by rackdawg on June 21, 2010
Yakima Control Towers roof rack system
An excellent demonstration video featuring one of the several applications the Yakima Control Tower roof rack system is designed for, in this case used as a complete multi-purpose base rack system for a car with factory installed fixed point attachments located on the vehicle roof top. Video shows how the Yakima Racks LP11 Landing Pads #11 mount to the 2000 Mazda 3 5-door hatchback fixed attachment points. The set of 4 Yakima Control Towers (with the pair of cross bars connected) then quickly attach to the Landing Pads. There are several Yakima Landing Pads available for use with specific vehicles with factory fixed point rack attachment locations. As stated previously, the Yakima Control Towers and Landing Pads are a very versatile solution for multiple types of other applications including mounting to factory tracks (replacing the factory rack), permanently installed roof tracks on cars, pickup truck caps, toppers & camper shells, roof tracks on popup campers etc.
Yakima Control Tower roof rack video
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by rackdawg on June 21, 2010
Yakima Landing Pads
Get a quick refresher on what applications are perfect for using the Yakima Racks Landing Pads. This ORS Racks Direct Yakima Landing Pads video demonstrates how the Landing Pads are used with a set of Yakima Control Towers and a pair of cross bars to formulate a multi-purpose roof rack system that you can then attach any gear carrier to for transporting your surfboards, canoe and kayaks, stand up paddle board, bikes, luggage, ski and snowboards etc. The video explains how there are several different Yakima Landing Pads available for use with specific vehicle roof rack configurations such as factory mount fixed point rack attachment locations, mounting to factory tracks (replacing the factory rack), permanently installed roof tracks on cars, pickup truck caps, toppers & camper shells, roof tracks on popup campers etc.
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by Rack James on June 14, 2010
Swell picture of a 1993 Ford Explorer surfboard roof rack using the Yakima Control Tower Complete system (Yamika Control Towers, 2 sets of Yakima Landing Pads #1, Yakima 48" bars) and a set of Yakima surfboard pads.
Well this 1993 Ford Explorer surfboard roof rack is still looking good. It’s key to a long life? Clearly the Yakima Control Tower roof rack system on top, which uses two sets of Yakima LP1 Landing Pads to connect the Yakima Control Towers to the Ford Explorer factory tracks (replacing the weak, incompatible factory rack system). Wrapped around the Yakima 48″ crossbars is a set of Yakima surfboard pads and locking it all down is a set of the Yakima SKS 4 lock pack. I would be doing a disservice if I didn’t point out the absence of the Yakima Strap Thang surfboard carrier, so here I am, pointing it out. My guess is the little dog ran off before he could install it?
Complete install details for 1993 Ford Explorer Surfboard Rack.
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by rackdawg on April 14, 2010
A very slick 2006 Dodge Ram A.R.E. truck cap roof rack photo that shows the Yakima Tracks mounted to the A.R.E. camper shell and Yakima Control Towers system attached to the Tracks.
This 2006 Dodge Ram ARE camper shell rack system is configured using the 60 inch Yakima Tracks, which are installed onto the A.R.E. truck cap roof top. The Tracks can be quickly cut to any shorter length for a nice and custom fit for any gear equipment transport needs or camper shell roof top. The Yakima Control Towers roof rack is then attached to the Tracks via the included Yakima LP1 Landing Pads (also included are the set of four Control Towers and pair of Yakima cross bars, the 58″ length bars are ideal for this set up). The LP1 Yakima # 1 Landing Pads mount right onto the Tracks and then the Control Towers snap onto the Lp1 Landing Pads. Just a super, simple to install and use camper shell rack that also provides a very premium, integrated look.
2006 Dodge Ram A.R.E. camper shell roof rack install details
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by rackdawg on April 8, 2010
Customer installation photo of a Subaru Impreza roof rack cargo-luggage box using the Yakima Control Towers roof rack mounted to the Subaru Impreza fixed attachment points on the roof top (using the Yakima LP11 Landing Pads) and Yakima SkyBox 12 roof box attached to the car rack cross rails.
For a very clean, integrated roof rack look the Yakima Control Towers roof rack system is often a great choice. This is achieved on many of today’s new cars that feature fixed attachment points on the roof top provided by the vehicle manufacturer. The picture above is an excellent example. It is a Subaru Impreza roof rack cargo box set up that uses the Yakima Control Towers car rack system mounted to the fix-points on the Subaru Impreza roof top via the Yakima LP11 Landing Pads that are included with the Yakima Control Tower system. A Yakima SkyBox 12 cargo-luggage-ski box is then connected to the Control Tower cross bars.
Subaru Impreza roof rack gear box install details
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Yakima SkyBox 12
