hey i remember reading something about an extra handle borrowed from the rear of his runner to place on the driver side. i played around with mine and think i've found the same holes that were mentioned that were already there for another handle, but toyota just didn't put in.. my question is, i can feel the hole but before i punch a hole through the fabric i want to make sure those holes already have a nut or something for me to run the bolts/screws into (i don't want to tap some bracket toyota has put in). i'm hoping there is a hole that all i need to do is bolt on the handle. I have a 89 pickup, the guys was a runner, and ideas? thanks, ryan

ps, the guy that did the mod was Roger Brown, known on 4x4wire didn't know if ya'll knew of him over here or not. thanks again

 

come on... anyone know?

 

Well I did that too, although mine's a 98. The holes you found are correct, Toyota just didn't install a 2nd handle on the DS. The holes (at least on mine) are threaded, so you can just use some screws.

I just bought a new handle for mine, insted of borrowing one from the back. It was under $20 from the dealer.

 

ah there we go! thanks!

 

No problem!

 

i have one of those, an extra one, tan colored, just mail me $5 and ill mail it out to u. email me at amir@4runners.org and let me know.

 

ah thanks, but i've got one i just needed to make sure before i poked the holes, thanks though

 

Hi Amir,

I'm interested in the grab handle. Check your email.

Thanks,
Bob

 

I first got the idea for the 2nd handle from Phong's site, just FYI.

 

Well it's not that Toyota didn't see fit to add it, they only put them on the passanger side.. If you had a right hand drive, that is when those screws would be used.. My, I use my Safari.. Keeps my butt from slidding across my aged leather seat..

 

mine has one. stock i believe. unless a previous owner put it on very nicely.

only 1 on the driver's side though. it has two on the passenger side.

 

How many do you need when driving? Hopefully being the driver you dont need 2 at once!

 

yeah, i know. maybe for climbing in or something. just thought i would mention that there were 2 on the passenger side.

 

Mine has two. The one on the A-pillar and a big round one with a horn in the middle.

 

Hey guys, i was going to do this mod after reading this post, but I can only seem to find 1 predrilled hole. am I just missing it or what?

I've got a 2000 sr5, and maybe they didn't put the second hole there????

 

I bet you're just missing it. I thought it was easiest to find them by standing outside of the 4R, and feeling for them while looking across at the PS. If you try to line yourself up on a straight line, they should pretty much be directly across from the ones on the PS.