When I broke my car down there was a rubber cap on the rear of one of my headlight bulbs but not the other. It was between the plug and the light with the 3 prongs going through it to form a nice seal and protect the prongs from water. I can not find one of these at any auto parts store or at MSA or Black Dragon. I know other cars use these so I don't think it is a Z specific part but could someone steer me in the right direction?

I wasn't able to find one with a quick search, but you might look at motorcycle parts as a potential source.

Edit: Upon further review, changing my search to headlight rubber uncovered this item on eBay. It's a Datsun part, too. Try searching for the part number and see if Courtesy or NissanPartsCC might have it.

Edited February 1, 201213 yr by SteveJ

The P/N is 26029-E4600 (courtesy of the online parts manual: http://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsunS30/DatsunZIndex/Electrical/HeadLamp/tabid/1677/Default.aspx

A check of Courtesy Nissan's site shows it to be NLA. Other than a chance find on eBay, your best bet may be a parts car at a nearby wrecking yard. Your assumption it may not be unique to a Z is probably right so include other vintage Nissan and Toyota vehicles, including trucks.

Good luck and glad to see you are keeping that Series 1 going! How about some additional pics in your garage?

Jim

Apreciate the help guys just checked my 1992 vw cabriolet (wifes toy)and it has the rubber caps so I am going to call the vw dealer tomorrow and try my luck.

If I'm thinking of the same thing you are describing, those bulb seals are not from any particular car manufacturer, they come with most brands of H4 replacement headlights, though.

by h4 you mean the newer non sealed ones correct? I bought some high output sealed headlights(wanted to stay with the original look even though I bet the h4's are much better) and my new bulbs did not come with the rubber pieces. perhaps I should take a ride to summit racing, they seem to have everything and anything