Product Description

This product provides level of style and quality. It provides a quiet aerodynamic roof rack system for many types of accessory carrying needs. This roof rack system works with all accessory brands. It has lightweight high strength aluminum cross bars. It has a custom fit vehicle application for superior style. The anodized aluminum cross bars, with rub strip and stainless steel hardware states its long life. It has got the lockable covers and limited 5 year warranty.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16737 in Automotive
• Color: Black
• Brand: Rola
• Model: 59834
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 5.50" w x 41.50" l, 8.00 pounds

Features

• Lightweight high strength aluminum cross bars
• Custom fit vehicle application for superior style
• Anodized aluminum cross bars, with rub strip and stainless steel hardware for long life
• Anti-theft features like lockable covers
• Limited 5 year warranty
• Cross Bar is shipped with the 2 matching bars and mounting hardware.

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Review of parts, instructions, and assembly install. Operational review complete.
By FC
Ordered based on cost and lower profile vs others for the Mazda 5.

Speed of order - Originally said it would take 2-3 weeks to ship...but ended up shipping just over a week and got here quickly once shipped.

Packaging - Good sized box, but lengthwise seam split at one end about a foot. Nothing was lost or damaged, but could have been ugly. Recommend tape along whole seam vs just wrapped at ends and middle.

Materials and quality - Post 'feet' were a hard rubber, posts and crossbar 'ends' were a strong ruggedized plastic, crossbars were heavy gauge metal (probably aluminum alloy), fastening hardware was all steel. Everything appeared to have a nice, quality finish.

Instructions - Like someone else noted, a little unclear in text description, but the included diagrams cleared things right up. The four rubber 'feet' are unique at each point, so make sure you have the right one for the right position, and they are facing the righ t way. I had no problems with the assembly at all...stock hole covers popped out with a little flat blade screwdriver coaxing. Included a special 'L' shaped wrench for the proprietary bolts (special 'torx/hex' head) that attach the posts to the car. Additional tools asked for were the flat blade screwdriver, a rubber mallet, and a 13mm box end wrench. I didn't end up using the mallet, the flat blade screwdriver was really only for popping out the stock hold covers, and you can use a 13mm ratchet (makes the work MUCH faster) if its not too tall. One thing the instructions don't mention at all is the 'gap' covers for the crossbars. You will need something to cut them with...I used a hacksaw. They were hard but thin plastic. I usually just scored them enough to be able to 'bend' them apart...you could probably use a craft blade with the same result.

Assembly - Followed the instructions as noted. Popped covers, attached posts but didn't tighten them down full y, then attached crossbars to posts, tighten them down with the 13mm ratchet, then tightened the posts down with the included 'L' shaped wrench (this part took the longest). Trimmed and inserted the 'gap' covers, then popped the crossbar endcaps in. Entire operation took less than 30 minutes...final assembly was very strong. Could wiggle the entire car pulling on the rack. Looks good. My plan is to leave the rack on all the time...it looks relatively unobtrusive because it's low (only extends about half the height of the car's antenna). If I wanted to remove them, I'd probably just loosen the crossbar attachments (not completely disassemble them), then remove the posts from the car to remove the whole rack...using that 'L' shaped wrench would be the longest part (probably 20 minutes total).

One final note - I tested this with the stock sunroof. Tilt function is completely unaffected. Slide function works, but sunroof contacts forward crossbar when extending to slide back or coming forward to retract. It doesn't look like it puts a lot of pressure on it, but just know it does contact it. If I'm carrying something, I'll probably just put a piece of tape over the buttons...I'm assuming any external load would be sitting right on the sunroof anyway.

I'll update this review once I've had a chance to take a long trip with it (should be this weekend).

Update: Have done several trips with the Rola rack now. First, like others have noted, definitely use the 'gap' plastic covers to cover the inner area...that little 3 cm hole makes a howl unless it is covered. But once covered, it's as quiet as the stock car. Second, I'm VERY happy with the low profile of this rack. At a place we stayed at, the parking garage only had a 6 foot clearance. The car's antenna kept tapping the clearance bar, but the Rola racks were unaffected. Had we used the Mazda/Thule racks, I would NOT have been confident they would have cl eared the ceiling. Third, the car has been through a car wash a few times, and the racks have come out unaffected and clean...definitely durable. Continue to highly recommend...update to 4 1/2 stars (slight dock for packaging and somewhat vague instructions).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Looks way better then Yakima or Thule Racks 2012
By Paxinbel
The cross bars fit on my 2012 Mazda 5 with no problem. I have a yakima case on top of them with out a worry in the world. The prices is cheaper then a pair of ugly cross bars. I give it a thumbs up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
nice rack
By ZombieJesus
The installation instructions did leave a little to be desired, but on the whole a solid roof rack that mounted right onto my Mazda5. Be sure to carefully cut and install the flashing that covers the opening on the bottom; otherwise, this rack will make a heinous whistling noise. After covering up the gap, the Mazda sounds just the same inside as it ever did. For the price and performance, this things gets 5 stars.