Customer Reviews

Yakima Q Clip Set

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I have had the Q-tower system for a number of years, through three different vehicles. All in all a great rack system, except for two items: The cost of the little parts that you need to convert from one vehicle to the other are stratospheric! I really don't mind Yakima making their money on the big ticket items such as towers, boxes, etc. but the little adapter items should be priced more fairly. It seems to me that once you are locked into a Yakima system they fully intend to hose you on the little things. Too bad. Further, the Yakima website is a mess to try and find the specific little items and accessories that they intend on hosing you with!

You need 2 sets of these `Yakima Q Clip Sets' and the corresponding `Yakima Roundbars Roof Rack Cross Bars' (check your vehicle dimensions for the proper lengths), if you are planning to install a ski rack or any type of enclosure unit. I had these installed professionally for a little bit more money, and it was worth avoiding the hassle. They come with an extra set of keys and are very strong. They are simple and sleek. Definitely a `must have' for a truck owner.

This Yakima roof rack system works great and I highly recommend it. I bought one for my Mazda 3 and have used it, along with a Yakima roof rack for 2 cross country ski trips (I live a Florida, skiing is far away). The rack hasn't shifted an inch and was relatively easy to install. Yakima has a product guide on their site to make sure you order the right pieces for your model car.

The custom Q clips made for a really good fit on my 05 Toyota Prius.
Only complaint is that these didn't come with the same feet as the Q124's that I have on the Rear. The feet on those are half cut so they fit in the rain gutter and are much easier to setup.

First of all, Yakima makes great products, en par (if not better) than Thule. That's why I bought their towers, clips and the corresponding cross bars for my 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 ST, in conjunction with their FatCat 6 ski/snowboard mount.

The only two issues I had were as follows:

1) Both crossbars, when installed according to the exact specifications, display a slight downward warping/sloping between each two towers. I reached out to Yakima's excellent customer service, and after they checked with their fit team, I was assured that this is quite normal for some car models, depending on a variety of installation variables. This put me at ease, and, functionally, there is nothing wrong with them and the sloping doesn't bother me anymore.

2) The recommended distance between the front towers and the rear towers is only 20 inches for my car model. This is quite a short distance, and it makes putting long skis on the ski mount difficult. No problem for snowboards, but skis have been an issue for me. Yakima customer service insisted that I should not deviate from the recommended 20 inch distance, and recommended that I should be using their stretch kit if I require a wider space between the front and rear. This kit costs upwards of 100 dollars and looks a little bit like a kludge to me.

My recommendation is to download the installation and fitting instructions for your car model first to see what the distance between the front and rear towers (and, consequently, the crossbars) will be, to see if it fits your needs. I would say that 20 inches is the absolute minimum, and doesn't work for all purposes.

Hope this helps someone. Rest assured that whatever issue you might be having with Yakima products, their superb customer service will be getting it right for you. At least that was my experience.

Yakima makes good products and these prove that out. Easy to install, the painted finish is nicely applied, and they are well engineered.

Inherited a rack, but needed to swap out the clips for it to work with my vehicle. Clips are not the easiest to remove and the protective "sticker" like pad does not stay on well. However, as long as you are careful, they just work. Have not had any issues with them holding the rack to my car.

I had a Yakima rack for years and it was fine. Did what a rack should do. The high price maybe was worth it, maybe not but that's up to you. The problem with this expensive system was made clear to me one day when I came out to my car and the rack was gone. Yes, I bought the expensive locks and it was locked. How could it possibly have disappeared? Turns out these clips aren't really designed to stay on so seriously. Apparently you can just jam a screw driver under the clips and pry them out from the door recess. You're thinking, but won't that scratch up the car quite badly? Yes. Yes it does. Beware this system. It's not as secure as Yakima wants you to believe. I'm just glad there was no expensive bike on it when it left. Getting better mileage now and I don't have to worry about parking garages!

Yakima stuff is crazy priced... but if you want to do it right, Buy these. They came with all the clips, rubber pads, and rub guards. They also came with all the measurements need for my car. Great buy!

These are exactly what they are made for. Integrate into the Q towers to help the rack fit your specific car. Gotta have them with your system. Fits my Honda civic perfectly. Good sturdy and strong piece.