Gullwing door panels

[itr1275]

I'm confused, but that's nothing new.

The thread says Gull Wing Doors. Which I assumed it meant the doors, not changing a window into a door.

Gull Wing Door for people are not useful on a 4 door truck. They were design for small 2 door cars where space was limited and the overhead room for entry is useful.

Now if we are talking about the rear side window, eh why? If you are sleeping back there and need to crack a window, there are existing 5 windows. 6 if you have the moon roof. I'm not sure what some extra holes would do?

You could always add one of these if really want some air flow.

 

[sn_85]

I would so buy this mod.

As long as it has a Mr. Fuel and can take banana peels, eggs, and a miller lite as fuel

 

[bmklaw]

Seems cool but the back window rolls down so I’m not sure it’s entirely necessary

 

[thennen]

I'm confused, but that's nothing new.

The thread says Gull Wing Doors. Which I assumed it meant the doors, not changing a window into a door.

Gull Wing Door for people are not useful on a 4 door truck. They were design for small 2 door cars where space was limited and the overhead room for entry is useful.

Now if we are talking about the rear side window, eh why? If you are sleeping back there and need to crack a window, there are existing 5 windows. 6 if you have the moon roof. I'm not sure what some extra holes would do?

You could always add one of these if really want some air flow.

Thread title fooled me, too. Hinged replacement window panel may not roll off the tongue as easily, but that's what it is.

 

[itr1275]

Thread title fooled me, too. Hinged replacement window panel may not roll off the tongue as easily, but that's what it is.

This is true, but I still like my RV vent solution. It's custom.

 

[TJM]

Like this?

This is the greatest thing I have ever seen. I would work the rest of my life to pay this mod off. Please come to my house and begin my indentured servitude by doing this to my truck. Thanks in advance.

 

[itr1275]

Like this?

Can you actually get to 88 MPH?

 

[slawburb]

Now there is an option on the market!

https://veloxoffroad.com/4-runner-drivers-side-rear-window-gullwing

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[Stembot]

https://veloxoffroad.com/4-runner-drivers-side-rear-window-gullwing



/https://veloxoffroad.com/4-runner-drivers-side-rear-window-gullwing/

This looks extremely intriguing. Who's going to be the first person to give this a go? Price seems a bit high for a gas spring and two powder coated sheets of aluminum, but I understand the business just stood up a month ago.

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[slawburb]

This looks extremely intriguing. Who's going to be the first person to give this a go? Price seems a bit high for a gas spring and two powder coated sheets of aluminum, but I understand the business just stood up a month ago.




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Lots of engineering and the price of metal is insane right now!

 

[Bas_G]

That looks super interesting, but honestly I would already be happy with one of those hinged things you had on the rear window of minivans in the 90's.

 

[slawburb]

Velox Offroad makes 5th gen gullwings

Velox Offroad makes 5th gen gullwings and all gens now

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[Astro]

Check out this site. I just ran across this new company came out in 2021. They do for 5th gen 4runner. They say they’ll do other vehicles too as time progresses


Velox Offroad

 

[mrblah]

ordered a driver side gullwing..mainly to replace a theft related broken window. Might as well use this opportunity to upgrade the driver side, since there is no blind spot anyways. Now thieves have one less window to break in the future.

 

[Velox Offroad]

Group buy for Gullwings!

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[billiamwu]

I did my install two weekends ago. I wasn't familiar with how to remove windows, so I found someone in our local Toyota group to help (his full-time profession).

We had the both glass panels out and gullwings installed in just under 2.5 hours. Having a second person hold while you drill, align bolts, etc. helped out a ton (I'm keen on dropping everything).

I took the opportunity to sound deaden the inside and cleanup some wiring with the inside taken apart.

 

[rayofsi]

I did my install two weekends ago. I wasn't familiar with how to remove windows, so I found someone in our local Toyota group to help (his full-time profession).

We had the both glass panels out and gullwings installed in just under 2.5 hours. Having a second person hold while you drill, align bolts, etc. helped out a ton (I'm keen on dropping everything).

I took the opportunity to sound deaden the inside and cleanup some wiring with the inside taken apart.

didnt sound deaden the gullwings?

 

[mrblah]

im not too terribly happy with these doors. They did not pass the car wash test.

It initially leaked pretty bad, so I had to add butyl tape and silicone around the frame, and that fixed water leaking around the frame.

After I fixed that, it leaked through the locking mechanism. It's not terrible, its just drops of water, but enough to annoy me. I don't have a fix for this, due to how the latch is facing downward, causes water to pool in the locking mechanism. other than putting on some tape to cover it or greasing the shit out of the key hole or locking mechanism area.

I don't have issues with sound or vibration coming into the cab though. So very meh on this purchase.

 

[rayofsi]

im not too terribly happy with these doors. They did not pass the car wash test.

It initially leaked pretty bad, so I had to add butyl tape and silicone around the frame, and that fixed water leaking around the frame.

After I fixed that, it leaked through the locking mechanism. It's not terrible, its just drops of water, but enough to annoy me. I don't have a fix for this, due to how the latch is facing downward, causes water to pool in the locking mechanism. other than putting on some tape to cover it or greasing the shit out of the key hole or locking mechanism area.

I don't have issues with sound or vibration coming into the cab though. So very meh on this purchase.

Dang i just put a deposit down on that group buy..

 

[mrblah]

Dang i just put a deposit down on that group buy..

LOL. Just buy butyl tape and follow along the inside edges of the foam tape. Not sure how to fix the leaky lock though. The lock leak isnt bad though. The water saturates the locking mechanism, so you will see water run down the inside, window stopper/arm lever and it drips. Maybe 2 or 3 drops through a automatic car wash.

My window frame leaked cuz whoever put the foam tape on started and stopped on top, left of window and had a gap in the foam at that top left corner, and thats where the water comes in due to driving and gravity. They should have started on bottom right of window, and use one continuous foam piece with no breaks in it...but they didnt do that.

I put butyl tape behind it and that fixed it for the most part. However, I'm a paranoid person, so i added silicone to the other side of the foam tape. No leaks now around the frame.