Power Lift Gate?

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starbai

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I'm sure this question has been asked 1000 times but I tried doing a search and I came up negative.

Does anyone know of an aftermarket (or otherwise) solution to make the rear tail gate of a 2016 4Runner powered? (Auto Open close with the remote, button, or swipe of the foot)?

Thanks in advance!
 
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1engineer said:
No..
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Don't be mad... believe it or not, its not for me! lol

Im told that it makes a difference when you've got a baby in one hand and trying to load stuff in another hand. Tryina convince a buddy of mine to pick up a 4runner, and says he loves em' but a lack of a power lift gate for a 40k suv doesn't work for him.
 
starbai said:
Don't be mad... believe it or not, its not for me! lol

Im told that it makes a difference when you've got a baby in one hand and trying to load stuff in another hand. Tryina convince a buddy of mine to pick up a 4runner, and says he loves em' but a lack of a power lift gate for a 40k suv doesn't work for him.
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My wife's MDX has a power lift gate and honestly I find it annoyingly slow to open or close. As for the loading stuff with a baby in arm... you get used to it by holding things in your armpits or between your knees. Or you adapt by realizing you can't do it all in one trip lol. This is coming from experience with two kids 18 months apart.
 
Get the limited?.. i just lower the rear window from the outside with the push button and throw groceries in when i'm 1 handed.
 
starbai said:
Don't be mad... believe it or not, its not for me! lol

Im told that it makes a difference when you've got a baby in one hand and trying to load stuff in another hand. Tryina convince a buddy of mine to pick up a 4runner, and says he loves em' but a lack of a power lift gate for a 40k suv doesn't work for him.
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Honestly, with how slow they open/close, how annoying they are in general, and how expensive as **** it is to fix when it breaks...

Tell your buddy to either drop the baby or put shit down and open the door like a man. His choice which he wants to drop first, I won't judge.

Joking aside, he would still have to reach for his keys or hit the button on the door, at which point he should have enough freedom to actually open the hatch by hand. I replace a lot of hatch struts and ECUs under recall/warranty for Rav4 & Highlander. The parts are NOT cheap (like easily close to a grand per shock), I wonder how long they'll last out of warranty.

This among other newer feature just makes me lose faith in humanity with each passing day... :/
 
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BlackWorksInc said:
Honestly, with how slow they open/close, how annoying they are in general, and how expensive as **** it is to fix when it breaks...

Tell your buddy to either drop the baby or put shit down and open the door like a man. His choice which he wants to drop first, I won't judge.

Joking aside, he would still have to reach for his keys or hit the button on the door, at which point he should have enough freedom to actually open the hatch by hand. I replace a lot of hatch struts and ECUs under recall/warranty for Rav4 & Highlander. The parts are NOT cheap (like easily close to a grand per shock), I wonder how long they'll last out of warranty.

This among other newer feature just makes me lose faith in humanity with each passing day... :/
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I agree. Powerliftgate = Vagina.
 
The back window rolls down on the 4Runner. Roll down window, toss baby in, throw groceries on top to secure it and drive on home. Lift gate never has to open. Problem solved.
 
TRDSchin said:
Next thing you know they'll have automatic doors.. :der:
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Funny story... I'm so used to Sienna auto-sliding doors that when I went for lunch with some co-workers I'm standing there like a twit waiting for the door to open. Turns out that door wasn't working and that's what the used car guy was looking at before lunch. XD LMAO
 
I hear babies go for around 50-100K dollars.

If you sold it I'm sure you could afford to pay off the truck and pay someone to open / close the lift gate for you and even a personal driver for a year or so!
 
starbai said:
Don't be mad... believe it or not, its not for me! lol

Im told that it makes a difference when you've got a baby in one hand and trying to load stuff in another hand. Tryina trying to convince a buddy of mine to pick up a 4runner, and says he she loves em' but a lack of a power lift gate for a 40k suv doesn't work for him her.
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Didn't like "no"? How about "hell no"?

#3rdworldprobs
#minivan
 
living4surf said:
I'm going with be glad you don't have more electronic things to fail later on
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Ain't this the truth...Says the guy who held in 4 golf bags from the back seat of an Infiniti FX as we drove home with the biggest ricer spoiler I've seen yet...yes, the trunk was stuck WIDE open, and it stayed like that until we were advised by the dealership at home (we were on Vacation) to simply ignore all the grinding and death noises, and force it closed until he could get to the dealer for the fix. Try doing THAT with a baby in your arms!
 
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