I'm confused, did that many guys actually re-install their head light bezel up side down (hard to believe), or is there a "flip the bezel" fairy that travels the country ???
Unside down Head Light Bezel
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They even did it during toyota photo shoots
You can’t teach somebody not do do stupid things … they just need to learn when they are doing idiot things and not do it again
You can’t teach somebody not do do stupid things … they just need to learn when they are doing idiot things and not do it again
To add to 3_puppies comment
Really there is no dispute when you orientation the bezel wrong the toyota emblem is no longer centered as seen in the above picture
And the later models that came with the hood release … the release will be exposed when the bezel is orientated wrong
Really there is no dispute when you orientation the bezel wrong the toyota emblem is no longer centered as seen in the above picture
And the later models that came with the hood release … the release will be exposed when the bezel is orientated wrong
Actually, if Toyota would have kept the stamped bezel for the series, that alone would have told the tale of proper positioning. My 1969 has no stamping and no hood latch so it can go either way with no telltale issues.
From one of many other bezel threads 
Toyoda do Brasil had the right idea… never inverted round bandeirante bezel
Newer bandi bezel
LITP and a select few also have oem stamped
No bezel ... bars instead
Toyoda do Brasil had the right idea… never inverted round bandeirante bezel
Newer bandi bezel
LITP and a select few also have oem stamped
No bezel ... bars instead
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From one of many other bezel threads
Toyoda do Brasil had the right idea… never inverted round bandeirante bezel
Newer bandi bezel
LITP and a select few also have oem stamped
No bezel ... bars instead
The 1/79+ FJ40 bezel can only fit one way.
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When Toyota was installing the stamped LAND CRUISER bezel there was no Toyota emblem in the grill. When the one stopped the other one started.
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My uncle picked up a brand new 1973 Toyota Landcruiser from the Yoshiwara plant in 1973 and the bezel was "upside down" I don't think it was ever changed even when he brought it back to the US.
A moderator should do a mud search and find out when this topic first came up 
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A moderator should do a mud search and find out when this topic first came up
It was pre-mud
I recall it being a thing on LCML
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It was pre-mud
I recall it being a thing on LCML
Bought my 68 in 1974. Some time between then and early 78 when I still lived in Flagstaff I spotted a FJ40 with the stamped bezel and the hunt was on.
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Now this reason is new to me(the hood release)--but it makes perfect sense--there have been many past posts claiming the 'Toyota" logo would be uncentered if the bezel were turned 'upside down'--on my 77, if I turned the bezel so the thick part was on the bottom, the logo was closer to center(by 1/2") than if it was on the top--so don't know where that came from-maybe my grill behind the bezel with the logo was turned upside down-(but it kinda like can't do that)-or the toyota name plate mount holes were moved by the PO---I just keep it on the top so the Bezel police don't get me---but johnnyC's post gives a logical reasoning for the thick side up--
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What an absolute noob
I wonder how hard it would be to buy a 20 series front fascia and install it. Honestly the no bezel look is kinda cool. I saw it on a 45 troopy and it looked amazing.
That or getting a stamped bezel, even though it’s not correct for my year.
That or getting a stamped bezel, even though it’s not correct for my year.