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Datsun 1200 grilles vary between Coupe and Sedan. The Sedans used a stainless steel grille, while Coupes used a sporty plastic type. Wagons and early utes used the sedan grille, while newer utes use a coupe-like plastic grille. In Japan, the sedan grilles change for 1972.
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Identification
Stainless: Sedan, Wagon & Pre-1978 ute Grille
1972 Sedan (Facelift) Grille
Coupe Grille (black headlight surrounds)
1978-1989 Ute Grille (silver headlight surrounds)
Late Sunny Truck Grille (1989-2007)
Sunny Excellent Grille
Stainless Grille
See main article: Sedan Grille
Sedan grille "D" and "S" emblems
Late JDM intricate "S" grille emblem
Plastic Grilles
1. Silver headlamp surrounds (mid-model ute) * black center 2. Black headlamp surrounds (coupe) * black center with silver outline
Black headlight surrounds: (coupe)album
Silver headlight surrounds: Mid Pickup (1978-1989)full
Emblems: Rectangular for pickup, Round for coupe
album
Coupe Grille
Coupe grille always has black headlight surrounds. Silver surround are for mid-model ute.
Black headlamp surrounds * All black paint * Silver center outline + silver center bar * Silver center outline (GX)
62302-H1800 (exc. GX) Silver oval with Silver across the middle:
album
62302-H2400 GX - black center bar
album
1972 Facelift GX - same as pre-facelift except the emblem:
GX-5 Coupe grille winged 'S' emblem
South Africa GX (uses non-GX grille)
album 
Clone GX (using non-GX grille)
album
Sunny Truck Grille
Early Truck
1971-1977 Sunny Truck, ute and bakkie used the stainless Sedan Grille.
Mid-Model Truck
1978-up Ute. This grille looks nearly identical to the Coupe grille:
- Silver headlight surrounds (coupe has black surrounds)
- Center Badge mounts Horizontal (Coupe is vertical)
To fit a Plastic grille to an early ute or sedan, add these tabs:
Square Headlight Truck
See main article: Square Light Grille
JDM - From October 1989 Bakkie (B140)
Facelift Grille
For 1972, Japan-model 1200s received a minor facelift.
Coupe
Coupe continued to use the original grille.
Sedan
See main article: Sedan Grille#1972_Minor_Facelift
Customized Grilles
FRP
Kustom grille
Color Matched
Coupe-grille with custom insert
Datrotor: Made up my own mirror finish stainless grill that deffenetly is a 1off.every single bolt that isn't hi tensile has been mirror polished finish and is all stainless
Blackout Grille
Coupe grille painted black
Ute grille painted black
Square Eye Retrofit
Late Sunny Truck retro-fit on Coupe
Billet
GDM Style
VW 
Mercedes 
BMW 
Bimmer
Mounting
Each grile type has unique mounting variation.
A plastic grill will not bolt in place of a sedan grille and vice-versa.
Ditto for round vs square headlight grilles.
The four Datsun 1200 grille types and their mount points
See:
- Sedan Grille Mounting
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- Coupe Grille Mounting
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- Coupe Grille in Sedan: add the missing brackets.
- Sedan Grille in late Sunny Truck
- Coupe Grille in late Sunny Truck
- For a late Sunny Truck with square headlights, you also need to fit round headlights. See Converting
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Dimensions
Coupe/Mid-ute/Late-ute
- 123 x 22 x 10 cm box
Sedan/Early-ute
Photo Index
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