Thule Roof Rack System Fit kit

This review is for 3 parts, the 47"Aeroblade, the 480R foot packs, and the Kit1064 fit kit.I have an old Yakima Rack that I used for snowboarding. It spent a couple years in attics, and to keep from loosing the foot pads, I had duct taped them to the Q towers. I don't foresee the need for tape with Thule's system. The design and construction of each of the above mentioned pieces is every bit as good as it looks in the pictures. I was very impressed. I don't think there were instructions included with the blades, or with the 1064 Fit kit, but they were included with the 480R traverse foot packs. For the most painless installation instructions, go to Thule's site, click on fit guide, and input your vehicle data, select your rack, then download the PDF installation instructions. There are 3 dimensions you'll need to install these rack;1. the distance between your foot packs on the blades2. the distance between your front foot pack and windshield3. the distance between the front and rear bladesOnce you have those 3 numbers (that are vehicle make and model specific) search youtube for "How to Install Thule 480 Traverse Roof Rack Presented by Rack Outfitters". This 5min professionally made video has no talking. It just shows a guy installing the rack with some text where needed. Rack Outfitters really made this install idiot proof with this video.As highly as I think of the Thule system, I am returning mine. It does not allow me to drive out of my garage with my kayak on the rack on my Tacoma. I don't think this rack sits too tall, and I don't consider my kayak excessively tall (its a WS Tarpon120). I don't think my Tacoma with 31" tires is too tall. I fault the architecture of my home. What was sold to us as a "2 car attached garage" could be more accurately described as a 1.5 car garage. Or 1 car with room to walk around it. I'd really like to have a talk with whoever in modern home building decided to designate 7' as an adequate height for a garage door. Of the 4 trucks I've owned while living in this house, only 2 have fit in my garage. For me to be able to drive out of my garage, with the kayak on the roof, it has to sit flush (or very nearly) with the top of the cab. It looks like the only kit that will allow this out of the box is the Thule Xporter 500. At $584 on amazon compared to the $372 I paid for this setup, it's a quite a price increase, but based on my opinion of this system, I'm sure it will be equally engineered. That extra $200 will save me 5-10mins each time I need to load my kayak. If ease of loading the kayak on the truck gets me on the water more, then over time, it will be worth it.

I'm not sure where to complain, but the feet did not line up with my cars hood perfectly. While the front end width was correct the back end I had to readjust to fit my car. I was lucky I guessed right the first time. The bars seem to fit snug against the car. My complaint is the the feet can't angle and therefore can't rest against the edge of the rood itself. This has more to do with with the traverse foot pack than the feet. The front end is snug while the back end sticks out of vice versa.I own a 2016 Corolla. Overall these were easy to put together and install on the car. Took me about a half hour. Because the parts are all sold separate the hard part is gathering all the instructions together and making sure you're doing everything right. Once they are put together installing them on the car is a very simple project.I got the 480R foot packs and the aeroblade package. They are a lot more sturdy than they appear, they are also light weight considering how solid they feel. I have no doubt they will hold on my car roof.You can go to the Thule website and they will tell you what you need for your vehicle. I bought all my parts from various places to save money as they are expensive. I like the fact that all I need for the most part are a new foot system should I ever want to install this on a different car.

First things first, use Thule's fit guide to get all of the items that you need: [...]My wife pitched the idea of buying a car topper to free up room in our Ford Focus for an upcoming 11 hour car ride with 2 dogs. After a lot of research, paying closer attention to other vehicle racks around town, and trying to think of the best use of my money I settled on Thule (apparently pronounced "tool-ey"). The final selling point was the wide variety of products they sold that can be reused easily on other cars and with other products. For example, I could use the car topper and then use a bike rack, raft rack, or just the bar to transport plywood, etc.I ended up purchasing the custom feet pack, aero bars, rapid traverse feet, locks, and cargo box. Although we spent several hundred dollars on everything if we wanted to use these products on our Scion all we have to do is buy the customer feet pack at ~$70. The custom feet pack come with the specific measurement and placement of the feet and bars. Follow the instructions and the install will go smoothly with some time. Once you have it figured out installing and remove the bar and box will take 2 minutes. During our trip we removed the cargo box and I was able to easily do it by myself in a few minutes. The entire setup survived a 22 hour round trip at highway speeds up to 80 mph. The box also sat in the rain overnight and went through rain on the road and the contents stayed dry. Setup stayed in place, tight and secure, and did not scratch the paint.

Easy to fit and worķs well

Excellent and worked very well so I was able to use bars I bought for me BMW and are now used on my Volvo...Thule have always been a good options for me.

Did the job.

Product as described. Thule was recommended to us and very happy with the product.

The great thing about Thule is their plug-and-play system where you can buy mounting kits for your specific make and model.Installation instructions may not be the best but it is really easy to replace one mounting kit with another.