Does anyone of close up pics of the 1st and 2nd gen hood ornament/badge? We had one for our 84 Max, but some (#*@*^ stole it after we owned the car for about a month.

 

i dont think my car ever came with a hood ornament. If it did, then its not there anymore and theres no marks anywhere from where it used to be.

 

I have seen maximas that were like the 80 or 81 version with a Hood emblem. Its square like, Its rare I see them on the road.

 

i never saw it i bought tha car like that somebody may have took it r something i dont know

 

Yes, my '84 maxima came with a hood ornament -- you know, the indistructable type fastened with a spring and chain. The original lasted for over 12 years. Lately, it seems that teenagers like to rise to the challenge of removing it. I've lost two in four years. I stopped replacing it because I'm afraid that next time, some rookie will scratch my paint.

To answer your question -- I am looking at my sales brochure. It is a square inside of a chrome square border. The inside square appears to be separate from the border piece. The background of inside square is black with a nissan-blue painted border. I cannot read the chrome/white block lettered inscription clearly -- MAXIMA, I think.

I found a chrome decorative bolt at a hardware store -- let's see those teenagers rise to this new challenge.

"indy"

BTW -- Does anyone know whether I can still buy center caps for my alloy rims at the dealership?

 

Yes, my '84 maxima came with a hood ornament -- you know, the indistructable type fastened with a spring and chain. The original lasted for over 12 years. Lately, it seems that teenagers like to rise to the challenge of removing it. I've lost two in four years. I stopped replacing it because I'm afraid that next time, some rookie will scratch my paint.

To answer your question -- I am looking at my sales brochure. It is a square inside of a chrome square border. The inside square appears to be separate from the border piece. The background of inside square is black with a nissan-blue painted border. I cannot read the chrome/white block lettered inscription clearly -- MAXIMA, I think.

I found a chrome decorative bolt at a hardware store -- let's see those teenagers rise to this new challenge.

"indy"

BTW -- Does anyone know whether I can still buy center caps for my alloy rims at the dealership?

 

centercaps?- chances are that your dealership will not have them. They should be able to search the other nissan parts departments and somebody might have a few of them left. They will just special order them for you if they are still available.

 

I have an '81 that has the original ornament that is different from the '83-'84 models. It is all chrome and somewhat rectangle horizontally. It says "DATSUN" in it. You can sorta see it in the web site below.

Robert in KC http://www.motorcities.com/contents/99J77444129729.html

 

I had an 83 and it had the ornament intact after I got rid of it.