roof top color

[Kroll]

I wait for winter

The PO painted my 40 with a black top as well.
It gets real hot inside with a shining sun.

A white top is on the to do list, in the mean time I think the snow does it just fine!

 

[BigAland4Gals]

I have just started my restoration and I live in NC. White will certainly keep the heat down. The PO decided to convert the FJ40 into a hunting machine complete with doo-doo brown top

 

[ingomar]

We did the same thing, because white flared the ducks. We had to park it to close to the blind.

 

[Pistorman]

Other than white tops... cabin gets really really hot!

 

[RED47]

can anyone tell me the colour code for a white roof on an 81 hj47, is it 'white 033'

 

[baas]

can anyone tell me the colour code for a white roof on an 81 hj47, is it 'white 033'

Hey RED47,

[STRIKE]I am not 100% confident, but I don't think it is 033. My 84 BJ42 has 033 body colour, and the roof is slightly whiter (I think 031 or cygnus white). The 033 has a slight ivory tinge that is quite clear when having the two next to each other.[/STRIKE]

My bad - I just had another look under fluorescent light and I think the roof and the body on my truck are both 033. Hopefully someone will come along and give the right info

 

[ColReb1295]

I think you are getting the experiences of others trying different colors and they don't like anything besides White.

Mine was satin black when i bought it.....I took it off and had it painted new toyota white (white not cygnus white) and it looks so much better.....i think black on the roof is a big mistake. I can give you pics of mine with a black top then white and you can see white looks much better

 

[RED47]

Hey RED47,

[STRIKE]I am not 100% confident, but I don't think it is 033. My 84 BJ42 has 033 body colour, and the roof is slightly whiter (I think 031 or cygnus white). The 033 has a slight ivory tinge that is quite clear when having the two next to each other.[/STRIKE]

My bad - I just had another look under fluorescent light and I think the roof and the body on my truck are both 033. Hopefully someone will come along and give the right info

thanks for that Bass, from what i can gather cygnus white finished in about 75, and from 75 to 79 it was 031 and from 80 to 84 it was 033, but yea hopefully someone can confirm this.
cheers

 

[DrSlug]

thanks for that Bass, from what i can gather cygnus white finished in about 75, and from 75 to 79 it was 031 and from 80 to 84 it was 033, but yea hopefully someone can confirm this.
cheers

Anyone else confirm this? Been looking for the roof colour code for an 83 BJ42LX, this is the only thread that I have found so far that has an actually number listed on it with the years.

 

[Morse_FJ40]

white only.

 

[hatman406080]

did my almond color will go on free born red 309

 

[bomb69tech]

I guess I am going against the masses. When I bought mine I was building a trail vehicle. Hence the various body mods, FJ60 axles and 5.3l. Anyways when I got mine the fiberglass was in rough shape so I rhino lined it black. and with the colors I chose my bezel and all other removeable trim pieces were powder coated black. I for one think mine looks good but everyone has there own opinion. It is your rig so I say do what you think is right and looks good to you as you are the one that looks at it everyday. I will also say the with the black it gets a bit warm but I only have it on during the winter and as soon as it is warm enough it comes off for the summer.

 

[jmdaniel]

Is it some unwritten law that an fj roof must be white? Would I be excommunicated from the fj community if I went with a different color? I have been restoring my fj for about a year now and I have picked my color and I wanted my roof and some accents to be painted satin black. In my year of fj picture surfing, I have not found anything but white. Just curious if anyone else has tried a different color scheme.

Nope.

 

[JohnVee]

green w/black top

Jaguar green metallic body with black metallic top/sides (by PO). Been thinking about the switch to white for a while mainly because I think it needs a white bezel and will have nothing else to match, but the current look is quite menacing. I really need a picture taken in the sun.

 

[Fast Eddy]

I really need a picture taken in the sun.

It will look great with a white bezel and top. You need better photo editing tools. This is edited just a little with GIMP.

 

[slickrock]

and anutha. see, doesn't it look silly?

Oh my god..Ed, I need to punch you for the vomit I threw up in my mouth and had to choke back down.

 

[JohnVee]

It will look great with a white bezel and top. You need better photo editing tools. This is edited just a little with GIMP.

No, I need photo editing SKILLS, not tools. But I did just replace the ancient Blackberry that took the pic. Thanks for the clearer pic - I'll keep it handy to remind myself to wash the damn truck more often after the white paint upgrade.