OEM headrest?

[firefighterjed]

My PO has the seats reupholstered and they look great. I have never seen headrests like this though. Have you?

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Looks like they were stolen from a dental chair.

 

[JohnnyC]

Headrests are 100% stock

 

[JohnnyC]

From about 73-78? USA was an option ... elsewhere got them as well

Here is a factory lit picture (I color adjusted) that shows the headrests

 

[firefighterjed]

Thanks Johnny, I should’ve included that this is a 1976 USA spec FJ 40

 

[Godzirra]

Never seen a set like that before. They look pretty futuristic. Now I need to find a set.

 

[Living in the Past]

From about 73-78? USA was an option ... elsewhere got them as well

Here is a factory lit picture (I color adjusted) that shows the headrests

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Somewhere between 73 and 78 the style changed. Not sure when they changed but the style in the original post are harder to find. My 73 FST had them when I bought it. The seats I bought out of a 74 had the plugs used fill the holes on seats without the optional headrests. My 76 had empty holes and set of seats I picked up with the 76 had headrest of the later style. The few other sets I have are the later style as well.

 

[SteveH]

There is another thread on this - those were a ~1-year headrest. Fairly rare.

 

[JohnnyC]

Yes remember that thread ... thought we determined them to be 73-74 then I remember a 76’ having them ... but... they could have been replaced at some time on the 76’

 

[Living in the Past]

I see a part number change 9/75. So 73-75 model for the rare. My guess it was not a popular option on the 73-75 models which why 76-78 model headrests are more common. Because my 10/75 (76 model) had empty holes hard to say if it had the headrests or plugs. As hard as the restheads are to remove verses the plugs guessing it had plugs.

 

[S4Cruiser]

Headrests are 100% stock

Yep, I had those on a 1974.

 

[JohnnyC]

So 73-75 model for the rare. My guess it was not a popular option on the 73-75 models which why 76-78 model headrests are more common

Agreed

IMHO they look stupid ... and hence they didn’t sell lol



They weren’t the only ones with stupid looking headrests at that time

 

[65swb45]

For Sale - Rare 1973 FJ40 headrests, SoCal

 

[gericurl]

I saw a set on Ebay around Sept. I spaced the auction end date and missed them. They sold for under $100 if I remember right. I like the ones I have better, but they are unique.