just wondering if anyone has bought those new 510 aftermarket exterior door handles?

any problems fitting? good chrome finish? etc

btw, are handles symmetrical? i.e front can go onto rear, both sides are the same?

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1600 with FJ20 & Simmons. something different.

No the rears have different fittings on the back..
Rear NOS door handles are heaps hard to find. Most of the handles for sale are front ones (I think.. someone correct me if im wrong)
You need to get some parts off old rear ones and modify the NOS front ones so they fit on the rear.

Baz knows. Give him a call..

If you do it cna you post some pics because I also need to do this

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- Jase -
1971 Datsun 1600 P510 - Very slow project

I remember 'Ludachris' asking the same question some time back either on here on datnet.. but he never got around to posting up photos..

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- Jase -
1971 Datsun 1600 P510 - Very slow project

well im tempted to give the front ones a go..its around eighty bucks all up including delivery.

new springs, new rubber pieces, new linkage clips. hmmm..new chrome.

if it doesnt work...oh well.

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1600 with FJ20 & Simmons. something different.

I bought NOS for the fronts and back. They are indeed different. The reason the rears are hard to find is they are NLA

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1928 Model A CC Pickup

I got a few pairs of fronts from yahoo japan - cost around the $80-$100 mark per pair including shipping and "rinkya" fees.

These were genuine Nissan spares and look very pretty

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1970 ex Group A Rally P510
1971 P510
1972 180B SSS
1965 SP310 Fairlady
1966 SP311 Fairlady

I bought a set of the ebay ones for my old mans car. Haven't gotten around to fitting them yet but I'm told all that is needed on the rear is to enlarge one of the holes to allow it to slip in.

If that is it then I don't have an issue with that if they physically look the same.

The rear handles have a different catch for the lock door catch in the rear door. So fronts are different to the back. The fronts will bolt in but the door will not open. Baz does have a mod if you want to use front handles.

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1928 Model A CC Pickup

i went through the seller's feedback to find ppl who had puchased the handles.

the history of sold items showed five, but i could only find one feedback left which seemed a bit sus straight up. the lone buyer left feedback of..

"slight grinding marks on edges of chrome, look at pictures before buying."

so, dont think i'll be purchasing anymore.

All Metal Bumpers @ Ingleburn, NSW are doing my chroming. $70 per handle. just stick with that i think.

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1600 with FJ20 & Simmons. something different.

i went through the seller's feedback to find ppl who had puchased the handles.

the history of sold items showed five, but i could only find one feedback left which seemed a bit sus straight up. the lone buyer left feedback of..

"slight grinding marks on edges of chrome, look at pictures before buying."

so, dont think i'll be purchasing anymore.

All Metal Bumpers @ Ingleburn, NSW are doing my chroming. $70 per handle. just stick with that i think.

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1600 with FJ20 & Simmons. something different.

I bought a set some time ago but haven't got to the stage of fitting them yet......and knowing me didn't provide feedback as I'm slack at times

took a real close look and one has a very slight flaw where their is a slight pit in the front of the handle that is under the chrome, you'd probably care if you were trying to win first place as a show car but I'll be buying another set for the rear doors and modifying rather than rechroming stockers.

Chrome work seems fine and can't fault mine

Also the feel of new is nicer when doing the opening and closing action compared with a 40yr old stocker (both off car) it seems a bit sloppy

I'd post a pic of the flaw but it's smaller than a grain of sand so getting it in a pic would be impossible

^ can you post a general pic of the handle? not close up or anything, the ebay photo seems to be a bit fake with lots of touch up going on. need to see it in the raw.

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1600 with FJ20 & Simmons. something different.

dont worry about pic... just scored a set of nos front handles. new, $90. fkn stoked!

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1600 with FJ20 & Simmons. something different.

I purchased some for my Dad's 240z and My 1600.

Build quality is pretty good and looked right straight up.

None fitted. They were different lengths and size. The hing pins are much wider and require the holes to be made larger

They can be modded to work but just don't quite look right and the rubbers are all wrong.

When i contacted them with photos out of Ebay they refunded my money including postage and never asked for a return.

I think they don't want people to know. Also the 240z and 1600 were identical.


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The Fleet
71 Datsun 1600 G-Spec
68 Datsun 1600 sr20de
Fiat 124 cc
Property Fleet
200b orange g-spec
71 Datsun 1600 paddock basher
69 Datsun 1600 sitting idle blown engine

there you go. dodgy thailand sh*t.

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1600 with FJ20 & Simmons. something different.