Anyone having emu wing regrets?

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devildogcruiser25

devildogcruiser25

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I smashed the driver side rear window in Moab a couple days ago and I'm looking at replacement options.

If you bought a set or driver side and changed your mind, let me know as I'm interested in going that route.

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No experience, but I don't know that I trust the source of Emu wing glass. Toyota glass can be very particular.

I think the Emu wing sounds like a nice upgrade, but if I had to choose, I would select the steel over the glass. That it's on your driver side means it won't limit visibility. And let's face it, in San Antone, you need the shade....
 
El Cid said:
No experience, but I don't know that I trust the source of Emu wing glass. Toyota glass can be very particular.

I think the Emu wing sounds like a nice upgrade, but if I had to choose, I would select the steel over the glass. That it's on your driver side means it won't limit visibility. And let's face it, in San Antone, you need the shade....
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Correct. I do prefer the metal version, but was just seeing what was available if anything.
 
Yeah, if you're doing the metal, my only concern is how that mount works. But that being said, a reputable shop should be able to handle it.

I like the idea and want to see how it works if you do metal. ..
 
I put together the group buy for the Emu Wings. The owner of the company was very easy to deal with and had great communications with me the entire way through.

I ordered the aluminum pair for myself. I regret not installing both at the same time, because I never got around to installing the passenger side.

The adhesive for the weather seal failed on mine, could have been installation error or I could have had them out of alignment. Easy fix with some black RTV sealant as new adhesive.

The lock cylinders were a little cheap IMHO, but keeping them sprayed with dry lube kept them working well.

The benefit of being able to walk up and reach items that were against my 2nd row seat, and being able to get things from the rear when parked on a hill greatly outweighed the few minor issues I had with mine.

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I would love a driverside metal wing. Ease of access would be great! But it's far down the list of mods.
Seems like a good idea for those with swing out rear bumper
 
El Cid said:
Can any of the owners tell us if they regret doing only one side?
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I did only my drivers side with the powder coated metal panel and it’s fantastic. I use it daily to avoid opening the swing outs and tailgates and makes it way easy to grab beers on the side of the dirt road when taking a break... I didn’t trust the glass and also chances of glass arriving unbroken from Australia seemed slim to none, price was right. Install is a bit tedious to get it perfect but we’ll worth it. The brackets could be a bit thicker to make them stiffer but otherwise I like it

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tlc81 said:
I did only my drivers side with the powder coated metal panel and it’s fantastic. I use it daily to avoid opening the swing outs and tailgates and makes it way easy to grab beers on the side of the dirt road when taking a break... I didn’t trust the glass and also chances of glass arriving unbroken from Australia seemed slim to none, price was right. Install is a bit tedious to get it perfect but we’ll worth it. The brackets could be a bit thicker to make them stiffer but otherwise I like it

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The reason i only did one panel is the motor died and I couldn’t find a used replacement and toyot wanted about 500 bucks for new one so it made more sense to order this.. way more bang for the buck
 
Zero regrets, love... love mine.

But if you decide to replace with oem glass I'll sell you one of mine.

Good luck!
 
Anyone with these have rear side curtain airbags? Definitely on the list, but haven't seen anything indicating compatibility or lack thereof...
 
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The reason i only did one panel is the motor died and I couldn’t find a used replacement and toyot wanted about 500 bucks for new one so it made more sense to order this.. way more bang for the buck
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Thx for those detail pics. I have the same orientation of rear grab handles, and used the bolt locations for other stuff. Looks like the emu wing will still work for me!
 
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