Rear Coat Hanger Question

[griegert]

I am looking to mount a rack on the rear ceiling to put a shotgun on it. I removed the plastic housing on the coat hanger near the rear hatch and noted there is no simple screw that holds

it. Picture attached. Any one have experience trying to mount something to this?

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[nandrian6]

Damn I was hoping folks might help out here but I'm in search of the same you're after!

There must be a way to do this because they make a bunch of molle panel attachments that appear to bolt onto this area for the 6th gen, but I can't myself determine how they did that if not to insert a whole new bolt into the frame.

I will post back here if I find something but I might just call one of the manufacturers if those rigs and see how they can help me out.

 

[127.0.0.1]

don't put anything there

if the side curtain SRS airbags deploy anything mounted will become a projectile and problematic

it is for hanging coats only...by the little fabric loop most coats have. that's it

anything more substantial....super risky if airbags deploy

 

[nandrian6]

What a total fucking bummer lol prior models had a bolt there. I guess they changed the airbag config back there?? My understanding was that they moved the coat hanger to the back cargo area because it was a projectile if it was placed in the second row headliner. Does this change things being in the third row? How does something like rago or Cali raised not also post the same risk?

 

[morsk]

there is no simple screw

I know this is probably not very helpful, but I am operating under the assumption that if something in this vehicle is made of plastic, that it is very likely that it is affixed using some sort of clip/snap mechanism. No screws in this vehicle lol!

 

[127.0.0.1]

What a total fucking bummer lol prior models had a bolt there. I guess they changed the airbag config back there?? My understanding was that they moved the coat hanger to the back cargo area because it was a projectile if it was placed in the second row headliner. Does this change things being in the third row? How does something like rago or Cali raised not also post the same risk?

anything you add near any SRS system increases risk.

manufacturers of 3rd party gubbins don't
really care* nor do they do crash testing with their stuff installed

*well, a lot of items you can buy are designed around or to accommodate
air bag deployment....example: seat covers usually have slotted sides to
allow bolster SRS deployment...and some mountable products also have specific
instructions on where it can be mounted


do what ya want to your 4runner. just indicating that if you interfere with
SRS airbag deployment unpredictable and untested events may occur

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