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Part Numbers: Y00408,Y00101
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These multipurpose, galvanized steel crossbars supply the backbone for your aftermarket roof rack system. Works with accessories that clamp around the bars. Pair with Yakima towers, fit kit, and RoundBar SL Adapter to create a complete roof rack.
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For vehicles with rain gutters, start building your Yakima roof rack system with these 1A Raingutter Towers. Towers provide the base for your system, attaching to traditional rain gutters and holding crossbars (sold separately) in place.
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Adam: Hi everyone, Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima round bar roof rack system on our 2017 Chevy Express.This is going to be a great addition to your Express van just because obviously we're going to be able to fit quite a bit of passengers in here, and it's always nice when you're going on vacation and you have a lot of room just to kind of relax on the long drives you may be taking, so luckily we can put either all the gear that they may have with a cargo basket or a cargo box up on top of here, or if you want to carry all your canoes, kayaks, or even a decent amount of bikes you can put them up here as well just so all your passengers will be nice and comfy.These are the 66" round bars that we have on top of our Express van here. They are made of steel with a nice powder coated finish, so they are going to resist against rust and corrosion over time. Also they will have a weight capacity of 165 pounds, but make sure that your Express van can handle that kind of weight.Honestly, with 165 pounds you can use these yes, for all the recreational stuff you may be doing on your vacation, but also for work. You can throw lumber up here, drywall, even a couple ladders. All you got to do is just make sure it's tied down properly and then you're ready to hit the road.So let's do some measurements for your guys.
From our roof to the bottom of our bar we are going to have about 4-3/4", and from our roof to the top of the bar it's going to be a little bit underneath 6", so we're going to have plenty of room to be able to fit even some of those attachments that are going to wrap underneath and around these bars. Even if they are bigger mounting hardware we don't have to worry about it rubbing against our roof.It is relatively easy to install on the roof, so let's just go ahead and show you how. Okay, so the first thing we want to do is we're going to have this little lip here. It's made of plastic. You get a little rubber boot and all you really need to know is you see this little dip right here That's going to be facing up towards our tower.I found it easiest to kind of like just spread it out and get that hole going and then kind of pull it a little bit.
I'm going to have to push that top lip up. Then you do the same kind of thing to the other side. Just make sure it's nice and tight and just flush with this lip. You're going to have to mess with it a little bit to get it to fit on there really good.So now that we have that installed, we are going to want to loosen this bolt here on the underneath. There is a tool included, but once you get it loosened most of the way you can actually just kind of rotate this assembly and that's going to allow our bars to be able to slide in there, because when we tighten it down it's going to push this little black piece up to lock the bar into place.So we're going to take it and this lip that we put the boot on is actually going to sit in this little divot here on the roof.
Seat it down into that little groove there. Then of course this metal part is going to be underneath this lip here.So we can either go ahead and grab the bar or just place it on the other side. If you have a specific bar width that you want to meet, definitely measure all that out. I'm going to put it about here, and I'm going to go grab our round bar.Okay, so you see how these towers are kind of facing inward That is the orientation that we want on both sides, and of course we want those facing the same way as well. This is not right and this is correct.
So that's something to keep in mind. If you have the caps on your round bar already installed, you're going to have to remove them, and I'm actually going to start with this one here. Slide it all the way down. Grab our other one. This might be a little bit easier with an extra set of hands, but I'm going to see if I can get it done all by myself.So now with those on our bar we can gently lay it down, trying to get it into the right spot. If you get one side kind into place you can just kind of lay it down a little bit and then go and fasten and get the other side kind of into place, and then we'll go ahead and fasten them all down.This wouldn't be a bad time to get the measuring tape out, making sure that the distance between the towers on this side and the distance between the towers on that side match.Sometimes if you have a more bubbly roof this bracket that hooks underneath this lip on the back side, it might be rubbing against your roof. We do have extra little rubber bumpers here, so if we are having that issue we can actually just put that on the backs of the bracket to prevent any wear to your paint, but in this instance we are not having any of those issues, so we won't be using them.The next step, we have a little push knob here. It's going to thread into our tower, and as we thread it in it's going to pull the top part of this metal section here back towards the tower, so then the bottom part is going to go into that groove, giving you a secure fit. As you can see, it's doing its thing. You're going to have a decent amount of turns. That should get it pretty tight. Give it a good wiggle. Then you can go ahead and do the same thing on the other side.One thing I do recommend getting is you can get some locking cores so someone can't just come up to this and just undo it and grab your roof rack and run off with it. We do sell those separately at etrailer.com, and you'll get keys with your kit just to give you that added protection.So before we fasten down our round bars here so they're nice and tight we're going to use the fact that they're loose to just make sure that they're even on both sides. You can kind of twist and get them nice and even. You can grab a tape measure if you want, but if you have them where you want them, which I do, you can go ahead and take that same tool that we used to loosen up the bolt and we can actually go ahead and tighten it. So now the only thing we have left to do is install our caps.Well everyone, that's just about all you really need to know about the Yakima round bar roof rack system on our 2017 Chevy Express.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (388 Customer Reviews)
These multipurpose, galvanized steel crossbars supply the backbone for your aftermarket roof rack system. Works with accessories that clamp around the bars. Pair with Yakima towers, fit kit, and RoundBar SL Adapter to create a complete roof rack. For vehicles with rain gutters, start building your Yakima roof rack system with these 1A Raingutter Towers. Towers provide the base for your system, attaching to traditional rain gutters and holding crossbars (sold separately) in place.
etrailer is excellent...however, not too pleased with Yakima and these cross bars - second set in four years...they make them out of a steel that rusts quickly...better out of stainless or aluminum. Maybe that is their idea of planned obsolescence. I also learned not to install end caps...that accelerated the corrosive process.
I ordered the Yakima roof rack, with the Hullyrollers for the back crossbar and the Mako saddles for the front crossbar to use with my kayak. It arrived just like they told me and I put them on my car the eveningit arrived. Got to finlly use the roof rack on June 22 to go out kayaking and it worked great. Only thing is I did not know about the air reflector piece for the front crossbar. Now I will be ordering it to help with the wind noise.
Great rack, go on fast, easy to install and work well on my VW TDI wagon. Care has to be given and follow the instructions for the install to what type of rails you have. Works great carrying the VW luggage carrier and plan on using it to carry kayaks as well. Just have not decided what kayak rack type to get yet.
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.
I've attachec a few pictures of the Yakima rack on my Audi Q7. It took a few attempts to find the right combination of attachments, but in the end, the pin attachments work best with the access points on the factory flush-mount rails. Great product!!!!!
As always E trailer handled my order extremely well. Kept me updated on shipping also. Very professional!
roof racks showed up in great condition, and showed up as one package.... I should have ordered the J racks from here but I found them cheaper locally so Thule J racks compliment the whole setup and i am just about ready to hit the water :)
roof racks showed up in great condition, and showed up as one package.... I should have ordered the J racks from here but I found them cheaper locally so Thule J racks compliment the whole setup and i am just about ready to hit the water :)
Have been rocking my Yakima rack from etrailer.com for a year now. I am using rack in conjunction with a Tepui tent. Once I added the air deflector, I would say it's the perfect setup. The Yakima gives more clearance over the factory rack, so I was able to get my hands under it to secure the tent hardware. If you're thinking of upgrading your factory rack, I would not hesitate to use etrailer.com
The rack has been so useful since I purchased it. Staff at etrailer.com were exceptionally helpful in getting the best option for my car and answering questions. I recommend this company, for its 110% customer service, excellent prices and timely delivery.
The installation of this rack system went very well, all of the instructions were easy to read and use. I have attached some pictures of our installation. The vehicle is a 1994 Honda Accord EX four door sedan
Thank again, etrailer. You always have what I’m looking for. I already had the bars, but I needed the towers.
Roof Rack 2008 Saturn Astra The roof rack arrived one day early...The packaging was excellent and the quality of the product more than met my expectations. The instructions made the insulation very easy. It took less than 45 minutes to install the unit complete.
Bought as a pkg for my 2017 Golf R with Round Bars since I had a bunch of Yakima bike racks and a canoe gunwale rack for my old Yakima set up. Installation was easy with good instructions. All measurements from the Yakima site appear to be spot on.
etrailer.com shipped these out quickly and all parts arrived without damage.
Everything arrived as promised and earlier than expected just installed. Looks like it will do everything I need it to which is haul around paddleboards. So far so good!
etrailer never disappoints! Every product I need, I check that etrailer has it before purchasing anywhere else. Thank you for the excellent service, the fast delivery, and the email updates on order status.
Great product and very easy to install! I called in to put my order in due to not trusting myself in getting one that fits my car. Jessica W. Was beyond professional and helpful in the process. She went also well above her position and tracked my order and sent additional information. Couldn’t be happier with the product and customer service!
Fits awesome on my 2016 jeep unlimited. Some wind noise but not a problem.
Fit the 79 Dodge van perfectly
I received the Rain gutter riser, 66' round bars, boat loader and SKS lock cores all well packaged and in good shape. These are for a 2020 Jeep Wrangler JLU Rubicon. The products were easy to install and will work great for loading and transporting my Hobie Outfitter Kayak. The Outfitter is a heavy kayak at 75 lbs unloaded. The Yakama Boat loader makes it easy for one person to load and unload the kayak. The rain gutter mounts and round bars securely hold the kayak for transportation. When not transporting the kayak the whole system quickly removes.
A big plus with ordering through etrailer is the excellent custom service, they will be my go to for future orders.
I bought both the roof rack and the cage from etrailer! Put everything on myself...easy peasy!
I chose the Yakima A1 raingutter towers for mounting a 96" Yakima crossbar for my Humvee wildfire rig rooftop gear rack. The towers are sturdy and able to handle the constant jarring expected in wild land fire fighting in rugged terrain.
We got a Yakima Roof Rack system with locks and fairing for a "lime squeeze metallic" (Green...) 2011 Ford Fiesta 5dr Hatchback. Received the package yesterday and set it up within about an hour.
These Yakima towers just work. They go on easily and stay tight. No issues whatsoever. They are a little pricey, but it's nice to have something that just works well without any drama.
We are so happy with etrailer. The product is high quality and it arrived one day before the expected day of delivery! Their customer services is exceptional - real people who know their stuff first hand. The installation was easy and is a prefect match for our Yakima Sky Box. We took the car to Zion National Park as shown on the photo taken at the Watchman Campground!
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