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Everyone is free to do what they want of course, but personally I wouldn't want to affix anything to the spot where the airbag deploys. I know it's just a small piece of plastic, but I wouldn't want extra crap flying towards my eyes/face if it deploys.

Nice thread hijack shilling every other screen product on the market. :lmao: Seriously, it's good that there are several options out there. Everyone has different needs and price points. I wasn't aware of some of these products, and it's useful to know at least one of them is priced...

Interesting, I wasn't aware of their products. Very similar approach to my first attempt.

I've considered it, though I don't have immediate plans to do it. I was thinking I'd probably make it fold in half so it wouldn't take up so much room when you weren't using it.

Yes, that's right. I could probably get a bit more screen area. There's a limit, at some point it won't be rigid enough to stay put. And thanks, glad you liked it!

I never liked the idea of trapping the screen in my door gaskets, and also seemed like it would be an easy way for water to wick inside if it rained. I have friends that like that style of screen for their Sprinter vans, good to hear it's an option for 4Runners.

Haven't decided yet, but it's not out of the question. They aren't quite "production-ready," and it's a leap to take a prototype to where it's something that can be made profitably, etc.

I wanted to share the results of a bunch of work that I've been doing over the last month or so to design a better camping screen for our 5th gens. After a lot of searching, I couldn't find anything available on the market that I liked, and the "quick and dirty" methods like using painters tape...

I've had a black 1Up for a couple seasons now. I sometimes carry fat bikes with studded tires in the winter months, and my trays are now a bit chipped where the tires contact. Also the overall black finish is duller than it was when new, presumably from UV. I still think the black rack looks...

Just got a set of non-LT 265/70R17 on my TRDP. Looking forward to seeing how they do - so far I've only got 20 miles on them but they're nice and quiet. The original Nitto Terra Grapplers were always super noisy from day 1 (WUB-WUB-WUB-WUB above 40MPH), wore terribly, and were cupped to hell...

Some reviews (or should I say "reviews"?) turning up on YouTube. Maybe these have already been posted. Unfortunately none are really in-depth, technical, or thorough enough to satisfy my skepticism and engineering background, but it's something to look at anyway. YouTube YouTube YouTube...

I've also wondered how much of a problem this is. I've only had my hitch rack for a month or so and no problems on a couple long road trips... 1UP USA sells a nice looking (but $$$) plate holder and LED light add-on for their racks but I don't run my hitch rack full time, and it's not really...

Yes, it's a Thule Force L (Large) - aka Thule 628 ( https://www.thule.com/en-us/us/cargo-carrier/car-top-carrier/thule-force-l-_-1688652 ). It's mounted to factory rack and rails. You do need to move the rails slightly so the box will clear the rear hatch when it's open, but that's easy...

I am currently using a couple of 6' cables ( https://www.amazon.com/Master-Lock-78DPF-Braided-Diameter/dp/B00004Y8CX ) and padlocks ( https://www.amazon.com/Master-Lock-Padlock-Laminated-1115DLHIM/dp/B012SBIGR2/ ). I run a loop through the bikes (and wheels if possible) and lock to the loops on...

From what I can tell the main difference is that the Quik is a 1.25" receiver rack with an adapter that lets you use it in a 2" receiver. They are very similar in design but the structure that holds the tilt mechanism and hitch mount are a bit less beefy on the Quik. The Super also has the...