possibly dumb question: has anyone tried fitting a rear door from a GX470 onto a T4R?

mannydantyla · 2018-08-28T15:42:05+00:00

How cool would it be for the rear door to swing out - like a Land Cruiser - instead of up? This would also allow you to mount your spare tire on the door, allows you to put extra long stuff (like kayaks) on the roof while still being able to open the rear door, doesn't hit your wife in the head when you close it, and is just cooler. Well, the Lexus GX470 is basically the same vehicle (right? both are based off the Prado platform I think), and it had a rear door that swings out. Ok, it wouldn't be a direct bolt-on as the hinges would need to be welded onto the 4Runner's sheet metal - which would need to be reinforced if it's not already. And if you look at a 4th gen 4runner and a GX470, the sheet metal is not exactly the same, especially the rear. But I thought it might be worth asking! Would be a cool project!

Thread starter mannydantyla
Start date Aug 28, 2018

Habitant

Junior Member

Aug 30, 2018

I had the swing out door on a 2010 RAV 4. Super inconvenient. Having a smaller garage we always had to leave the garage door open to remove items from the back because the door would conveniently block the path to the door into house.