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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
- Silver headlamp surrounds
- black center
- Black headlamp surrounds
- All black paint
- All dark gray paint
- Black paint
- Silver outline
- Silver outline + silver center bar
- Black headlight surrounds: Coupe
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- Silver headlight surrounds: Late Ute (1978-up)
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Silver oval with Silver across the middle (all except late GX coupe):
Late GX (1972-1973) - black center:
Early GX:
Transitional GX? - black center, early hood
Late South Africa GX with GL grille (1973 brochure)
Flipped Grille (upside down)
GX-5 Coupe grille "winged 'S'" (flying 'S')
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)
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
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
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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