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Windshield splashing junk onto the driver and passenger windows

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by siegslax52, Feb 16, 2021.

  1. Jan 11, 2022 at 4:40 AM
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    Zach99

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    Thanks! I’ll try the AVS Visor. Appreciate the help.
     
  2. Jan 13, 2022 at 7:12 AM
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    Zach99

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    Update:

    So I went into the dealer yesterday to talk with them about the problem. No one had ever heard of it - not the sales guy, guy the service guy. But I did look at the channels on the side of the windshield of a new 4Runner, a new Tacoma and several other new Toyotas at the dealer. Except for the 4Runner, they all have a nice edge that collects water on the windshield. I saw an Audi A4 drive by and its channels were really deep. The 4Runner, on the other hand, has a channel but also has some molding in front of the channel that angels up, and I assume is what causes the water to jump off the windshield and blow around to the side windows. I am curious why the channels on the 4Runner are different than on the Tacoma as the front of these vehicles look pretty similar to me.

    Here's a photo. The lighter gray strip seems like the problem to me.
     
    Last edited: Jan 13, 2022

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