Door Stopper Repair

[octanejunkie]

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[MENTION=148218]JZiggy[/MENTION] are you in the bper rebuilding business yet?

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[cl4Rk]

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About to send mine off to him hopefully next weekend LOL

 

[JZiggy]

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I’ve done a good handful of em. Happy to do more. I really need someone to help me find a good set of cores since the set I was using before dun r-u-n-n-o-f-t

 

[Bad Luck]

I’ve done a good handful of em. Happy to do more. I really need someone to help me find a good set of cores since the set I was using before dun r-u-n-n-o-f-t

I think I have a full set of used ones I pulled off in my toolbox at work. I’ll try to look tomorrow if work is slow.

 

[JZiggy]

I think I have a full set of used ones I pulled off in my toolbox at work. I’ll try to look tomorrow if work is slow.

Awesome!!

I went ahead and bought a few extra kits to have on hand. A few folks have asked about these now. They are fun to do and I’d love to help more people do this mod.

 

[Kirk_B]

Good info in this thread.

Has anyone recently ordered the replacement fixators from Amazon?

Tim provided links to both the ebay store and amazon product, but as we know with whats going on in Ukraine/Russia, the ebay link is not an option at this time.

The Ebay link says the fixators are a type 1, which fit Toyotas. The Amazon link on the other hand doesnt list a type 1, but a type 8 which syas its also for Toyotas, but looking at the photos they look different than the type 1's.

If anyone has info on this, it would be greatly appreciated!

Ebay link: For Toyota 4RUNNER I-III Door Check Repair Kit (4 doors) Strap Stopper Replace | eBay

Amazon link: Amazon.com: UNEVIX Car Door Check Repair Kit for Select Suzuki, Honda Car - Premium Auto Door Check Kit with 4 Door Fixators, 8 Compensatory Pads - Heavy-Duty Door Check Set - Easy To Use Door Reinforcement Kit : Automotive

 

[pavelvoivoda]

Hey Dudes,

Are you tired of your doors not staying open for you? If so, this video might interest you. I learned of this repair from [MENTION=148218]JZiggy[/MENTION] aka Jordan.


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Just a small suggestion - I do know that it is sometimes hard to disconnect connectors, but it is not good practice to use a metal screwdriver to pry the connector from the power window switches, like you demonstrate in the video.

There is constant +12v at that connector, even when the ignition key is not in the ON position of the key cylinder. You could potentially touch the connector pins and short something. I don't think there are that many ground connections, but you could go from a 30minute job to a full day ordeal trying to trace a short.

Also, overtime, wires even tend to corrode while inside the insulation and sometimes they can melt when shorted, and not blow a fuse. It is an extreme case, but i've had it happen to me on a client's HDJ80.

Hope this helps

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Pavel

 

[JZiggy]

Good info in this thread.

Has anyone recently ordered the replacement fixators from Amazon?

Tim provided links to both the ebay store and amazon product, but as we know with whats going on in Ukraine/Russia, the ebay link is not an option at this time.

The Ebay link says the fixators are a type 1, which fit Toyotas. The Amazon link on the other hand doesnt list a type 1, but a type 8 which syas its also for Toyotas, but looking at the photos they look different than the type 1's.

If anyone has info on this, it would be greatly appreciated!

Ebay link: For Toyota 4RUNNER I-III Door Check Repair Kit (4 doors) Strap Stopper Replace | eBay

Amazon link: Amazon.com: UNEVIX Car Door Check Repair Kit for Select Suzuki, Honda Car - Premium Auto Door Check Kit with 4 Door Fixators, 8 Compensatory Pads - Heavy-Duty Door Check Set - Easy To Use Door Reinforcement Kit : Automotive

Yes — I have used the Amazon ones and they work fine. Slightly different but same Univex name.

 

[Tibor]

Accepting for rebuild?

Hi, my door checker on the front driver side finally gave out(270,000 miles) after using my vehicle delivering packages for two years. I’m wodering if you do rebuild them? I checked Timmy’s YT link for the DIY, but the vendor in Ebay is “away” and “not shipping to the USA” as of the moment. The checked assembly is all in great shape except the worn down sliding plastics.

Tbh, I registered just a while ago on this forum just for this specific issue. I went to 3rd Gen 4R mafia facebook page and with no avail.

Thank you kindly.

 

[Romeo1]

I'm in the same boat. The parts aren't available now due to sanctions.....

If there's another source, please anyone post it. That would be awesome. The Toyota ones are available, but man they are silly expensive for what they are.

It's definitely my next project once I get the current one wrapped up.

 

[JZiggy]

Hey guys, I rebuild these. I have a few kits in stock. If you check the classifieds you’ll see my posts about it. Feel free to PM me if you want.

 

[Tibor]

Hey guys, I rebuild these. I have a few kits in stock. If you check the classifieds you’ll see my posts about it. Feel free to PM me if you want.

Thanks for the reply, pardon my inability to navigate through this forum, but for some reason I cannot find the button to PM you. I think it's safe to assume that my account being to new prohibits me from messaging privately. Not sure if you can PM me though?

 

[JHUNT#3]

Looks like I stumbled across this too late with the kits no longer being available and JZiggy just running out too...

For people who have done this / handled these door checks before, what are your thoughts on converting a RH check to a LH one? I know they're different PN's and not directly interchangeable, but seems like the only difference between the sides is the orientation of that end piece "lug" on the body interface side of the bar - if you can remove that big pin and re-pin it with that lug flipped, it looks like that would convert a RH to LH or visa versa (am assuming they use the same piece parts but are assembled as mirror images).

My passenger side is pretty stiff so may just swap that with the driver's side one as a temporary improvement, unless I'm missing something.

 

[JZiggy]

Looks like I stumbled across this too late with the kits no longer being available and JZiggy just running out too...

For people who have done this / handled these door checks before, what are your thoughts on converting a RH check to a LH one? I know they're different PN's and not directly interchangeable, but seems like the only difference between the sides is the orientation of that end piece "lug" on the body interface side of the bar - if you can remove that big pin and re-pin it with that lug flipped, it looks like that would convert a RH to LH or visa versa (am assuming they use the same piece parts but are assembled as mirror images).

My passenger side is pretty stiff so may just swap that with the driver's side one as a temporary improvement, unless I'm missing something.

You should be able to swap side to side. The little covers on the frame side will sit upside down but who cares?

Once I get access to kits again I'll make rebuilds available...

 

[JHUNT#3]

You should be able to swap side to side. The little covers on the frame side will sit upside down but who cares?

Once I get access to kits again I'll make rebuilds available...

Ok sweet. Wasn't sure if that 10mm bolt was offset vertically from the bar at all or not (if so there could be some misalignment if flipped). I'll give that a try this weekend, thanks!

 

[JHUNT#3]

Forgot to follow up to confirm this is the case ^. The arms of the door checks themselves are identical and have one side marked "L" and the other "R", so just assembled as mirrors.

I wasn't able to de-pin the lug off the end to reassemble/convert them with the tools and patience I had on hand that day, but I'm sure it's possible.

Here are a couple pictures of the RH check in the LH spot.