Thule Base Roof Racks For Vehicles With Factory Tracks/Racks

    If your vehicle has factory installed tracks on the roof Thule has a great base rack for you! With the ability to put your racks just where you want them, roof racks don't get much more versatile than this. You can also remove these racks with the push of a button when you won't be using them for awhile.

Installation Instructions/Tips

    The Thule 430 and  430r Rapid Tracker II Track Mounted Foot Pack system attaches to vehicles with factory installed track systems, and to certain vehicles with fixed mounting points. The Thule 430 Tracker II Foot Pack is used with the Thule rectangular crossbars. The Thule 430R Rapid Tracker II Foot Pack is used with the Thule aluminum oval shaped crossbars. Not all vehicles have the same style tracks, which is why Thule has designed 13 different Tracker Kits that will allow the 430 / 430R Foot Packs to fit many different vehicles.

    Before installing the Thule 430 / 430R Tracker II Foot Pack you must mount the Thule Tracker Kit first. The installation difficulty depends on which Thule Tracker Kit your vehicle requires. There are only two Thule Tracker Kits that require drilling, Thule Tracker Kit 13 and 14. Thule Tracker Kit 13 mounts to fiberglass surfaces, like truck camper shells, and Thule Tracker Kit 14 fastens to sheet metal roofs. Thule Tracker Kit 14 includes flare-nut hardware to eliminate headliner removal. The remaining Thule Tracker Kits are much easier to install. The Tracker Kit mounting instructions vary from vehicle to vehicle, but all instructions and tools you'll need are right in the box. For most Tracker Kits mounting involves bolting the Tracker Kit base to square nuts slid into your factory tracks, or bolting them into a metal bracket (included) bolted onto a fixed mount point.
   After you get the Thule Tracker Kit mounted to your vehicle, take all four Thule 430 / 430R Tracker II Towers and slide them onto the Thule crossbars. If you’re unable to slide the towers onto the bars you might need to loosen the bolt located just above the gray button. To do this, push the gray button in and slide the black thumb tab down. This will expose the Allen bolt. Loosening this bolt will loosen the wedge that tightens the tower to the bar, which will allow the towers to slide onto the crossbars (If you are using Thule's 430R system with the aluminum bars, you'll be sliding the towers into the bars.) After sliding the towers onto the crossbars put the Thule end caps on the bars. This will prevent the towers from sliding off the crossbars. The next step would be to lower the towers onto the Tracker Kit base brackets. You want to make sure that all base brackets are lined up properly. You can check this by mounting the crossbars to the base brackets. If everything sits flush and all four towers snap into place without a problem you have successfully mounted the base brackets. If not, you will have to adjust the base brackets accordingly. At this point you should still be able to slide the crossbars through the towers. Keep the towers sitting on the base brackets and adjust the crossbars so that you’ve evenly distributed the crossbar on both sides. Once that's done, tighten the Allen bolt located above the gray button. This will prevent the crossbars from sliding through the towers. With the push of a button the towers and bars can be easily removed and reinstalled in seconds. The Thule Tracker Kits 1 - 12 for Tracker II Rack come with protective covers to place over the bases when the racks have been removed, which is why you can simply leave the Thule Tracker Kit mounted to your vehicle when the rack is not in use. We would recommend removing the rack when not in use for long periods, as this will help keep your rack in pristine condition.

Test The Installation

   Push up on the end of bar to test the installation. Also, grab the bar near the towers and pull back and forth. If the tower or crossbar slides, check tower for tightness and retighten.

    The Thule 430c Tracker II Track Mounted Complete Car Roof Rack includes 4 components: 4 of the  Thule 430 Tracker II towers, 1 Pair of Thule Crossbars, Tracker Kit, and 4 End Caps. The height of the Thule 430 tower when mounted on the Tracker Kit sits about 4 ½” high. In most cases Thule's recommended load bar length will be provided unless otherwise specified. Thule Lock Cores are sold separately.

    The Thule 430rc Rapid Tracker II Complete Mounted Car Roof Rack includes 4 components: 4 of the 430 Rapid Aero Tracker II Towers, 1 Pair of Thule Aluminum Crossbars, Tracker Kit, and 4 End Caps. The height of the Thule 430 Rapid Aero tower when mounted on the Tracker Kit sits about 4 ½” high. In most cases Thule's recommended load bar length will be provided unless otherwise specified. Thule Lock Cores are sold separately.