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Datsun 1200s came with several badges (emblems). The original 1200 badges were metal, but the new ones -- genuine Nissan items -- are a high-quality plastic that looks very good. Aftermarket reproduction badges vary in quality from poor to very good.
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Overview
Also see: Badge Part Numbers
Genuine Nissan badges are metal or plastic depending on the year made.
Various early B110 Sunny Emblems (Japan)
1972 JDM Facelift emblems
Badge Installation
Most Datsun badges are fastened via Hole-barrel nuts.
1. Two or three simple holes are drilled in the sheet metal 2. Round inserts are pushed into the sheet metal 3. The badge is pushed into the inserts
The inserts may be stuck to the old badge, you can see them on this GL badge:
The nuts are not sold separately, but can be found on wrecker cars or old broken badges.
Emblem/Trim Retainers (Hole Stud Tubular Nut/Panel Tubular Speed Nut)
? Tubular Speed Nut 1/8" Stud. #018 Fits 5/32" to .161" Hole. 0.012-0.018" Panel Thickness ?
Market Differences
* Japan market 1200s used "Sunny" & "S" badges * Export market 1200 used "Datsun", "D" badges
Colors
Most badges, especially the script ones, are simple silver color.
Sedan "S" and "D" grille emblems have red and blue bars:
Coupe "S" and "D" round emblems have tricolor red, white and blue pie sections:
Some are faded after all this time:
Most are faded to no color after 40 years:
Coupe
See main article: Coupe Badges
Sedan
See Main Article: Sedan badges
Sunny Truck & Ute
See main article: Truck Badges
Van
Van uses the same badges as Sedan:
* Grille 'S' ornament (including facelift version) * No grille trim badges (Deluxe, GL or GX) * 'Sunny' rear quarter badge * 'Sunny 1200' rear badge * 'Deluxe' rear badge (DX only, early version) * 'Sports' rear badge (DX 4-speed only)
In addition, Van used these unique badges:
96905-18100 LABEL-loading capacity '400 kg' * lower left side
96907-G1100 LABEL-4 speed Van-Std T, Van-P T * middle height right side
'VAN' badge - Portugal
Van Deluxe (Japan)
Van Deluxe (export)
Van - Portugal
Custom
'DATSUN 1200' coupe badge + Portuguese 'VAN' badge
GX
GX trim used mostly standard badges, but some are specific to GX, and those are shown here. NOTE: Only Coupe & Sedan came in GX trim.
Grille badge H23 early wide & H34 1973 narrow versions. Used by Coupe & Sedan.
Rear sedan GX see-through badge
1200 C-pillar Sedan badges
1200 side Coupe Badges
GX5 Badges grille & boot
NOTE: there are 3 types of plain GX letter badges.
* top: Grille (black-backed script)
GX grille, 1970-1971
GX grille, 1972
* bottom: Eear (see-through script)
GX grill badge vs GX rear badge (grille badge has a background):
non-1200
Custom? GX-sports badge, reportedly made of aluminum
Non-1200?
1200 SSS
The Datsun 1200 SSS sedan was a product from Datsun New Zealand.
SSS badge on the glove box. Anyone have a photo?
SSS left-side grille emblem 62800-N0401 MARK-radiator grille "SSS" * Datsun 510 Coupe KPK, Sedan PTK * Datsun 1200 SSS
82858-U0800 boot/rear badge- same as 610/180B SSS
Non-1200 SSS
1200 SSS badges are not to be confused with similar badges from other Datsuns that are pointy on the bottom.
Pointy badge not Datsun 1200 SSS
Black SSS badge is not 1200?
Steering wheel badge??? South Africa
910 Bluebird SSS 62892-W3500 Front Grille Mark 8201-8907 [triangular 'SSS']
62896-W1200 Front Mark 7910-8112 [octagonal 'SSS']
810 Bluebird SSS [Sedan:62396-U7625, Coupe:62396-U8325]
62397-U7600 'SSS' ~120 mm long
411 SSS rear badge
PB110 Sunny Excellent
See Main Article: PB110 Badges
Datsun 1200 S1
The Datsun 1200 S1 2-door sedan was a Datsun of Portugal offering.
* S1 grille badge * S1 boot badge, fitted to left of the right taillight
See main article: Datsun 1200 S1
Sunny Badges
B15 Sunny gold badge 84895-4M405
Custom
Grille-fixed Sedan boot badge 'Datsun1200' with the 1200 painted red
Nissan hamburger grille badge
Germany
'DATSUN' rear side 'DATSUN 1200' boot right side
Interior
The only interior badge is the steering wheel, a small piece of aluminum trim. See the steering wheel article.
Part Sources
* Nissan USA and Nissan Japan are out of badges * Nissan Australia apparently still has some * eBay has them from time to time * Yahoo Auctions Japan always has some * Too Intense usually has some 1200 badges * Aoba Auto * South Yokohama * Matsuoka
Be careful of the quality:
Malaysia repro vs Nissan item: This reproduction badge has has poor chroming and what appears to be hand-painted coloring that doesn't exactly stay within the lines. However, other reproduction badges may be high quality.
Badge Collections
Datsun badges, including 1200 badges, Yulon-Nissan badges, 120Y badges, and other Datsuns
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