Question About Front Door Panels, Please Help!

RutRipper · 09-02-2008, 11:16 PM

Hey guys,
I have an 84 4runner that I need front door panels for. I found a nice pair that are from 84-89 but they are from a door which had power windows and a vent window (mine has neither...i have manual windows and no vent window). Would they still fit?? If not does anyone know a place where i could find some nice ones? I've looked on ebay and they're hard to come by in the salvage yards I live by. Any help is appreciated, Thanks!

slacker · 09-03-2008, 07:24 AM

yes ... they will fit .

you could actually gut the power doors , and remove the frame for the vent window(just a bolt in piece) , and replace with your manual stuff .. if you wanted .

t0mwat3r · 09-03-2008, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacker

yes ... they will fit .

you could actually gut the power doors , and remove the frame for the vent window(just a bolt in piece) , and replace with your manual stuff .. if you wanted .

wouldnt replacing the door be 110X easier?

**aviator** · 09-03-2008, 12:06 PM

They should swap with no problems other then posibly having to cut a hole for the window crank.
Other then that you can make your own very easily with a little 1/8" hard board, some thin foam, fabric and spray adhesive.
Just use the old panel as a pattern and cut and/or drill out the holes to match.
It's actually quite easy.

slacker · 09-03-2008, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t0mwat3r

wouldnt replacing the door be 110X easier?

HUH ?

maybe I didnt make myself clear . YES it will bolt on .

what I was saying .. is once you have replaced the door .. you can GUT it , and put the original door stuff in .. so they match . there is NO drilling or cutting ..
there is only 1 door shell from 84-88. they are interchangeable .

.

RutRipper · 09-03-2008, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aviator

They should swap with no problems other then posibly having to cut a hole for the window crank.
Other then that you can make your own very easily with a little 1/8" hard board, some thin foam, fabric and spray adhesive.
Just use the old panel as a pattern and cut and/or drill out the holes to match.
It's actually quite easy.

That's what I was hoping...but i know there's a hole where the wires for the power window goes through the panel. If that isn't where the hole for the manual crank goes i would be effed cause I can't do fabricating work very well if i had to patch the hole and move it over a little. But the panel itself is the same size?? they're not longer for the models with vent windows?
Thanks for the help so far!

**aviator** · 09-04-2008, 12:21 AM

The panels are all the same for everything so far as lenght front to back goes. Base models only have a half panel top to bottom wise the bottom 1/3 was uncovered. On DLX models there was a full height vinyl covered panel and SR5 models had a full height vinyl but with the bottom 1/3 colour "matched" carpet. 1983 may have had a cloth on the SR5s.
84-88 models were the same except the SR5 had cloth for sure.
89-95 had full height vinyl on base and DLX models and cloth on SR5s.
Other differences included different armrests on different trim levels, door speakers 79-83 (depending on option pkg.) and so forth.

As for fabricating work don't worry the door skins are just about the easiest interior panel to fab. They are all flat. The armrests attach to the door itself not the skin as does the handle and everything else (except maybe the speaker box and map pockets).

slacker · 09-04-2008, 06:40 PM

AHHHHH ... now I get it ..

your talking the INNER trim panels !!! sorry MY BAD ..

.

anotherjeff · 09-06-2008, 03:36 PM

"...there is only 1 door shell from 84-88. they are interchangeable..."
WRONG! The doors with wing windows are DIFFERENT from ones without. The frame for the wing window is welded to the door shell.

Re. the OP's questions: The rubber strip sealing against the window, and it's metal backing plate, are different for "vented" and "non-vented" interior panels. Although, you can use your old rubber strip and modify the backing plate without too much trouble. 'Don't know about the "holes".

09-02-2008, 11:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
RutRipper Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 35	Question About Front Door Panels, Please Help! Hey guys, I have an 84 4runner that I need front door panels for. I found a nice pair that are from 84-89 but they are from a door which had power windows and a vent window (mine has neither...i have manual windows and no vent window). Would they still fit?? If not does anyone know a place where i could find some nice ones? I've looked on ebay and they're hard to come by in the salvage yards I live by. Any help is appreciated, Thanks!

09-03-2008, 07:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
slacker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,295	yes ... they will fit . you could actually gut the power doors , and remove the frame for the vent window(just a bolt in piece) , and replace with your manual stuff .. if you wanted . __________________ 86 4x4 , fiberglass bed , 1/2 doors , hood ... more to come . 84 2WD "hotrod" Intercooled 7MGTE 83 Trekker SR5 MY PAGE 2WD fourm I frequent NEW Trekker forum

09-03-2008, 12:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
aviator Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: COTKU,Ontario,Canada Posts: 5,323	They should swap with no problems other then posibly having to cut a hole for the window crank. Other then that you can make your own very easily with a little 1/8" hard board, some thin foam, fabric and spray adhesive. Just use the old panel as a pattern and cut and/or drill out the holes to match. It's actually quite easy. __________________ Silver 1994 Hilux Xtra cab 4x4 3.0 K&N cone filter, ported MAF, advanced timing, oversize exhaust, free flow cat, "rumble" muffler custom covered SR5 seats, map lights, factory AC tv4184 style black interior conversion started mods to come... header, custom centre console, stereo upgrade tinted windows Founding member 1972TLC fan club Toyota Hilux... Get in or Get out of the way.

09-04-2008, 12:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
aviator Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: COTKU,Ontario,Canada Posts: 5,323	The panels are all the same for everything so far as lenght front to back goes. Base models only have a half panel top to bottom wise the bottom 1/3 was uncovered. On DLX models there was a full height vinyl covered panel and SR5 models had a full height vinyl but with the bottom 1/3 colour "matched" carpet. 1983 may have had a cloth on the SR5s. 84-88 models were the same except the SR5 had cloth for sure. 89-95 had full height vinyl on base and DLX models and cloth on SR5s. Other differences included different armrests on different trim levels, door speakers 79-83 (depending on option pkg.) and so forth. As for fabricating work don't worry the door skins are just about the easiest interior panel to fab. They are all flat. The armrests attach to the door itself not the skin as does the handle and everything else (except maybe the speaker box and map pockets). __________________ Silver 1994 Hilux Xtra cab 4x4 3.0 K&N cone filter, ported MAF, advanced timing, oversize exhaust, free flow cat, "rumble" muffler custom covered SR5 seats, map lights, factory AC tv4184 style black interior conversion started mods to come... header, custom centre console, stereo upgrade tinted windows Founding member 1972TLC fan club Toyota Hilux... Get in or Get out of the way.

09-04-2008, 06:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
slacker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,295	AHHHHH ... now I get it .. your talking the INNER trim panels !!! sorry MY BAD .. . __________________ 86 4x4 , fiberglass bed , 1/2 doors , hood ... more to come . 84 2WD "hotrod" Intercooled 7MGTE 83 Trekker SR5 MY PAGE 2WD fourm I frequent NEW Trekker forum Last edited by slacker : 09-04-2008 at 06:42 PM.

09-06-2008, 03:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
anotherjeff Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: near Redding California Posts: 293	"...there is only 1 door shell from 84-88. they are interchangeable..." WRONG! The doors with wing windows are DIFFERENT from ones without. The frame for the wing window is welded to the door shell. Re. the OP's questions: The rubber strip sealing against the window, and it's metal backing plate, are different for "vented" and "non-vented" interior panels. Although, you can use your old rubber strip and modify the backing plate without too much trouble. 'Don't know about the "holes".

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