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Yakima Control Tower Landing Pad - #6, #7, #11 and #12

    Yakima Control Tower Landing Pad - #6, #7, #11 and #12

    • $35.00 - $70.00
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    Landing Pads are the other part of the Control Tower system, made to fit a range of "other" vehicle applications.

    • Landing Pads #6 bolt onto just about any surface: truck caps, tent trailers, RVs and boats
    • Landing Pads #7 come with blind fasteners and are great for hard-to fit vehicles where you can't get to the underside of the roof
    • Landing Pads #11 are designed to fit on many different factory mounting points
    • Attachment to Control Towers (sold separately) is quick and easy
    • Custom-sized to distribute load evenly; custom pads offer great protection
    • Seal tight to keep water out
    • Long-lasting, stainless-steel hardware
    • Set of 2 for Landing Pads 6, 7 and 11; set of 4 for Landing Pad 12

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    Yakima Control Tower Landing Pad - #6, #7, #11 and #12 Customer Reviews

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    Yakima Control Tower Landing Pad - #6, #7, #11 and #12
     
    4.0

    (based on 4 reviews)

    75%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Stable (4)
    • Easy to install (3)
    • Easy to use (3)

    Cons

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        Jun

        6

        2013

         
        5.0

        Typically awesome Yakima

        By JamesMC

        from New Jersey

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        Pros

        • Easy To Install
        • Easy To Use
        • Stable

        Cons

          Best Uses

            Comments about Yakima Control Tower Landing Pad - #6, #7, #11 and #12:

            Works great on cars with factory hard-points on the roof. Fit my 2013 Subaru Impreza perfectly. Yakima round bars are much sturdier than the OEM Subaru crossbars (also made by Yakima, I believe, but pretty flimsy aero-type bars).

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            Feb

            11

            2011

             
            5.0

            >= any other rack mount method

            By knowWhentoFold

            from Western Washington

            About Me Intermediate

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            Pros

            • Compact
            • Permanent
            • Simple
            • Stable

            Cons

            • Needs Professional instal
            • Permanent

            Best Uses

            • Small Cars

            Comments about Yakima Control Tower Landing Pad - #6, #7, #11 and #12:

            As a former owner of a Volvo wagon with roof rails, the bare racks were noisy at speed and dropped the mpg by 2 or more. I disliked the headache of the 10 minute removal of my bars when I wasn't carrying a bike or kayak. I did a bit of research. A friend advised having rails installed and Landing pads, permitting a very fast removal and installation. My replacement vehicle is the newly redesigned Hyundai Elantra--I felt a bit nervous about having permanent hardware (by a Portland, OR rack installing firm) on a new model car, but I felt reassured by their professional approach re: air bag gas cylinders and positioning the bars so that my kayak wouldn't point up or down. I pulled the trigger, going with the landing pads, but not the rails. Labor was $100. As I had my own lock cores and bars, adding Landing Pads & Control Towers brought the total cost to $329.

            The standard rack system using Q towers and clips would have required much more work to attach/detach and would have left me feeling much less secure about the installation.

            The labor cost might be less, if you have a car like Mazda 3, which has nuts built in under the composite roof strips.

            I am happy.

            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            Oct

            25

            2010

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            1.0

            Beware of denting

            By RackGuy

            from Oregon

            About Me Anytime

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            Pros

            • Easy To Install
            • Easy To Use
            • Stable

            Cons

            • Dents Certain Cars

            Best Uses

            • None

            Comments about Yakima Control Tower Landing Pad - #6, #7, #11 and #12:

            The Landing Pad 11 seems like a great product, but it dents cars. Even with minimal tightening it dents BMW 3 Series. The worst part about this is it is a known issue with Yakima and they refuse to change the fit or even put a warning on it. The good news is that if it dents your car you can get them to pay for the damage, but it takes FOREVER for them to process it.

            • Was this a gift?:
            • Yes

            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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            Apr

            18

            2010

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            A more permanent solution to the Q-tower

            By Vegas Outdoorsman

            from Las Vegas, NV

            About Me Intermediate

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            Pros

            • Durable
            • Easy To Install
            • Easy To Use
            • Stable

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Large Cars
              • Luxury Cars
              • Small Cars
              • SUV's
              • Trucks

              Comments about Yakima Control Tower Landing Pad - #6, #7, #11 and #12:

              We had a set of Q-towers fail on an '05 Mazda 3 when we had 4 mt. bikes on our rack. After that we decided to try these for a safer mount. They work and look great, but the mounting options on our Mazda 3 hatchback left the bars too close together for our old wheel-chock and fork-mount bike mounts. Not the products fault, but wanted to mention this for other buyers.

              • Gift:
              • Yes

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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