philsey
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No fool, I called you out for criticizing this thread, and whining that OP "spent" $5 and charged $50.... and of course you got bunched panties as you always do when challenged.
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Ultimate camping mod- rear window up / down and hatch pop with ignition off!
- Thread starter nytosc
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No fool, I called you out for criticizing this thread, and whining that OP "spent" $5 and charged $50.... and of course you got bunched panties as you always do when challenged.
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nb rob
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Indeed it does still work that way.
This mod is geared more toward someone that's sleeping in the back of the 4r.
it's a major PITA not being able to open the hatch when you're inside.
Although sandcrawler's point about dogs operating the switch is something that would be very real for me. The red button reminds me of the trap door in Mr. Burn's office.
I don't see any harm in someone buying a couple more components and selling the assembly for a very reasonable price on here.... I think it's a great mod! Nice job
On Point
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Off-choader
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no harm in selling kits, it’s the refusing to post your write up because you wanna make a buck even though he has probably benefitted from everyone else’s writeups. that’s what fuels these forums without it, what’s left is a bit of diagnostic help and argueing like seen above. i like arguing online so that’s what i come for
Antman
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Well.... I've had many MANY people that have wanted me to sell kits and I either do it for them for free or send them parts or help them on the phone...
Good karma- it ALWAYS comes around. Lots of people on here have helped me out in all sorts of ways.
I don't begrudge the op for charging for it though- to each his own.
Good karma- it ALWAYS comes around. Lots of people on here have helped me out in all sorts of ways.
I don't begrudge the op for charging for it though- to each his own.
Titanpat57
Senior Member
Ok guys...let's not bust up this guys hard work. I get both sides of the stick...but in my world, my time is worth something...and this mod is above my pay grade between finding parts, having the ability to take it apart and put it together with instructions...well done mod, reasonable price....I'm buying this ***** tomorrow...great job OP!
Antman
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Since we are such close pals, I'll offer you the same kit for $49.95...:biggrin2::bolt:
I'm in the same boat. I don't have time to track all this stuff down and piece it together. But if I buy this kit I will prob mod it to mount to the upper part of my rago fab molle panels instead of drilling holes in the plastic. Maybe put the switches in a small plastic box and mount the box to the panel?
Fountainhead
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LOL - I don't know. My Lab is pretty smart. I need to set the child lock on the windows when driving or he rolls them down... I sat shotgun to watch him, it is intentional.
HerT4R
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seconding this!!!! [MENTION=165350]nytosc[/MENTION] please make it a harder to inadvertently press.
overall i know the haters are going to hate but i think this is a cool idea, and charging for it is your choice and no one else's. :hippie:
scottiezilla
Member
Sorry, but right off the bat, no offense intended to anyone at all, but I couldnt tell you for a million who is responsible for this kit now.
See in the movies when someone is trapped in the trunk n they gotta plasma cut their way to a wire for signaling? Not any more! Been thinking bout this for some time now, escape from within kinda deal. Got the runner, totally forgot about this concept/idea n adding something like this is master clutch.
So my thanks to the creators n whomever is kindly putting this shindig together.
Now, importantly...the buttons for the window, key in ignition? Cause that's right next to the stock rear window switch(in my '16, dunno if it differs)
Horrible question, perhaps? Break the flow of terror, yet to be seen
Regardless, this is one of those things, making life easier...winning
I'd be in
See in the movies when someone is trapped in the trunk n they gotta plasma cut their way to a wire for signaling? Not any more! Been thinking bout this for some time now, escape from within kinda deal. Got the runner, totally forgot about this concept/idea n adding something like this is master clutch.
So my thanks to the creators n whomever is kindly putting this shindig together.
Now, importantly...the buttons for the window, key in ignition? Cause that's right next to the stock rear window switch(in my '16, dunno if it differs)
Horrible question, perhaps? Break the flow of terror, yet to be seen
Regardless, this is one of those things, making life easier...winning
I'd be in
Thank you everyone for the interest!
To address On Point's concern:
I am not a business- I am a car enthusiast working out of his cramped garage to build up a few of these kits. This whole thing started after I wanted my 4R to have a certain function that it didn't from the factory. I had to do a bulk buy on wire and terminals plus I purchased a much better soldering iron than I already had to solder to the momentary switch. I was proud and figured it was a cool feature so people would possibly be interested.
I must say, I feel it is entitled to think that everything should be free. It takes roughly 20 minutes to build one of these up with electrical test (I do 100% electrical continuity with my Fluke multimeter). Add in shipping, paypal fees, the two switches, bulk wire, terminals, heat shrink along with the hours it took to figure this out on both a 4th and 5th gen plus write up instructions and you'll see I am not making a killing on these.
I am doing this as a fun little hobby to pay for random mods on my 4Runner. So far, I used the profits from the run of 4th gen parts to buy a HiLift and to do the rear diff mod. Next up, I want to get some 80/20 aluminum and build a roof rack.
OK now that that rant is over, regarding the pet proof switch- I do include a few extra feet of wire so you can relocate this around if you'd like, and I am happy to include a few additional feet in there as well. The recessed switch is a good idea, but i think the best option would be to go with a Mil Spec switch. In a past life, I was a sales engineer for an aerospace electronics company. We manufactured switches that had very high engagement forces that were used on the joystick of aircraft for fire controls.
These switches are not cheap in the least bit- roughly $30 each. I would be happy to incorporate one of these into the build and feel they would easily be pet proof. If anyone has any other switch ideas, please feel free to share.
To address On Point's concern:
I am not a business- I am a car enthusiast working out of his cramped garage to build up a few of these kits. This whole thing started after I wanted my 4R to have a certain function that it didn't from the factory. I had to do a bulk buy on wire and terminals plus I purchased a much better soldering iron than I already had to solder to the momentary switch. I was proud and figured it was a cool feature so people would possibly be interested.
I must say, I feel it is entitled to think that everything should be free. It takes roughly 20 minutes to build one of these up with electrical test (I do 100% electrical continuity with my Fluke multimeter). Add in shipping, paypal fees, the two switches, bulk wire, terminals, heat shrink along with the hours it took to figure this out on both a 4th and 5th gen plus write up instructions and you'll see I am not making a killing on these.
I am doing this as a fun little hobby to pay for random mods on my 4Runner. So far, I used the profits from the run of 4th gen parts to buy a HiLift and to do the rear diff mod. Next up, I want to get some 80/20 aluminum and build a roof rack.
OK now that that rant is over, regarding the pet proof switch- I do include a few extra feet of wire so you can relocate this around if you'd like, and I am happy to include a few additional feet in there as well. The recessed switch is a good idea, but i think the best option would be to go with a Mil Spec switch. In a past life, I was a sales engineer for an aerospace electronics company. We manufactured switches that had very high engagement forces that were used on the joystick of aircraft for fire controls.
These switches are not cheap in the least bit- roughly $30 each. I would be happy to incorporate one of these into the build and feel they would easily be pet proof. If anyone has any other switch ideas, please feel free to share.
To answer your question, key out of the ignition. That way, in the middle of the night, you can roll the window up or down, temperature dependent, without having to crawl up to the front and put the key in the ignition.
scottiezilla
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bangarang
RAD4Runner
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Good idea. Toyota should send its engineers away from the mall and send them to real off-road / overlanding / camping trips.
It disappointing that after 34 years, Toyota still hasn't figured out that people who sleep in the back of he 4Runner have to crawl over to the driver's seat to:
1) turn on ignition, roll down the window (in the first-gen), open the tailgate/liftgate, then crawl back to the rear to get out through the back,
2) Turn tail lights on in order to turn the rear deck lights on.
I fixed both oversight on my first-gen.
WanderlostOverland
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'Merica!
12Bravo4R
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There only seems to be one hater in here :baby:
Titanpat57
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Ordered....thanks [MENTION=165350]nytosc[/MENTION] for a great idea!
Off-choader
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Ordered! Ill post a detailed writeup hopefully by next weekend! nice mod op
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