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After reading some of the reviews I was a bit worry about the quality of the screws, but installation was easy and without any issue. The screws are well made, kit came with 2 Allen keys for the bar ends and the mounting screws, did not strip any screws during installation.Tips:Make sure the screw is properly seated in the thread to avoid crossed thread, rock the bar back and forth a bit until the screw can be hand-turned easily in.Make sure the Allen key is seated properly all the way in the screw and position yourself directly in front of the screw to avoid stripping the screws. If it’s not seated fully, the force will not distribute evenly and you’ll strip any screw. I laid flat on the roof to tighten the screws.Don’t over tighten the screws to the point of stripping, tighten it enough and then use blue threadlocker.

Amazed at how nice this kit is! I was skeptical with the low price but these rails are a perfect fit for my 18' Explorer Sport! Very easy to install and feel very sturdy once installed. Highly recommend! I didn't notice any increase in noise with these either.

I attempted to install these on my 2018 Explorer last night. The front bar went on easy enough. Two tips for making the install easier, since it's difficult to access the bolts underneath the crossbar when mounted. 1) Preassemble, but do not tighten crossbar-mount bolts. 2) Snugly tighten the mounts to the rails so that the distance been roof rails is accurate for the crossbar. Tighten the inner most bolt for the crossbar-mount interface. This is doable with the allen wrench provided, but the bolt must be finger tight before placing the cross bar on the car. Remove the rail and tighten the remaining crossbar-mount bolts. Then, permanently install the crossbar.The rear bar will install ONLY in the rear-most position (5/6 in the instructions). If attempting to install in the middle position (3/4 in the instructions), using all the adjustment in the mounts, the bars are 1/4 inch too short. Or, 1/2 inch too short with adjustment all the way the other way.I'll be temporarily installing with washers on one side to fill the gap. As a permanent fix, I'll be making two 3/16 inch aluminum shims to fill the gap to mount these in the middle position (3/4 in the instructions).

I put these on my 2016 explorer. Got a lot of use out of them. They installed fairly easily and have maintained for several months now. Look good and useful. I read a review that somebody heard a whistling noise after they installed them. I have not had that issue. I have a sunroof that’s open all the time and no sound at all from them.

Impressed with its strength, especially with the metal end brackets (as opposed to the plastic brackets of the other options). In fact, with these brackets the label on the crossbars noted the strength as 200 lbs. instead of only 100 lbs. The only slight problem was that I had to use a small round file to clear a little flashing out of the adjustment holes in the cast brackets (easily done). At the first when the brackets were tightened to the bars these looked like they were misaligned, but once tightened to the side rails these self-straightened. These ended up fitting perfectly an don’t make any wind noise. It fit for me (but then, I can ‘tie my own shoes’). Again, very impressed.

I will update if the manufacturer ever replies.9/22/22 - no responseThe synopsis of my review is that:• everything about this product screams cheap. From metal screws that strip with the included hand tools, to re-purposed parts that are too large for the crossbar, to generic tools that are the wrong size for the installation of this product.• The mount is too large and probably was manufactured to be used with a different, larger, product.• The tools provided are the wrong size for this job. They need to be shallower.The mount for the crossbars is far too large so in order to properly secure the 4 screws underneath you will half to go back and forth between sides tightening the bolts as you go or readjusting. This took me over 30 minutes to diagnose why it wasn’t fitting and make the necessary adjustments.The reason this is going to take so long is because the included tools are too large to fit under the crossbar and the cars roof. This means to make any adjustment to the crossbar & mount junction you will have to remove the mount from the vehicle. This could all have been avoided if the manufacturer provided correctly sized tools (aka minimal depth).In the end I was able to partially install the crossbars but it doesn’t fit properly and rattles. Considering that two of the screws are completely stripped this cheap product is now permanently affixed to my car.I am not happy about having constant rattling that cannot be removed.