6 Cool FJ CRUISER Things | Have you seen these?

Join me as I share 6 features about the FJ Cruiser that I find cool! You might not even be aware of these and a few are unique to the FJ.

[@atypicalmotorcycle752]

I love seeing all the colors. Mine's " Iceberg" . It's cool!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Iceberg is cool! Thanks for watching.

[@lancerutherford3933]

Toyota does their blues very well. Calvary Blue and Voodoo blue are my favs

[@OffroadTouringLife]

I definitely have a soft spot towards blue! I really don't think there is a bad FJ colour. Toyota did a top job with the selection available. Thanks for watching.

[@KOTW.Adventures]

I've always liked the FJ. Another great video mate. Saw you at my local Bunnings with your daughter on Sunday. I wanted to say hi but my kids were too embarrassed by their dad knowing someone from KZbin! 🤣😂

[@OffroadTouringLife]

😂 tell tne kids I'm not scary 😂 I was picking up a few things for my next video! Thanks again for watching!

[@irunandride1]

Mine is Black or as is now known Pinstripe Black. I do like the Cement. I did not know about the rubber pad under the keys....cool. The white roof keeps the car so much cooler, nice design feature.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

I love the white roof too! Pinstripe Black, that's sums it up perfectly no doubt! They are meant to be used! I discovered the rubber pad one day when I was putting the floor mats back in one day. Thanks for watching. Cheers

[@UncleFjester]

6:20 Made me look! American, left side drive is different but still rubber.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Yeah nice, there seems to be a few here that don't have it.

[@jamibligh2063]

Favorite color is Voodoo. Just like mine. And yours.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Close mine is cavalry blue

[@NasTimeAdventures]

Well done mate. Like me, it's often the little things I appreciate.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Thanks Nas, I could do another whole on more features!

[@diesel112358]

Greetings from California USA! Original owner here of an 07 FJC. I wanted an all white FJ, but unfortunately, that was not an option back then. Settled for silver. Mine did not come equipped with a passenger side arm rest. I purchased it from the dealer and installed it myself. Also, mine does not have that rubber pad under the ignition. One interesting thing I noticed is that on your right-hand drive FJ, the rear door swings out in the same direction as my left-hand drive one. I would have thought that the hinge would have been on the opposite side based on the driving placement.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Thanks for watching! The rear door I'm guessing never changed because of the engineering needed. It's interesting about the rubber pad in the 07 not being there. I wonder when that was included? I like the white FJs too. How many.y miles have you covered? Cheers

[@knugie87]

I have the black one and im super surprised how well the white roof works when it's hot! I used to have a darker colored subaru before, you could not sit in it after a day fishing for a few mins, felt like everything almost melted due to it almost being a furnace! The fj is just a bit hot but not unbearable! Hands down my favourite feature second favourite thing is the startup fan roaring! Never gets old

[@OffroadTouringLife]

The fan sure roars! The white definitely is a fantastic feature! I find the squareness keeps it cool inside too. Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@jordirubies5575]

I have a Black Cherry with black roof and hood. I love it

[@OffroadTouringLife]

What a great sounding colour combo!

[@eliasaragasi1547]

I am a fan of the Fj cruiser since it came to Saudi Arabia. But I was not able to own while working in Saudi Arabia instead I bought the Sequoia brand new in 2009 and later sold it in 2015. When I returned in the Philippines I bought a 2016 model in 2021. Since then I was happy owning it the color was smokey blue.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

It is great to hear that you were finally to get your hands on a FJ! 2016 is the last year the FJ was available in Australia. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@innertube205]

I have a ‘12 FJB Edition Calvary Blue. I love it! My favorite color is the red. It makes the FJ look amazing!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice, I had a look a red one when I was in the market for mine. It seemed like a suss vehicle so I walked away. I really like the blue.

[@andyhibbert4563]

Nice one Rich! I gotta say I’m a sucker for the Blue! Those features are cool as, it’s little things like the rubber key pad that make a big difference!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

The finer points if detail. Its not until you have a good look around tne FJ you start to notice there features.

[@racinsadventures597]

Sooo many great features. Toyota think of everything 👌🏻👌🏻💚💚

[@shaddonaghue]

Except if its a 70 series 😂😂

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Thanks mate, they sure have some cool things going on

[@OffroadTouringLife]

😂 you have more cylinders Shad

[@racinsadventures597]

@@shaddonaghue well almost then haha 😂😂💚💚

[@OutbackTouring]

Hehe, all FJ’s start off white and the colour is added. You’ll find a definite masking line where the paint changes 🤌🏼

[@dta6]

Great video! New FJ owner, have the White/Sandstorm color. Building my FJ for Overlanding Specs!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice, that's a great colour combo. When I was looking for an FJ, there weren't .any that colour for sale. Enjoy!

[@tomlee6263]

I also like the factory 110v inverter in my '08 👍

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Thanks for watching, there is so many cool things about the FJ!

[@1964wingman]

Awesome fj you have there. I own a fj as well, Mine is white. French Vanilla.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Cheers thanks mate. The French Vanilla look awesome. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@1964wingman]

@@OffroadTouringLife I'm in Victoria you never know our paths may cross, be great to have a chat over a cup of Billy tea or maybe something stronger .

[@OffroadTouringLife]

We may cross paths some day.

[@RoMiTouring]

I have a Cement.. definitely my favourite colour.. I bought mine second hand, and it came 'blacked out' including the roof which looks extra cool I think. When I was 'shopping' for my FJ, I went into a dealer and opened the rear window.. should have seen the dirt/leaves etc in there.. Told him his detailers needed a new job. :D

[@OffroadTouringLife]

I did the same, the lady I bought it off had it detailed, I popped tbe back window open and a few gum leaves and dort was there. She was definitely surprised when it went " click" and it opened. Cement with a black roof! That's cool! Thanks for watching Cheers Richard

[@breeze787]

Yep I have an Army Green FJ and I am so leaning on making that white roof black. And Cement is a beautiful and handsome color. I can visualize your cement and black and I can tell its awesome.

[@breeze787]

I went to pick up a lawnmower I bought off of craigslist and couldn't collapse the handle. So I opened up the back window to my FJ and let the handle stick out so I could get it home. My favorite feature on my FJ is the 3 Homelink buttons for opening my home garage door and my father in laws gate and my sister in-laws community gate. At a golf course that I play regularly at there have been break-ins where the thieves were stealing the garage door remotes and the car owners registrations. We FJ owners have nothing to fear for our remotes are integrated into our mirrors and there are 3 of them. And I was perplexed when I first got my 2014 FJ becuz when your lights are set on DLR Daylight Running Lights the radio light is bright but when you turn on the night lights the radio brightness is low. So this is only a problem if you turn the lights on during the day because it dims the radio light and makes it harder to read your songs or stations. And I don't have a favorite color. My FJ is Army Green. I just love all the colors. Your Blue FJ is very nice, then there's the orange and yellow, My Army Green FJ can appear to be black in some lightings. And I often get cool comments when I'm out at garage sales or just putting in gas. When I first got my FJ June 2014 the entire neighborhood came by to check it out and raved about the color. And no I don't normally off-road because this is my "Trophy Vehicle" Update 2023: 59,600 miles after 9 years. I have not changed a single bulb or had any problems. Oil change every 5k miles and my FJ visits the Auto Salon every 2 years. Same battery same everything. I had an aftermarket running board put on almost as soon as I got it and that' the only thing that's rusting and I'll be changing my first set of tires in 2023. Yes my FJ is garaged. But so is the 2021 4Runner.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

You sure do love the FJ ! Great idea with the lawn mower handle!! There are so many fantastic colours right across the range. There is definitely a colour for everyone! Thanks for taking the time to make a fantastic comment amd your experience with your FJ! I'm sure after 9 years it is still turning heads in your neighbourhood!

[@Skippymouse10]

Love the black diamond pearl and the red!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

You don’t see many red cruisers around!

[@summersons1]

What about the drivers window sunvisor? I thought that was a great innovation. Saved have to keep swinging the windscreen sunvisor around. My FJ was the same colour & would be my fav. 👍

[@OffroadTouringLife]

That's another good one about the survivor, I might have to do another video about all these great ideas everyone is sharing.

[@andyphillips8862]

army green , great video 👍

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Thanks mate, you dont see to many Army green ones abound! I like the green look with a black roof.

[@andypopeye5073]

Mine is white but I think Cement is a great colour 😊

[@OffroadTouringLife]

I do like the white ones too. You don't see many cement coloured ones around.

[@caver6292]

Cavalry Blue!!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Cool choice!

[@malcmo]

My favourite colour is Cement Grey with a white roof which is what I have on mine ✌🏼🚘✌🏼

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice, I see plenty of cement grey ones around. I don't think there really is a bad colour. 👍🏼 Thanks for watching.

[@malcmo]

@@OffroadTouringLife Great channel I really enjoy your input I pick up mine on Thursday I found a one owner mint condition with logbooks completely untouched without a single modification with 101,000 km in the Huntervalley New South Wales super excited I cannot wait !! ✌🏼🚘✌🏼

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Thanks mate, I picked mine up stock apart from a trams cooler and redarc tow pro. Both were fitted just prior to me buying it. The lady owner was getting ready to tow her horses with it. She then found out the horse float, and horses pushed her over tne towing capacity. She bought a Dmax or MUX I think as tne replacement. It had 136k on it. Enjoy you FJ. 👍🏼 Cheers Rich

[@hiluxjase6665]

Haha. The previous owner didn’t know the rear door opens. That’s bittersweet news. I wish he knew. Keep up the great videos. I enjoy your reviews and I don’t even own an FJ. I can’t believe you don’t have more subscribers than you actually have. The only thing that bugged me watching your video was the very loud music inbetween the top 6 things. Not sure if others have noticed but I had to mute each time. Other than the music A1 production and interesting topic mate

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Thanks for watching Jase I appreciate your comments. The FJ definitely has many cool features and there is a few more that didn't make the list. Sorry about the music it is a fine line but I'll definitely listen closer to tne levels I use. From memory I had is at around 70% volume. Maybe 50% would have been more user friendly. I do enjoy tne editing process and appreciate the feedback. Thanks for subscribing too! Cheers Rich

[@hiluxjase6665]

@@OffroadTouringLife you’re welcome Rich

[@shaddonaghue]

That’s pretty cool 😎 👍👍

[@OffroadTouringLife]

I think I could have added more too 😎 thanks for watching mate.

[@fatchunk3678]

White, my first was Yellow, and my new one is White. But I really like your Mil Blue colour too

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice! I really like tbe white ones, I wonder what colour is the most popular?

[@LaNoire27]

I have a maroon one. I like black, maroon, brick or green.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice, you don't see many maroon ones out and about.

[@JakeArmyRetired]

I own the 07 Beta model in silver, but always loved the bedliner stealth black or desert raptor liner, or line-× brand...

[@OffroadTouringLife]

There have been many comments with 07 FJs, here is Australia we didn't have them until 2011. Stealth black sounds cool!! Thanks for watching mate

[@leonshinafleming4359]

I own blue but I love silver white one

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice, it's hard to like just one colour! With so many choices .

[@leonshinafleming4359]

@@OffroadTouringLife so true but we have one place for vehicle riding here !! So imma give it go!! Blue can handle it well gonna see! Lol

[@LiL13izzy7]

I've never seen the rubber piece under the key hole. Could that be something the previous owner added? Either way, pretty cool idea. I also love the fact that the switch blanks are available for add-ons. However I do feel that it could be easier to access the back of that panel for the switches. Doing so requires taking apart the center console between the front seats, which is always a pain. Great video!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Cheers thanks for watching. I’m sure sure about the rubber pad but it definitely looks factory fitted.

[@dajadah]

I think its aftermarked…

[@dajadah]

No way, i checked my 2012 FJ, and its rubber under the keyhole. Not a pad like yours, but its blend in like its the same pice like the another side😮

[@oliver5403]

I like my Voodoo Blue

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Tnere are great colour!

[@Ovalbor]

I own a Brick colored FJ but my favorite is the cement TT edition.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Awesome, the Cement colour has come up several times as a favourite.

[@jjvexist]

SUNFUSION 🤤

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice!

[@gammaboxer9765]

Greetings from Canada, your FJ looks like it just came from a dealer showroom floor. We bought our FJ brand new in 2013 and it's seen it all in that decade. Ours is black so everyone can see the battle scars all over it along with the dents. When you hang out with Jeeps you're bound to put a few dents and scratches in, especially since our trails are so narrow and overgrown around here. Luckily we've always been able to keep up with our 33's or 35's depending on our configuration. Keep on exploring and enjoying with your FJ, they really are underrated by most in the off-road community. Cheers.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Gday, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I definitely foind a clean example of an FJ. The previous owner looked after it well. It had no modifications done. I have covered 41000km in it since January last year over 4 states in Australia I just returned yesterday from a trip in the Victorian High Country so that video should be oit in a week or so. Definitely underrated, my previous 4WD I had 14 years was a GU (y61) Nissan Patrol. Prior to tnat was a Toyota Hilix. I'm really enjoying the FJ. Cheers

[@gammaboxer9765]

@@OffroadTouringLife I'm glad to see you're getting the most out of your FJ. Looking forward to your next video. We don't have all the cool off-road options here that you do down there, pretty much Jeep or Toyota, Nissan hasn't made any real off-road options here for some time now (X-terra being the most popular off-road model) Glad you're rolling the kilometers on, we just passed 160k on ours recently. Many many kms and adventures left to go. Cheers

[@veek3982]

Lovin' my 2013 Magma!!!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice one! Thanks for watching!

[@MudducksTouringAustralia]

Nice mate, I like black lol. Cheers Steve

[@OffroadTouringLife]

There is a few out there that like black!

[@dajadah]

No way, i checked my 2012 FJ, and its rubber under the keyhole. Not a pad like yours, but its blend in like its the same pice like the another side😮

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Interesting. The mystery continues if the rubber pad is a genuine item.

[@RoyFJ65]

I have 2016 Cavalry blue, wife wanted yellow, and I wanted black. The blue came out as a compromise and it worked out for both.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice work on the compromise! Tne yellow definitely stands out in traffic! I have had a few people mention they don't have the rubber pad under tne keys. Does your 2016 have it fitted?

[@RoyFJ65]

@@OffroadTouringLife nope I just saw it in your video and I will find that part and do the same thanks you you.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

It must be aftermarket then?

[@RoyFJ65]

@@OffroadTouringLife will try find a part number and then go the aftermarket route. I would advise the addition of a transmission oil cooler in case you haven't gone that route yet.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

There you go its aftermarket! I do have a transmission cooler fitted, it was installed just before I picked up the FJ. 👍🏻

[@veedubya4636]

I have a Titanium FJ and that is the best color to me, although I would not mine having a heritage blue FJ.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Thats one of the best things about the FJ. There really isn't a bad colour!

[@DanielTejnicky]

g'dae my favorite color is blue or yellow obviously. I have will have black tho xD too good of a deal to pass on it for color.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

I wasn't super fussy on a colour but I'm stoked with the blue!

[@lguzman796]

My FJ is Army Green, and would not change it for any other colour.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice, I don't see many army green ones around. I do like them with a black roof.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

I don't see many green ones around!

[@walterr.2619]

I like my Yellow FJ but initially I wanted blue or cement grey

[@OffroadTouringLife]

I dont think there is a bad colour!

[@LutherBlueRattie]

I actually don’t know why for obvious reasons not to have a black car lol! I’ve had 3 and there great!! Should have explained that more!🤦🏿‍♂️

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Yeah black is no good for me! I had a black work ute for many years. I was forever cleaning it. 😂 Thanks for watching, mate!

[@LutherBlueRattie]

@@OffroadTouringLifethat is true idk why I love them.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Black definitely looks tough!

[@Bergo101]

Mine is black and now you hurt my feelings mate 😂

[@OffroadTouringLife]

😂 its not that I dont like black its not practical for me. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Bergo101]

@@OffroadTouringLife because of scratches or heat? Fair enough, I’ve had no issues at all except yes some pinstripes.. just battle scars 😆

[@veedubya4636]

Mine 07 does not have that pad for the keys to rub on. It is a good idea. I will to make one.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Sometimes it's the attention to detail that makes difference.

[@kedzis]

Yellow!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Nice!

[@Fizz826]

Is your side window rain guard vent shade Factory from Australia? I’m trying to find those in the US.

[@OffroadTouringLife]

G'day, thanks for watching. Yes tbey are a factory item. Tney work well. I also had them on my previous 4wd. Cheers

[@greghiscott2657]

Cavalry Blue

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Very nice 😉

[@sds6303]

Really wish they’d bring it back. It’s still so popular, Toyota would make so much money off it

[@OffroadTouringLife]

You would think so, even a 4 door like the 76 series would b e cool. Thanks for watching

[@zeb3421]

first time i seen one it was yellow and i said WTF is that hahahaha,i dont own one but i love these cars

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Haha, the colours definitely stand out. Thanks for watching.

[@davconelectric]

Really scrapping the bottom of barrel hey 😅

[@OffroadTouringLife]

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