Setting up the Fit Kit for Thule Evo Clamp and Edge Clamp Roof Rack Feet on a 2020 Chevrolet Spark

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Hi everyone, Aidan here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install this Thule Edge roof rack system on our 2020 Chevrolet Spark. With a roof rack, you've got a lot of options for mounting up accessories and really expanding the cargo space of your vehicle. So with your Spark being a smaller car, if you do need to get some extra stuff with you on your trips because you don't have room in the back, you can put a basket or a box up top. And especially comparing this to other options for your car like a hitch, the Spark doesn't have many options in the world of hitches. And for the ones that do have options, you're not gonna have as many accessories to choose from because it's only gonna be inch and a quarter hitches.
So my recommendation for expanding the function of your vehicle would be a roof rack. And this option from Thule is a great fit. So if your vehicle has the naked roof, no raised bars or anything preexisting, this is gonna be the one for you. And this one's nice because it's a flush mounted system which means that these crossbars end in the foot packs over here. So nothing extends out, you don't have any risk of hitting your head as you're getting in and out of the vehicle and I think it gives it a much cleaner look.
Now with all that being said, you are still gonna have limitations. Your roof has its own weight capacity. The roof rack system here it has a weight capacity of 165 pounds, but that doesn't mean that your Spark can handle that on the roof. So check your owner's manual, figure out what that weight capacity of your Spark is, and if it's lower than that 165 rating for the roof rack go by the lowest rated component only follow that measurement and don't overload your roof. Aside from that though, you're gonna have a wide range of accessories to choose from.
And these bars, the aero bars, are gonna be very accepting of most clamp around accessories or in some cases if you want to a T-track accessory where you can actually slide that into the top channel here for a nice clean mounting solution. You can access that T-track by popping these covers off. And you can see right in here, this is the channel where your T-track accessories will slide in. It'll go between these two weatherstrips here that's going to help reduce wind noise when you're going down the road and they'll just conform around whatever accessories you add in. So no extra trimming required.
Then when you pop the cover back on it blocks that T-track in so no one can access it. And your kit does come with the plastic cores to add a little bit of security. Realistically, anyone with a quarter or a flathead screwdriver can turn it, but you can upgrade these to proper locking cores after the fact. And you can find those here at etrailer if you're interested in them. The crossbars up top are aluminum with a black powdercoat finish. It gives it a nice clean look. And the aluminum's lightweight and you don't have to worry about rust and corrosion. This is designed to be mounted exactly where it is. Your kit comes with the fit kit, these rubber pads that are custom-shaped to mold and fit around the contours of your roof and clamp into the door jamb. So where we haven't mounted up is where it's gonna live. And because of that we've got to get some measurements. Things like crossbar spread. That's gonna be the distance between one crossbar and the other. And that's going to be 29 1/2 inches. That's gonna be an important measurement when picking out accessories because certain baskets and boxes and bike racks will only work with certain crossbar spreads. Most of those have adjustments built in, so it'll work with a range anywhere from 20 to 32 per se. But you just wanna make sure that what you're picking out is compatible with that measurement because you're not moving the crossbars. As far as height measurements go, you're going to have about 2 1/4 of an inch of space underneath the crossbars between it and the roof. That's plenty of room, I'd say for most clamp around accessories to attach down here and still be able to clear the roof. And then from that roof to the top of the crossbar it's about 3 1/2 inches. So pretty low profile. And coming back to the antenna here, it doesn't stick up any higher than that, so you shouldn't have to worry about any garage clearances or things like that. One thing I would point out though is accessory mounting. Depending on the accessories you choose, if it extends far from the back crossbar, maybe like a large box or a larger box, you're probably not gonna be putting two larger box on top of

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