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When you’re loading up for a camping trip or hauling your kayaks to the lake, strength and stability make the difference between a confident drive and a stressful one. The Yakima BaseLine Roof Rack includes two 60" long JetStream crossbars made from durable aluminum with a 165-lb weight capacity. The solid build keeps your cargo steady and secure through every mile.
Nobody wants a loud whistling sound overhead on a long drive. The aero-style JetStream bars are designed to help reduce wind noise and vibration, making for a smoother ride. Rubber strips in the top channels press down around your mounts to seal the gaps, cutting down on turbulence so highway trips feel quieter and more relaxed.
Installing accessories shouldn’t mean breaking out the scissors. With this setup, you simply press your hardware into the top channels—the push-down rubber strips move aside and close back around the mounts automatically. There’s no trimming or cutting required, so you can change out carriers or boxes quickly whenever your plans shift.
Whether it’s summer kayaking, winter ski trips, or weekend travel with extra luggage, these bars handle it all. The JetStream design works with gear that mounts in the top channels or clamps around the bars, giving you flexibility to use most universal cargo, water, snow, and bike carriers. One rack lets you tackle a whole range of adventures without needing separate setups.
When you’re parked overnight or at a trailhead, it’s easy to protect your setup. The Yakima Same Key System (SKS) lock cores are sold separately and can be added to deter theft of the rack. It’s a quick upgrade that gives extra peace of mind wherever your trips take you.
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Ratings & Reviews
Instructions are very unclear,not a happy customer,I may be returning racks
Roof rack parts were ordered correctly and shipped quickly.
Five-star seller. High quality products, fast shipping. Thank you for a pleasant buying experience.
Follow the instructions, and you can't go wrong on the self installation
Ackage came 2 days early the install was somewhat easy (did it by myself)
Did not get to mount anything to it but seems really sturdy. One thing I can say is mark out your mounting points with provided stickers then put up and make adjustments to the roof rack.
Yakima is always great, the bars are just right for my kayaks and look great too.
Happy with the purchase. Crossbars shipped and received quickly.
Your notice of schemes was a lot better than the yakima site provided. They did not suggest the scheme you did.
But when the products arrived, the instructions were by yakima. Generally worked as instructed except the tower to tower transverse mounting dimensions needed to be tweaked for a perfect fit.
Easy to install and met my need for hauling a kayak.
Thank you Christian.. received my base clips and now have my kayak roof rack installed. Awesome customer service !!
Easy to install and sturdy. I carry a 9' pontoon boat on my camper shell using this rack at freeway speeds with no problems.
So far so good. Purchased these towers to use on a 2022 GMC Canyon with HD bars that I already had, primarily to carry my canoe. Yakima's fitting instructions worked perfectly and the whole system seems really solid.
We had to wait on stock a little longer than expected BUT etrailer kept me informed of the progress. Once I received the products installation was a breeze thanks to the instructional videos.
Easy to install thanks to the etrailer video. I have used the rack system on many long distance trips including driving from South Carolina to Yellowstone.
Work exactly as they should and hold everything securely to my vehicle without interfering with the car’s normal operation. etrailer had best prices based on my research. These bars are much quieter than traditional round bars and worth the added expense.
Excellent solution for my 2023 Chevy Silverado. In the past, I have had rails installed on the roof of my pickup trucks, but I find the BaseLine towers to be a better solution, since they don't permanently change the truck. Plus, they are much more solid than SkyLine system on the rails.
Love my Yakima roof rack!! It exceeds my expectations.great product. Also thank etrailer for the tec support! great staff always there to help thanks again!!
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.
Well you asked for it so;
I ordered this as part of my roof rack for a 2021 Nissan rogue. The complete roof rack set was unavailable le as one bracket was on back order and said would ship in under a month so I ordered everything else in the meantime. Little did I know it would take a over a year to get one stupid bracket and yes, I'm still waiting. I can't even return the items I bought because it's way past the 90 day policy even though they're brand new still in the box collecting dust. etrailer, this has been the worst experience I've had yet with you guys. Oh still waiting for my one bracket to complete my roof rack
Strong, Solid Bars, Super Light, and really easy to install!
These bars worked great for the roof rack on our truck. Thank you!
robert s was terrific !!! excellent customer service !!! from assisting with a return, to recommending an alternative, to informing me about delivery status ...
the yakima jetstream crossbars with baseline towers were a bit more complicated to assemble and install than the brand i returned, but the wind noise and whistling are dramatically less ...
the next step is to select a cargo carrier ... it goes without saying that i will consult robert again ... thanks so much robert, and safe and happy travels to all
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.
Really easy to install & work as specified. So happy with the customer support/service at etrailer.
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
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