Thule & Yakima - Why the delays?

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We've had our Yukon for months, and GM has sold tens of thousands of vehicles.

Why is Thule and Yakima taking so long figuring out what crossbars fit? I heard that some people have ordered cheap crossbars on Amazon with no issue, so the rails obviously aren't anything exotic right?.
 
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I mean in general Thule roof racks will fit on any crossbar. I bought the Chevy OEM bars and got a used Thule on OfferUp for $150.
 
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Here it is the day I picked it up. But the racks have a claw that tighten around essentially any shape bar but the ones Chevy sells look great. IMG_20201216_205259~2.jpg
 
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I'm really hoping for some strong crossbars that I can leave on and also have low road noise. Do you hear wind noise from the GM crossbars?
 
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No noise at all. They also come with a locking mechanism and are very heavy duty. I would definitely recommend the ones available from Chevy. They also held onto the loaded up Thule rack for 2500 miles.
 
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I have been waiting as well.

The factory ones look really high. New Tahoe is already 1.5 inches taller than my previous Yukon Denali. The crossbars on the Denali seemed more flush and I still struggled in parking garages.
 
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I bit the bullet on the factory rails and they are really nice. Some deals tube found online.
 
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ShopChevyParts.com they arrived in 2 days from Florida to PA and they had a code for an additional discount (New2021) when I ordered. With shipping it was like $375 so it was 25% discount.

The truck is about 81 inches high with these installed and most standard garages are 84 inches (7 foot).
 
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