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After reading some of the reviews I was a bit worry about the quality of the screws, but installation was easy and without any issue. The screws are well made, kit came with 2 Allen keys for the bar ends and the mounting screws, did not strip any screws during installation. Tips: Make sure the screw is properly seated in the thread to avoid crossed thread, rock the bar back and forth a bit until the screw can be hand-turned easily in. Make sure the Allen key is seated properly all the way in the screw and position yourself directly in front of the screw to avoid stripping the screws. If it’s not seated fully, the force will not distribute evenly and you’ll strip any screw. I laid flat on the roof to tighten the screws. Don’t over tighten the screws to the point of stripping, tighten it enough and then use blue threadlocker.

Amazed at how nice this kit is! I was skeptical with the low price but these rails are a perfect fit for my 18' Explorer Sport! Very easy to install and feel very sturdy once installed. Highly recommend! I didn't notice any increase in noise with these either.

I attempted to install these on my 2018 Explorer last night. The front bar went on easy enough. Two tips for making the install easier, since it's difficult to access the bolts underneath the crossbar when mounted. 1) Preassemble, but do not tighten crossbar-mount bolts. 2) Snugly tighten the mounts to the rails so that the distance been roof rails is accurate for the crossbar. Tighten the inner most bolt for the crossbar-mount interface. This is doable with the allen wrench provided, but the bolt must be finger tight before placing the cross bar on the car. Remove the rail and tighten the remaining crossbar-mount bolts. Then, permanently install the crossbar. The rear bar will install ONLY in the rear-most position (5/6 in the instructions). If attempting to install in the middle position (3/4 in the instructions), using all the adjustment in the mounts, the bars are 1/4 inch too short. Or, 1/2 inch too short with adjustment all the way the other way. I'll be temporarily installing with washers on one side to fill the gap. As a permanent fix, I'll be making two 3/16 inch aluminum shims to fill the gap to mount these in the middle position (3/4 in the instructions).

Impressed with its strength, especially with the metal end brackets (as opposed to the plastic brackets of the other options). In fact, with these brackets the label on the crossbars noted the strength as 200 lbs. instead of only 100 lbs. The only slight problem was that I had to use a small round file to clear a little flashing out of the adjustment holes in the cast brackets (easily done). At the first when the brackets were tightened to the bars these looked like they were misaligned, but once tightened to the side rails these self-straightened. These ended up fitting perfectly an don’t make any wind noise. It fit for me (but then, I can ‘tie my own shoes’). Again, very impressed.

I put these on my 2016 explorer. Got a lot of use out of them. They installed fairly easily and have maintained for several months now. Look good and useful. I read a review that somebody heard a whistling noise after they installed them. I have not had that issue. I have a sunroof that’s open all the time and no sound at all from them.

there is no plastic material the boxed screws will fit perfectly just read the manual for a minute and the installation will be correct, you can place it in any position on the roof of the car. 05/2023

I think the materials themselves are pretty robust and sturdy. The shipping was quick and the racks ended up fitting my ford explorer pretty well. My issue (and reason for the 1 star review) came with the fact that two of the smaller screws were not machined properly. As you can see in the pictures (with red arrows), there was material not fully machined out of the head of the screw, which meant that the allen key would not fit inside. Therefore I was only able to thread it in with my fingers and not fully tighten. I'm anticipating these to slowly loosen and potentially fall out due to the vibration from the car over time. The second issue I had was that the screw hole in one of the brackets was not fully drilled which made it so the screw could not fit through it. You can see the rough edge of the hole and the material hanging over it. I had to use a round file to file down the material around the hole, but considered myself lucky to even have the right tools to do that. If I didn't, I would of had to send it back. Overall the workmanship of these parts was extremely disappointing. What should have taken 10 minutes to installed quickly turned into 30+ minutes after having to work around all these issues. Luckily I was able to make them fit/work temporarily, but I foresee having to address these issues in the future at some point. I understand these come at a great price, but these are pretty simple issues that could have made it unusable.

2019 Ford Explorer XLT Sunroof/Moonroof Fits VERY snug into position. There are two positions, loaded and stowed, that you can put these roofrails onto. These rails screw into factory plastic inserts that you have to remove. You are supplied the tools needed but I found it easier using my own. The rails have stickers on them that are rated for 165 lbs., but follow manufacturer's advice and stay within 100 lbs. It easily held up my kayaks that I have. Only issues that I found/had trouble with was that the fitment was very snug! I had to jam/punch the rails into position! But I supposed this is a good/bad thing just in case these things don't fall off or stolen. Another issue is that the screws felt very cheap. I stripped 2 of the screws while installing. I will most likely never remove the rails while I have my vehicle so its no issue for me. If you desire to remove them in the future, I advise you to not overtighten these screws. Nothing is made of plastic and feels very durable. If I had to choose another roof rail, I wouldn't. Good luck!

This is a very nice looking roof rack. Easy to put together and install. It took about half an hour. The only problem with it is the rear rack only fits in the last position on our roof rails. It is too short to fit in the second position. We have a 2019 Ford Explorer.