YAKIMA4 Pack Roof Rack Towers, Rooftop Rail Accessories for Extended Cargo Capacity, Compatible w/Vehicles w/Raised Side Rails, Timberline Towers

I don't actually love this product in comparison to alternatives. It's the one that fits my car and mates with Yakima cross rails. It cost less than the other major brand, Thule, and is way higher quality than the "affordable alternatives." That's how you should choose this. There are really only three brands to consider here: Yakima, Thule, and your vehicle's manufacturer. That latter choice is going to be limiting in your bar choices, so if you want flexibility in how you utilize your roof, you can choose this or Thule. Both are excellent and have about the same specs, capacity, etc.AI is asking me for noise level. It's fine. Roof racks add noise, especially with the sunroof open. That can't be avoided. But, it's not atrocious. On my vehicle, Yakima recommended a mounting position further back than Thule recommended, and i do think that has helped a little with wind noise. But really, i just see that as inherent to driving. Your car will be louder with a roof rack than without.Ease of install? Again, the blame for this goes to the vehicle manufacturer. Flush bars are not great for this. Raised is better. But you don't have that choice if you are already shopping for rack towers. This is really as good as it gets for ease of install with flush rails.

I originally thought there was an alignment problem with the part that slides into the bar channels. This turned out to be incorrect. The instructions are not the clearest, but it was just a matter of me not understanding the instructions completely on the first read. The company immediately sent me a replacement set, but that wasn't even needed. But the towers work as they should so far.

Easy to install. Sturdy and looks great on my new crosstrek

Fits well on my 2023 Kia sportage sxp hybrid with the flush rails not the raised one on the Xline. I paired these up with Yakima aero bars. So far they held up fine for last year’s snowboarding trips with my Yakima fat cat evo6. Would recommend for Kia sportage owners. Instructions are clear and easy from Yakima. Oh just a reminder I did purchase the optional locks!

Used these with Yakima aero crossbars. Easy to install and tighten. Allows for forward and backward movement to fit different mounts (roof box, basket, bike mounts, etc). I used with a Thule narrow roof pod and an inexpensive basket I found on Amazon. These brackets kept everything tight to the car over a long 2000+ mile road trip with a lot of added wind resistance. Lock cores and keys came with the backer set so no need to purchase separate.

Really like the fit and look. Very secure after I added the lock kit. Install took me about an hour.

These wrap completely around factory raised bars and tighten well. This provides great support for cross bars. Plus they do not move or shift when loaded. Take the time to align them evenly on your car. Much better than OEM or other known brands.

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