Did Fj40 Land Cruiser's ever come with a rear bench seat?
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brian
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yeah, two of them one on either side.
brian
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they all came with them?
brian
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no none ever came oem.
Hell no... Nothing like that would have come from Toyota anyway.. (But dealers are free to fit non-Toyota ideas/options if they want to do so to suit certain customers.)
Lack of legroom would mean a rear forward-facing bench seat would be suitable only for small children, a dog, or similar.
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
I can't recall if when the Early 40 had these or not with the FST or not... But... I suppose it is possible.
Factory rear foward facing seat for fj25 pic:
40's did have them elsewere however with the 'L' package and 'lx' package...
But... you asking for USA imported right?
Factory rear foward facing seat for fj25 pic:
40's did have them elsewere however with the 'L' package and 'lx' package...
But... you asking for USA imported right?
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
Here is a picture of a confer rear seat ... Aftermarket
I'd love to see a photo of 3 average size adults sitting in that seat Johnny
Edit: I guess if Toyota did it for the FJ25 then it's conceivable that they also did it for the FJ40. But I was around when they were new and never ever saw any. And furthermore I can't find any evidence of them in FJ40 parts catalogs.
And having said that ..... I just went to look at a 1965 USA parts catalogue (covering models FJ40, 40L, 42L, 43, 43L) that I have and it shows this:
So does that mean I must take back all I've just said?
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78fj40mg
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I'd love to see a photo of 3 average size adults sitting in that seat Johnny
Edit: I guess if Toyota did it for the FJ25 then it's conceivable that they also did it for the FJ40. But I was around when they were new and never ever saw any. And furthermore I can't find any evidence of them in FJ40 parts catalogs.
And having said that ..... I just went to look at a 1965 USA parts catalogue (covering models FJ40, 40L, 42L, 43, 43L) that I have and it shows this:
View attachment 1031446
So does that mean I must take back all I've just said?
Tom, nice find!
I'm sure we can source one of those bench seats in the Arabian Land Cruiser grave yard.
Hi all
Yes Toyota did bring out a 6 seater 40 series FJ40 LX and the BJ 42 or was was it A BJ 40 LX here in Australia . The rear seats facing forward.
These labeled LX had the distinctive feature of the front windscreen being fitted with 3 windscreen wipers .
I under stand this was an Australian build only.
Cheers
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Yes Toyota did bring out a 6 seater 40 series FJ40 LX and the BJ 42 or was was it A BJ 40 LX here in Australia . The rear seats facing forward.
These labeled LX had the distinctive feature of the front windscreen being fitted with 3 windscreen wipers .
I under stand this was an Australian build only.
Cheers
...via IH8MUD app
Looks like yes they did come with forward facing rear seat, I love the information here. 1 thing I have found out for sure, never say toyota never did that, seems 90% of the time they did.
Not in this country. Here's an LX rear seat.
Living in the Past
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Thanks Alex just what I needed a picture of another cool thing Toyota figured we didn't need in the US.
Lx seats are awesome... they fold up just like the side jump seats... i think
Bear
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On LX models, only the smaller right side seat folds down and then up and is secured by a small seat-belted catch--done to gain access to the seating area from the rear doors. The longer bench is fixed.
The center armrest is attached to the fixed bench and can be lowered or raised to help getting in and out.
Another available option was the seating in the BJ44/46: a continuous long bench spanning the entire rear over the wheelwells. The seat bottom parts over the wheelwells were fixed and the rear seatback bolsters for them were built-into the folding center seat back .
Seat backs on the LX models folded down, but not tuck-and-tumble like the 44/46 model, so unlike the standard rear inward facing jump seats, a large floor space was not fully useable.
For the 44/46, despite upholstery over the actual wheelwells, sitting forward over the wheelwell area was not practical, so the useable seat width was not as large as it seemed, despite how many persons the factory advertised as seating.
The center armrest is attached to the fixed bench and can be lowered or raised to help getting in and out.
Another available option was the seating in the BJ44/46: a continuous long bench spanning the entire rear over the wheelwells. The seat bottom parts over the wheelwells were fixed and the rear seatback bolsters for them were built-into the folding center seat back .
Seat backs on the LX models folded down, but not tuck-and-tumble like the 44/46 model, so unlike the standard rear inward facing jump seats, a large floor space was not fully useable.
For the 44/46, despite upholstery over the actual wheelwells, sitting forward over the wheelwell area was not practical, so the useable seat width was not as large as it seemed, despite how many persons the factory advertised as seating.
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
Here is my favorite foward facing toyota bench ... From a very early fj43 that fully folds
Then the L package
And the 44/46 bench
Then the L package
And the 44/46 bench
holy bat crap i actually had a 64 fj40 with a rear seat it sucked and it was hard to get in and out of so i tossed it for some side seats.there was no heater and it never had one installed when i got it ,had a crank tools and all the neat stuff .hubcaps were still in the wrappers in the glove box .it also had some wierd rear corner windows that i have seen here once or twice
Johnny -
What is the panel in the floor behind the rear seat in that early FJ43 ??
Sarge
What is the panel in the floor behind the rear seat in that early FJ43 ??
Sarge
