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Standard 1200s had small "dog-dish" style caps. Other trims used full 12" wheel coverings. Remember that all B110s, and even PB110 used 12" Wheels -- so any 13" wheel covers you find are from some other car.
Also see: Grease Caps
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Overview
GL wheel covers. In USA these were fitted to most coupes.
Deluxe Wheel covers. In the US, these were fitted to both 2-dr Sedans and Coupes
GX Wheel Covers. Like Deluxe, but with black-tone center as opposed the all-chrome Deluxe covers
Semi-Deluxe 'dog-dish' style hubcaps
Datsun 1200 SSS wheels 'jelly bean' aka 'slotted mag' style
GL wheel covers
- 40315-H1800 Cover-wheel GL $59.00
- 40315-H1801 (Mexican Made) From 0872 NLA
In the US, GL covers were fitted to coupes, optional on sedans.
DX Wheel covers
40315-H1100 Cover-wheel DX $61.93
In the US, DX covers were fitted to Sedans, optional on Coupes.
GX
GX wheel covers look like DX wheel covers but have darker center sections
40315-H1900 CAP-road wheel Coupe GX
STD Dog-Dish style hubcaps
STD "dog-dish" half-wheel type wheel covers. Used by Semi-DX Van. Also used on Deluxe Truck through July 1979.
40315-H1000 CAP-road wheel 4S, 4ST, VP 40315-15400 CAP-road wheel 2S, VS
B110 Sedan STD B110 Van STD & Semi-DX B120 truck until Aug 1979 (both STD & DX)
Internal diameter of hub caps is approx 210mm. Also suits B10 wheels with the 3 weld-on tabs.
H10
Compare to South Africa cap
Compare to Datsun 1000:
B10 40315-18002 STD 40315-15400 TS 40315-10600 TD
Pickup Center Caps
Sunny 1200 "S" caps were fitted from August 1979 (earlier trucks used the dogdish style cap)
B120 Datsun 1200 Pickup 'D' caps are held in place by the tapered seat of the wheel nuts.
South Africa
DX
GX
13" version? (non-1200)
similar to these AUS B210 Hubcaps except with less slots
Variation 2
GX on bakkie
PB110
Sunny Excellent 1400 PB110 wheel covers:
40315-H2601 GL/GX 40315-78500 DX 40315-H2500 DX from 1971-05
GX, GL on whitewall tire, DX (all 12" diameter)
PB110 GL/GX wheel cover (12" diameter)
SSS wheels
The Datsun 1200 SSS came with "jelly bean" aka "slotted mag" style aluminum wheels:
Don't Confuse These
Any 13" hubcaps are not from Datsun 1200, which even in GX form came with 12" wheels.
Non-1200 covers, occasionally seen on 1200s:
- ANY 13" diameter wheel covers
40315-25800 B10 coupe hubcaps - slots between 7 chrome rays
13" Datsun 610 Bluebird/180B
40315-18001 B10 Deluxe 8-slot
13" Datsun 510 1300/1400/1600
Toyota 12"
B210 (Sunny,120Y) 12" - See main article: B210 Hubcaps
B310 (Sunny) hubcaps 12" - See main article: B310 Hubcaps
Unknown
Unknown Datsun
similar to ZA GX
Restoration
POST carps restored his hubcaps:
spent most the night tapping out little dents without scratching the chrome...
Custom
B310 center caps (chrome) on your choice of alloy wheels (see B310 Hubcaps)
also pictured: black 1200 pickup center caps
Moon discs - see main article: Wheel Discs