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94 4 runner - replace rear window tailgate with 3 gen

Discussion in '2nd Gen 4Runners (1990-1995)' started by BarB, Aug 8, 2024.

  1. Aug 8, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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    I do not like the tailgate window in the 94. Can I replace it with an after market that lifts up vs rolling down into the tailgate?
     
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  2. Aug 9, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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  3. Aug 10, 2024 at 8:51 AM
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    What is wrong with the one you got? It should roll up and down into the tailgate. That is the way it was designed.
     
  4. Aug 10, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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    It’s a pain in the ass to need the key to roll down the window when loading groceries or camping gear or kayaking paddles or anything in the back
     
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    No you can't change it. I love the roll down window. one quarter the way down and side window open provides excellent airflow. You will have to buy yourself a 3rd gen to get what you want.
     
  6. Aug 13, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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    ...and how does a 3rd gen get him what he wants? The rear window always rolls down into the tailgate. Don't literally ALL 4Runners do this? Isn't it their signature feature?

    He literally will have to get another SUV.

    I hear Jeeps are nice.
     
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    He wants it to have a hatch which is what the 3rd has. If I understand him right, he wants to be able to open the hatch without rolling down the window.
     
  8. Aug 14, 2024 at 8:39 AM
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    What hatch? I'm confused.

    My 3rd gen has no hatch.

    It has a tailgate that lifts up.

    It has a rear window in the tailgate that goes down.
     
  9. Aug 14, 2024 at 8:43 AM
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    Or are we taking about the same thing? Hatch = tailgate?

    So 2nd gen has no tailgate?
     
  10. Aug 14, 2024 at 8:46 AM
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    Oh. I see now. It's got a half tailgate. Bummer.
     
  11. Aug 14, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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