gdat210 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Hey guys! Been a long time since I was active here. Does anyone here have any interest in having the original OEM stripe kits or custom ones made? Maybe some of the race liveries? I've made graphics for vehicles for years now. Would love to come up with some kit options or make something custom for some Datsuns! If you have a worn out one on your car or a good photo of what you want, I can reproduce it. Looking for input. questions? opinions? Interested? Quote Link to comment
fivetenguy Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 (edited) Can you reproduce the metallic looking ones under the hood? I need to reproduce the emissions sticker under the hood of a 510 wagon. Here in California, if your car is out of state, they ask to see the emissions sticker before giving you the license plates. I believe it's the one below. Edited February 8 by fivetenguy Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted February 8 Author Report Share Posted February 8 I’d have to look into what it would take to make them appear the same but I could definitely come up with something they would probably accept and looks nice. Are they stamped plates or printed decals? Quote Link to comment
fivetenguy Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 They're printed. I can take a pic of the one on my 1200. That one is in pretty good condition, considering the age. I'll post it tonight when I get off work. Thanks Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted February 8 Author Report Share Posted February 8 Post it up and I’ll see what I can come up with! 1 Quote Link to comment
musichoard Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Are you thinking just strip style decals? I'm on a small mission to get the big 4x4 decals on the side of the 720. Like the ones on this truck Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 What year, what color? Have you tried the Nissan dealer? Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 10 hours ago, musichoard said: Are you thinking just strip style decals? I'm on a small mission to get the big 4x4 decals on the side of the 720. Like the ones on this truck I could definitely remake that. I just need someone with the vehicle whose willing to provide specific pictures and measurements so I can make it to scale. But I'd be willing to tackle any related project, not just stripe kits! Quote Link to comment
musichoard Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 4 hours ago, gdat210 said: I could definitely remake that. I just need someone with the vehicle who’s willing to provide specific pictures and measurements so I can make it to scale. But I'd be willing to tackle any related project, not just stripe kits! Check this out recaldecals has two images of the sticker that can be made into a vector image. Anyone that has the stickers now could put a ruler to the letters to get an accurate scale. Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 46 minutes ago, musichoard said: Check this out recaldecals has two images of the sticker that can be made into a vector image. Anyone that has the stickers now could put a ruler to the letters to get an accurate scale. Yes that’s all I need. Those photos and I can use the measurement of any two body panels as a reference. Door width, bed length, etc. I can also do way better than that price. I could easily do that kit for around $200-250 using quality materials. If demand was high enough I could make them cheaper than that in larger batches. Quote Link to comment
fivetenguy Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 This is off of my '72 1200. Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 Just now, fivetenguy said: This is off of my '72 1200. If this is something you're interested in, I can remake it. Might take me a while to find the right fonts but other than that its pretty simple. Quote Link to comment
fivetenguy Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Yeah I think so because I'm going to need something like that to get my wagon registered. Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 Does the sticker have a metallic finish? And does the reproduction need to reflect that to be legal? They will be cheaper to print if they can be a solid color. Printing onto reflective materials can be a difficult process to reproduce. 1 hour ago, fivetenguy said: Yeah I think so because I'm going to need something like that to get my wagon registered. Quote Link to comment
fivetenguy Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 No. I think it can be metallic looking. Can you color it so it looks metallic? They just want it there to read the emissions system the car has. Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 12 hours ago, fivetenguy said: No. I think it can be metallic looking. Can you color it so it looks metallic? They just want it there to read the emissions system the car has. a reflective type metallic would be hard to do. but I could probably print them on this material. It has a nice metallic look. https://www.amazon.com/Oracal-Premium-Long-Term-Cutters-Plotters/dp/B081VT4FLD?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=AY6AHC5QX4SBQ&gPromoCode=sns_us_en_10_2023Q4&gQT=2&th=1 Quote Link to comment
iceman510 Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Should not need to be reflective. That material you show is a bit shinier than original. You should find something matte. Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 3 hours ago, iceman510 said: Should not need to be reflective. That material you show is a bit shinier than original. You should find something matte. how's this? https://signwarehouse.com/products/oracal-651-matte-adhesive-craft-vinyl-12-in-x-10-yds?variant=40904483340381&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gQT=2 Quote Link to comment
iceman510 Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Better for the gloss, but too dark in color for proper contrast to the print. Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 On 2/8/2025 at 8:55 AM, gdat210 said: I’d have to look into what it would take to make them appear the same but I could definitely come up with something they would probably accept and looks nice. Are they stamped plates or printed decals? I had the Fuji Heavy Industries R160 LSD stickers made years ago. The vinyl guy found a "brushed aluminum" look vinyl, replicated the print & then die cut the corners rounded. I even had him change the SUBARU lettering to NISSAN! As far as I know, the emission stickers were a plain bright silver vinyl, with lots of printed info/lettering/text in black. Issue I see with the emission sticker, is most are badly faded, so you might struggle to find a good clear one to replicate! Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 The 1200 and 210 underhood emission decals are white if memory serves me The 510 correct support decal is silver foil Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 I've bought a couple of out of State cars, and I've never had anyone ask for an emissions sticker. I also imported a wagon from Australia. There are now independent shops that will do the inspections. I would call a few, and ask them what they need to see to register it. If you call three different places, you will probably get three different answers on what they want to see. (Exactly like the State DMV offices) When I imported my wagon, I called the DMV directly in Sacramento. A lady there answered my questions, and gave me her phone number in case I ran into people who were doing the inspections, but weren't terribly informed on the regulations. The first two DMV field offices failed me and refused to call the boss in Sacramento, the third one finally knew what he was doing and passed it. Those independent shops are a bit more money, but they are small business owners, and they are easy to deal with vs an asshole at the DMV who could care less if they run you through the ringer. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 In my experience with emissions testing in both California and in Washington, they never looked at the labels They get the specs from their internal database ... Still, the repro decals I've seen look nice and completes a restoration Quote Link to comment
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