side curtain airbag question

[sweaty]

I have third row seats. I looked at the manual and noticed that the side curtain airbags if deployed will cover from the front side window all the way through to the rear non-movable window. It hangs from the top to the door arm rest.

A search found this:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/239485-5th-gen-modular-storage-panel-11.html

Good discussion without definite answer.

Please see attachment. What I want to do is to use the screw (the red arrows points to it) and install a bar in the red rectangle area along the headline. The red circle is the marking that says "side curtain"

My question is: will this location, (the red rectagle) obstruct the airbag deployment?

 

[STX4Runner]

Looks like it won't cover it up, but might be risky.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...-curtain-airbag-deployment-2.html#post1656451

 

[vjack]

If you have passengers back there regularly I would not want something mounted remotely near the airbags. Even if they don't interfere with the airbags in their final position, there is no saying how they move around as they inflate.

 

[Kamalani Mahie]

If you have passengers back there regularly I would not want something mounted remotely near the airbags. Even if they don't interfere with the airbags in their final position, there is no saying how they move around as they inflate.

Agreed; or how the crash is going...

 

[sweaty]

Looks like it won't cover it up, but might be risky.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...-curtain-airbag-deployment-2.html#post1656451

Thanks for finding the link. I've been looking all over for a picture of deployed side curtain.

I don't have regular passenger in the third row but I just want to be thorough before I do something like that. I'll leave it alone.

Thanks again.