Wanted FJ45 round reflectors and brackets

[kunzma]

Looking for the red round reflectors manufactured by Koito and the mounting brackets for the rear of my fj45 lpb. If someone has a single bracket that I could borrow to replicate that would be great also.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks for looking.

 

[kunzma]

Found these on E-Bay. Not Koito but appear to be the same size as the mid sixties reflectors.
GRO40232 Grote - Aluminum Two-Hole Mounting Reflector - RED
FJ45 LP and LPB Brochure
Picture in this thread of the LWB PU shows it with what looks to be rather large reflectors.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Check out Stratolight.com. My LBP had these on the back and on the side of the bed when i bought it, they looked to be an original aftermarket option.There was only one on the back so I

put two new ones on.

 

[kunzma]

Will check. Thanks

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Let us know how those work out. I need some for my 45 too.

 

[65swb45]

Interesting. Never realized how these were placed before. You can't run these if you want to have a real rear bumper on your rig.

What are those brackets worth as trading bait?

 

[kunzma]

Found the Grote brand reflectors are still available on Ebay for around $4.00/ea. I haven't found any brackets for sale, but they don't appear to be difficult to replicate. Working on reproducing them. As for a price for originals, I would say the market hasn't spoken yet. Maybe $15-20 each would only be a guess. They are rare, but ease of reproducing them may keep the price low.

 

[cult45]

Not sure if these are the same, but Andy Budge in the 25 section found them: ランクル40系（前期）Fj40用　REAR reflector　RED　2ケ　TOYOTA /【Buyee】 "Buyee" 日本の通販商品・オークションの代理入札・代理購入

 

[kunzma]

Found one bracket on Ebay. Just need another if someone knows of one for sale.

 

[Splangy]

If you search eBay carefully, you can find nos aftermarket reflectors with original 1960's date codes (I know, I'm a dork). My 1962 FJ40 also had stratolite's on it. From what I've been able to tell, the really early trucks used aftermarket until the mid 60's when they started using Koito reflectors.

 

[65swb45]

Jeff

I was informed by Laura Colebank (Manafre's OTHER daughter) the correct term is cruiser geek. Do you have a comparison pic of this little peace of trivia posted somewhere for reference?

 

[Living in the Past]

If you search eBay carefully, you can find nos aftermarket reflectors with original 1960's date codes (I know, I'm a dork). My 1962 FJ40 also had stratolite's on it. From what I've been able to tell, the really early trucks used aftermarket until the mid 60's when they started using Koito reflectors.

Believe the Koito reflectors started around 64. Prior to that they were installed at port to meet DOT requirements for the US market. My 63 FJ40 with a 62 production date had aluminum housings. All the earlier reflectors have steel housings. Believe I have two different manufacturers. I also picked some used military reflectors that are very close.

 

[andybudge]

FJ40 トヨタ ランクル40 リアリフレクター 2枚 流用可能 FJ55 /【Buyee】 "Buyee" 日本の通販商品・オークションの代理入札・代理購入

 

[65swb45]

FJ40 トヨタ ランクル40 リアリフレクター 2枚 流用可能 FJ55 /【Buyee】 "Buyee" 日本の通販商品・オークションの代理入札・代理購入

WOW! That sure looks like them to me! Anybody tried ordering these?

 

[andybudge]

Me. No problem.

 

[65swb45]

Me. No problem.

What do they work out to in American dollars?

 

[andybudge]

$88 Aust so approximately $65 USD

 

[cruiseroutfit]

If anyone stateside is ordering, grab me a pair or two

 

[65swb45]

FWIW,I posted a pair of brackets in my fire sale thread.

 

[kunzma]

Thanks Mark. I'll call this week.
Brackets acquired!