Yakima BaseLine Roof Rack for Naked Roofs - RoundBar Crossbars - Steel - Black - Qty 2
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When your weekend plans call for hauling kayaks, canoes, or camping gear, you need crossbars that can handle the load. These galvanized steel RoundBars form the backbone of the Yakima BaseLine roof rack system. With a 165-lb weight capacity and a black vinyl coating that protects against corrosion, they’re built for strength and durability trip after trip.
Mounting a rack on a bare roof can be tricky. This complete system takes the guesswork out of it with 4 BaseLine towers, adapters, and a custom fit kit designed for a precise installation on your vehicle’s naked roof. Each tower hugs the roofline tightly, giving you a stable platform for your gear without extra movement or rattling as you drive.
Whether it’s a cargo box, kayak cradle, or ski holder, these round crossbars fit accessories that clamp around the bars. That means you can keep using the gear you already have instead of changing mounts or buying new attachments. It’s a simple setup that stays versatile for everything from weekend trips to long hauls.
You can add Yakima Same Key System (SKS) lock cores (sold separately) to help deter theft of the rack when you park. It’s an easy way to secure your crossbars and keep your setup safe whether you’re at the trailhead or overnight at camp.
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How's it going, neighbors Today, we're gonna take a look at the Yakima Round Bars with SightLine Towers and see how well it fits on our 2020 Ford F-150. So, adding roof racks to your vehicle is gonna allow you to take advantage of that negative space and get those bigger, bulkier and sometimes dirty items out on the road. So let's take a closer look at what it's made of and see how well it fits. One thing that's cool about round bars, they're a very cost-effective way to get things out on the road. If I have to point out a con, they're not as aerodynamic as some bars, so when they're not loaded, they can cause some more noise. However, these guys are super solid.
They're gonna give you 165 pounds of weight. Make sure you're checking your manufacturer's guide to see how much weight can go on top of your vehicle. However, these guys are super solid. Powder-coated steel is gonna hold up against the abuse of being on top of your vehicle, and wear go down to our towers. Now, the materials that they use for these are similar to the ones that the manufacturers use on the vehicle.
So they're designed to deal with outside temperatures as far as heat and cold. It's ready for anything you throw at it. You also can switch out to the Yakima same key system. This lock core pops out and you'll be able to have one key for all your Yakima items. So if you also have, say the skinny warrior or rooftop box from Yakima, you can have one key for all of it.
Now, what really holds it all down is gonna be our tower right here. The pad underneath is gonna fit right into your gutter and then hook into your door jam. It's padded rubber so it's not gonna cause any damage and it's gonna give you that nice tight custom fit. Now, as far as installation, only things you're gonna need that's not included is a tape measure. So I would suggest that you grab that and I'll show you how to get it done.
We're gonna go ahead and get everything put together. I've already installed the front bar just so 'cause it's based off of the distance from the windshield within the instruction manual. So you're gonna take your towers and they may come pre-installed with these brackets here that are used for like your jet stream bars. We're just gonna switch that out. Now, our base clip kit is gonna come with everything you need to switch this over to use our round adapter. Now, you're gonna get this guy in here. You're just gonna drop it in, making sure those ridges, these little lips fall right onto the sides, and you just kind of press it in with your thumb. From here, we're gonna go ahead and slide this into that slot, trying to align the screw with the thread on the bottom of our round adapter. We're gonna set up our pitch and toe here. You have B and two right here and that's gonna be the center lines and that's, you know, just tighten those guys down. Now, as far as the one right here, that's what holds your brown bar into play. So don't overtighten it so you can still get it down your pole. We're gonna get our pad. This is the part that's facing outward. You want this to hang out, the open part to go face you. You just snap it right onto the bottom. You see it snaps into place. And from here, this is the actual clip that goes in your door jam. You're going into this slot and you're attaching it to the hook on the inside here. So you're just gonna kind of feed it in and hook it on. Once you get it up there, this is where you're gonna tighten it down. I'm installing this guy on a 2020 Ford F-150. So make sure you using the fit guide to get the appropriate fit for your vehicle and make sure you get no proper measurements. Also going off of your install guide. So now, we're gonna take this guy and get it on the roof. A couple pointers as far as our spread, we're right at 32 inches here on our vehicle measuring from the front of your towers. Now, you definitely wanna make sure that you have everything aligned correctly 'cause it just won't fit otherwise. Now, you have two screws to make your adjustments. This is gonna lower the clamp. And right here, the guide screw is gonna allow it to clamp onto your roof. Now, the good thing is, you don't have to worry about over tightening it because Yakima includes a torque wrench with it. So it's gonna clamp down and you'll just hear a click once it's where it needs to be. And now, you're good to go. And this is the part where you put in your optional lock core and you're just gonna hook this onto the edge of your tower. There's two points right here, connect there and it just snaps into place. Now, you're good to go. When you get out there, I'd love to see a photo of what you do and how you're using your round bars because I just love having that interaction with you. So this has been a look at the Yakima Round Bars with baseline towers on 2020 Ford F-150. Have a great day.
Ratings & Reviews
The roof mounts were fairly easy to install with the help of the well written installation instructions. I am looking forward to using my new Yakima roof rack for hauling my ladders or a rooftop clamshell cargo bin that I have.
Ordered new towers and clips so as to use my old-school round bars (I bought these at least 18 years ago, maybe even earlier) and bike and canoe accessories on a new vehicle (naked roof 2018 CR-V). Installation was tedious, as usual, but not difficult and the written instructions were straightforward. Youtube helpful too but not necessary. Have hauled bikes and the canoe in high wind on the interstate (no more than 65 mph though) on the CR-V and so far so good. Have had excellent results with Yakima racks on 3 vehicles now (2 sedans and now the CR-V) over last 28 yrs. This is my first purchase through etrailer. Very pleased. Good price, excellent service online and via phone, rapid delivery. Highly recommend.
What I ordered arrived.
As always an exceptionally well designed, quality product. Yakima has never disappointed me for more than 25 years now. I still use some of my original rack package. etrailer, per usual, had a great price and wonderful instructional videos. Shipping was fast and everything was perfect. It’s amazing that Yakima can make racks fit so many cars like it was a custom job. This was just a piece of an entire roof rack base with cross bars. Excellent stuff
Installation of the hitch, wiring,rear bike rack, and new roof rack towers went well. I didn't set any speed records, but I was more concerned with doing no damage on a new 2019 Toyota Sienna AWD van. The hitch fit up well per instructions except that I was able to work around the exhaust without lowering it. Underbody panel and rear fascia did both need to be removed. Very happy with the end result. The new van is now set up to haul the bikes and canoes and move my log splitter.
The Yakima roof rack system is an Outstanding product. I purchased the product to replace the OEM roof rack because it was too flimsy to carry the tandem bike mount and my bike. The Yakima roof rack is solid and provides me the peace of mind while hauling my bike on the roof of my car. etrailer provided the product for the best price as always.
Great first experience dealing with you guys! Shipped fast, and was a faster install. You gave me the right parts and it went together in a flash.
Will definitely be doing business with you all again.
I ordered a Yakima Roof Rack for my Toyota Prius from eTrailer.com. Part of the reason for purchasing from eTrailer.com was the promise that the racks were made specifically for the car and would not dent the roof.
I received the rack on July 31, and installed the racks on my Prius according to instructions included with the racks. Our tandem kayak is 65 lbs . The towers were placed on the outer most part of the roof as indicated by the instructions. Yakima saddles were attached to the crossbars to hold the kayak. Nothing was close or touching the top of the roof. We transported the kayak to a nearby lake, 6 miles, and back. The next day we removed the racks from the roof and noticed 4 dents on the top of the roof. It was obvious that transporting the kayak on the rack caused the dents.
We had to pay $100 to have the dents removed from the Prius roof.
I cannot continue to use this rack that puts dents in the car's roof. I was extremely disappointed in the racks. In reading the Toyota manual and contacting them by phone, there is no mention of using or not using roof racks.
I was shocked to learn from Rachel at eTrailer.com that your company takes absolutely no responsibility for this Yakima product they sell. The best they can do is to pass the buck and refer us to Yakima.
Very disappointed, and out a lot of money for a product that damages your car. Will not recommend or buy here again. eTrailer.com does not even deserve one star in this review.
Product works as advertised thus far. When you buy the yakima towers, you are required to purchase these as well to fit the rounder bars (I feel sure there are other adapters for other bar shapes). These should have come with the towers in my opinion, and I resented having to shell out more $$ to purchase these "must have" adapters to mount my bars. 3 star overall rating based on function, price. Delivery and packaging was top-notch through etrailer.
Yakima Crossbars were as you would expect - steel bars coated in a soft black coating (be mindful when you are utilizing these with the top mounts as the clamp will eat through the soft coating when you tighten them down). I had issues with my yakima round bar setup as the brackets and tower system were allowing water to leak in. This is in no way reflective of what youll experience but Yakima has superb support. I spoke with them twice on my issue and out of their kindness they shipped me an entire setup to replace my existing one for free.
functioned as promised
Really easy to install & work as specified. So happy with the customer support/service at etrailer.
Great UX for finding the options matching my car, and the baseline towers work great. Simple straightforward site, will plan to use them again when needed.
For those also buying crossbars for cars without roof rails, recommend taking a silver sharpie and marking the placement of the crossbars on the weather seal at the top of the door openings. Makes putting them back on way less of a hassle if you don’t want them on 24/7.
Excellent service and fast shipping.
Straightforward installation to adapt the new SkyLine towers to the standard Yakima round bars.
Kimberly has shown that great customer service is not dead! etrailer and Kimberly are great to work with and have earned my business and will always be the 1st and last place I look for my rack+ needs!
As for the application, I needed more space to fit my cargo box on top of my 4Runner TRD Pro’s rack. I came up this this… Thank you!
As all yakima products not the cheapest but work
I give it a five because it is exactly what I ordered. But I think the shipping was a little slow.
Great product haven’t had any issues with it. Would highly recommend that anyone that’s looking for a roof rack system and a great seller at etrailer
Customer service was extremely helpful in finding the exact replacement parts needed for my old car!
A great company to do business with, and lots of merchandise in stock. I orderd a roof rack for my truck on Tuesday morning and it was on the porch when I returned from work on Thursday. I will deffinitely order more from etrailer.com
These convertors will allow me to continue to use my hullavator system currently on round bars. The drop in feature of skyline towers makes the whole change out a snap. Certainly better than buying a whole new hullavator.
Free delivery that showed up in 3 days!!! Can't beat it. The crossbars with the Control Towers and LandingPad 9 fit perfectly on my Honda Element. Had them installed in about 30 mins. Don't have my cargo box yet and wanted to test strength, so I had my 110lb wife standing on them with no issues (yes, the car was parked). Plan to take a long camping trip next week with a cargo box on top...wife will be in the vehicle:-)
Products great. Service and delivery from you company was not acceptable. when I placed my order you missed your delivery date by five days. Not sure how this happened, but requested help was not available.
etrailer rocks! Great customer service and support. All pieces worked as promised and for my vehicle.
A bit disappointed that Yakima towers do not have a height adjustment so I can make both round crossbars level to keep my canoes from catching too much air on the highway. My vehicles roof flush rails are are curved vertically and change widths front to back. Had to Mickey Mouse the back crossbar to make it higher with PVC brick moulding.
Also the tower covers with the Yakima label don't clip on strongly enough so I had to add duct tape because I did not trust them to stay on.
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