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Connor: Hey everybody, Connor here today at etrailer.com. We're going to be going over and showing you how to install the Thule Evo WingBar crossbar system here for our 2019 Honda HRV.So this is what our crossbar system is going to look like installed. Now, for starters, we actually have the black crossbars installed now, but it's also offered in a silver crossbar version as well, if you think that'll better match your vehicle. It's going to provide a very sleek, streamlined finish that actually installs into factory mounting points we have. There's going to be two little plugs here on the inside of each of these feet, one on each side. So installation will be very simple.
And again, it's just going to provide a nice finished install look.So one of the things I really like about this Thule crossbar system are the actual crossbars themselves, the WingBar crossbars. Now, the reason they call them this is because they actually look like an airplane wing. We have this larger round surface towards the front that tapers down and narrows to the rear. So this shape here of this crossbar, it does an excellent job of helping to reduce wind noise and also really helping you cut through that wind, so you're not providing as much wind resistance and losing as much gas mileage. It's really going to be the perfect crossbar option here for this vehicle.So in addition to the actual shape of the crossbar, something else that Thule does that I really like is that they each have integrated channels.
So if we we're to flip open our little cover here, you can see we have a little channel in the crossbar. Now what's this is going to be for is there's a lot of newer carriers, bike racks, cargo carriers, not so much cargo boxes, but they're channel-mounted accessories, meaning they have a little T-nut that slides into this channel, and that's how they secure themselves to the crossbar.Now, this is a little bit easier to install than the standard wraparound clamps, which simply wrap around the crossbar. You have to do it with a lot of tools and adjustments here at the top of the roof and the bottom of the crossbar. So there's a little bit more risk of damaging your vehicle. It's just also more cumbersome.
This integrated channel has a nice, smooth, sleek design that makes installation of your favorite rooftop accessories much easier.I would also like to point out that the new innovation to this channel here is that the rubber strips, normally you'd have to cut them to size, whereas now, the channels actually just open up with that rubber strip in there. There's no cutting or trimming involved or required.So the WingBars that we have on our HRV here are going to be 47 inches long. That's actually the size that Thule recommends for this vehicle. However, you can't go any shorter, but you can go a little bit longer. There's actually a 50-inch crossbar option that'll work for this roof rack as well.
So if we have any water sport accessories and we're really trying to fit as much as we can in a roof rack, that's when we'd maybe want to opt for that longer crossbar option. But with the 47-inch bars, they only extend a couple inches past the mounting feet. So it gives it a little bit better of a clean finished install look.So these are actually the podium feet by Thule, and they're going to be designed for vehicles that have the factory-fixed mounting points like our HRV here. So this particular HRV, it comes equipped with these flush side rails here, and on the inside, there's going to be two holes. We don't actually have to drill. There's going to be some rubber plugs. We simply just remove those plugs. There's going to be two studs on the Fit Kit that fit into those studs. And then we're going to tighten a bolt and it's really going to lock everything in place and hold it together. There's going to be no modifications. We don't have to worry about denting or scratching our vehicle. It's really a nice and easy install. It provides a very sturdy finish.So this Thule crossbar system here, it's going to come pre-installed with these little lock blanks. Now, essentially what these do are, these are what hold the cover on. If we we're to remove that cover, you'd be able to gain access to the bolt that's used to install and remove the roof rack. Now, if you're worried about security and you're worried about someone coming up and stealing your roof rack, Thule has an option for this. It's an optional accessory sold separately. That's going to be lock cores. There's going to be four of them, one for each of the foot. And it replaces this blank here with a