Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 - BJ40 - BJ42 - How Car Restoration Works

For those of us whose dream cars come from yesterday, we can't just walk into a car dealership and buy one. Buying a used car that's four decades old can present a whole lot of mechanical problems. Cars aren't built to last forever, but restoration can breathe new life into an older vehicle and make it look and run like new. Restoring that old clunker in your backyard; now's a great time to give it a shot. In this Blog, we'll talk about what it takes to transform a rusty wreck inside and out.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 - BJ40 - BJ42 Headlights

The Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 got a mixed headlight setup. I used the European style headlights with the changeable bulbs, not the Sealed beam type, and combined it with the FJ40 old style front with US style buckets for the sealed beams. It makes changing your bulb a but difficult with the closed rear, but it looks nice and clean. For this setup to work with this type of grille with the round bezel, you need to order an extra left headlight mount frame Toyota part: 81153-89117 and an extra set of tension springs or longer springs.

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlights with new M6 stainless inserts for adjusting the headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlights. The plastic M6 insert had to go. Yes, used two tension springs.

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlights

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlights

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlights

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight rings

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight rings

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlight rings

Toyota part: 81153-89117

Toyota part: 81153-89117

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Headlights, before pic

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