restoring pillar emblems

[GILDIA]

Hi, does any one knows how to restore the pillar emblems? they are made of metal and some pins are missing, if you have any idea please let me know

Thank you

[MikeW]

I think that fixing the missing pins would be nearly impossible. Even if you have the broken pins I just don't see a way of re-attaching them. Emblems aren't hard to find. Used pairs are always on eBay and Courtesy Nissan sells them new for $25.08 USD each which is proof that the pair on eBay right now from reddat with a buy it now price of $74.99 is a bad deal. I'd personally just buy them new and be done but if you want to spend the time and effort to restore a set you'd be better off a least starting with used emblems that still have the pins. As a last resort I suppose you can attach yours without the pins using adhesive.

[five&dime]

Anything from that guy is a bad deal. Especially when you get raped on shipping

[beandip]

Mike , how about the hatch Datsun and the 240Z ? I am presently using a metal 240Z and a plastic Datsun, however the chrome is a little pitted on the 240Z. I have another metal 240 and a metal Datsun for the hatch and the ones for the front fenders, but again they are a little pitted. They all have the pins . Because they are a pot metal type of metal can they be re chromed for a realistic price?

Gary

[MikeW]

I don't see the 240Z or Datsun emblems at Courtesy so I don't know how easy they are to find new. It just seems to me that the time and effort put into restoring emblems would easily be offset by the ability to buy new ones. When I painted my car a few years ago I bought a complete from Chloe. I don't have any experience with rechroming the plastic but my understanding of that process leads me to believe that doing only one or two at a time would be quite expensive.

[Mike B]

I would bet that all of the 240z emblems are still available new from the dealer (in plastic at least). Good used pot metal pillar emblems are pretty easy to find on ebay, especially for 1971 and later cars and can be repainted easily. Rechroming would not be easy or cheap for either the plastic or pot metal versions. The expense to chrome plastic and pot metal is in the materials and labor involved. Special conductive sprays are used (which are expensive) and a lot of prep work is required. My experience has been that there isn't really a volume discount given for this kind of work, but others may have had different experiences.

-Mike

[GILDIA]

It seems that the best option is to try get a new ones,

Thank you

[26th-Z]

I have been pretty much out of the loop for the last year or two because of my financial meltdown however I'm willing to bet the plastic emblems are still available new at a reasonable price. That would be the least expensive way to go. The metal emblems can be restored and the pins can be repaired. There are plenty of chrome places around the country that do this type of work. Check out an issue of Old Cars Weekly www.oldcarsweekly.com and you will find ads for this industry. Expect to pay around $100 per emblem.