Grille and Head Light swap

[jmspep]

APPARENTLY the search hasn't been working but I am wondering if someone has a mach or a step by step on how to swap for the 620 look. (Round headlights bezel grille and such) if some one could point me off in the correct direction that would be helpful. Thanks.

[Justin Berni]

720 round headlight grills never came out in the US, you might find one on eBay though. And you need 80-82 fenders I think. Wayno will know.

[wayno]

Here is one on ebay, but you will have to make a custom headlight bucket assembly as the headlights are a weird distance apart, just over 170mm, all I was able to find at the time was 160mm or 180mm, but I had the choice of buying the buckets with the grill, so I spent the extra for a bolt in.

BTW, I got the only left or right side bucket assembly remaining, he had 3 of one side, and one of the other side, but since then I have decided that they will work on either side, just not sure about headlight adjustment issues with one being in upside down.

Here is a guy in Mexico that has the aftermarket type grill(black).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DATSUN-Pick-Up-Truck-720-1980-1981-Front-Grill-/221212655807?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3ANissan%7CModel%3A720&hash=item33814d40bf&vxp=mtr

I bought my grill/buckets from this member below, and had the parts shipped from Saudi Arabia, it wasn't cheap.

http://community.ratsun.net/user/13785-skyc110/

Another thing to keep in mind is that these round headlight grills are made for 80-82 Datsun 720 years, the 83 on 720 had a taller grill, so if you have an 83, you will need to change the front sheet metal and marker lights, and use the higher headlight bucket mount holes in your radiator core support, and for it to look proper, you should find a early bumper.

 

[wayno]

I also forgot to mention that the square headlights and round headlights are wired differently, so you have to make little pigtails using another headlight plug, or if your smarter than me you might be able to move the wires around in your existing headlight plug.

[720inOlyWa]

That is a cool looking front end, wayno.

[wayno]

Here is the whole truck.

 

[Charlie69]

I see red! LOL

[datzenmike]

Wayno, I put a 720 harness in my 620 and had to convert  to round head lamps. It's easy enough to swap the wires in the plug around.

[flatcat19]

What about putting an A10 grill and lights?

They're damned close to being the same thing.

[Justin Berni]

Who's got an a10 that can take measurements?

[wayno]

Wayno, I put a 720 harness in my 620 and had to convert  to round head lamps. It's easy enough to swap the wires in the plug around.

I just make the pigtails, on the 520, one doesn't wire to the headlight anyway, as there is a plug connection on the inner fender.

I used the stock 520 plug for the pigtail, but I just realized something, on the 520 I actually cut the 720 plug off and used butt connectors, but I left the rubber piece, I wonder why, all the other trucks I didn't cut anything, very strange.

I could not get a photo of the 720 pigtails, to much turbo shit in the way, it's easier to remove the grill and headlights to get a photo, than to move shit out of the way in the engine compartment to get a photo. :lol:

[wayno]

What about the width?

What about putting an A10 grill and lights?
They're damned close to being the same thing.

[Fat510]

It won't fit. The A10 grille is taller than the 720, and won't sit flush with the body

[Justin Berni]

It won't fit. The A10 grille is taller than the 720, and won't sit flush with the body

Even taller than the 83-86 720 grills?

[Fat510]

Even taller than the 83-86 720 grills?

 

Taller than the 80 grille and the lights won't line up

[Justin Berni]

Damn.

Looks like ordering the grill from Saudi Arabia is the best way to go, the shipping costs twice as much as the grill itself haha.

There had to be something you could make work though

[Justin Berni]

Damn.

Looks like ordering the grill from Saudi Arabia is the best way to go, the shipping costs twice as much as the grill itself haha.

There tosomething you could make work thoughe

[flatcat19]

Get a later 4x4 grill and corners and call it good.

[xHighOctanex]

Just a quick question. It might be on here somewhere and I'm just blind but if I got a grille from a 4x4 version it would fit right onto my rwd right? 86 720. Like the 4x4 grille better just wondering if I got one would it go right on?

[wayno]

Just a quick question. It might be on here somewhere and I'm just blind but if I got a grille from a 4x4 version it would fit right onto my rwd right? 86 720. Like the 4x4 grille better just wondering if I got one would it go right on?

It should, an 80-82 4X4 grill will not fit an 83+ without changing the sheet metal to the earlier type.

All later grills should interchange, they just might not match the marker lights unless you change them also.

[xHighOctanex]

It should, an 80-82 4X4 grill will not fit an 83+ without changing the sheet metal to the earlier type.

All later grills should interchange, they just might not match the marker lights unless you change them also.

Thanks. I may have to pick one up. Love the look of them.

[Justin Berni]

Rockauto sells them for $30, shipping is probably a lot though. Ebay has some for $50 with free shipping, probably what the rockauto ones would come out to, I'm thinking about picking up a 4x4 grill too if I never get the round headlights