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The flush design keeps the crossbars tight to the roofline, giving a clean, integrated style. Nothing sticks out past the sides, so the rack looks like it came with the vehicle from the start. The Yakima BaseLine FX keeps everything neat and balanced, with a smooth aluminum build that complements the factory look rather than fighting it.
Long drives shouldn’t come with annoying wind noise. The aerodynamic JetStream-style bars help reduce drag, and the push-down rubber strips fill in the top channels to limit wind whistling and vibration. It’s a big difference when you’re cruising down the highway—less noise and smoother airflow for a more relaxed trip.
This rack is ready for whatever you like to carry. The crossbars are compatible with most bike, watersport, snow, and cargo carriers, so you can mount kayaks, skis, or cargo boxes without hunting for special adapters. They work with both channel-mount and clamp-on accessories, giving you flexibility no matter what kind of adventure you’re heading out on.
When it comes to hauling gear, strength matters. These aluminum bars are built to handle up to 165 lbs while staying sturdy under load. Whether you’re packing for a camping trip or carrying water gear for a weekend away, you can trust this setup to hold steady mile after mile.
It’s easy to keep your rack secure when you add Yakima Same Key System lock cores (sold separately). They help deter theft of both the rack and any channel-mount accessories. It’s a simple way to lock everything up before turning in for the night or leaving your car at the trailhead.
Alternate Instructions
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Hi, everyone, Aidan here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima BaseClip Fit Kit for your Yakima BaseLine FX Roof Rack Kits. Now, this is gonna be the rubber pad and the clamps that actually hold the whole roof rack system in place and make it a custom fit for your various different vehicles. Now, that being said, there's tons of different kits out there on our website for different vehicles, all of those pads are gonna be molded somewhat differently to adapt to different roof shapes, so do plug in your vehicle information into our fit guide and find the right fit kit for you and your vehicle, but it's gonna be a look at the overall system, how it works, and how it functions with the roof rack. So the main two parts of this are gonna be the rubber pad and the clamp, but let's talk about that rubber pad first. It's gonna be custom molded to your vehicle, so you can see really well right here on this lip, it forms around that ridge on the roof and fits snugly into place there to make sure that nothing is moving around and it's fit custom to that area.
Now, the base of that fit kit is what actually clips into the tower here and serves as the connection point between the crossbar roof rack system and your vehicle. That rubber base to it is going to give you the maximum protection and make sure that you're not scratching or scuffing any paint on your roof, and it keeps things nice and sealed up. Now, the stainless steel clip is what also helps to secure it to our roof, that's gonna be the second main component. It's a stainless steel construction and a black powder coat finish, the finish helps it match the whole roof rack system, but it all helps it resists rust and corrosion. Now, the inside of those clips are gonna have a rubber padding, again, so there's no metal on metal contact with our paint or anything, and then you can see here, it's custom fit, hooking inside our door jam, and whenever I close the door, it'll just fit right around there, making sure that it's a nice custom fit.
It attaches up inside the tower right up through here, and it just tightens down, hooking into a slotted opening hole, and then that's what gets it all secured and what helps it join into the tower system. These fit kits come in pairs, one for the passenger's side and one for the driver's side. Now, the reason they do that is because depending on your vehicle, you're probably gonna have a different fit kit for the front and rear. Yakima does a lot of research and development into making sure it's a custom fit for the vehicle, and the one we have it on here today, the Honda Civic, is a perfect example. You can even visually see how much longer the clamp at the back is compared to this clamp up at the front.
So clearly, we're gonna need a different kit for the front end, because there's just less distance for that clamp to travel. So again, plug in your vehicle information to our fit guide, make sure you find the right kits for you, and make sure that you also have the right set for the front and rear. But that's really all there is to it. The BaseClip system is gonna work really well in tandem with that BaseLine roof rack system, and it's really just coming down to making sure you get the right fit for your vehicle, because without that fit kit, you don't have a roof rack. But that'll do it for our look at these BaseClip Fit Kits for your Yakima BaseLine Roof Rack Systems.
Thanks for watching.
Ratings & Reviews
Gwendolyn Y.
7/7/2025
That sounds like you had an amazing trip, Ryan! What places did you travel to?
Gwendolyn Y.
7/7/2025
That sounds like you had an amazing trip, Ryan! What places did you travel to?
Mike L.
5/2/2026
We're glad we could help Alex, nice truck!!
Jana
1/3/2026
I’ve lost a second cover. Some shifting of the rack but I use it weekly.
Albert
1/30/2026
It continues to work just fine. The customer service st etrailer has always been exceptional
Victoria H.
11/29/2024
That's awesome Steve! Thanks for the photo; what a fun looking set up you have there.
Jd
3/7/2019
2-years into owning my system: I have had the rack on the vehicle for 2-years and never removed it. Every 3-4 months i check the performance of the base clips and they have never come lose. I think best practice is to always check the stability of the rack however i have never had a problem and the system has always stayed tight and firm. Its been a great system for the vehicle.
Linda
3/1/2026
Still amazing, easy to clip on and off between road trips. Sturdy an well made.
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Mike L.
5/28/2026
Nice! Glad to hear that your roof rack is working well for you. Thanks for sending the photos!