Day 3 FJing and had some family in the back seat..besides the plus of the back seat being small so people won't ask you to drive how the heck are you supposed to close the back doors...was wonding if they forgot to add the handles? It's not just the doors, I have a 2000 Tundra with the suicide doors and they are a piece of cake...suggestions? THought or as a newbie...did I miss something..HELP!
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OH, MY! Toyota forgot my rear handles too!! (and everyone else's too.) must have gotten off early from the factory the day they were supposed to be installed for happy hour of saki bombs and karaoke?
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OH, MY! Toyota forgot my rear handles too!! (and everyone else's too.) must have gotten off early from the factory the day they were supposed to be installed for happy hour of saki bombs and karaoke?
Dude, I love Saki bombs and Karaoke!
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I spend most of the time driving alone, and if the family goes anywhere we take the wife's CR-V (a great car), but the suicide doors really do suck. there's no reason the front seat passenger can't close the door, but in a crowded parking lot it's a real pain to get out (trapped by the 2 open doors).
I want to go fishing + sleep overnight in the FJ to get an early start and I can't figure how to get out of the back. One of the forum members claimed the FJ was designed to haul prisoners and he couldn't be more correct.
I do like it a lot, I just need to add an inside rear door release.
Add a door handle on the suicide doors is my project this weekend.
I bought a set of grab handles and here is where i plan to attach/mount them;
The challenge is how to reinforce the top plastic panel?
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2007 FJ Cruiser 4x4 Auto TI - Mods too long to list
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1998 Toyota Sienna XLE - Supercharged (minivan with the element of surprise)
1989 Toyota Pickup - long bed
let me know how it goes...maybe you could use a really long bolt through the top of the handle into and interior base peice under the panel, could even use a block of wood inside the door frame, it it gets stripped out you could easliy replace it and it wont add extra weight to the car
I attached the grab handle to the upper door panel using wide washers and serrated/flanged 6mm nuts.
Then reinforced the upper panel using sheet metal screws at the top and bottom.
All done. The grab handles are sturdy and nice to have to pull/close the suicide doors.
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TLCA #17592
2007 FJ Cruiser 4x4 Auto TI - Mods too long to list
2007 BMW 335i Black Sapphire - Twin Turbo
2000 Honda Odyssey EX - Navigation
1998 Toyota Sienna XLE - Supercharged (minivan with the element of surprise)
1989 Toyota Pickup - long bed
how the heck are you supposed to close the back doors...was wonding if they forgot to add the handles? It's not just the doors, I have a 2000 Tundra with the suicide doors and they are a piece of cake...suggestions? THought or as a newbie...did I miss something..HELP! 
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