must admit always liked these http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun Misc/B210/B210_sedan_GL_badge.jpg
To my mind, the earliest production quarter emblem is the best.
And it's not the '240Z' one...
As I mentioned before, on the rare occasions they pop up on Yahoo Auctions Japan, they command strong money. Alan - what's the availability and price like for these in Japan through other (not auction) channels?
Pretty difficult. Anyone who has any spare is holding onto them for grim death.
There was at least one - if not two - projects to do a limited production re-pop of them a few years ago, but the trail seems to have gone cold. The originals are diecast and any re-pop would have to be cast just due to the prohibitive cost of diecast tooling. Casting means a lot of fettling before chroming and painting to make them look authentic. They are handed too, so that's double the work.
The early domestic 'Z' bonnet emblem ( not to be confused with the much flatter S130-series type ) is in the same situation.
A year or two back someone in Japan produced some replicas of both these early quarter emblems and the correct bonnet emblem in some form of plastic/resin. They were available on YAJ in very limited numbers (and priced expensively) and then nothing. And as would be the case with cast reproductions, they were not chromed or painted, so added effort required there.
I could really do with replacing my bonnet emblem tbh - it was tatty when I got it from Japan and I had it re-chromed, but that hasn't held up particularly well. The one I got for Dave P was far better than mine - I didn't want to give it to him when it arrived tbh!!!
In what way are the early ones handed,is there a cut out on the outer circumference on the other side of the one pictured or some other uniqueness/recess/projection hidden from view. Or am i being ignorant or misunderstanding whats written.
that bit puts my mind to rest as regarding assymetry.I mentioned cut out/gaps in case there was some weird reason there might have been one on opposite side of non vented badge(your pic) to justify the assymetry in my mind(only pic ive seen is the one presented)but now wondering how the Z can be placed upside down when the 3 locating pins on back form an isosceles triangle and only allow one way fit vertically,i can fit them either side and the Z stays upright,,,well on my vented ones.The only difference between L/R vented badges i can imagine is the position of the 3 recesses on the outer perimeter being assymetric,lol open to correction hate trying to describe over net.They are subtly shaped
....but now wondering how the Z can be placed upside down when the 3 locating pins on back form an isosceles triangle and only allow one way fit vertically,i can fit them either side and the Z stays upright,,,well on my vented ones.The only difference between L/R vented badges i can imagine is the position of the 3 recesses on the outer perimeter being assymetric,lol open to correction hate trying to describe over net.
Ok just got hold of R hand,vented 3 pin round Z badge,the difference between Left and Right badges is the position of the 3 cutouts on the outer perimeter in relation to the 3 pins on the back that are arranged in an isosceles pattern and the badge cannot be fitted upside down regardless which side they are fitted.( When the correct L/R badges are on the vehicle the horizontal cutouts will be both facing forwards or backwards when standing in front of vehicle,,,depending on how you view left or right lol.The 2 pin earlier type i can imagine can be fitted upside down if the pins are not arranged along the horizontal and vertical axis equally(i havent seen the back of one).Yes i can see the letter Z is assymetric but from what i can see it is the right downwards sloping slash that is different(as mentioned in my previous post)also cant see the subtle difference in symmetry when seeing face on other view of that early badge apart from the letter Z.pic attached.The classic mistake is putting the L/H one on the R/H side and vice-versa.
The letter 'Z' is assymetric too ( horizontal stroke at the top is shorter than the horizontal stroke at the bottom ) so it's possible to mount that upside down
....the badge cannot be fitted upside down regardless which side they are fitted.
bigblock said:When the correct L/R badges are on the vehicle the horizontal cutouts will be both facing forwards or backwards when standing in front of vehicle,,,depending on how you view left or right lol.
bigblock said:The 2 pin earlier type i can imagine can be fitted upside down if the pins are not arranged along the horizontal and vertical axis equally(i havent seen the back of one).
bigblock said:Yes i can see the letter Z is assymetric but from what i can see it is the right downwards sloping slash that is different(as mentioned in my previous post)also cant see the subtle difference in symmetry when seeing face on other view of that early badge apart from the letter Z.pic attached.