NOS Door Panels Listed on Ebay

[Mike B]

What happened with this auction? It was bid up to $740, then 8 bidders cancelled bids within 2 minutes of the end of the auction and then they sold for $595 after the last second automated bids came in. I wonder if the seller was trying to cancel at the last minute because they still weren't high enough for him?

[geezer]

That was about the strangest auction I've seen! Really makes you wonder who the bidders were. Hope someone has an explanation.

[golgo13]

Hi. This is Eiji Hosomi of Datsun Spirit, Inc.

I was the seller of this auction.

I noticed there was a fraudulant activity (or hacking or hijiacking or whatever you may call it), and that I have reported that to ebay. I did not do it.

I have spoken with the winning bidder on the phone just now and he thinks something is wiered as well.

Unfortunate thing has happend, and I appologize for the inconvenience for those who were watching the item, though I didnt create the mess. I would appreciate your understanding.

As soon as I find out why this happend and so forth, I will let you know.

Kind regards,

Eiji Hosomi

Datsun Spirit, Inc

[Mike]

Thanks for the honesty about this auction, Eiji.

[Carl Beck]

How can the eBay seller call these panels NOS when the picture of the back side clearly shows water stains and that the ends of the metal caps have surface rust? It appears the bidders on these panels don't care that they're not NOS, but used. Duh! It's no wonder these parts cost so much with people like these bidding on them.:stupid:

Hi Rob:

I have several NOS Door Panels....

The discoloration you see is I believe the result of how the hardboard (cellulose compressed under heat and pressure in a form, usually with some type of bonding agent). It's fairly wet when worked - all my NOS Door Panels exhibit the same random staining...

What looks like rust in the picture - is actually the adhesive used to bond the vinyl to the metal.. again all my NOS Door Panels have the same brown glue on them.

Lastly - If Eiju tells you they are NOS - you can take it to the bank. Many of us know him personally and you won't find a more serious nor honest Z Car Enthusiast.

FWIW

Carl B.

Carl Beck

Clearwater, FL USA

http://ZHome.com

[GunnerRob]

Carl,

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my statement concerning the truthfulness and accuracy of the condition of these parts. And the fact that you personally know the seller and can attest to his integrity and knowledge in his trade. You have opened my eyes, and possibly many other's, about the seller, as well as how to expect NOS panels to appear.

I stand corrected and enlightened as well.

Rob

[golgo13]

Hello folks.

First of, thank you for the opportunity to post messages here.

Second, Thank you Carl for your comment. I am so honored.

Third, the below is the email message I got from ebay, just to show everyone what went on:

Thank you.

Eiji

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"Dear Eiji,

Your account was accessed and taken over by an unauthorized person. This

person may have canceled bids on your existing listings so that he or

she could send fake Second Chance Offers to your bidders.

Any listings that were tampered with have been canceled.

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[dscott@shouri]

+1 on this. Those door panels are NOS.

Eiji this is your buddy Dewayne.

[xray]

After eight months the doglegs have retained their chrome strips in perfect shape. No peeling or stripping...I talked with several local custom upholstery guys and they swear by contact cement for numerous applications. I used it on my rear wheel vinyl application and that vinyl will NOT come off!

So, I did the doors today as I previously outlined above.

--Buy a roll of 4" chrome adhesive trim from the local hobby shop. Cut strips 5/8" wide, and as long as the plastic trim (mine was 34 3/8")

--coat the middle third of the strip, then all three sides of the plastic trim where the chrome will go. I used a small 1/4" brush, but whatever works for you is fine. Coating the middle third ensures that the cement will be in contact with the top and bottom as well as the wide edge of the plastic trim

--wait at least 20 min for the cement to get appropriately tacky. Don't cut this time short, as the contact cement doesn't adhere well if it's still wet.

--press it on, maintaining the middle third of the chrome along the wide edge of the plastic trim. Pinch the top and bottom edges to get good adhesion

--after a couple minutes, trim the excess with a #10 or #11 blade

The Weldwood directions say max adhesion is at 7 days, so maybe don't bake your car in the sun until after a week's past.

Here's the final result below. Looks very good, tight adhesion even on the beveled leading and trailing edge.

If you absolutely have to have NOS parts for your resto then don't do this. But, if you like retaining as many authentic pieces on your car as possible (like me), or you don't feel like parting with 700 of your hard-earned, rapidly devaluing dollars then this may be a good route to go.

Steve

[CNIXZGO]

I tried using some cheap silver heating duct tape from ACE hardware but the adhesive eventually wears off. I'll be trying your method next!

[Bonzi Lon]

When I took my panels (off white) out of storage after 27 years the chrome strip was in the bottom of the box. Wondering how I was going to repair, I noticed to my surprise that the plastic under the chrome was BLUE!!! A very close blue to the exterior. Going to leave them this way, now.

Bonzi Lon