1973 FJ40 Head rest? (2 Viewers)

[RMD3050]

It looks like my 1973 seats match @ChaseBoost 1978 and @Half Wacked aka Split Pea FJ55. Does anyone know if ALL FJ40's have the same headrest post spacing and diameter?

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No, the spacing of the posts on my 72 FJ40 is approx. 8”.

 

[ChaseBoost]

No, the spacing of the posts on my 72 FJ40 is approx. 8”.

Well, I'll keep my eye open. What I did is a way more affordable option that works and perhaps down the road I can take out a loan and buy a set of factory head rests for my '78. Glad I could provide a little help back to a community I've benefited from.

 

[ChaseBoost]

It looks like my 1973 seats match @ChaseBoost 1978 and @Half Wacked aka Split Pea FJ55. Does anyone know if ALL FJ40's have the same headrest post spacing and diameter?

Dang! Those are some nice seats.

 

[adavis]

@ChaseBoost Thanks....and those are the ORIGINAL seats/upholstery.

 

[flx]

No, the spacing of the posts on my 72 FJ40 is approx. 8”.

It's not only your 72, all 40 series equipped with bench seats up to 1978 have the same headrest with posts spacing of 20cm (which is very unusual). They are also very rare because most countries that got bench seats did not had headrest.

The mechanism that all bench seats should have even if not delivered with a headrest (not sure from which year):

Note the first (left) slot in the posts, they don't have the slope so they can't go out just by pulling the headrest. To fully remove the headrest you need to remove the metal back of the seat to pull the spring that blocks.

I really don't know why Toyota did that (I think it's not the case in other headrests models). Particularly because the bench seats can fold flat but to fold flat the driver seat you need to remove the headrest to clear the steering wheel...
Off course it's very easy to fix with a file.