Roof Rack Includes:
Part Numbers: Y00409,Y00101
Thank you! Your comment has been submitted successfully. You should be able to view your question/comment here within a few days.
Error submitting comment. Please try again momentarily.
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.
Features:
Specs:
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.
Features:
Specs:
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at and installing Yakima Side Loader Mounting Brackets for the Yakima 1A Raingutter Towers, part number Y08002. These brackets are going to allow camper shells that don't have gutter rails to work with roof-mounted racks that are for gutter rails.These are designed to work with the Yakima 1A Raingutter Towers, part number Y00101. You can use different size round bars. The ones we're currently using are 58 inches, and they're part number Y00409. These can be mounted any distance apart that you desire, and they'll work with bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo carriers. The bracket measures 5-3/4 inches long, 15/16 inches wide, and 13/16 inches tall.
Your towers will sit right into the gutter rail. Your clamp will fit underneath, and you just tighten it down.Our customer Tom purchased these, and this is what he had to say. "Side loaders are the only product I have found to secure racks to camper shells. Very secure, no water leaks into shell. Quality product."If you're comparing these to other camper shell mounting options, there are top loaders with railing.
Those are nice because you can adjust the spacing, whereas these are permanently mounted in the spacing that you've chosen. However, the top-mounted railing does have the issue of potentially caving through the top, whereas these are more rugged, attached to the side. Also, placing the mounting point further apart helps increase its rigidness.Included with your kit, you're going to get two raingutter brackets. You're going to get a rubber seal that goes between the bracket and your camper shell. You're going to get a large, rectangular washer that's going to help clamp it to the inside of your camper shell and prevent it from pulling through.
This is great when comparing it to other kits that don't have this. They just use washers. This is a much larger surface area than those, so it's going to be much more rigid, especially on a fiberglass camper shell.To install our hardware, you're going to need a half-inch socket, a 5/16 drill bit, and a tape measure to help you line everything up, make sure it's even. Each camper shell is going to be slightly different, so you're going to have to line yours up to find that appropriate spot. The way I like to do that, we'll put the brackets on our gutter towers.
Then we'll tighten it down. We're going to do this on the other side as well.We'll set our bars on top our camper shell in about the position we want them to be mounted. We want to make sure that both sides match up, so you want to find some reference points. We're going to use the top of our window glass molding here and the front of our camper shell to help line this up. We're going to measure from there to there and make sure that it's even on both sides and also that it's the same distance from the front of the camper shell on both sides.Once you've got it lined up and even on both sides, we're going to make a mark around our bracket using a little paint stick. We're going to do that on both sides. Can then take your bracket . We're going to line it up with the marks that we made. We're going to mark our drill point. You want to do that on both sides.We'll now use our 15/16 drill bit to drill out our markings. I'll clean off the area. You can go ahead and clean the paint stick markings that you made off as well. Put a little bit of silicone around the hole. That'll help seal it up to prevent any moisture from leaking into your camper shell. We'll take our bracket. Put the rubber strip on the back of it. Slide our hardware through the bracket, these little carriage bolts. We'll push those through our holes. We'll do that on the other side as well.We're now inside of our camper shell towards the front. Here's our two bolts with the silicone on that we pushed through. We'll now put our nut plate on. That'll slide over both of our bolts. Now, if they're not pushed through far enough to get both the lock washer and the nut on them, you can thread the nut on first on each one. Use your half-inch socket to pull the bolts the rest of the way through. Then we can take our nut off, one at a time. Place on our lock washer and reinstall the nut. Then we'll do the same on the other side. Now we'll tighten them both down. Then we'll repeat that same process on the other side.You can now put your crossbars into place. Make sure that your overhang is even on both sides, and tighten down your gutter foot towers. The kit comes with one set of brackets, one for each side, so if you want to mount two bars on your camper shell to be able to mount things, you'll need to purchase two kits. You'll install that same kit on the rear in the exact same way. When you're installing these, you do want to keep in mind that you want to keep the bars at equal height, or keep your rear crossbar slightly higher than your front crossbar.Now that you've got both your bars installed and adjusted, you're ready to load them up and hit the road. That completes our look at Yakima Side Loader Mounting Brackets for the Yakima 1A Raingutter Towers, part number Y08002.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (372 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.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:-)
Thank again, etrailer. You always have what I’m looking for. I already had the bars, but I needed the towers.
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
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 :)
The roof rack is great. Solid.
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.
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.
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.
Fits awesome on my 2016 jeep unlimited. Some wind noise but not a problem.
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.
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 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.
Typical Yakima cross bars. Coating is a little too easy to cut or gouge, but probably needs to be that way to get the grip it provides. Good enough solution for me, and allows me to continue to use all the attachments I've accumulated over the years that require a round bar
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.
Great service - great price
Awesome Company!
In the time of COVID doing business with this company was a great experience. I was kept informed by email by their CSR team as to when they would ship product and when it would arrive. Worked like a champ. Product fit my 1974 VW Baja as promised and now I can finally add the much needed Roof Rack System.
Thanks etrailer for being there and taking such care of your customers.
Steve
The bars were prefect and allowed me to use my old Yakima low rider towers. I just had to cut the bars from 58 inches to 53 inches so I wouldn't have to much over hang. I used a hack saw, tape and a car hose camp. Old trick I learned, you use the hose camp as a guide for straight clean cut.
This is the second thing that I've ordered from etrailer.
Was looking for 58" Yakima round bars.
Excellent website,prices and shipping.
Product was exactly like it was described.
Perfect transaction, service all around, Next time I'm looking for something I'm searching etrailer first!
Yakima rack arrived a day earlier than expected. All the parts were there instructions were clear took about half hour to install. The rack is a little noisy at highway speed. Darn, guess I'll have to take the back roads! Thumbs up to both etrailer and Yakima.
I have used Yakima products for decades and never have had issues. Even now I still trust them thus still purchase their products. This was for a gift so spreading the product name and trust.
Went Over and beyond on helping me solve a difficult problem on
how to fine and put a roof rack on a very difficult car...
Best Customer Service of any company I have ever worked with.
Great service before and after the sale to make sure everything
went smoothly. Can’t thank them enough. Very happy customer.
I haven't abused these too much but have been pleased with how well they have held up for a year or so now.
Added a bike and ski racks and all performed well
These shipped very quickly and fit great. While I couldn’t get the bars I wanted until August, I was able to get them elsewhere. Thanks for your help. Would have been 5 starts had I been able to get everything from etrailer
Exactly what I needed to fit my older RailGrabs on my newer VW Atlas for the best price!
Ask the Experts about this Roof Rack
Do you have a question about this Roof Rack?
Yakima Accessories
Fit to this rack on your 1998 Volvo S90
Info for these parts were:
At etrailer.com we provide the best information available about the products we sell. We take the quality of our information seriously so that you can get the right part the first time. Let us know if anything is missing or if you have any questions.
Volvo S90 Accessories
Keith W.
5/16/2021
Still in love with it