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Pros & Cons
Pros
These are the first crossbars i've had experience with. Mounting the yakima 8053002 rack was ridiculously easy too. I mount a yakima skybox lopro on it and use it to haul skis.
This rack really is as quiet as advertised. With my sunroof open, i start to hear it at about 40mph. I still get 55 mpg and they are silent.
The next version will be manufactured by yakima. This is the best customer support you can hope for and acknowledgement that the vendors website led to the error. Great update to older product lines.
The end result is quite aesthetically pleasing and has proven to be very quiet and functional so far. They look very nice - sleek, low profile, and much nicer looking than any of the alternatives i've seen.
Installation is easy, just need to also purchase the kit for my audi a4. Put these on a 2017 durango in about 20mins. I installed these on my 2015 jeep grand cherokee high altitude. On my saab they're a bit higher up in the air from the roof than on t... Read More
Cons
Failed on highway - flew off the roof and destroyed my expensive surfboard. Am worried they will disintegrate under the *. These should last more than 2-3 years, seems dangerous for this part to crumble.
Highlights
Quality
Good bars feel sturdy easy to install and most importantly quiet .
Very solid and seem to be durable.
The key would not reach far enough into the lock and made it really hard to catch.
The rack does not exhibit any vibration or whine well up to 80mph, nor has it appreciably affected my gas mileage.
Price
I give it four stars because it wasn't wide enough for my canoe, and because i can see the clamp function that hooks into the w... Read More
Works as expected, great price, fast shipping.
Pay a bit more for these and enjoy the benefits.
Overview
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fit, great, easy, good and little. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 73 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 15 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Install took about 45min by myself
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did not notice any additional wind noise after installation and haven’t seen a major decrease in mpg maybe 12 mpg lost at most
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Put these on a 2017 durango in about 20mins
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is not a rack that you can take on and off the vehicle easily or quickly the mounting kit mounts with screws to the factory railscons instructions are less than clear
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I originally mounted the rails backwards which created a loud howling noise at speeds above 45mph
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The instructions are not clear on which side is the front
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In hindsight it should have been obvious and once i reversed them the noise became a minor wind noise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Fwiw the australian company whispbar was purchased by yakima and existing stock sold to a vendor what they have on hand is all the stock they will have
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