WTB: Maxima hood ornament

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WTB: Maxima hood ornament

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Sombody yanked the hood ornament off my car while my son took it out to visit the high school he went to. Sombody in that school took it and im making it my business to find out who, but ill spare you guys my extreme anger over the issue. So, I need a new hood ornament, preferrably from a '83 cause it says "DATSUN" in the nice square box style. But if anybody has any other years that they want to get rid of lay it out, I have no choice but to buy it
'83 maxima sedan, l24e, a/t, black

227K SOLD 6/7/2012
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I've got an '82 and an '83. Probably more than one of each. Some of them I bought off eBay, others at JYs.

In 1997, about a year after I bought it, someone ripped off the hood ornament off my '82 Wagon. I immediately went to Nissan and ordered a brand new one. IIRC, it was about $57.
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Al S.

1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
1983 Sentra CD17, 255k, bought 06Jul08, gave it away 22Jun10.
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hmmm, im trying to find a nice hood ornament for rather cheap, i dont have too much to buy stuff with. I found one on ebay for 15 bucks but its says maxima instead of datsun ('84) do you wanna part with one of those hood ornaments? If you dont want to ill just buy the ebay one and call it a day, so there is no pressure or anything.
'83 maxima sedan, l24e, a/t, black

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I have an '83 ornament on a hood, but it's a very good hood and I'd prefer to keep them together . . .

I have another '83 ornament, but I can't seem to lay my hands upon it right now . . . it may be over in storage. I think I paid about $10 on it at eBay last year. If I can find it, you can have it for that, I don't need it, I was just "saving" it . . . for what?

I have a pretty good '82 ornament here. I think I got it at a JY, it's in as good shape as the one I bought new in '97. It has the typical light corrosion on the inside areas but the brightwork is nearly perfect. You can have it for $5 if you promise to actually install it.

If you've got to have an '83, I'll try to find the eBay one. I'm not really sure where I put it . . .
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does the 82 look like the 83 style? IIRC the 82 is the one with the wire around it that says datsun in gold plating
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Maxima Hood Ornaments
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Regards,
Al S.

1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
1983 Sentra CD17, 255k, bought 06Jul08, gave it away 22Jun10.
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yeah, i need the '83 after style, I like the square hood ornaments, they look prettier, lol.

Uh, yeah, if you dont mind doing work on a saturday, try to dig out the hood ornament before my ebay auction ends, i may just wind up buying both, but id be mighty poor after that

that ebay auction
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I'll try to find my spare '83 ornament.
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I spent a ridiculous amount of time looking for this today, without success.

While it's probably too late, there's one on eBay right now that ends in an hour or less.

Auction 330129714768, ends Jun-10-07 16:39:20 PDT
One Used silver tone chrome metal hood ornament with base, spring, and gold/blue/black MAXIMA plexi inserts intact on both sides, from 1984 Datsun Nissan Maxima. Buyer pays $5.75 shipping to USA . . .
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Sold, for $16.
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that winner was me-

I bid once at 10 bucks or something, then decided to jack it up to 16 for safety. (At work while the listing ended) Id rather have two ornaments instead of none, but I have one and thats just fine :D
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Good thing I didn't decide to buy it for you, then :twisted: I was thinking about doing that.
Regards,
Al S.

1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
1983 Sentra CD17, 255k, bought 06Jul08, gave it away 22Jun10.
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Another '82 Ornament:
Auction 330150306429, ends Aug-01-07 11:19:00 PDT
Nissan Datsun hood bonnet ornament emblem from a 1983 DATSUN MAXIMA
Measures 1 1/2" W x2"H
Chrome bright and shiny no pitting or flaking
Datsun logo design all in tact with good colors
Mounting hardware included as pictured
Cheap replacement for hard to find item and in very good condition
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Doesn't look so hot to me.
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It sold for $13 (two bids).
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