Lighting System

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Lamps, lights. Parking lights, running lights. Whatever you call them, Datsun 1200s have them.

North America lights

Side Lights

• Side lamps come in two sizes: small and large

Side lamps are larger on North American models, also the fenders come with a larger hole to match. Euro/Asia guards/wings can be used on America 1200s, if the hole is enlarged.

USA - Large running lights

Other countries - Small running lights

Front Lights

• Front running light lenses are either all-red or red + orange

Reportedly the lamp housing is different so that you cannot simply swap lenses.

Sedan:

Europe, Australia

Japan, America

Coupe:

Australia

America

early ute

Rear Lights

Rear light lenses are either:

• yellow-red-white, white-red-yellow

or

• red-red-white, white-red-red

Yellow & red: Australian market, while all red in America, Japan and South Africa markets.

Sedan (USA)

Sedan (Australia)

Coupe: long and thin. Sedan: short but tall:

Coupe vs Sedan Comparo

Coupe closeup

Wagon and Sedan (Australia)

GL Sedan (Japan)

ute

Van (Australia)

Sedan (portugal)

Sedan (Europe) - orange blinkers

Sedan (USA) - red blinkers

Rear License Plate Lamp

For USA market, the rear number plate light changed in 1973 to meet higher government standards of illuminating the plate.

Early license plate lamp (on top of bumper):

Late license plate lamp (dual lamps on either side of plate):

Customized Lights

• Square headlights
• Quad headlights
• Clear lamp lenses
• All-red rears
• White-outside rears

Interior Lamps

• 1 EXTERIOR LIGHT (single element, one bottom contact)
• 2 EXTERIOR LIGHT Parking/Turn Signal|Stop(dual element, two bottom contacts)
• 3 FUSE 10-AMP (2 needed)
• 4 FUSE 15-AMP (4 needed)
• 5 INTERIOR LIGHT 1972-1973 Seat belt light (on top of dash)
• 6 INTERIOR LIGHT Room lamp
• 7 DASH LAMP with twist-lock holder (7 used in round dash)
• 8 EXTERIOR LAMP Side-marker, License, Reverse
• 9 DASH LAMP Turn Signal indicator (2 needed)

. EXTERIOR LIGHTS 1 (single element, one bottom contact) . Rear T/S . 23 watt (North America) 21 (other countries) 2 (dual element, two bottom contacts) . Front park & T/S, Rear Tail & Stop - . 23/8W (North America) 12/5 watt (other countries). FUSES 3 10-AMP (2 needed) 4 15-AMP (4 needed). INTERIOR LIGHTS 5 1972-1973 Seat belt light (on top of dash) 6 Dome lamp - 10 watt (room lamp). DASH LAMP 7 lamp with twist-lock holder (for dash lights, 7 used in round dash) . 1.7 watt (ROUND GAUGE) 3.4 watt (Square Gauge). EXTERIOR LIGHT 8 Side-marker lamp . 8 watt (North America, non-flashing) . 6 watt (flashing, non-North America) . (license lamp) . 10 watt (Sedan, except North America) . 7.5 watt Coupe, Van (and sedan in North America) . ??? 1973 sedan - North America . (Reverse light) . 10 watt. DASH LAMP 9 Turn Signal indicator (2 needed) . 1.7 watt (ROUND GAUGE) 3.4 watt (Square Gauge)