wtb - 77 260z 2+2 weather seal kit

[Corsa224]

 

Hi,

I need to purchase a 260z 2+2 weather seal kit, I've tried black dragon, maslin, scouts old rubber and all they do is a few items, and all the kits they do are for the 240,260 and 280z's coups not the 2+2's.

 

Any body have one they don't need or can point me in the right area.

 

Rarespares has a kit but the want $750+, seems painfull

[gilltech]

Tried Motorsport Z Auto in the USA?

I've found for my 2-seater that the kits offered me here in Aus (unless they have improved in the past 3 yrs) are incomplete for a full resto in any case. From memory, I had to source door front upper edge seals, side window seals, (& perhaps the taillight seals?), separately in addition to a kit in any case; kits then were 600-650 or so.

Just be sure that the front & rear screen seals you get are suitable to take the Z's stainless steel trims; some seals available are actually generic windscreen mouldings.

My advice is to buy a good set, not a nasty budget set; otherwise doors may not close or seal properly, etc etc, you get the idea. Rubber parts always seem to cost more than they should!

Hunt around, make a full list of all the seals you need, note that the later cars like yours had a few extra door seals added compared to earlier 260s. But I think you might need to budget closer to a grand for a totally complete all seals set for a late 260, of OEM quality or as close as is available.

The Motorsport Z Auto web site's diagrams will help you build up your list of what you need with correct description, just remember that their equivalent to your car is a 280Z 2+2. And I have a sneaking suspicion, could be wrong, it may be that depending whether your car is a very early '77 Aus-new car it may not require all the door seals they list for their '77/78 US-spec 280 as I think that there was a change between '76 & '77 cars, so compare carefully their listing against what's on your own car.

Hope that helps a little.

[Corsa224]

Thanks for the reply, I can't even find a 280z 2+2 weather seal kit.

 

Ideas

[Lynton]

http://www.zcarsource.com/windshield-weatherstrip-74-78-2-2-new_8_53645_63773.html

 

Lynton

[Corsa224]

 

Thanks Lynton,

 

Great site, i've emailed them and they have nothing in stock and not sure if and when there getting stock.

 

Back to the drawing board lol

[gilltech]

zcarparts.com - Motorsport Z - have a few 2+2 weatherstrip items such as windscreen mouldings which will help you but they also don't appear to have full stock anymore, dunno what's going on.

 

Further to the above, FWIW I dug out some old (paper) parts catalogues (6 yrs old maybe?) for Motorsport Z and Black Dragon and they both listed 280Z 2+2 kits, as well as individual seals. So I don't know what's going on at present in 2+2 land; can only presume that there hasn't been much demand of late and one may have to wait until the manufacturer decides to do another run; I've struck this before with car resto parts supply.

 

The Motorsport Z catalog notes that their 280Z kits are suitable for the earlier models, just that there will be some redundant seals (doors I think they must mean).

 

 

[Joiji]

Tried Rare Spares? They have a 2+2 kit which is reasonably complete, last time I checked.

 

[Lynton]

 

http://www.datsunstore.com/index.php/cName/7578-280-z3-weatherstripping-3

 

Lynton

[Groundhog]

I'm in the same position as Corsa and am trying to track down a decent 2+2 body rubber kit. Any further developments since these posts?

[280zUSA]

I just got my full 2+2 rubber kit from Zcardepot

Very happy with them