Were luggage straps installed on all series 1 240z's? or were they an option only item?

Mine does have them and I think I should have them in there to complete the car (some day)! Where do they mount to?

Any thoughts?

James

Luggage straps were standard for HLS30s. Here is the picture in the brochure. They bolt front and aft to threaded nuts welded in the chassis. The bolts, washers and the luggage strap hardware are zinc plated satin silver.

Mine are missing. Can someone recommend a source for NOS or reproduction straps? Did they have an ajustment piece or buckle of some sort?

The strapping is back threaded through a set of rings for adjustment. Zink plated... The extra slack length of black nylon strap is held with a black plastic ring. I see them on eBay quite often. They come in different lengths because the later series cars with tool bins forced the straps to be shorter. In other words, make sure you buy the long ones for the earlier cars. Of course, you could always have new straps made. Quite often, you see the hardware fairly rusted (go figure) and it all has to be re-plated anyhow. In most cases, I would just buy the cheapest ones you can find with decent hardware and have it all redone.

You might also try the following url:

www.nissanparts.cc

P/N: J6850-E4100 (NOS) $41.68 (not sure if this per set or a single strap)

ships 4-10 business days

webdawg1