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Overview

Round-eye 1979 Model year
Square-eye 1980-1982

Also see: B310 Grille Conversion for details on swapping round vs square headlight

Japan Market

Japan
Van (VB310) all round-eye
early Sedan, Coupe, Wagon: round-eye  7711-7909
late  Sedan, Coupe, Wagon: square-eye 7910-

Fog lamps were standard fitment on early GX round-eye, and optional on all other round-eye.

Ornament

62311 ORNAMENT-FRONT

Round Eye Ornament

Round headlight grille 
* 62392-H8500 S.A12, V.A12 [Red 'S']
* 62392-H8760 K.A12
* 62392-H8900 S.A14, V.A14 [Yellow 'S']
* 62395-H9000 K.A14, W
* 62395-H9400 V 7910- (STD from 7812)

62392-H8500 A12 Sedan, early Van

62395-H9000 or 62395-H8900 A14

Square Eye Ornament

RED Sedan, Wagon
BLUE Coupe & GX

62392-H8505 RED Sedan, Wagon (except GX)

62392-H8705 BLUE Coupe-ALL + Sedan.GX, Wagon.GX

Round Eye A12

A12 powered round-headlights B310s used a horizontally-split grille.

Deluxe/GL grille with GL lower chrome mouldings applied

From the Parts Catalog Fig. H62-01
* S.SMDX V.STD     no chrome
* S,K.DX V.DX,SPDX chrome upper moulding fitted
* S,K.GX           chrome upper moulding + chrome lower mouldings
Catalog Listing
* S.CT,CTDX        no chrome
  V.STD,CTDX
* K S.(-CT,CTDX)   chrome upper moulding fitted
  V.SPDXA,DX,SPDX
* S.GL K.GL        chrome upper moulding + chrome lower mouldings
  4V.SPDXA -7909
  SPDX 7910-
  (Brochure shows 2V.STD (photo SV6) apparently with lower mouldings)

Fog Lamps were not fitted by default to A12 cars (but were available as OPTION parts)

CT and CITIDX grille (no chrome) CT=standard, CITI Deluxe ~ SEMIDX

62300-H8510
* K.A12S -7909
* S.A12S.DX,GL.F4 -7909 [all except CT/CITIDX]

62312-H8501
* S.CT -7812 (CT = Standard Sedan)
* S.CT,CITYDX 7901-7909

NOTE: There were no A12-powered WB310 wagons and no A12-powered GX.

Sedan, Coupe

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Van

VAN TRIMS equivalent
* STD
* CITI DX semi-DX
* SPDXA   below-DX
* DX
* SPDX    super-DX (GL)

UPPER CHROME
62300-H8510 (also used by Coupe A12 and Sedan A12 DX,GL)
* V.A12.SPDX 8110-
* V.A12S.SPDX,DX -7909
* 4V.A12.SPDX 7910-8109
* 4V.SPDXA 7812-8109

NO CHROME
62312-H8501 (also used by early Sedan CT)
* V.A12.DX 7910-8109
* V.CITYDX 7901-7909
* V.SPDXA 8110-
* V.STD -7909

62300-H8800
* V.A12.SPDXA 8011-8109

62312-H8801
* V.A12.STD,DX,DXA 8110-
* V.STD 7910-8109

Round Eye A14

Headlamp Surrounds
* Sedan, Van   SILVER
* Coupe, Wagon BLACK

62312-H8901 S.A14S except GX (no fog lamps)
            V.A14 -8109
            V.A14.SPDX 8110- (VB312)
62312-H8902 S.GX# (with fog lamps)
62312-H8960 W.GL
            K.A14S except GX -late
62312-H8961 W.DX
62312-H9000 K.A14S except GX -early
62312-H9002 K.GX#
62312-H9600 V.A14.DX,DXA 8110- (VB312)

Sedan

Silver headlight surrounds (shared with Van)

H8901 sedan non-GX

H8902 Sedan GX

Coupe

Black headlight surround (shared with WB310)

Coupe GX (and GXE)

Wagon

H8960 W.GL
H8961 W.DX

Wagon - no chrome around fog lights

Late Van

H96 VB312 - has slots in upper edge of grille

Square Eye

Rectangular headlights were used on Sedan, Coupe and Wagon (but not Van) from October 1979.

62310 grille for rectangular headlights

Fine Slat

62310-H8502 7910-8010 (1980)
* S except-GX 
* W.DX,GL

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62310-H8503 8011- with horizontal chrome strips in center
* S except GX
* W.DX,GL

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H8502

Fine Mesh

Coupe-ALL + Sedan.GX + Wagon.GX

62310-H8702 7910-8010 (1980)
Post 270700 Post 370179

62310-H8703 8011- (1981-1982) with horizontal chrome strips in center

North America

USA and Canada

Round Headlight

All early USA and Canada B310 models used the Round-headlight A12-style grille with all engine sizes (A12A, A14 and A15). Sedan, Coupe, Wagon -- all used the sedan grille. For this market, early means the 1979 model year (ending November 1979).

North American parking/TS lights are in the grille instead of the bumper -- unlike every other market
full

62392-H8501 ORNAMENT-RADIATOR GRILLE
full

62300-H9102 GRILLE-RADIATOR USA Coupe except 5-spd 0278-1179, Sedan -0779
* single chrome moulding
* 62300-H9102 MOULDING-GRILL RADIATOR
full

62300-H9106 GRILLE-RADIATOR USA Coupe 5-spd 0278-0579, Wagon -1179
* 62314-H8800 MOULDING-GRILL RADIATOR

62312-H9107 GRILLE-RADIATOR USA Coupe 5-spd 0679-1179, Sedan 0879-1179
* 62314-H8800 MOULDING-GRILL RADIATOR

Blackout

Subtly customized grille

Square Headlight

1980-1982 models in North America used rectangular headlights. The grille is like the Japan-market Sedan grille except with cutouts for parking/TS lights.

62310-H9102 GRILLE-RADIATOR USA/CANADA Sedan, Coupe, Wagon 1279-

62392-H9100 ORNAMENT-RADIATOR GRILLE 'D' 1279-0780 (1980 model year)

62394-H9100 ORNAMENT-RADIATOR GRILLE 'DATSUN' 0880- (1981, 1982 model year)
1980-1982 has rubber strip instead of protruding overriders
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Worldwide RHD Market

B310 is worldwide market used the same grilles as the Japan market. The main difference is that VB310 used a rectangular grille when the Sedan, Coupe and WB310 switched to it.