This is one of the first electrical mods I made to our new Iceberg FJ Cruiser. The FJ Cruiser is wired for a second horn. However, the wiring harness for the horn is located behind the washer fluid reservoir. I have written instruction on installing a second horn in front of the radiator using the…
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FJ Cruiser Grill Blackout
by tomas •
So the modifications have begun on our new Toyota FJ Cruiser. I have started with cosmetic changes and I am working on blacking out the silver on the grill, mirrors and door handles. The grill was first. It was easy to remove the grill from the FJ with the removal of a couple of retaining…
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Our New 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser
by tomas •
On Saturday I took delivery of our new 2010 Iceberg White Toyota FJ Cruiser. This is the start of a new project vehicle and I will be posting about ALL the modifications. The FJ is currently configured with the following options (Items that I wanted are bold and items that will be removed are in…
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A new adventure begins
by tomas •
I have signed the papers for our new Toyota FJ Cruiser. We will be receiving an Iceberg White 2010 FJ Cruiser on Monday. This will be the start of a whole new series of modifications. Having built our first FJ I have a very good idea of where I want to go with our new…
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RIP the Blue Burro
by tomas •
So, the insurance company has chosen to total our Blue FJ Cruiser. I spent this last Tuesday in Montrose pulling all the modifications off that I could. I started at about 7:30 and finished at around 3:00 in the afternoon. 100 of hours of work torn out of the FJ in under 8 hours. I…
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Rolled the FJ
by tomas •
At the FJ summit this last week I managed to put the FJ on its side. I am still working with the insurance company to iron out the details on the claim. Once I have additional details I will post about what happened and the insurance claim process. This happened the day before the summit…
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FJ Summit 2010 – Here we come
by tomas •
I’ll be heading out in the Morning to attend the 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser Summit in Ouray Colorado. Look for lots of post on the fun activities and happenings in the day and weeks ahead.
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Rasta Skids – Trail Tested
by tomas •
Rasta skids are a quality aluminum skid made in Israel. The skids include coverage from the front to all the way back to the fuel tank. I have been running the Rasta skids for about 8 months and just took them off to be replaced with another brand of skids. I wanted to show the…