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January 2010 : Volume 3 : Issue 1

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It’s time to ring in the new year!

Since many of you are stuck at work today, just watching the clock, we thought we’d give you something to read this afternoon. The January 2010 issue of FJC Magazine is here!

Our featured story for this issue is the 2010 Army Green FJ Cruiser. We caught up with one of the first sold for a trail run & some great pics. We’ve got all the details on the major changes for the 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser, so checkout page 6.

Taft Babbit is back with his take on the new BajaRack basket for the stock FJ Cruiser rack. This time Lance from Disabled Explorers is discussing Expedition Sponsorship, so if you’ve been thinking about it – he’s got some great tips for you.

In this issue we’re introducing a new contributor. Our long time friend & colleague Erick Pound, founder of AdventureInsider.com has a great introduction to adventure travel. He’ll be contributing to FJC Magazine regularly discussing adventure related topics.

Of course we’ve got a sweet Featured Rig, a couple of Reader Rigs, and your FJ Nation pics on the back cover. We also upgraded our storage solutions in the TRD, check out those details on page 22. Also don’t forget our New Products, an update on the Aluminess Front Bumper, Groups & Clubs, and upcoming FJ Cruiser events as well.

We hope you enjoy the January 2010 issue of FJC Magazine!

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New Products: Aluminess X2

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2010 has started out great for new products for your Toyota FJ Cruiser! Aluminess just announced two new (and long awaited) products: a rear bumper and all aluminum roof rack.

Ryans larger pic b Their Rear Bumper weighs just 70 pounds and has two swing arms designed to carry a spare tire and utility box. If you’re running tires up to 32” the box will hold 3, five gallon jerry cans. Larger tires will result in a smaller utility box area. You can also upgrade to a sealed locker measuring 18" wide x 24" high x 16" deep in place of the utility box.

The bumper can be ordered without the swing arms as well, which will lower the overall weight. As far as we can tell, you cannot use the rear window with the drivers side swingarm in place. It’s easy enough to swing that out of the way to use it though. Aluminess avoids the dreaded plastic cutting that many after-market bumpers require by building their bumper to wrap around the rear of the FJ. This bumper is com-patible with the backup sonar found on many FJ Cruisers, but the rear backup camera will take a little extra modification to install on this bumper.