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So these bars are good QUALITY. But I've had Yakima and Thule stuff and Thule is definitely better with their square bars. Stuff just stays up there better for sure.
I have just purchased an automobile with Yakama roof bars and would like to know how to remove the bars and reinstall. Is there a special key or tool needed?
It really depends if the towers have locks or not. If there is a lock, you'll need the key to unlock the tower before you can release it from the roof. Once the tower is released the round metal part on top of the tower be free from the bars. Just remove the caps on the end of the bars and slide the towers off the end. Before you start look closely at the ends of the bars. If they appear fatter than the rest of the bar they have rusted (this is only a problem on older bars, new bars are now galvanized) and will present a real problem to get off. I had to basically destroy the end of the bar in order to get the towers off, not fun.
Very sturdy and durable. The paint and plastic end-caps will come off before these die. I simply sand and re-paint them before each snowboarding season. I super-glued the end-caps on and no longer have issues with them :) Yakima rates them for around 170#, but I am confident they could hold more; I'm sure that's just a precaution to cover their butt.
Good bars, very rugged. It's tough to line them up on the car so that they are even on both sides (purely for aesthetics). I wonder if they have ever considered a tear drop shape for aerodynamics.
Yes, but check the yakima rack fit guide: http://www.yakima.com/Consumer/Step1.aspxYou will need Q-Towers and Q-Clips that are vehicle specific. You don't need a fairing, but it will be quieter with one.-BW
These bars work very well. I tried to use my factory rack to haul my freeride bike around, but the racks were too flimsy. these 48 inch bars fit my Subaru perfectly and they provide a great platform to carry my freeride sled.
I've had my rack for 5 years and 3 cars now and it's been absolutely great. These crossbars are super super strong. I've loaded these things up with 100's of pounds of gear and driven across the country--they were flawless. A friend of mine in NC even rolled his car with his racks on (not on purpose) and the rack held up. The roof didn't. I was pretty impressed. I couldn't tell if he was...
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