A 5th Gen 4Runner interior molle panel system that is budget friendly and good quality!

So, I have to start by apologizing for having to borrow some pictures sourced from Amazon.com as I failed to take more before I loaded the molle panels and shelf with all my crap. I guess in the excitement of finally having interior molle panels and more storage, I forgot to take more pictures. So, pictured below is what you get, but that isn't all of it as there was a small bonus item with mine that I didn't expect. These pictures and more can be found here: https://amzn.to/3rEVbmf . That is also the same seller and item where this was purchased.

So, the first thing you will notice is there is no big name associated with these. Actually, I don't know who makes them...HighFlying, iTrims, CarTrimHome, etc..these appear to have various names, but the unique logo at found at the bottom corners is what you want to look for if you opt to not use the link at the top and bottom of this review. So with no big name attached to them, like all the common ones found of Facebook or Instagram that everyone says "you have to have these", the price remains reasonable. I paid just a tad under $400 when I purchased mine, actually an early birthday gift from my wife, but I know what they costs as I had been looking at them for a while after finding a review of them from Trail4R.com. Now for the big question. Are they worth the cost being that they are half the cost of everything else on the market?

First thing that caught my eye with these was the fact that the two shelf halves aren't held together with another piece of flat aluminum. In fact, these have a 1"x1" square tube on both the front and back that run the length of the shelf that hold to two pieces together. In my opinion, this should be the standard for any shelf that will be bearing the weight of gear in the back of any vehicle shelf system as square tubing simply holds the weight better than a flat piece of aluminum. The square tubing is study enough, that when paired with the front and back vertical sections of the 3mm thick aluminum shelf, I was able to place 60lbs in the middle of the shelf and noticed zero bowing. Now, that is not the weight I have loaded on the entire system while on trails, but between the shelf and items mounted to the panels, the whole system has roughly 40-50lbs of gear on it at all times.

The additional thing I noticed with these panels and the shelf was the 4-position height adjustment. While this picture I again borrowed from Amazon doesn't tell the whole story, you get 4 positions for the shelf to sit that allows enough room for larger items to be stored on the shelf. Again, in my excitement, I failed to measure the various positions and during 110 degree weather, I just wanted to get everything installed and loaded so I could escape the heat.

Installation took around 30 minutes or so and utilizes all factory mounting points, so no drilling and very simple to do. The lower mounting points use the factory bolt areas in the side panels and the top uses the garment hook, they even included an aluminum fill-plate for the front bolt section to dress it up a bit. The top mounting plate that attaches the molle panel to the garment hook is nice and wide, uses 4 bolts to attach to the panel itself and even allows you to keep the garment hook for a more finished appearance. The lower two mounts are aluminum round-stock that has a threaded insert on one end that go in place of the factory hardware that has been removed and a threaded hole facing the inside where the panel bolts on to.

While the center shelf is two piece, as well as the 1" square tubes that tie them together, the window panels are 1 solid piece of the same 3mm thick aluminum. My main concern with any molle panel and shelf system was squeaking. Having installed everything two days before mapping 10 trails, I was expecting some new noises from the back with the new gear. However, after over 150 miles off-road, there was absolutely no noise, nothing had shifted and again, no warping or bowing on the shelf. I even utilized the molle panel on the bottom of the shelf to hold a few extra items that I simply didn't want moving around while navigating the trail in NM. After the run, I took the time to inspect each bolt, and due to taking the time to apply blue thread lock to each bolt, I was happy to find that none of them were lose.

After putting this through a short bit of testing and trail time, I have been more than happy with the system and I can still utilize my sleeping platform without the shelf being in the way, or having to move gear to get my bedding setup. In addition to an overall good-quality panel and shelf system, I received 4 of these gorilla style gear mounts. There are only three pictured as one is mounted and holding one of my Streamlight flashlights and I have not yet found an application for these 3 yet, but in time I am sure I will find something useful for them to do...but definitely a nice little bonus. One last thing I failed to mention is the numerous M6-1.0 threaded inserts found on the window molle panels. These allow for gorilla style mounts like these, or anything else that can be attached with bolts, to be easily mounted to the panels. Also, if you noticed my old issue e-tool/shovel or molle pouches, the system is compatible with both molle gear, and for my older military peeps, even ALICE gear mounts work!

Interested in getting this system for your 4Runner? This is the exact item and seller I used: https://amzn.to/3rEVbmf . Thanks to Amazon's fast shipping, they arrived 2 days after placing the order. I could not be happier with this setup and glad I didn't spend twice as much just because of a name.