Snailfly Silver Cross Bars Roof Racks Fit for 2020-2025 Toyota Highlander XLE XSE Limited Platinum (Models with Side Rails)

Despite other reviews to the contrary, this product fit my 2021 Highlander Hybrid XLE perfectly. The bars were the perfect length. I think those reviewers were trying to install the rear bar on the front, in which case it will definitely be too short. The bars are different lengths because the car gets narrower towards the rear. You have to put the shorter bar in the rear.I agree with other reviewers that the instructions are absolutely horrible. So, what I did was I took out all the pieces, laid them out, then worked out where each piece fits, like a puzzle. If you think about it in advance, it's not hard. But here are complete instructions in case you need them:1. Remove the cover plates from the rails on the top of the car.2. Remove the plastic covers from the four mount brackets that come with the product.3. The mount brackets are identical, but two are mirror-images (for left and right side). Luckily, the mounting hole that the bolt goes into is off-center, so there's no way to put them on backwards. Start at the rear-left side of the car and install the first mount bracket. Use the BLACK bolt, and don't forget the washer! Tighten the bolt only half way for now.4. Take the SHORTER of the two crossbars and slide it into the bracket you just installed. The crossbar is raised in the middle, don't put it on upside down!5. Insert the black nut into the slot on the top of the crossbar, then thread the silver bolt into it from the end. Don't tighten all the way.6. Find a right-side bracket and go to the back-right of the car and slide the other side of the crossbar into the end of the bracket.7. Attach the bracket to the car with the black bolt and washer.8. Insert the black nut into the slot on the top of the crossbar and thread the silver bolt into it.9. Now you can tighten down the black bolts on both the left and right side so they are fully tight (don't overtighten). When tightening, ensure the brackets remain snug to the car and there are no gaps.10. Fully tighten the silver bolts that hold the crossbars on the brackets.11. Check everything is solid, tight and no wobbling. Check that there are no gaps between the brackets and the car (if so, you'll need to loosen everything and re-seat the bracket).12. Install the plastic caps. FIRST, insert the yellow plastic retainer tie through the hole on the inside of the bracket (this keeps it from flying away if it gets loose). Next, starting at the end of the bracket where the crossbar attaches, slide the end of the plastic cap over the bottom of the bracket. Finally, push down firmly on the bottom part of the plastic cap close to the car. NOTE: if it seems loose or flimsy, you didn't push hard enough. You may also need to whack it with your palm. It should not be loose at all. Reviewers who said the caps seemed like they could fall off easily have not secured them fully.13. Repeat for front bracket.

Does not come with instructions but is very easy to install. Very good quality and still on strong. I've had it on for a month and already took a trip from San Diego to Puerto Penasco and back with 4 luggage and a pack-and-play. Very sturdy.

Struggled through instructions the rail brackets and covers are clearly labeled.However there is no marking on the cross bars themselves and no mention in the instructions that one bar is about and inch longer than the other one.So I assembled them With the four torox screws to the rail brackets one was to long and one was to short.Just about to get ready to send them back but decide to measure the rails one indeed was longer than the other. After disassembling and re assembling got he longer one, I think in the front it fit ok.Also a torque spec on the bolts that mount the brackets to roof rail.Hope you have a torque wrench it's called out in Newton meters.I just tightened the bolts as much as I could with a 1/4” drive ratchet. When it was all together and tightened it felt pretty sturdy covers seemed a bit flimsy.I hope they stay on, but at less than half the price of OEM Toyota rack they don’t look to bad.Also picture # 7 in the instructions if somebody figures out what that is please let me know .Someone had posted on you tube a PDF of Toyota Instructions they were a little better but it looks like the instructions were copied from them for these rails very similar.No mention in Toyota instructions about rails being different lengths either.

This is a good roof rack for the money. Typically for the price range, it has some flaws.1. Poor or missing instructions - The single instruction sheet describes the base mounting procedure, but does not show how to mount the crossbars. After some fussing, I figured that the provided black screw mounts were supposed to slide into the holes on each end of the crossbar and secured with the provided steal screws (see image).2. Plastic parts break easily. Each mount is provided with a cover. There is a yellow plastic tether that is to be inserted in the the eyelet of the plastic cover. On one mount the plastic eyelet broke off as I attempted to install it. Tabs on one of the black screw mount broke off while trying to insert them.3. There is a "front" and a "back" crossbar. Neither of which is marked, but one is longer than the other. The longer bar is the "front" and the shorter bar is the "back". The front bar fits snuggly but the back bar seems too short until you start tightening the screws. The gap disappears when the screws are tightened. Be aware that you must install one mount first, slide the crossbar on, then slide the other mount into bar before securing it to the vehicle. If you attached the two mounts first, the crossbar will NOT have enough space to slide into position.All-in-all, the installation went smoothly and it took approximate 1 hour. If the "complete" instruction were included, installation might have gone much smoother.I like the look of the rack and even with the installation flaws seems sturdy and capable. Please note that the rack is rated for 150 lbs. It's not designed for heavy loads.

I installed this roof rack on my mom's 2022 Highlander Limited. The instructions aren't super-clear, or really helpful but there's not exactly a lot of parts to contend with, and you can pretty much tell by how the parts are labeled as to what goes where. Plan on spending about 20 minutes on the install. There are also videos on youtube that can walk you through the process. The included tool kit didn't match what was advertised, so you might have to just wing it when it comes to torqueing down the bolt. The only minor complaint is that the plastic covers had a few small paint chips right out of the box, nothing that would compel me to return it though.