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Your cart is empty.No roof rails? No problem. The BaseLine provides a simple, adjustable solution for cars without roof rails or gutters. The intelligent design and advanced adjustability help it morph to the shape of your car's roof for a sleek, secure, load-it-up fit. Combine it with the JetStream, CoreBar and RoundBar crossbars to create the racks you need.
lamontB
August 28, 2025
Install very easy, assembly can be tricky but very stable once installed. Read the directions and then read them again, take your time and they work great!
AKbeeNewbie
August 6, 2025
Personally I think the directions could have been a little bit more straight forward, but the videos helped greatly. The product overall seems like it will do a nice job. My initial test drive did have some wind noise, but not terrible. I did not order the fairing as I won’t be leaving the rack on constantly, but not sure if it would have reduced the noise enough to justify the cost. Overall happy and my seller offered great price.
Customer
July 13, 2025
*2016 Honda Accord Coupe Touring*- Yakima Corebar- Yakima Baseline Tower- Yakima BC148 Pad & Clip Set- Yakima SKS CoresThe Yakima Baseline Towers were a very easy install and they look great! Install took about an hour with each individual part. Yakima makes it pretty straightforward as to what additional products the customer needs to purchase for a complete system based on your vehicle so utilize their website before clicking "purchase." Their website also holds prior customers' car model-specific measurements that the user is recommended to pull themselves via measuring tape (included with towers) to ensure a level and intended spacings. Whoever pulled my vehicle model's measurements was quite a bit off but these will help get you started.Initially, I was worried that I'd run into spacing/angle issues between cross bars given that my car is a 2-door. Not the case at all, Yakima thoughtfully engineered the towers capable of multiple adjustments; between the pad, bar, and clip set angles all within each baseline tower. This allowed for the towers to sit flush with the sometimes awkward profile of my car's roof. I used the BC148 clip set based off of a youtuber who'd installed this on a 2017 2-door Accord, I'm not sure if the clips change configurations but I noticed the pads differ between each model, so choose these carefully as they will fit differently on each car. The Yakima CoreBar looks and fits great on the baseline towers. Hoping to install the Yakima OffGrid Cargo Basket here soon.
Erin C
May 20, 2025
These fit my Honda HR-V with the corresponding base clips. I really like that this set attached to the bare roof. Setting the whole system up took me about an hour and a half to two hours. The base clips came with all of the pitch and toe adjustment settings, so following along with the instructions was fairly straightforward. Measure everything carefully and you should be fine. I almost didn’t purchase these from some reviews talking about the install difficulty, but I watched an install video and decided it was do-able. I really took my time and it took me about 1.5-2 hours from opening boxes to final install. I plan on leaving the rack up during the summer and storing it in winter. Reinstalling shouldn’t take more than 10 or 15 minutes in the future.For any other HR-V owners out there: I wasn’t sure if the base clip should go under or over the weather strip on my car in the door area. I contacted Yakima, and they sent me install pictures showing the clips slipping underneath the weather strip.I installed these with Yakima corebars, which are decently quiet but I will be adding a windfairing. I also purchased the JayLow to haul my kayak around. Everything was super solid, and I had no issues hauling the kayak. So far I’m very pleased with the whole system!
Jeff Koppendrayer
May 13, 2025
The directions were straight forward, but a little finagling for adjustment and fit. over all it looks great on car perfect for bike rack, and so many options. The best part is I can swap over to my truck when we sell the car, although i will need new base (clamps) for the truck but worth it.
R. P.
May 10, 2025
I love these cross bars. Used with the Jetstream load bars on my 2015 GTI 5-dr there is no additional noise. I cannot recommend them highly enough, plus they look amazing. They were very easy to install; I disagree with any review stating otherwise. The directions are fine, you just have to follow them.
Gregory
May 5, 2025
Two out of four of these towers were defective. There was no option from the seller to receive a replacement--only return--so I contacted Yakima. They made me jump through quite a few hoops. Among other things, they needed a video proving it was defective and when I finally got it they waited until the close of business to say they ALSO needed some code from a sticker inside the tower door. Now I have to wait ten business days for a replacement, but they didn't place the order today because of that code. Overall, very unhappy with the product and customer service.Aside from being defective, installation was very annoying. Oh, it was simple and the instructions were clear, but the parts themselves were not very strong. Bits of metal shavings fell out while tightening one of the swing bolts. On another tower, when I loosened the drive bolt enough to attach the base clip the metal housing bent. As a result, the plastic guard for the drive bolt popped off and won't go back on. By the way, that's what happened with the GOOD towers. The defective towers simply don't affix themselves no matter how much I tighten the pitch bolt.The measurements were all slightly off as well, and because of how the tower is designed you can't adjust the distance between the towers after you try and place it on the car. You have to start over.I'm truly shocked at how expensive this system was, and how poor the craftsmanship was. Even the flimsy locks were 50 dollars--and in my opinion, this should come with the locks. I understand that the clips have to be custom for the vehicle, but locks should be included for this price. I'm also truly annoyed by the customer service I've received from Yakima. I'd go with a Thule product if you can.
Randy S.
March 31, 2025
I bought the Yakima Baseline towers to replace my old Q Towers which didn't fit my new truck. The new towers are well built and fit my vehicle expertly and are very solid when installed. The fit is much better than my old Q Towers. I also liked that there was installation detail (width dimensions, toe, pitch) all specific to my vehicle and available to make a custom fit. I would have given a five star rating but for two issues: 1) The instructions were a bit confusing requiring me to augment with a YouTube video for better understanding . 2) The new design has too many parts (covers, clips, torque driver) that disconnect and have the potential to be misplaced or lost when not in use. The old Q Towers were all completely self contained and much easier to install - but they weren't as solid a fit. I will live with the inconvenience (as I don't have much choice).
Alex
February 24, 2025
It fits my Volt 2018!It was pretty easy to install and reading the manual was fairly simple. It is very well depicted. Every measures is detailed online.I love that they are sending a torque wrench to screw all allenkey.It all looks pretty sturdy to me.
AKS
January 20, 2025
One adapter piece was missing from the package and I wasn’t willing to wait another few weeks for a replacement, so I returned the entire streamline system. PowerForce provided excellent customer service, and a refund on behalf of Yakima, this rating doesn’t reflect them.
Serhii Furkalo
January 7, 2025
All was good.Thanks just didn’t fit.
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