Removing Yakima Roof Rack Towers

The classic yakima tower for cars with nothing up top the q towers pair with q clips to turn a naked roof vehicle into a versatile pile it on hauling machi.

Removing yakima roof rack towers.

With the key in the core you will then be able to slide the core out as one piece. In the interest of ensuring absolute safety using the q tower roof rack we ask that you immediately examine your product to determine if you have an affected unit. If you have older towers you can check our online fit guide for discontinued tower fits. Here s a link to the instructions for yakima baseline towers.

The core would not removed if it was locked. The affected units can be identified by the distinguishing markings as shown below. Next you will insert the change key into the core. Please follow the steps methodically insuring you complete each step in order.

When using the change key part y8007835 to remove and replace a lock cylinder what you have to do is first have the lock in the unlocked position. We also have this helpful video that walks you thr. Yakima is the world s leading brand of car racks including roof racks bike racks hitch racks and many more for all of life s adventures. If you do not see your tower listed it means it was not tested on your model of car.

I attached a link to another question that has a video attached that shows the process.