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Premium, aerodynamic crossbars attach to Thule feet to create a quiet, stylish roof rack for your vehicle. Dual rubber strips in T-slots let you easily mount accessories - no trimming required. Simple to center and install with integrated scales.
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Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars 53" - Black - Aluminum - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today on our 2015 Toyota RAV4, we're going to do a test fit of the Thule WingBar Evo Roof Rack System. Now, this is a great product for your RAV4. It's going to allow you to get any of your favorite accessories on your roof, whether you got a bike rack, a kayak carrier or even a cargo basket. It's going to allow you to get those appropriate gear up on your roof, so you don't have to try to store them in your vehicle.Now, this roof rack is made up of a couple of different parts. First, we have our 53 inch Evo WingBars. These are going to have a nice aerodynamic shape to them, so that's going to help cut down wind noise and drag when you compare them to your standard square or round bars.Now, what's really cool that Thule did, when compared to load bars, is when you flip open that cap and look at the channel, the old load bars, you had to pull out the rubber strip and then cut it to length for whatever T-track accessory you wanted to use.
With this new system, we have two different strips that all you have to do is push in-between them and slide your accessory in to wherever you want on your roof. Then, to secure it, you just tighten it down. Now, this bar is also available in silver.Now, the second part is going to be our Evo raised rail feet, which is what's connecting our WingBar to our raised side rail. It's a pretty basic part. It just has a clamp that comes around the raised rail and just squeezes it.
Once you tighten it down, we'll take the end cap off, take a look at the inside of it. You see we're only going to have one tightening bolt.What's cool is that once you tighten that down, not only is it going to tighten the clamp down onto the raised side rail, but it's also going to tighten itself onto the crossbar. Now, that's not moving at all, so your crossbar is not going to slide at all while you're traveling.Now, once you put the end cap back on, you're going to see that we have these little pop locks which, if you want to, you can purchase some Thule lock cores sold separately. That's just going to give you more security for your roof rack. How I got the front bar in place was you really have a lot of options based off where you want to place your certain accessory on your roof.
Basically what I just did was I came up to the edge of where the raised side rail starts.Now, I'm going to go ahead and give you guys some measurements. First from the top of our roof to the bottom of our WingBar, that's going to be three and a half inches. That's plenty of space to get any clamp-on accessories, anything that has a steel strap to come under your crossbar, and it's plenty of space where it won't damage the top of your vehicle as long as you don't let it hit.Now, what's great is that this roof rack system isn't going to interfere with the ability to use your sunroof. We still have full usability, this doesn't even come close to making contact. You're not going to have to worry about anything right there.
Now, the load capacity for this roof rack system is going to be 220 pounds, which is a step up from Thule's load bars. You want to double check with your RAV4's owner's manual to make sure the roof can handle that weight.Now that we've gone over some of those features, let's show you how it installs. It's going to be a pretty simple assembly process. Both bars are going to assemble the same way. We'll flip our WingBar over, we'll take the end cap off the side that doesn't have the Evo clamp. Really, all we got to do is take our clamp foot, we just take that notch and slide it in the channel. Wiggle it around a bit, make sure we can get it in, there we go. Put the end cap back on.Make sure you have the fatter side of our bar facing forward, and then just go ahead and put it up. Get it into place. Before we do any tightening down, we're going to have to make a measurement for our crossbar spread. Now, it doesn't really matter what your spread is. Sometimes you can just base it off whatever accessory you're hauling, just check those instructions. For now, we're just going to go about 24 inches which is probably the minimum we want to do.We're going to go from the front of our front WingBar to the front of our back WingBar. Make sure it's the same on both sides. There we go, there's one and then the second one. There we go. Once you have that done, you can start going back and forth from each side tightening it down a little bit each way.As it gets tighter, you're going to notice that our tool is actually going to let us know when we have it tight enough. When you hear that click, it's going to let you know it's tight enough. Just grab your end cap, put it on. Once you do that to both sides, you're ready to load up your favorite Thule accessories and hit the road.That'll do it for our look at the Thule WingBar Roof Rack System on our 2015 Toyota RAV4.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (681 Customer Reviews)
Premium, aerodynamic crossbars attach to Thule feet to create a quiet, stylish roof rack for your vehicle. Dual rubber strips in T-slots let you easily mount accessories - no trimming required. Simple to center and install with integrated scales.
I've had the roof rack for a year now and we only use it sporadically in the winter to put the ski box ontop of the car but it works great. Very easy to install and remove and very sturdy. Previously I had the kind that bolted into the roof of my SUV and had a terrible experience with that (we lost the rack and kayaks on the freeway and it tore holes in my roof). The clamp style is the only kind we'll get from now on because they are much sturdier and no risk of losing them. Definitely recommend them.
I just got my packages and had it installed within the hour very satisfied
So far its the best roof rack you can get today! Had no issues when driving through rugged and bumpy terrains all day.
No problems installing. The rack is doing fine.
Product was right fit for my vehicle and installed perfectly. Etrailer was knowledgeable and got the goods to me quickly. Enjoyed working with them and will again.
Easy to install, fit and finish are top notch.
Korren @ e-trailer found these longer bars for me and I'm enormously grateful for her doing so!!
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.
Worked perfectly on my 2020 GMC Sierra. Looks and works great.
I have almost always had roof rails on my vehicles. My F150 had no rails and I was nervous about clamp style rack holders given what I tend to carry on top. These have been great and I am positive I have overloaded them numerous times.
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!
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.
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!
Cross bars have been working very well. No issues with them
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.
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.
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,
Easy to install with the anchors and crossbars, and still holding up great a year later.
Excellent system
Perfect for our BMW X3. Excellent quali ty!
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.
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.
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!
Arrived on time. The product was well packaged. These crossbars are just what I was looking for and look great on my Renegade.
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