Yakima - RidgeLine Towers for Flush-Mount Factory Side Rails (Set of 4) Review

High quality. But in my opinion too expensive. The towers and clamps alone cost $300 and the rails have yet to be purchased. Another thing is that he should simply assemble towers and clamps into one set.

The kit does not include all the necessary parts, you need to assemble everything. There is no way of knowing what clip size you need. They don't even make them anymore. By price, complexity, rating.

Great turrets that fit great and are priced right above Revain. Much better than factory BMW turrets, but you need to buy the locking bars separately. I liked it because it allowed me to match cores on my storage box and the ski slopes. Now I just need one key for everyone.

Extremely loud rumble from the racks, even without carrying. 10 hours on a 12 hour trip with a brand new tower/post with only 1 surfboard on it and the front right tower came loose, the board slid back. Luckily we made it in time without losing the board completely and without causing an accident. I'm going straight to the Yakima dealer on Monday morning.

I bought a set of Yakima roof bars because they were the only brand that would fit my Mazda CX-30. These brackets attach to the roof rails of the car. There's a clamp that fits into the rack to grab the roof rails (at an additional $$$ cost). If it's not tightened there is something preventing that clamp from falling out which is pain. In addition, plastic covers are difficult to remove and are cumbersome and time consuming to install and remove. I expected better technology for such a premium…