Factory headlamp covers 240 wanted

[350ZGTO]

Looking for a pair of the factory option type headlamp covers with the trim rings, etc for 240 complete as possible, nice used o.k.

[240ZX]

I'll second that request................I'll take a pair as well!

[26th-Z]

Just so that you don't faint and hurt yourself I want to tell you that the last four sets I have seen sold for over $500. They look real nice, but they are expensive. This place in Japan may still have them.

http://www.datsun-freeway.com/index.html

[Bambikiller240]

Originally posted by 26th-Z

Just so that you don't faint and hurt yourself I want to tell you that the last four sets I have seen sold for over $500.

At this price, that first rock chip would hurt like a steel-toe'd kick in the NUTZ!:sick: :sick:

[Victor Laury]

Gee, only 55,000 yen.

headlight covers

[Bambikiller240]

At todays' currency exchange rate:

55,000 Japan Yen = 505.826 US Dollars

[240ZX]

Chris,

I just finished picking myself up off the floor. Imagine, if you will, some time in the future........................Rare and Classic 240Z for sale $50,000.00 ( $10,000.00 without headlight covers) ROFL

[26th-Z]

I think the Datsun headlight covers are as sexy as a lace bra on a porn star and had to have a set. (headlight covers) I looked around and at one time, talked with kats about arranging a purchase from Datsun Freeway. Then, a member of this site offered to sell me a set and we have been friends ever since. We discussed the deal as though we were trading a fine bottle of wine. During that time, two sets sold on Ebay in that $500 range. I didn't get any great deal, but when you are talking about something that sexy, who cares? A guy at the Mitty had a set on his Z and they looked just great.

Keep in mind that the chrome rings attach through the headlight bucket and holes are required for installation. They also fog up in the rain.

At the Mitty, I talked to a retailer selling clear vinyl stone guard material to cover and protect the lens. I don't know if he had something for the complex shape, but it is a thought. The same material is used commonly to protect the front end of fiberglass on race cars. I see it frequently at vintage events. Applied properly, you really can't tell and it works. I have the stuff on my BMW headlights.

[Go240Zags]

Not to highjack this thread, but is there a difference between the actual lenses in the factory headlight covers and the ones sold on the aftermarket? The chrome rim looks wider to me from all the pictures I've seen, but I've never seen the original factory type up close and in person. If you had the aftermarket lenses (covers, whatever) would they work with the original chrome trims? If so, then a rock chip thru one wouldn't be quite the expensive disaster as having to replace with another set of the factory ones. Still waiting for some talented bloke to come up with an aftermarket set for sale that mimics the original. I'm sure they'd sell like hotcakes if they were reasonably priced. I'd take the first set. Gary

[26th-Z]

No hijack at all, Gary. I have the brochure I picked up at the Mitty.

www.lamin-x.com

Clear protectant film for headlight covers as well as painted surfaces. I am seeing this stuff more and more, especially on the front of race cars because of the stone chipping problems. You almost can't see it once it is on and it comes in colors.

This is a 12 mil vinyl that is applied with soapy water and a squeege. When the water film dries, the vinyl adheres like a decal and it can be peeled off. We have dreadful bugs this time of year in Florida - the kind that eat the paint - and this film is something I am considering for my car.

I don't know if an MSA headlight cover kit would work in the factory frames, but if I had the problem, I sure would try it.

[HS30-H]

Don't bother, they won't fit.

The genuine Nissan option headlamp covers actually overlap the headlamp pod / sugar scoop / extension. The acrylic is shaped such that it would sit on the outside of the pod, even if there was no chrome ( later stainless ) surround garnish. The garnish actually sandwiches the acrylic onto the pod.

As far as I am aware - from the aftermarket covers I have seen - the aftermarket acrylic sits flush with the pod ( kind of IN the pod, if you will ) so its actually smaller than the acrylic in the Nissan option covers.

Essentially they are - therefore - slightly different shapes too.

[Zvoiture]

Here is a picture of the MSA covers--installed without the rubber gasket supplied--and painted, so you can REALLY see the profile better than clear and how much smaller it is than the opening. These things are absolute junk. This is a shattered (yes they do that if you look at them wrong), salvaged set that I caulked in and painted for cheap race car use. Perfect use!

steve