Does anyone have extra rivets that secure the rear interior panels on a 240Z in tan? They seem to be hard to find. All of my interior panels are loose so I need quite a few.

laffeaux@eandsweb.com

if you find some let me know. i also need a few.

I was talking to a buddy of mine that runs a bodyshop school. He told me to just get the black ones, stick them in a block of foam with the heads out and paint them the color you need. He said it's pretty common for body shops to do that on other custom jobs. Now he didn't mention what kind of paint. Maybe someone knows what kind of paint would stick to plastic. I'm going to give it a try when I reinstall my red interior. Food for thought.

motor sport auto has them in tan on page 132 in the new catalog. they arte listed as {A} which stands for limited availability. I would call them to see if they have them. 1-800-633-6331

Hey, if you are still looking for the tan rivets they are on ebay right now.. 2 days left.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1845983201

http://www.classicdatsun.com/

Here they sell all the plastic for the rear hatch and more. Not cheap but new in any color. I cant see them not able to get them.

This may seem like a silly question but how do you rivet them in, do you need a special interior rivet gun?

I cant say forsure about nissan. But with what I have used its not like A metal rivet. Where you pull till the center pops off. With these you place it in the hole then push the center in till flush with the head. At that point it locks in place.

I just got my 240Z and it's got brown exterior and tan interior. I'll be painting it silver for exterior and replace all interior panels to black. You're welcome to trade with me for the tan rivets as well as interior panels with the blacks. However, I'm not sure when I'll get to pulling them off as I need to complete the sprinkler system and finish the backyard first (new house). Let me know if you're not in a hurry and can wait for a while...

-Guycali

G'Day there LAFFEAUX.

This might sound a bit of a stupid question but have you tried your local Nissan dealer??????

I live on the coast, 45kms out of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia and checked out the Rockhampton dealer.

I changed the interior colour from tan to black. Had no trouble obtaining black plugs. In fact, I was surprised at what is still available, e.g. ORIGINAL bumper rubbers.

:love: your Z. Keep it ORIGINAL

Rick.

Hey there JAMES 240,

Two spray cans of Black Vinyl Paint transformed my Z's interior

from tan to black and it looks great.

:love: your Z. Keep it ORIGINAL

Rick.

Thanks for all of the replies. MSA does not have any in the color that I need - they are marked "[A]" which in this case means that they are no longer made.

I bought some "tan" rivets off of eBay, but they must be the tan from a 280, as they do not match my "tan" (aka Butterscotch) interior.

I'm gonig to buy vinyl die and paint the rivets that I have the approvriate color.