Posted December 21, 200915 yr comment_303887 Are these original JDM headligt covers? or aftermarket. I have never seem them in the boxes with writings in English. They normally come in regular brown cardboard boxes with white paper. Rings look little narrower........ Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 21, 200915 yr comment_303895 Hard to tell from picture but they are probally after market. Are you going to sell them? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 21, 200915 yr comment_303905 Those look like the covers for a g-nose application. My covers that were on my black Z actually came to a sharp point where it lined up with the hood. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 21, 200915 yr Author comment_303906 Those look like the covers for a g-nose application. My covers that were on my black Z actually came to a sharp point where it lined up with the hood.Yes, these are for G-Nose (Goose nose), but I wonder if these are Reproduction ones or Factory items....... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 21, 200915 yr comment_303910 Curious that the box has English labeling. Reproductions of the headlight covers have been around for several years, however I have never seen repros that were not identical to the original. I can't tell from your pictures, but they look original. What about the hardware? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 21, 200915 yr comment_303916 They look identical to the sets that were made for some of the 'Ferrari 250 GTO' look-sorta-alike kits based on 240Zs and 260Zs. Some of the kits were made here in the UK, in Poole, Dorset I seem to remember. Near the boat-building industry. The printing on the box looks identical to those. They also had a slight ridge in the section of the chrome moulding ( I guess trying to replicate that of the original 250 GTO ) that genuine Nissan covers did not..They won't fit a genuine Nissan 'Grande' nose......Alan T. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 21, 200915 yr comment_303917 ...these are for G-Nose (Goose nose).... Ah! Seeds that may grow up to be a fully fledged myth are sown...... Just a couple of days ago I was pedalling furiously on another forum, trying to refute a story that the 'Fairlady Z432' was so-named because it had been conceived in 'Room No.432'....... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 21, 200915 yr Author comment_303921 They look identical to the sets that were made for some of the 'Ferrari 250 GTO' look-sorta-alike kits based on 240Zs and 260Zs. Some of the kits were made here in the UK, in Poole, Dorset I seem to remember. Near the boat-building industry. The printing on the box looks identical to those. They also had a slight ridge in the section of the chrome moulding ( I guess trying to replicate that of the original 250 GTO ) that genuine Nissan covers did not..They won't fit a genuine Nissan 'Grande' nose......Alan T.Thank you for your great info!!!!! Learn something new again! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 22, 200915 yr comment_303928 It looks they are the ones from this ebay auction:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-JDM-240Z-260Z-280Z-ZG-G-NOSE-LAMP-COVERS_W0QQitemZ130351767030QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item1e59921df6-Mike Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 22, 200915 yr Author comment_303929 It looks they are the ones from this ebay auction:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-JDM-240Z-260Z-280Z-ZG-G-NOSE-LAMP-COVERS_W0QQitemZ130351767030QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item1e59921df6 -Mike Yes. They are. But if they were mis-described if they do not fit JDM G-nose car..... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 22, 200915 yr comment_303933 Well now you went and ruined it Alan. I was all ready to accept the "Goose" nose name and you had to throw in the word "Grande". So now I have to go digging...I don't know which is the name given by the creators of the G-nose but "Goose" sounds more like a nick-name than something someone proud of the design would have assigned to it. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 22, 200915 yr comment_303936 That's alot of money to spend on something that wont fit a gnose. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/34199-are-these-original-jdm-headlight-covers-or-aftermarket/#findComment-303936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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