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Yakima Base Roof Racks For Vehicles With Rain Gutters

    Even though Yakima only produces two sizes of rain gutter towers (while Thule produces five), their rain gutter mounted racks will fit almost any vehicle with rain gutters. They even have you covered if you don't have rain gutters! If you can use a drill (or you know someone who can) you can mount artificial rain gutter plates on your truck, cap, or campershell. Installation Instructions/Tips    Yakima only has 2 different complete rain gutter roof rack options: the  Yakima 0101 1A Rain Gutter Towers , which fit standard rain gutter mounts; and the Yakima 0104 1A HiRise Rain Gutter Towers , which fit rain gutter applications that need more roof top clearance. Installing these two Rain Gutter racks is very similar and easily done. The Yakima Rain Gutter Towers come with clip spacers, which are used to help keep the towers vertical. Use the clip spacers if they fit with your application. Otherwise, they’re not needed. They also come with...

Thule Base Roof Racks For Vehicles With Rain Gutters

    Thule has 5 different complete rain gutter roof rack options, which helps find that perfect fit for your rain gutter application. Some vehicles require a specific rain gutter tower, so it never hurts to run your vehicle through the Thule Fit Guide to see what they recommend. Even if you don't see a rain gutter option listed for your vehicle, don't worry. Grab your drill and a set of Thule’s 542 Artifical Rain Gutters and you can mount these towers on almost any vehicle, truck cap, or camper shell. Installation Instructions/Tips     Installing the 300, 369, 368, 387, and 953 are probably some of the easiest installs out of all Thule base roof racks. Simply slide the bar through the feet. You may need to pivot the top of the foot and pull out the lever located behind the tower to allow the bar to slide through. Open the car doors before attaching to the roof. Position the foot behind the car’s rain gutter. Attach the bracket around the...