I'm thinking about taking the plastic paneling out the the back and replacing it with something a bit stronger. I was thinking about some thicker sheet metal would work well, but I wanted to see if anyone else had done this first and what they used and how they did it. Also, I want to rip out the carpet and put bedliner in the inside, has anyone done this to a 4runner before?

 

What about using lexan? Its pretty plyable and doesnt brake easy. Its easy to work with and you can get it from Lowes or Home Depot

 

I thought about that in the past as well. Perhaps with some thin diamond plating or something, I came to the conclusion that it would be way too hard to fit all of those curves in the back though. Stronger panneling and some tamperproof screws would be a really great way to get some added security for your speakers while the top is off in the summer time.

Yotaboy, where you at in VA?

 

Aluminum sheets (diamond plate). It has been done numerous times on numerous forums...search around. Use you OEM pieces as patterns.

 

Unbolt that wimpy plastic and bolt in amps. It's the only way to be sure.

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vmax84

 

I got 1/2 inch plywood in mine, covered in matching grey fabric. Like Wabbit said, use your existing panels for templates.

 

I used plywood behind the panel and it holds 6x9s just use some good adhesive

 

id do some aluminum and mold it to the bed, make it all look good and then bed liner the whole thing.