Yeah righto, thanks guys. Guess it is a 'that looks about right' approach.

If it has a notch, you can see it without removing the panel. B310 may not have a notch.

I just did mine but need to check measure with what you have cos mine were a little different
http://datsun1200.com/uploads/photos/11636.jpg

Hate to bring up an old thread but I finally got the guards off the sunny last night. Looking for said notch, am I missing something? Picture attached for reference!!

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Thanks for the info guys, I'll be giving this a crack soon!

I know what you mean datsunbeginner, that is why I am selling the ones I purchased originally!

When I first got my 1200 back in 2009, I thought I would be cool and put some ratty looking mirrors up front and ditch the side mirrors. So I went to Supercheap auto and bought some fender-looking mirrors (that were just fancy side mirrors). I drilled the holes and mangled the hell out of my front guards (just as you described above). Put the mirrors on. Took a drive. Felt real cool until I came home and tried to open my bonnet. Would not open as my dodgy mirrors were preventing it from opening.

Doh!

You ought to sit in the seat and place them where you like. I prefer mine much further up the front.

Good work on buying those ones, you won't regret it. Also a punch is a better cleaner option if you are fussy about the finish. Drilling is okay using a pilot to begin the drill.

The large drill bit can catch and buckle the edges when drilling thin sheet metal. Keep a strong hold of the drill and keep your rpms at a manageable speed, once it grabs and you're holding the drill softly the drill will distort and ruin the hole and the paint around it.

Not applicable to the B310 Sunny.

Look on the inside on the fender (guard), up past the Tyre. On the underside is a notch. That's where the fender mirrors go.

So I ended up getting those 1200 mirrors off eBay, not cheap but a really nice OEM product.

Have to mount them now, the big quesiton is how far down the quarter panels do I start drilling!! Are there any measurements anyone knows of? Or use the 'that looks about right' measurement...

This 310 has the same ones, that location seems pretty much bang on in my opinion.

Edit: ok so I found this in the wiki, might be applicable to my Sunny. So if I read that correctly it is 817mm from the quarter panel back to the main mounting hole?

Personally I think those are much better looking than the bullet mirrors.