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Originally Posted by randy88fj62
TravThePro,
My rear hatch works perfectly now. My goal is to have a manual back up or electrical back up so I can get in and out should the problem occur.
I like your Rav4 handle. Could you share some more specifics on how you did that? It sounds like something I'd like to do and easy to find parts in the junk yards.
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As a quick disclaimer, I did this to my 3rd gen. So it won't be the exact same as how it is for your 4th gen, but it should be really similar to do this to it though. I had to fabricate brackets to mount the cables to the hatch actuator with 1/8" angle aluminum, but if you are slightly handy it should be easy to do with basic tools.
I suggest that you take the back cover off of your hatch and inspect that this project will be possible for you before you undertake it.
The junkyard is perfect for this, it's where I ended up buying both front door handles off of a 3rd gen Rav4 for this project on my buddies GX470 and my 4Runner. The front door handle off of a 1st gen or 3rd gen Rav4 (2nd gen might work as well, but I haven't taken one apart) will have cables attached to the lever/lock instead of rods, this allows you to route the cables around the rear window that rolls down and would otherwise make this feature useless.
Would you like some pictures of how I did it with a smaller write up?