etrailer | Yakima HD Crossbars Installation - 2020 Ram 1500

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Hi, everybody, Adam, here with etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima HD roof rack system on our 2020 Ram 1500. So this is going to be a great addition to your guys's Ram, just because we're going to be able to use the top of the truck along with the bed of our truck. So we're going to be able to get even more goods on the top of our cab here, just to maybe free up some space on the inside of the cab for some of our passengers. We have a bunch of different accessories. And the nice thing is we can use the wrap around accessories, but also we are going to be able to use the T slot accessories as well.

We have stuff ranging from kayak carriers, fishing rod carriers, to bike carriers, and also just a roof-mounted basket if you guys are going on a long trip and you have a bed full of stuff.And the reason why I chose the HD bars is just because we can actually put these on the bed. It is sold separately. It's just a adapter kit for the rails of your bed. And we're going to be able to use them not only on the roof, but if we purchase those separately, we can throw it on the bed of our truck as well. I really love the look of the bars too, and they are extremely sturdy.

But on the roof, we are only going to have about 165 pounds of weight capacity. So be sure to check your guys' owner's manual, make sure that our roof of the truck is going to be able to handle all of that weight.It is made of aluminum has a nice powder coated finish, so it is going to resist against rust and corrosion over time. So it's going to look just as good as it does now over time.Unlike most bars, we actually aren't going to have to remove the end cap to put on our T slot accessories. The cap up top has a little channel here, so we don't have to remove it, which is awesome. And all we're going to have to do is just trim back this rubber piece here, just to make room for whatever attachment we are going to be putting it on.

But the nice thing about it is if you guys are just using wraparound accessories and you plan on keeping this weatherstrip in there, that is just going to help it from whistling whenever you guys are going down the road. So, that air is not going to really get trapped in that little T slot. So it's going to be quieter down the road compared to some that don't have this little strip up top here.Another thing that sets it apart is these tie-down points on the ends of our caps. So those are going to be great just for tying everything down. So you don't really have to worry about wrapping any type of strap up and around our bars, which we can do.

But luckily this cap is extremely functional and we can go ahead and use that as a tie down as well.If I was to tell you guys what I would recommend buying with this kit is obviously just getting the adapters for the bed of your truck. Just because I saw a couple of Rams that had the HD bars in the bed and it looked really cool. But also we do have a optional locking core that we could put on the end cap of our towers here just so it gets going to give us peace of mind. So if you guys are traveling quite a bit, or if you guys go to like parks and for your bikes with all your friends and you just don't want any of your cool gear on top of your Ram to get stolen, I would definitely recommend grabbing some locking cores, but they are sold separately.And we really aren't adding a whole lot of height to our Ram here, but just so you guys know from the top of our roof to the top of the bar, it's going to be about four and a half inches. So now all we really need to go over is just the installation process. So we're just going to go ahead and show you guys how.So the first thing that we'll want to do, if you guys haven't already is take your bar. We're going to have to remove our end caps. I'm using the HD bars here, and all we really need to do is take our tool and undo one simple bolt at the end, just to take off that cap so we can get our towers into place.Now with the end cap off of our bar, we can start assembling our feet. First, we want to take our little plastic piece here. You see how there's like little ribs here, and it kind of lines up with the ribs down inside our tower. We're going to kind of line those up and push it into place. You'll hear it snap, which is awesome.So then we're going to go ahead and take our metal T here. Kind of just put it on that screw. What we're going to have to do to tighten it down is pull open this little gate right here, all the way open. And that is going to reveal a little bolt down in here. And that's what we're going to do to get that metal piece threaded in. We don't want to tighten