Yakima EXO LitKit
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Make your license plate and taillights visible to drivers behind you while using your EXO system with the Yakima EXO LitKit. It attaches to your EXO SwingBase's arms to help keep you street-legal.
Shop similar products- Uses 4-Flat electrical connection and includes all necessary wiring to connect to your vehicle's wiring harness
- Requires no tools to install onto the arms of your own EXO SwingBase (not included); not intended to remain installed when SwingBase arms are folded in
- Attachment points allow the EXO LitKit to rotate down and out of the way to easily load and unload your other EXO accessories
- Powerful LED taillights have full brake, turn signal and lighting functionality
- Flexible license-plate attachment helps protect your plate from steep driveways
- Fits U.S. and Canada license plates
- Covered by manufacturer's 2-year warranty; see Yakima website for details
- Designed for use with the Yakima EXO SwingBase only (not included)
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The opposite of safety
First off, I like the bike carrier and the flexibility of the EXO setup. However, the LitKit fell off of the carrier and smashed on the interstate after ~20 miles. Root cause is the hand tension knobs to allow for tool-less installation and removal of the lights. The vibration from my vehicle was enough to work the hand tightened knobs off quickly. Fortunately, the wiring was stable and kept the lights from flying off and hitting anyone. Recommend Yakima takes a look at adding a failsafe, eg cotter pin or something to keep the knobs from coming off. Bottom line, these lights come off quite easy and present a safety risk.
Crafty solution but almost lost my license plate
I had to install this when I had the topshelf installed to be highway compliant. Unfortunately, the attachment point didn't stand up to road vibrations, fell off during my drive, and my license plate dragged against the ground. Unlike the rest of the EXO system which uses locking washers and bolts, these twist on knobs (hand tightened) seem to be mismatch for the rigor they need to go through. I spoke with a rack installation specialist, and they suggested adding a locking washer and washer before installing. Unfortunately, despite this product failing to operate properly, REI was not willing to accept my return without the knobs that fell off on the highway. Purchase and use with caution!
Poor design. Returned
Bought these as part of the complete EXO system for my van. The wiring was attached to the swing base with plastic clips that fell out easily. The wires then dragged on the ground and shorted the chassis wiring since there was no in line fuse for them.
Easy to install to remain compliant with a load
The light kit is easy to install and uses the trailer brake light plug to provide compliant lighting when the base and cargo can/will block the Car/Truck tag, and rear lighting. The box or the load on your basket can leave you not compliant with view of truck/car tab or brakes/flashers/turn signals/ runnning lights.
Works Great!
This product was easy to install and it works as it should, very happy with it.