Parts is parts!

There were some parts that I had trouble finding for the 280z, but that was a popular car with essentially the same chassis for almost 10 years so only the model year specific parts are difficult to locate.  The N13 Pulsar NX, however, was only made for four years, with the SE only being available for two of those four.  There are some parts we need for our Pulsar that I thought would be impossible to find.  Something hit me while I was on my search for a couple of interior parts: the Pulsar had few parts of its own; it actually used parts from several bins.  Two examples of this include the T-Top lock release button and the glove box lock.

After looking at several photos, I noticed that the T-Top lock release button was shared with the Z31 300zx.  After finding one on eBay all I had to do was paint it to match.

The glove box latch was a bit more challenging, but after scouring many images of glove boxes from various Nissan models of the late 80's and early 90's, I found that the latch from an early 90's Nissan Micra was a perfect fit.  After finding one on eBay I slipped it through the hole in the glove box lid with a click.

The point here and the lesson I learned is don't rely solely on the part numbers for a specific model of car; sometimes it is just the color that differs.  Manufacturers cut costs by reusing parts between models and sometimes it is a matter of finding which parts were shared when you can't find that specific part for your vehicle.