I’m probably the first retired electrical professional to be here. LOL! Although my background is more in the high voltage area. But PVC is often used in electrical conduits and insulating parts, connectors, and such.
Personally, I think I would be more inclined to try and replace. But understand that availability is a problem. Still, I think it could be fun as well as educational to work out how to print parts you need that are hard to find.
Hopefully you have an enclosed printer that any fumes can be controlled to an outside area. (Dilution is the solution to pollution.) But when you are successful with a connector, think of the other parts you could remanufacture for your baby.
For smooth good appearing parts, I think you should consider looking at finer printing nozzles like a 0.2mm. I have not done PVC filament printing, but I use a 0.2mm for smaller badges and parts where details count. I’m just beginning to branch out into the more exotic filaments. ASA is one of focus right now.
3D printing could be a gold mine for you for car parts in plastics. Good luck!
Rotate that 90 or 45 degrees on the plate so that the Z layers do not run up that thin stalk. Deal with any other overhangs as they come via supports, that original orientation will fail
Would also like to say that an OEM replacement is gonna be the real deal here, but you’re always free to take your own safety into your own hands in all cases, dont sell that car with it in it
Thank you RetroSharky for being a mother hen, but I’m 55 years old and trust me: I know everything about cars. Everything. You name it, I’ve done it for a car. 3D printing is a new hobby, done it only for couple of years. So please, could we keep this discussion just around filaments and if you have shiny ideas you want to spread out and share, don’t do it in this thread. Please respect my humble request.
There’s nothing wrong with making your own connectors, you just have to do it right. And it has to make sense considering you can buy the an OE set for cheap.
PC FR is the best choice that you already have.
The problem is that you are treating it as if it a direct copy. You have to modify the clip design so it is more friendly to print.
My opinion, I would go to a junk yard. The 300ZX is not a particularly rare car.
Never gonna sell it, I’ve had it already 22 years, almost 23.
Thanks, I try if tilting makes it better.
Only thing what that connector / wires do, it lits a light in dash, all systems are still go. And when the light lits, there’s still a lots of brake fluid. No problems, everybody are safe, me and others.
You could post exactly what you need. There are definitely still replacement parts available for a car that’s only 36 years old.
No, not at all, but if someone here does something incredibly stupid, I’ll point it out because I know the laws in the country you’re from. Saving 15 euros only to end up paying hundreds of thousands. Sure, you can do that - go ahead - but you wouldn’t be the first person to ruin your life forever because of it. In the event of an accident, you’ll be held 100% at fault.
Maybe not everyone here understands that, because laws are different in every country, but you, sir, have one foot in jail. You know full well that in Germany and neighboring regions, inspectors don’t take kindly to tinkering with brake systems.
Yes, I have P1S and I built a ventilation for the fumes. Nothing stays in the garage, everything is pulled out by a fan. Tubing meets the P1S rear fan and there’s only 1cm gap.
That’s my main idea: to design and print and print and print until it works.
Yes, there are plenty of parts for 36 years old Z32, but no one I listed before has had that connector for sale ever. It is part of a main wiring loom and you cannot buy it separately. So that’s why. Have to. Build. Yourself.
OMG. Please get out of this topic. Please. Stop. Please. Go away.
No. I’m not German. I’ve been to Germany. It was ok.
This is a public discussion; anyone is welcome to participate. Gatekeeping is not encouraged, and as you can see, you’ve already received plenty of advice: It’s up to you to decide which suggestions to accept, but not which users can participate in the discussion.
I can understand reasons why people might be printing parts.
Depending on where you live, getting parts for a 36 year old car might not be easy unless it’s a collectable car. Western Europe does not like old cars on the road; I think the average age of a car in Germany is like 6-7 years. I have no idea about the other 5 German-speaking nations. Europe’s average will be a lot higher than this age, due to Eastern Europe but EE is using different car brands (you really need to see separate stats for west, south, and east when considering any Europe average).
They’re brand new, mines are 18, 22 and 23 years old we drive less in EU than in the US so mileage vary between 85,000 and 200,000 miles, still fresh . None can be tracked by any agency
My first thought was also PETG. There might be a concern with underhood temps going beyond the PETG range for melting though. But PETG does have more give than most other filaments. Just do not use CF/GF versions.
Another option might be TPU for AMS. I think it is about 68D in hardness. It is able to flex without breaking but still has a harness to it that is closer to PETG than 95A TPU. I am not sure what the melting point is for it so check to make sure engine heat will not turn it into a pile of melted plastic.
Although it does get hot near the engine inself, automotve engine bays intentionally have considerable airflow and altough that air is quite warm, near the firewall (where master cylinders are generally located) it should be cool enough for PETG.
we drive less in EU than in the US so mileage vary between 85,000 and 200,000 miles, still fresh 
. None can be tracked by any agency