FJC with FJ40 emblems - How does it look ?

[brian]

does'nt look right, being that it's not a land cruiser. it's like false advertising.
it'd be the same thing if somebody put those emblems on a 4runner.
does'nt matter what it deserves, it's what it is, more runner than cruiser.

the fj40 4wd badge on the back end would look good though.

 

[garrett1478]

i like it. i think it looks really good.

 

[k_os]

I like it though I wouldn't debadge my 40 to pu them on my FJC. I'll probably buy that one and the $wd one and put them on .

 

[ridgerunner]

Blasphemer. Nice 4Runner.

 

[kitkraft]

Oh yeah, THAT'S what was missing....I knew it was something simple!...he-he....seriously, very sweet ride!

 

[Biscuit]

it'd be the same thing if somebody put those emblems on a 4runner.

Or a Corolla or a Jeep for that matter...a badge doesn't make a vehicle.

 

[JohnnyC]

a bandeirante is a land cruiser...it too didn't come with land cruiser emblems. But it is very much a land cruiser...as much as those school bus 80's are a land cruiser. I love them all ...bj all the way up to the 100 series including the fj and bandeirante although they are not badged as such i would still consider them great land cruisers.

 

[hatman406080]

TOYOTA
CRUISER

 

[Jim S.]

We have a lot of very talented & enterprising folks here. What we need is an FJcruiser badge to attach instead of landcruiser but fabricated in the same style. I would purchase a couple in a heartbeat. Anyone??

 

[tucker74]

...as much as those school bus 80's are a land cruiser. I love them all ...

Except they did come with Land Cruiser badges and are quite possibly the greatest factory 4x4 ever built Don't get me wrong here - I'm all about the FJ, but it's not a Land Cruiser

Tucker

 

[MoJ]

Besides, they didn't borrow any "styling" from the 25.

2 round head lights.

 

[JohnnyC]

a lexus is a land cruiser but its not badged as one.

 

[MoJ]

a lexus is a land cruiser but its not badged as one.

So then a Firebird is a Camaro?

 

[JohnnyC]

ahhh now ya got me....but they are american crap....so they don't count

 

[FusionCruiser]

Except they did come with Land Cruiser badges and are quite possibly the greatest factory 4x4 ever built Don't get me wrong here - I'm all about the FJ, but it's not a Land Cruiser

Tucker

I gotta admit that I'm new to the Toyota cruiser line, having been a diehard Land Rover guy for quite some time now but someone has to explain to me what makes a Toyota a "Landcruiser" and not just a Cruiser. When I saw some of the comments in this thread I started looking into the data on the LC's since about 92 and I can't find anything that jumped out at me other than posh leather, fancy dash, power everything and some cool electronics. Is that what it takes to be called a LC now or do those LandCruisers hold some ability that I'm not seeing? In the LandRover community that I have been associating with, it's generally considered that any vehicle that has a bottom mounted spare is automatically showing signs of being developed for the city and not the trails but the recent LC's that I could find pictures of all had a 'city spare'.

So is it elegance and comfort features (and higher cost) or capability that seperates a landcruiser from the 4runners etc?

Not looking to start an argument... I just really want to understand this.

Thanks,
Shawn

 

[uhoh7]

Looks real good. Since EVERYONE who sees the thing thinks it's THE NEW LANDCRUISER.....

If you think it has ANYTHING in common with the 4runner, you haven't driven one much. (I know--some drivetrain stuff is also in FR)

Frankly I believe it IS the new Landcruiser, all labels aside.

 

[woody]

IMO, definition of "cruiserness" is individual with every owner....my FJ40 runs a 350 TBI, 700R auto, D300 from a CJ7, and lots of other non-Toyota stuff, yet I still consider it a Cruiser.

My buggy project will be WAY less Cruiser, likely just the hood, yet it will (in my eyes) still be a Cruiser....

justify it to yourself, and accept that not everyone else will agree.....the joys of opinion (no one is right)


that said, that emblem looks REALLY nice on there, but somehow it's just not right...

 

[beaufort-fj60]

needs these also.

 

[ridgerunner]

So is it elegance and comfort features (and higher cost) or capability that seperates a landcruiser from the 4runners etc?

Not looking to start an argument... I just really want to understand this.

This is my beef with the "FJ Cruiser." Cause it's not a Cruiser, it's just a monopolization of the name, just as much as the Mega Cruiser was. They aren't bad trucks, but they're not Land Cruisers. What's the difference?

They were designed as Cruisers using Cruiser parts. There is nothing they share in common with other Toyota models (other than an engine or transmission from a bus). The engine (up until that doofy V8), transmission, transfer case, axles, and frame were all designed as LAND CRUISER. You can even still swap axle parts from an early FJ40 and a newer *ZJ100/5, or *J7*.

Honestly, this starts spliting hairs between the Prado and 90 series, but they are the same as the FJ Cruiser- designed off the Hilux platform using Hilux parts. Other than a birfield, there isn't anything outside of the body that is shared between the two trucks. The FJC wasn't purpose designed other than to fill a niche- something to take a few more dollars from Dailmer-Chrysler, and it was designed as a one off, for the american market. How is anyone supposed to take it serious when the rumored rhetoric is "the FJC is for people who off road and drink beer."

This does not mean it is a bad truck, not by any means. But just because it's got a bezel doesn't make it a Land Cruiser. Otherwise, sticking a FJ40 Land Cruiser emblem on it is the same to me as sticking it on a highlander or RAV4. Take a FJCruiser and plate it with armor, or stick in a mine for service work, and then I might be impressed, just SOMETHING other than filling a marketing niche.

 

[bh4rnnr]

I was just tinkering around a little and decided to plop an FJ40 emblem on the apron of my FJC. Feedback on how it looks is appreciated.

Note: If you recently paid over 50K for new Landcruiser - I sincerely apologize.

Your not the one showing that in the Rod Benders hot rod show in Moab are you? One of the gusy at work told me about somebody doing this to there Fj. I'll keep my eyes out either way.. Looks good