Glove box latches to cure rattle (3D print)

[BadTrainDriver]

Has anyone with a 6G Limited or Platinum tried the ones from 4Runner Lifestyle yet? On the site it says "Does not fit the Limited, TRD Off-Road, or Off-Road Premium". I tried two sizes from YotaExpedition but they were both too big. I have the Platinum and the holes are 13mm x 13mm.

I received two sizes from 4Runner Lifestyle, and used the smaller of the two for my TrailHunter. While I didn't measure them, they were roughly that size. You may want to send them a note and ask. They fit super snug and work fantastic.

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[ifunlisted]

I received two sizes from 4Runner Lifestyle, and used the smaller of the two for my TrailHunter. While I didn't measure them, they were roughly that size. You may want to send them a note and ask. They fit super snug and work fantastic.

Thanks for the info. I didn't even know they send two sets. If they would've had that in the description, or listed any dimensions, or didn't say "Does not fit the Limited...." etc, I would've ordered them right away, ha! Like the OP said, it doesn't have to be this confusing. Anyway, I gave up guessing and ordered one cheap set from an Etsy designer who had dimensions (cheaper plastic but similar price), and when I realized that was a weaker PLS plastic, I ordered another MJF set (now my 3rd order) from JawsTec (thanks OP) but had to use the CraftCloud website because the JawsTec payment system wasn't working (JawsTec still does the printing). It would sure be nice if Toyota would just fix this on their own, it's clearly an issue on multiple M-Y 4Runners and Tacomas... unless someone has determined there's an actual purpose behind the loose glove box?

 

[mcd_ovrlnd]

Installed the smaller of the two pair from 4Runner lifestyle on my 4Runner. Worked perfect. I believe the larger of the two pair they provide is for a 4th Gen Tacoma. Happy to send mine to anyone with a 4th Gen Tacoma.

 

[ifunlisted]

Are there any other options people are using similar to 4runnerLifstyle? I've found it very difficult to reach their customer service. I also got mixed info from them re the rattle fix kit. I asked them if they could tell me which sizes they send out because it's very confusing and right now we basically have to guess if they'll fit... I also mentioned that I've seen from a couple people (on this forum) that two sets are sent out. In the product description it also says they're made by their 'in-house designer' so I asked if he/she had the dimensions and might be able to tell me if they're PLS or MJF.
The response I got was that only one set is sent in the kit but maybe people are confusing it because it's two pieces, there are no overall dimensions, and the manufacturer does not specify the material used.
Not very helpful:/ I think one of the other 4Runner after-market sites also had a similar kit and used the same 'in-house designer' verbiage, so maybe one of them actually designed them and others just copy and paste the same description?

 

[Joestac]

Are there any other options people are using similar to 4runnerLifstyle? I've found it very difficult to reach their customer service. I also got mixed info from them re the rattle fix kit. I asked them if they could tell me which sizes they send out because it's very confusing and right now we basically have to guess if they'll fit... I also mentioned that I've seen from a couple people (on this forum) that two sets are sent out. In the product description it also says they're made by their 'in-house designer' so I asked if he/she had the dimensions and might be able to tell me if they're PLS or MJF.
The response I got was that only one set is sent in the kit but maybe people are confusing it because it's two pieces, there are no overall dimensions, and the manufacturer does not specify the material used.
Not very helpful:/ I think one of the other 4Runner after-market sites also had a similar kit and used the same 'in-house designer' verbiage, so maybe one of them actually designed them and others just copy and paste the same description?

I just got this kit yesterday and they worked just fine. They do send two sets, one larger for the Taco, but the smaller ones snapped right in just fine and there is no more play in the glovebox when latching.

 

[ifunlisted]

I just got this kit yesterday and they worked just fine. They do send two sets, one larger for the Taco, but the smaller ones snapped right in just fine and there is no more play in the glovebox when latching.

Thanks! That's 3 people now that confirmed there are two sets of different sizes and one fits Maybe the person who responded to me from 4RunnerLifestyle just didn't know what he was talking about. Anyway, the difficulty reaching someone, inaccurate/confusing info, and a couple other feedback/review glitches have me looking for other accessory sites. I've spent a lot of money with them and the products have all been good but there are other sites who sell the same stuff.

 

[bkw777]

Are there any other options people are using similar to 4runnerLifstyle? I've found it very difficult to reach their customer service. I also got mixed info from them re the rattle fix kit. I asked them if they could tell me which sizes they send out because it's very confusing and right now we basically have to guess if they'll fit... I also mentioned that I've seen from a couple people (on this forum) that two sets are sent out. In the product description it also says they're made by their 'in-house designer' so I asked if he/she had the dimensions and might be able to tell me if they're PLS or MJF.
The response I got was that only one set is sent in the kit but maybe people are confusing it because it's two pieces, there are no overall dimensions, and the manufacturer does not specify the material used.
Not very helpful:/ I think one of the other 4Runner after-market sites also had a similar kit and used the same 'in-house designer' verbiage, so maybe one of them actually designed them and others just copy and paste the same description?

Let me clear up a small confusion with some 3d printing acronyms I used. Whoever you talked to probably has no idea anyway so this probably would have made no difference, but anyway...

There is no such thing as PLS.

There is something called PLA which is Polylactic Acid, The most common type of plastic used in home FDM 3d printers. It's cheap and not good for making a real product, but it's very easy to use.

FDM is Fused Deposition Manufacturing (or modelling), the kind of printer that squirts melted plastic from a hot nozzle. People that have their own printers at home, It's almost always this, or less commonly a resin printer (which I won't go into here)

SLS is Selective Laser Sintering, a commercial type of 3d printing process that melts plastic powder together with a laser. The plastic is usually nylon. It is very high quality, both in accuracy and in the strength of the part. The nylon is also usually white, and if you want a black part, it has to be dyed black, and the dye will only be on the surface and will wear through.

MJF is Multi Jet Fusion, another printing process similar to SLS but in some ways even better. The material is the same nylon powder as SLS except: The nylon is solid black, and while SLS produces a porous part, MJF is solid. They are both accurate and strong, but liquids and air soak through SLS and not through MJF. That dosn't matter for this part but the white vs black does.

So for this part, if you want to have it commercially printed then you really just want MJF, and the sls/mjf version of the part.

And if you're printing at home, then you want the regular version of the part.

But again MJF is how it's made not what it's made of. It just happens that when you go to a 3d printing service and select MJF, you automatically get a good material because they don't even offer any other choices. So when I say "you want MJF" I'm actually saying 2 different things at once, both MJF and nylon, and it gets you where you need to be.

 

[Papa Smurf]

Let me clear up a small confusion with some 3d printing acronyms I used. Whoever you talked to probably has no idea anyway so this probably would have made no difference, but anyway...

There is no such thing as PLS.

PLA is Polylactic Acid, The most common type of plastic used in home FDM 3d printers. It's cheap and not good for making a real product, but it's very easy to use.

FDM is Fused Deposition Manufacturing (or modelling), the kind of printer that squirts melted plastic from a hot nozzle.

SLS is Selective Laser Sintering, a commercial type of 3d printing that melts plastic powder together with a laser. The plastic is usually nylon. It is very high quality, both in accuracy and in the strength of the part.

MJF is Multi Jet Fusion, another printing process similar to SLS but in some ways even better. The material is the same nylon powder as SLS but while SLS produces a porous part, MJF is solid. They are both accurate and strong, but liquids and air pass through SLS and not through MJF.

That's why the readme says "SLS or MJF" It's the simplest way to select the right thing if you want to take the files and get something printed yourself like from CraftCloud or Elecrow, JLCPCB, PCBWay, etc. There are like 50 different things all called "3d printing" today, and most of them are not what you want for this particular thing.

FDM printing has a weakness from the layer lines. If you try to print the sls/mjf version of the model at home on an fdm printer, the little tabs will just break off instead of flex. (unless you can print TPU, a rubber-like material. Then the tabs won't break off because the whole thing is rubber, but TPU is a little tricky to print with. It likes to jam up in the printer.

There is also many different types of TPU that range from hard to foam like. They are rated on a Hardness scale. TPU filament hardness is measured on the Shore A or D scale, with 95A being the industry standard for ease of printing,
Common harnesses range from 60A (very soft/gummy) to 95A (stiff) and into the D scale for harder variants, with lower numbers being harder to print.
There are also TPU filament that use additives that expand so depending what temps you print with determines the level of foaming "softness"

I printed mine in 95A which is a fairly hard but still has a little give and is one of the more printer friendly and easily to print of the tpu Filaments. i have some Filaflex 60A i might try and print some and see how they turn out.

I printed these shoes with a 90a TPU and they turn yellow with the heat from your feet when you wear them.

 

[RunnerRocks]

I printed these shoes with a 90a TPU and they turn yellow with the heat from your feet when you wear them.

Pics please... or it doesn't happen

 

[Vincenzo]

There is also many different types of TPU that range from hard to foam like. They are rated on a Hardness scale. TPU filament hardness is measured on the Shore A or D scale, with 95A being the industry standard for ease of printing,
Common harnesses range from 60A (very soft/gummy) to 95A (stiff) and into the D scale for harder variants, with lower numbers being harder to print.
There are also TPU filament that use additives that expand so depending what temps you print with determines the level of foaming "softness"

I printed mine in 95A which is a fairly hard but still has a little give and is one of the more printer friendly and easily to print of the tpu Filaments. i have some Filaflex 60A i might try and print some and see how they turn out.

I printed these shoes with a 90a TPU and they turn yellow with the heat from your feet when you wear them.

Are these meant to be worn in public?

 

[Papa Smurf]

Pics please... or it doesn't happen

Not mine but same stuff.

Are these meant to be worn in public?

You could if you wanted to but i use them around the house and made them to take to work but always forget to take them lol.

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