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Yakima's New RailGrab Towers for Factory Installed Side Rails

    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. T...

Yakima Base Roof Racks For Vehicles With Factory Installed Raised Rails

    As factory installed racks with raised railings have become more common the last few years, so have the load carriers that work with them. If your raised rails come with crossbars, you can get roof rack mounted bicycle racks , ski carriers, even cargo boxes that will fit on your crossbars. But if your raised rails don't come with crossbars, or you're disappointed with your factory crossbar's wimpy weight rating, think about investing in a Yakima LowRider rack. With a maximum load capacity of 165 pounds (on most vehicles), getting where you're going with all the gear you need will never be a problem again!      Installation Instructions/Tips     The Yakima y0118c LowRider Raised Railing Mounted Rack attaches to vehicles with factory raised rails. These may be the easiest towers on the planet to install and remove. Simply slide the towers onto the Yakima crossbars and flip up the tightening lever on each tower and rotate counterclockw...

Thule Base Roof Racks For Vehicles With Factory Raised Rails

    Raised rails have become more and more common over the last few years. While they provide great places to strap things down (cargo bags, for instance), many of these racks don't come with crossbars. A lot of the crossbars that do come with these raised rails systems have a fairly low weight carrying capacity, or the racks are simply not long enough to allow carrying several items at once. If you'd like to know how easy it would be to gain the advantages of a full integrated Thule roof rack on top of your raised rails, then keep reading. With an installation that takes only a few short minutes, and the versatility of a rack that will fit nearly any vehicle that has raised rails, it's hard to go wrong with the Thule Crossroad system. Installation Instructions/Tips     The 450 and 450R Crossroad Raised Railing Foot Pack system attaches to vehicles with factory installed raised side rails. The Thule 450 Crossroad Railing Foot Pack is used with Thule ...