Took the opportunity of a sunny Sydney day to try out a set of TRD Door Stabilizer.
Box with part numbers
Love the way it opens in an origami way.
There are plenty of threads on the forum discussing how the stabilizer works and its merit, so I wont go into that.
This is the spring-loaded contact plate for the black bit to wedge into.
The installation is very straight forward, but like one of the other threads mentioned the screws holding the factory door latch must have been tighten by a robot, so make sure you have a socket wrench to loosen them.
Another tip is that there will be enough space for you to slip the spring loaded cover back over the bolts, so no need to worry about it when you tighten the bolts.
First impression after installation is that the doors now require a bit more effort to close, especially if you do not have the momentum of a fully opened door.
Someone mentioned that they hoped the door would close like Euro cars (with a thud) after installing the stabilizers- sorry, noop.
Pretty hard to gauge the effectiveness of the stabilizer on metro Sydney roads, so I'll reserve my final judgement until I have another run of Putty/ Bells line of Road. But according to my TMC contact these stabilizers have been on constant back order since launch, and my favourite saying is "if the restaurant is full, it cant be that bad."
On a side note I also noticed something about the TRD sports filters- it's the same as Corolla's and Rav4's. Caught me by surprise, and if any of you want a sports filter in a hurry there's no reason why a K&N filter for Corolla and Rav wouldnt work.
