Do these allow varied spacing of the crossbars when mounted on factory rails?
1657615
Yes, you can loosen the clamps, and slide them forward or back, then tighten the clamps again.
1657616
Yes, their spacing is limited only by the distance between your factory mounts bases. But you should follow Thule's recoendations of adequate spacing for the shape and weight of your mounted object.
1657617
Hi Sandor. Yes, they do. I have mine on a Jetta Sportwagen which has factory rails that aren't parallel. I can put the cross bar anywhere along the rails. The way it works is you loosen a bolt that clamp the foot to the cross bar. That allows the distance between the feet to change. It's really easy to use and take on and off. I've had other systems before and this is by far the best quality and easiest to use of the group.
1657618
Absolutely. There is a minimum distance depending on what your are attaching to the cross rails. I believe my Thule Boxter had a minimum distance of 28" or something like that. I certainly can understand why - in order to ensure you maximize the point of contact and anchoring affect with cargo on top of the vehicle. Hope that helps.
1968603
Depending on how well the mounts fit your crossbars, it could take a lot of adjusting/finagling to take them on and off. I plan to leave mine on all summer/fall and just take them off in winter. They fold so flat, though, that clearance is not likely to be a problem. If your car is that tight in your garage, I would be impressed.
1325769
The answer is yes. The cross members can be cut down to fit any width (I have a Dodge Dakota quad cab) you can permanent affixing if you want to permanently mount the rack that can be done;personally I have 8-2 inch C clamps that I use when I need the rack and take it off when I do not.
1569714
Rail length can be adjusted without tools to 37", 43" or 57" long Crossbars are easy to install and remove. Adjusts between 36" and 72". Easily adjusts up or down with spring-loaded release.
464293
The spaces between the bars are less than 4 inches, I'm not sure just how much less, the national code for spacing for railing of any sort is 4 inches.
523600
Only if the space between the crossbars is small and the sherpak doesn't fit between them. Otherwise it's actually better to have them since you secure it to them. My guess is that it will fit fine in the square created by all 4 "bars".
1029542
Yes. The limited has the side rails. The crossbars are for years 2011 to current 2014.
103485
I'm not sure. They are a nice rack but the feet over hung the factory rails. I could not just for a proper fit so I returned them.
1828311
Hello Michael Hopson, If your stock rails are not taller that two (2) inches, they should work just fine. The clamps on the carbon steel locking cross rails are right at 2 inches. It may slip and come loose if you try to clamp them on rails taller than 2 inches. They are heavy duty and can take a lot of weight. Check the weight rating on the stock rails so that you do no overload them. Good luck.
1077357
These rails are industry standard spaced 22" front to back. As long as your hitch is industry spacing they should. Please call Curt mfg. tech support directly for additional confirmation.
534392
Vernon...the mounts extend quite a bit further than the rail itself. So "measure twice" and "install once"/LOL
70720
You might check their website. I had cross bars on my roof rack and they mounted no problem.
1212217
Yes you can. The crossbars can be loosen with hand screws and slide them forward and back along the rails.
1985802
The crossbars are of different lengths and therefore fit with in their respective spaces as the roof mounts are not equally spaced and therefore accommodate the crossbars in perfect fashion. amur47
1923217
If you go to the Yakima Fit Guide on their website you can enter your vehicle specifics. In your case you will find that the answer is yes. You need crossbars, either factory or aftermarket...
1773343
They're intended for use in a system where the rails are the same height - as James stated, if they are off you will need to adjust the height of the front site but it will only adjust to compensate a small difference.
1997063
Hi Christine - yyyyeah, about that, there are none! I read a bunch of the reviews and kinda figured it out on my own and I'm NOT very handy. Pop the plastic covers off the mounting areas (on the rails that already exist on your CR-V) with a small flathead screwdriver. You can determine where the four crossbar holders/mounts/whatever you wanna call them go by matching how they fit on the rails. Put the rubber strip on the crossbars facing up and the larger of the two crossbars goes in the front. Let me know if you want more info or tips! (austin.hill@mac.com) Good luck!