you can install your side panel here that goes on the foot and that kind of just pops in place. Then you'll take one of your little cylinder things here and you'll just pop it into that hole. Probably have to use a flathead screwdriver and you'll just kind of turn it and it'll pop in there and you'll kind of give it a quarter turn. And that'll lock that part in place. Now, you can get an optional cylindrical lock for this Thule bike rack through etrailer.com. And that'll do it for a look at our Thule roof racks for our 2024 Kia Telluride.
Ratings & Reviews
The bars are strong and fairly quiet, especially considering that I mount them on the main cab of my pickup truck and not on top of the canopy. My biggest concern is that the rubber strip that runs the length of the bar to reduce wind noise was badly damaged when I slid my canoe up on to the bars. Given the weight of the canoe, I'm accustomed to getting one end on a bar and sliding it back into position. Given the sensitivity of the rubber, is started pulling away from the bar and shredding when sliding the gunwales over the top of the bar. I'll try to be more careful, but a roof rack needs to be more utilitarian in my humble opinion.
I ordered the Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars - Aluminum - Silver - 50" with the Evo Flush Rail Feet for Thule Crossbars - Flush Side Rails and the Fit Kit for Thule Evo Flush Rail and Edge Flush Rail Roof Rack Feet for my 2020 Mazda CX9. I appreciated the product selector to make sure I was getting all the correct parts. I was happy with the products, but I did run into an issue where 1 of the rail feet had a defective bolt which required a replacement. I was very satisfied with etrailer's customer support, and how well they worked with me to get the part replaced quickly. I'm giving this a 4 start only because of the hassle of receiving a defective one initially
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.
These bars are light weight and easy to set up. However, the measurements in the directions were not right to fit them to my vehicle, and they were really difficult to adjust once the bars were on the roof. They seem to be snug on the roof and working well, I did a test drive yesterday at varying speeds and they are secure. They don't cause any unpleasant noise - you'd forget they were on there.
It is great. I love appearance of the Thule roof rack that I install today.
Easy to assemble and install. Love the way etrailer packages everything you need and they all are correct for the vehicle you are mounting them on. Once installed they appear very strong. Installed on a 2023 Chevy Tahoe and did not interfere with the sunroof.
Very pleased with order. Shipped fast, not damaged, all parts accounted for. Easy install, very sturdy, and attractive design. Slight wind noise but that was expected compared to not having a roof rack.
I had to warranty the bars because the rubber strips that seal the attachment channel would not stay attached.
Blew off on the highway. Poor design.
Thule warranty is awesome, They sent me 2 new sets. Still wouldnt attach securely.
Thule sent me a new set of bars.
I already bought some square bars.
I dont even want to use the wing bars. I want aerodynamic profile not the rubber strips.
I’ve had it on my 2021 Kia Telluride now for a few months and it works great. When I was mounting the forward bar, I opened the sun roof to make sure I was comfortable with the roof window and bar clearance.
Rock Solid and good looking. Expensive but worth it!
Items arrived later than expected despite cancelling an month long order due to waiting stock on a different set up that was in stock. Once it arrived the box was all torn up and the person that delivered it just dropped it in the garage with the boxes spilling out of the bigger box. Love Thule products, etailer and the shipping supplier not so much,
Thule Rack looks awesome on my Kia Telluride. Products took a while to get to me because they were on backorder but it's not etrailer, they were on backorder everywhere. I messed up one of the pieces of rubber while installing and etrailer sent me a new one at no charge. Definitely recommend etrailer.
Overall solid product. The little rubber strips that fit into the top bar are relatively fragile, I installed them, pulled one out to trim about 1/8 inches of excess length and the strip deformed such that it never went back in correctly. Fortunately etrailer had replacement strips.
The feet are very sturdy and nice to put a strap around. The instructions didn't match the picture of what I was buying because they had a 28in gap between the front and the back feet but I actually needed more like 4 ft. so you can see I used something more like what the picture of a Leaf setup was on the etrailer website. The instructions were a little bit unclear about how the ridge on the bottom of the feet are to sit in the channels on top of the car but on the back rail I had to set the feet way outside the channels anyway. Still seems to be pretty solid
Thule is an excellent product and the fit on my 2017 Chevrolet Colorado is perfect. The good people at etrailer were super helpful in getting the correct fit parts to me as quickly as possible, especially during a tough year for all. I’ve found my Thule racks to be the perfect tool to take our kayaks on our adventures!
I’ve been searching for a set of crossbars for my 2021 Crosstrek. After looking at several different companys,, I decided to go with etrailer.com and get the Thule Wingbar Evo Crossbars and Evo Raised feet. Ordering was quick and shipping was even faster! Installed them in about an hour with no issues. I love the way they look, and the construction is solid. Shout out to the staff for doing a great job and for the great communication from placing the order, confirmation, updates and shipping the order. You will not be disappointed!
Website is easy to use & is better at putting together the correct package than Thule’s site.
etrailer had all the parts in stock for my 2020 Kia Telluride.
Payment process was simple.
Received periodic updates from staffer on my order & could actually reply if needed.
Installing the roof rack went well. Estimate start to finish was about 2 hours. Found it best to really examine each diagram in Thule’s step by step instructions to get it all right on the first try.
Hardness part of the installation was getting the crossbars installed at the proper distances. A tailor’s soft measuring tape & some masking were great aids.
I've always trusted Thule bars. I have an old Xsporter on my truck that works really well and it has held up over time. I needed to get a Thule rack for my Jeep Grand Cherokee and found that etrailer had all the parts I needed specified for my model. That was one of my favorite things about the site. No need to search around for the different parts to attached onto the factory rails. Once I received the rack and components, it was really easy to install. I pretty much watched the etrailer videos before hand.
I have the older Hullavator 897XT to haul my kayak in. With the WingBar Evo, I found I needed to get a slightly longer bolt (6-1.00 x 30), which I got from the local Ace hardware store, to attached the Hullavator support bracket to the WingBar. Once I got those bolts set up, I was on the water with the kayak the next day.
Talked to the customer service a few times and they are great friendly people. And I can understand what they are saying.
53” Thule bars fit our 2021 RAV4 Hybrid! Most people appear to be using 47” bars for the 2021 RAV4 with flush roof rails, but that’s smaller than I wanted. I sometimes carry a sheet of plywood, or a kayak plus a cargo box, and wanted a wider rack for that. I had heard that upsizing to the 53” bar was potentially not possible because the mounting slots on the bottom of the bar may not accommodate the rail locations relative to the bar length. ETrailer helped me out with some dimensions, so I bought the 53” bar knowing it would be close. There is only about a quarter inch of play on either side on the rear bar, but it fit (the front bar had more play, since the towers are a bit further apart at the front).
I’m SO happy with the result! Now I can carry what I want on the rack, and have room to spare! It looks pretty good too!
Thule has great quality and trailer is a great place to order from, highly recommend both!
Reliable and durable
Installed on a 2021 Telluride. Product is great. Pretty easy to install. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that the the end of both bars were bent slightly. I had to bend them back to get enough clearance to get the end caps on. There was also a small dent in one of the bars. Other than that, I haven't carried anything on them yet, but they seem high quality.
It took me a VERY long time to figure out what I needed to mount my Hullivator on my 22 Subaru Outback Limited. I bought the wrong parts on round 1, and finally after 2 yrs of frustration, asked AI what I needed. I don't entirely trust AI, but it got me on the right track. I asked the 'chat' person on etrailer about the AI suggestion, and the gal who helped me, Autumn, said the feet part was correct, but to use these feet and the TH37CE fit kit. I ordered immediately. Today was the day. Of note, the fit kit has specific parts for the front and rear passenger and front and rear driver side. Pay attention to the photo directions. The parts are different for each side. On my Outback, they mount at 69cm apart on the Subaru rails (folded in) on the Thule Wingbar Evo 55" bars. The cladding and design of the Outback roof system leaves much to be desired, but this worked and I'm looking forward to FINALLY using my Hullivator.
Perfect fit. Easy to install. Excellent customer service and prompt shipping. These guys are great!! THANKS JEREMY!!
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