yes when I was young I bought the 260z in 1979 and after changing the bad headlight bulbs several times I left these off of the car as they were a pain to remove and install . my other choice if I can not locate a used pair I will make a set from flat plastic mud flaps and bolt them back on for protection . the ones that came off back then were plastic .

My 78 has most of them still in the fender wells. I haven't taken them off yet because I know they'll never go back on the way they are. They're busted/cracked very badly. My plan is to use some thick plastic and shape it with a heat gun when I eventually get to that part of the car. I've heard of people using something like a thin plastic trash can to make custom fender liners with.

hi Jeremy it is a basic square panel the way it looks so if I can not locate nice used ones I plan to make them from flat mud flaps the basic size looks about 10" x10"