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Thule Base Roof Racks For Vehicles With Pre-Drilled Fix Points

    Many vehicles today are equipped with factory installed roof rack "fix points." These pre-installed mounting points make it much easier for "factory racks" to be installed on a vehicle's roofline, providing a very stable mounting base with a sleek look. But sometimes factory crossbars aren't long enough to hold all your gear. Sometimes they can't take the weight of two kayaks at the same time. And sometimes the price of the "factory rack option" for your vehicle (if there even IS one) gives you a case of sticker shock! For times like these, Thule designed the new Podium Foot rack. Thule's Podium Foot racks allow you take full advantage of your factory installed fixpoints, combining your vehicle's sleek, solid roofline with the highly versatile, durable roof racks you've come to expect from Thule. Installation Instructions/Tips     Installing the Thule 460 and 460R Podium racks isn't really that difficult of an installa...

Yakima Base Roof Racks For Vehicles With Factory Tracks/Racks

    If your vehicle has factory installed tracks or fixed mounting points, Yakima has the perfect roof racks for you. With crossbars that are easy to install, easy to move, and even easier to remove when you're not hauling your gear, Yakima's Control Tower rack is one of the most flexible racks you''l ever find.     Installation Instructions/Tips     The Yakima 0214c Control Tower Complete Rack for Factory installed Roof Tracks attaches to vehicles with factory installed tracks or fixed mounting points. Not all vehicles have the same style tracks, which is why Yakima has designed 11 different Landings Pads so that the Yakima Control Towers fit multiple vehicles. Before installing the Yakima Control Towers you must mount the Yakima Landing Pad Base Plates for Control Towers first. The installation difficulty depends on which Yakima Landing Pad your vehicle requires. Most Yakima Landing Pads are bolted to square nuts which are slid ...

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 ...