Yakima has always had rock-solid options for putting crossbars on your vehicle's factory installed rails. Their LowRider and LowRider Max rack systems fit most vehicles with raised rails and the Locking EZ Rider towers fit most vehicles with flush rails. But now, Yakima has one tower system that works on both types of factory rails, the RailGrab. With the new Yakima 0138 RailGrab Towers for Railing Mounted Car Roof Racks, you can put Yakima crossbars on practically any factory installed rails, but this isn't your usual One Size "Fits" All situation. You truly get a custom fit for your rack, and if you buy a new vehicle, or you want to swap your rack between two vehicles, you'll still get a great, low-profile rack that fits like a glove regardless of factory rail type or size.
Installing Railgrab towers won't take very long. For the front crossbar, first slide two towers onto the bar and install the end caps to keep the towers from sliding off. Then set the towers and bar onto your vehicle's rails and adjust the "claw" on the back of each tower. For most side rails the smaller claw (which comes pre-installed) is the correct choice, but if you have oversize rails you may need to swap these for the included larger claws. To adjust or remove the claws, just loosen the thumbscrew (not as painful as it sounds!), swap out the claws if necessary, slide the claw up or down to match the height of your rails, and tighten them in place. If your rails have a notch running along the inner side, you'll want to match the claws up to that notch instead of the rail's total height. Now flip the front covers down on the RailGrab towers and use the included hex wrench to tighten the black claw tightener bolt. This will secure the towers to your rails. You may need to alternate between tightening the claws and adjusting their height to get the best fit on some factory rails. Next, center the crossbar so you have an even amount of bar sticking out from either tower and tighten the silver bolt to lock the crossbar in place. Repeat this process for the rear crossbar and pat yourself on the back. You've just installed a top of the line Yakima roof rack. If you'd like even more details on setting up RailGrab towers you can download the complete RailGrab instructions straight from Yakima.com.
It may not be magic, but Yakima's RailGrab towers will have you saying "Pick a car, any car! And I can rack it!" Just grab a set of Yakima RoundBars to complete your roof rack, and maybe a 4 pack of Yakima SKS Lock Cores to keep your rack from "magically" disappearing, and you'll be equipped for that great weekend trip faster than you can say abracadabra!
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