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Originally Posted by CelticRunner
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately the wire is fraying a bit too.
Even worse, it’s a 2006 with 2006 levels of rust underneath. Nothing terrible and mechanic says it’s fine, but sure makes me nervous thinking about unbolting and bolting a new spare carrier up there. (Which is why your fix is so tempting).
Hoping someone can confirm the parts I need with all the knowledge on this board. I thought about doing this years ago but never got around to it. Really should be able to access the spare though.
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I can confirm that 51900-60280 is the correct part number for the spare tire carrier for the 4th gen. It is just what you see in the pics, no other covers or shields are included, not even the 6 bolts (?). My 4Runner is a 2004.
Like daprotege5 wrote, the new carriers have a chain instead of a cable. There are new ones with the chain on eBay for a lot less than the Toyota Parts Overstock place in your link.
If you’re interested, I have a used one with the cable (and the six bolts!) that I bought on eBay from rust-free SoCal that I don’t think I’ll ever use. (My 33” spare is on my roof, and I still haven’t removed my old rusty carrier yet (Chicago area rust). $100 shipped? (Shipping would cost me ~$20). If you’re not interested, no problem. $100 looks like the going rate for these on eBay, even the used ones. The new ones with the chain are only about $20 more.
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2004 Limited V8 4WD 183k miles. Stratosphere Mica paint, Stone interior. Too many mods to list here.
