How to Install the Fit Kit for Thule Evo Clamp and Edge Clamp Roof Rack Feet on a 2019 Toyota Tundra

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Collin: Hey everyone. I'm Collin here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2019 Toyota Tundra. We're going to do a test fit of the Thule WingBar Evo roof-rack system. This roof rack is going to mount to the naked roof of your Tundra. It's going to allow you to get your favorite accessories on top of your roof whether you have a bike rack, a cargo basket, or even a rooftop cargo box.

That'll help conserve space on the inside of your cab or even in the bed of your pickup. Up top, we're going to have our WingBar Evo crossbars.These are going to measure 60-inches long, and they're also going to have a nice aerodynamic shape to them that when coupled with the rubber strip up top, it's going to help cut down on wind noise and drag when compared to your standard square or round-bar roof-rack system. That rubber strip also lets us know we can utilize T-track accessories with this roof rack. All we have to do is flip open the cap right there.We don't have to pull off the end cap like some other systems, and instead of having to pull off the rubber strip and then cut it to length for whatever roof-rack accessory we're using, we can just slide the T-track in between the two rubber strips. It's going to prevent us from having to replace that rubber strips when we're done.

Then when we're all done with the T-track, we just close that end cap, and we're good to go.Now, in the middle, we're going to have our Evo feet for naked roofs. These are going to be what's connecting the fit kit to your crossbars. The clamp feet have a bolt on the inside, which tightens down the hook to the roof. We're going to have under it our fit kit, which is a rubber-coated hook in a very thick rubber pad. Those are going to help protect your roof from any type of scratches or abrasions.

You can see the nice custom-fit design to that pad comes over the curvature of our roof and sits down on that ledge right there.The rubber-coated hook is going to latch right under our doorframe, and once we tighten that bolt down, it's going to pull it up, and once we tighten it down on both sides, it's going to be secure on our roof. When we put the end cap back on, we see we do have some plastic locks right here. We can replace those with Thule lock cores. That'll give a more secure feeling for our roof rack. So no one can just come up and remove it.Now, I do want to provide you guys with a few measurements.

First, we're going to go from the top of our roof to the bottom of our wing bar. It's going to be two-and-a-quarter inches. Now, that's plenty of space to be able to get any clamp-on accessories under the wing bar to clamp around and secure. Now, if we go from the top of our roof to the top of our crossbar, it's going to be three and three quarter inches.So, you want to keep that in mind because that's how much height you've added to the roof of your Tundra. So, for any low -clearance situations, like pulling in your garage, keep in mind that you have that added height to your roof. We're also going to have a 220-pound weight capacity for our wing bar setup. That is a step up from the previous load bar roof rack, but be sure to double check with your Tundra's owner's manual to make sure your roof can handle that weight.Now, that we've gone over some of those features, let's show you guys how to get it installed. The front one installs and assembles the exact same way. How we got the front one in place was we set it on top of our roof, and then we measured from the top of our windshield to the front of our foot. That measurement you can find in your instructions. We'll start by just flipping over our crossbar. We're going to go to the end cap and take that off. We'll set it to the side.Now, we're going to come over here to our fit kit and put that together. So, we have our Evo clamp foot right here. We're going to take our pad, clamp that on. The pads are numbered right here to assist you with which spot on the roof they go. Again, that information is on your instructions. Just make sure you get the correct pad number on the correct spot on the roof. There's going to be diagrams on the instructions to let you know exactly where it sits.Just press that on there until it clamps all the way around. Now, we'll grab our hook, and again, these are going to be numbered. However, the hooks in this kit are all going to be the exact same. You're not going to have to worry about getting a certain hook on a certain part of the roof. So, what we're going to do is take the hook. We're going to push it into this slot. When you hear a click, that lets you know that it's locked in place right there. Go ahead and try