New World Datsuns...

I finally got Eduardo from socal to ship me that tail light panel ....
Looks like this one but a little more Excellent


http://www.flickr.com/photos/98202479@N ... otostream/

Damn it. I wan't one so bad...

I wondered if you were going to get it, that thing was sweet. Are you going to track down the lights and other bits to run it?

Post by Gray » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:54 pm

I wondered if you were going to get it, that thing was sweet. Are you going to track down the lights and other bits to run it?

Thing is, I had to have it... I have every other option. Years ago on Fleebay there was one, I quit bidding at $300. then the tail lights went for an additional $300 plus. then add shipping from AU to top it off.

I will probably end up vacuum forming some tail lights. I actually had a set in my hands at Candy this year. Steve( I think is his name) from Z Therapy brought them in on Sunday for me to look at.

I have some Ideas, I will play around a bit.

http://s167.photobucket.com/user/lalo69 ... 9.jpg.html



Also, I have the other style of rear panel coming as well. the one piece black surround along with another Tachometer.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13763559@N05/9268093873/

Man if you got your hands on that and made some molds, some people might buy some aftermarket if they are good quality and not too expensive. Man that'd look dope on the b...

ok so I pull in the driveway after work today. What do I see on the front porch?

This panel made it here from Italy.



But of course you know...... it was all F'd up during shipping. saw the "big bend" before I got out of the car. Snapped a few pics of the freight damage, in its mummified cardboard and packing tape. then opened it OMG . Its basically toast......


However, the tach made it out alive.. which is for sale btw. will be in the F/S section shortly.

Shit,sorry to hear that the panel got all damaged

I will give it a good massage and see what becomes of it...

As these were not installed on US cars either I cant just throw it away.

They do look sweet.
And I sure hope you can save it

I pick up the 6 hole tail light panel tomorrow from FedEx.. Had the shipping destination changed for this reason ... plus it needs to be signed for, and I'll be at work.

So all is not lost

That is one sweet tail light panel

izzo wrote:Man if you got your hands on that and made some molds, some people might buy some aftermarket if they are good quality and not too expensive. Man that'd look dope on the b...

Salvageable












Ok the next question... Paint it Yellow, black or the silver?

B-keeper wrote:Salvageable












Ok the next question... Paint it Yellow, black or the silver?

I think you should keep it silver. Are the lights stock or from something else?

They are not stock, those are Grote L.E.D. truck tail lights.. they don't give them damn things away either

http://www.grote.com/product.php?produc ... 2&x=10&y=9

was thinking about doing something like this

Yeah, either yellow, or black. I would go black. And on a few spots.. There is a fuck ton of yellow already It could use some more of another tone. but that's just my opinion.

Right on its salvageable, Looks good.

My OPINION would be simular to izzo's, lots of yello, maybe black. But I like it how it is now. Awsome!

so any updates ?