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Today we are going to review part number TH45050 from Thule. This is Thules Complete Crossroad
Kit with 50-inch Long Bars and Locks. What this is designed for basically is, if you
have got a factory roof-rack system that does not have crossbars, just the bars that go
from front to rear, this will complement what you have, and you can use a variety of Thule
components on top of it. This is all you need. You have got the factory roof rack. You do
not have to buy any other parts, aside from the objects that you want to attach to the
bars themselves. This is the part that actually sits on the
bars on your factory roof rack it does not do any scratching to your vehicle. This strap
wraps around it, around the bar, and goes to this slot right here, and then gets tightened
down into place. There is this little Allen bolt here that you tighten up to take up the
tensioned here so it tightens onto the bar. There is a little arrow molded in to tell
you where to center the roof-rack bar on the pad. Also, the mounting pads on here also
move back and forth to suit the width of the bars on your vehicle. Next are the components
that come with the crossbars. These contain the tool to actually tighten down the bars
onto the roof rack. And also, you can see on the end here they actually have a little
cap here where you can install the locks. And these are the lock cores themselves. They
are all keyed alike, plus they come with a lock core key. Now we will go ahead and install
these bars and give you a good idea of how they fit, how they look, and how they work
for you.