240Z Guy

It's been 4 years but i need the exact left front clear lens which Roberto posted. Does anyone have one or know where I can get them from? I have found a few online but none have the divider line for indicator and parking lights.

Hi Gongz, No the light source for the cigarette lighter was already in place, one of the reasons i thought the hazard switch might be easy to put in. Fairly sure that the light source will only really illuminate the cigarette lighter holder when you pull the lighter plug out, as the plug is fairly solid, but i actually haven't tried it, i know the globe works. My 73 is also in mph, which surprised me, is yours? I haven't gotten any further with the hazard switch and haven't bought one as yet, I have being working on replacing the heater core and i have some fuel tank issues I am trying to sort out. I was hoping someone had actually connected this before to an Aus Z and could point us in the right direction.

I have used a FM modulator in the past they can work alright but you do lose a little bit of sound quality, but it really depends on the person. The car has already been modified so it doesn't have to be original but something that suits the era.

Thanks for the info, funny i actually did buy a new heater control valve off ZCarDepot but Australia Post sent it back to USA claiming an incorrect address, although address was correct. Ryan and myself still don't know where the hell it is. Once i sort out the heater valve with Ryan then i might just buy the hoses and firewall gromits off him, i'll go direct instead of Ebay next time. The hoses are the same between RHD and LHD just a couple of minor changes depending on the year of the car.

Hi Gongz, Glad to hear you are having some luck in finding the right connections for the hazard lights. I have attached a photo of where the connector to the light source is, not the best i came in from the where the heater vents would be looking towards the steering wheel. So that 'can' looking thing,in the background, is where the bulb goes into and the 3 pin connector, with only 2 wires, black and red/blue, is the power supply plug for the globe in the can. You can also see the loop back plug (hazards) and the connectors to the cigarette lighter. The 'can' has two black tubes sprouting out of it, although only one in this photo where the gold rim is, as one will provide illumination to the cigarette lighter and the other to the hazard light switch. Hope this helps you.

Hi All, I recently have pulled out the heater core on my 240 as the control valve was leaking and i wanted to check the state of the heater core, sure enough evidence of a minor leak. The last time i got a heater core refurbished it was around $150 anyone know the rough cost it should be in the Perth region? Nat Rad have loosely quoted me $250. Also considering getting new heater core hoses, found a few on ebay in America going to end up been $75 delivered. The hoses don't look too bad, anyone know how long they usually last? I would say they have been replaced in the past as the heater core has been done previously.

Yeah i'm pretty keen to put in the hazards as I suspect i currently have a split in the fuel pickup in the tank because after a similar mileage the car starts to splutter and almost conk out, but as soon as i fill up again it's fine. My car has been modified a bit, including a new ECU so it's quite possible that the 3 pin connector has been removed for whatever reason, hence why i can't find it. Hopefully yours is still in place and easy to find!

Hi GongZ, Yes i have done much twisting of late, always fun. That other blog from wood worker was quite good, he had quite a bit of detail. The first photo i had posted was on the six pin hazard connector just behind where the hazard switch would be mounted, to the left and below the tacho. The second photo was of some other plugs which i had found they are lower again coming up from right side of the fuse box on the way up towards the steer column. I think they may be old radio connectors as this has been replaced, but i'm not sure. The last photo is on the right side of the car down near where the drivers knee would be located, this is where the existing indicator flasher unit was and the other plug which i'm fairly sure is for the hazard flasher unit. Thanks

Hi Gongz, Unfortunately according to the previously attached wiring diagram and the wiring diagram for UK models i have in my Haynes manual, the second plug goes to both the rear indicator lights and the brake stop light switch. Which makes sense for American models as the brake lights are indicator lights, although i don't understand why for the UK models. The first plug is to the flasher unit and front indicators lights only. I need to trace the wiring back to the rear lights work out where this plug should be. Unless someone who has successfully connected this knows? Thanks Six Shooter, i'll make sure i get the switch for the '73.

I was thinking about getting a Retrosound unit for my 240z specially this unit: http://www.retrosoundusa.com.au/index.php?l=product_detail&p=362 I'm not too worried about the install should be fairly straight forward. Has anyone installed this model? Any feedback on how it performs? Are there many other units out there which are good quality which have this retro look?

Hello Everyone, I was wanting to install new speakers in my 240z as currently the speakers are 6x9 in boxes sitting in the boot which i don't like as i would prefer a cleaner look. According to my Haynes manual the original speakers have some sort of mounting bracket i can't tell what size they are i'm assuming either 4' or 6'. I pulled off the trim and found that at some point the speakers have been replaced but are now mounted different as shown in the photo. Does anyone know what the original brackets look like or know where to get them?

Hi GongZ, Thanks for all the information, i have been able to confirm what i thought. That plug is for the flasher can shown in the photo i uploaded, which solves that part. You are also correct as Dimitri had said before i took the photo of the 6 pin connector i unplugged it for the photo, but it was looped back on itself otherwise the circuit won't work properly. The only thing left now is i still can't find the plug which goes into the rear indicator lights,I will see if i an trace it back from the rear lights and investigate adding one. Thanks

Hello Everyone, Topic is a little old now but i recently started pulled apart the dash of my '73 240Z to replace dash lights, rewire the stereo, find out why the internal fan wasn't working and replace the heater control valve. While I was doing this i was thinking about installing a hazard light switch as I have a split in the fuel tank pipe and after a certain distance i need to refuel before i conk out. Anyway there is a place for it in the dash just underneath the cigarette lighter and based on what i understand i will need to buy a switch the same as the 2nd & 3rd photo from GongZ reply. Mine uses the fibre optic tube to light the cigarette light above so i'm assuming the second tube will just slot in place. I need help understanding where the switch and it's 2 plugs go into the wiring harness. I'm assuming that the wiring is all there as seems to be the way these cars are made that the wiring loom will be made for all accessories regardless as to whether the accessories are installed. Reviewing wiring diagrams both in my Haynes manual and what i have found on the net(wiring diagram) i think i have one of the plugs which the hazard switch connects to: There is only 5 wires instead of 6 but its green/white, green/red, green/black, green & green, which matches the diagram (hazard switch connector 1) although no green/yellow which appears to go back to the fuse box. The second plug i assuming is green/yellow, white/black & white/red, i can't find it and if i'm reading the diagram correctly this is what actually goes back to both the turn signal lights. I have found two other plugs (random plugs) but i have no idea what these are for, although one plug looks newish and there are modifications to the car. In terms of the flasher unit, assuming this is just a basic item which you can buy a generic one and install? I have found the indicator flasher unit (flasher unit) and there is another plug there with a green and white but the wiring diagram says i should be looking for a blue/white & green/white, but i would have assumed both flashers are located in the same location? The other weird thing is the photos of the hazard switch all the wiring colours is different to the wiring diagrams, i'm not sure why this is? Any help with this would be appreciated. Thanks