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Re: Engine Bay Body Rips
Even though the concensous within this thread is leaning toward Toyota likely passing the responsibility of this problem onto the manufacturers of the aftermarket bumpers, tires, lift kits, etc., shouldn't Toyota have been aware of this problem long before any of us experienced it??
Not only has Toyota done extensive integrity and crash testing on the FJ and should know every little potential flaw within its design (and anything that could possibly corrupt it), but Toyota also advertises the FJC with all of the aforementioned equipment in its own published "Owner's Rigs" ads. Not to mention, promoting the use of heavy winch bumpers, winches, lift kits and agressive tires on their very own Trail Team vehicles.
Plus, many Toyota dealerships (including my own), not only install these items for their customers on the FJ's and guarantee their worthiness, but also have these comparably equipped FJ's sitting out on their sales lot for sale as brand new trucks.
If an aftermarket bumper, lift kit and/or set of tires supposedly caused this problem, wasn't it Toyota's responsibility to either discourage or prevent the installation of such items long beforehand?? No one from Toyota or the dealership ever bothered to warn me.
Last edited by LandCruiserSteve : 08-12-2007 at 04:09 PM.
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