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The Yakima BaseLine FX keeps things clean and sleek with a flush-mount design that hugs the roofline. The crossbars don’t stick out past the towers, so it all blends together for a streamlined, factory look. You get a sturdy rack that looks built-in rather than bolted on.
When you’re driving at highway speeds, noisy bars can ruin an otherwise peaceful ride. These aluminum crossbars have an aerodynamic shape and push-down rubber strips that fill the top channels to help reduce wind noise and vibration. It keeps things quieter whether you’re heading to the lake or driving cross-country.
You can bring whatever you need for your next trip without worrying about compatibility. The bars work with both channel-mount and clamp-on accessories, so you can attach bike racks, kayak carriers, ski holders, or cargo boxes with ease. It’s a simple setup that’s ready for any adventure.
Built from aluminum, this rack is both lightweight and strong. With a 165 lb weight capacity—always staying within your vehicle’s roof load limits—it’s ready to handle heavy gear like kayaks or camping equipment. The integrated design adds stability while keeping weight evenly distributed.
If you want to protect your investment when parked at trailheads or hotels, you can add Yakima Same Key System (SKS) lock cores (sold separately). They secure the rack and any channel-mounted gear using one key, giving you peace of mind on every trip.
Ratings & Reviews
Great product. Easy to build.
Pleased
Good product. A little tricky to set up but everyone can do it
Solid build quality and easy installation on my '21 Mazda CX-5.
Works great with baseline towers
Standard Yakima Equipmemt. Availability is sketchy but etrailer.com had it in stock!
The roof rack came packaged nicely and the instructions were simple to follow. I installed it in about an hour and we have already used it this past Memorial Day weekend. My wife loves the way it looks on her Mazda. Much better than the factory rack
Yakima clips provided a perfect fit for my
car. The roof rack is now solidly attached.
Also impressive was etrailer great
customer service
I waited several weeks for roof rack to arrive after ordering online. I am accustomed to Thule racks, but could not find any towers/bases to fit the 2019 Santa Fe. Once here, the Yakima rack mounted with ease and I look forward to hauling kayaks or basket on the roof.
Thank you etrailer.
Arrived as part of a set of components for a roof rack and kayak carrier. I liked that etrailer had a guide to get the right components to fit my car's make and model year. This baseclip set arrived quickly, but the set for the rear of the car that arrived with them were obviously returns that had not been inspected. That set was missing parts, requiring follow-up calls to arrange for a new replacement for the incomplete set, and about a week's delay in getting the rack up on the car.
I want to thank the staff at eTrailer for their outstanding support. After my roof rack order got off to a shaky start the customer service staff stepped in and made it right; 100% RIGHT. I cannot thank them, and eTrailer, enough. Regarding the roof rack itself, I have now installed it and can vouch that the installation was a breeze. All parts fit and the instructions were correct. For the record, this is not my first purchase from eTrailer (I've bought hitch items from them before) and it won't be my last. They have ALWAYS given great service, their web site works, their products and descriptions are good, etc., etc. Thank you!
The roof rack has been awesome! It has been really handy to be able to attach our bike rack attachment, kayak bars or traveling cargo carrier. My only complaint is that the end caps fell off somewhere along one of our many adventures and looks a bit disheveled. Other than the appearance it has been very versatile and we love it!
I have not bought car roof racks for decades--back when there were those very useful rain gutters. So I was shocked with the high prices. But what you get today is much more carefully engineered with a complicated construction. This Yakima version even comes with a manual 3.5 mm hex driver which turns out to be a torque wrench too. You use it 16 times, torquing to its limit, in installing the two cross rails on the four towers. Years ago you installed the towers where you wanted them on the rain gutters and adjusted the cross rails by sight. No more. You must go on line to Yakima. You must get the precisely engineered dimensions for your exact vehicle. You even adjust the towers for the roof slope and any toe-in of the roof line. Pay attention to the precise instructions. The result is very solid. I wish that I had more space between the cross rails. There is room for another 6 or 8 inches given where the door openings on my 2019 Toyota Highlander are spaced. But then the rear base clips would be different and that logistics would add yet more to the price. I am confident that I can secure a 4 X 8 sheet of plywood on the cross rails. And I will find my vehicle in the mall parking lot easier with those good looking rails. While I am happy with the end product, I wish the vendors had given more explanation of the fixed dimensions of today's installations. That would have helped make my on-line shopping less frustrating. Part of the problem is that Yakima and Thule do not provide cross rails for my LE Highlander's existing tower bases. And I could not get 60 inch cross rails on any of the versions that fit my LE's bases.
Perfect fit! Who’s recommend and repurchase if I need for another vehicle
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