BRIGHTLINES Heavy Duty Anti-Theft Premium Aluminum Roof Bars Roof Rack Crossbars Compatible with 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Audi Q7

read the instructions carefully and everything you need to know is in there. I read through the instructions first and I still missed something that was actually explained well in the instructions (I just had to line up the holes properly with my rails... if you install these you'll know what I mean). There are even pictures clearly identifying the inserts that you need to install in order to avoid the notorious "whistle" which is very common for roof racks in general. now that I have installed this rack once, it would take me 15 minutes to install them again. Since I plan to take them on and off regularly, this is a bonus for sure. only complaint is that the instructions do say to torque the screw inside to a specific nm rating, but it does not come with a torque tool and the one I have actually does not fit inside the little space.... I ended up just doing this by feel and I probably over tightened it pretty good... makes me a lil nervous, but so far so good :) it is still not the easiest thing to install, but take your time and read ALL DETAILS

Bought this for my daughter to put on our 2021 Audi Q5 to help get her stuff back from college 800 miles away. She had no trouble installing it and these bars are solid. This along with a rack and a back (which I'll also review) did the trick and should last a long time.

Heavy duty. Good quality. Good look. Easy to put on. Realized later that the front rack is longer than back. There is a little whistle, sound like its coming from one side. Not sure what I did wrong. When I listen to my music I can't even here it so it's not that big of a deal

Perfect fit!. It has good clearance for moon/sun roof too when fully propped up. The low profile looks More stylish than OEM part. The length was cut just right! The materials is top notch sturdy!Installation is easy if following the video from Amazon. To prevent whistling, carefully cut the 4 filler rubber piece as tight as possible leaving no airgap. Great stuff for reasonable price!

I ordered some other ones and they were not as sturdy and looked cheap. These are comparable to the Audi Q5 original roof racks. And they don’t whistle too much while driving, which was a concern of mine when reading the reviews, but decided to go for it anyway. I am happy to say that it’s not as bad as they say the whistling was going to be.

The rack they sent me were two different sizes?? Not sure if this was on purpose or not. But, looking at the rack on my car really bugged me seeing one rack longer then the other. (Look in the picture to see what I mean.) The install was very easy and straightforward for the most part. Be careful of the sharp edges as I cut myself sliding the top rail to center with my car.The deal break was the noise... after installing you will hear a very loud whistling noise. I mean louder then my radio blasting.... We tried to install the extra pieces to help with the noise but it didn't seem to make much of a difference. We couldn't take the noise and had to return the rack.Oh, and to add insult to the terrible experience they charge a restocking fee even tho we were well with in the 30 day return time. . I wouldn't recommend this to anyone with the headache it caused us.

Definitely looks nice and much better price than OEM parts. I have no whistle on my 2020 Audi Q7 even with some small gaps on the underside of the outer edges of the bars (due to issues removing, had to alter)They are straightforward and easy to install EXCEPT when you have to remove the end plug of the bars so you can then remove the lock portion. If you follow the instructions and slide the black wind strips into the bar WITH them attached with the groove and slit (it will make sense in the directions), it's tough to snap the end cap back on. Once you do get it back on, it's dang near impossible to get off.My son was helping with the install and inadvertently put the end plug in before the the locking piece so we tried and tried to get it off. It was stuck. It had to be pryed with a screwdriver carefully not to break the entire piece. Eventually it came off but looks terrible and beat up from trying to pry it, even pushing the button on the underside. Again, it will make sense with the directions and the end plug goes in and out easily until you attach the black wind tab to it. We tested the others before pushing the ends in all the way, and they too were way too tight so instead, just cut the end with the slit off the black tabs, which then leaves about 1/2 inch gap on the underside by the end plugs.Thankfully it didn't affect wind noise. I was happily surprised at how quiet these bars are. I've tried the top carrier on it and all works great, though haven't loaded it up and taken it on the freeway with the top carrier on, but we have driven many many miles with just the bars and no noise whatsoever .Just unhappy with the end cap of the one bar we put together and damaged trying to remove it. Bad design if you want to be able to remove the bars. I don't plan on leaving them on all of the time, so if I had to remove them with the way the instructions have you install them, it would be very frustrating and likely damaging to the bars. Save yourself the trouble and cut the attachment off and just slide the black tabs in without attaching them to the end caps..AND - watch out inside the lockable piece that the plastic tabs are all removed.. After the headache of everything else, the 4th and final lock would not go on without bending and pushing, so took one of the others off and saw there was no black piece inside of it. Once I broke it off the inside of the last piece, it slid on properly.The bars themselves are quality material, the plastic stuff is all right.

Great looking, easy to install and no issues on a 2000 mi trip with loaded carrier