Flame on
1. Functional or not, the scoop looks rad

I am glad it does not work, it could let water in that washes over your hood while out wheeling.
2. There was not even a rod to help hold it?
I can see lawsuit lawyers lining up if a hood comes down and chops off someone's hands.
Toyota should address this for sure.
3. Rear seat for me means storage.
I will never haul anyone back there.
Convertible top, I have no desire for a soft top.
I live at an apt. complex, and stuff would get ripped off.
I see where others might like it, but its not for me.
Rumor has it that they may offer one later.
I also surf two other FJ sections on other forums, and many say the visibility issue is not bad after you get use to it.
I drove for 12 years with a truck canopy on two different Toyotas, so I should get use to it very fast.
Good points you bring up though.
The good outweighs the negative in this though.
Locker
A Trac
tall stance
factory available rock sliderz
and...
very capable out of the dealers lot to head to the hills and do some serous rock crawling.