Fender Emblems

[srvivor71]

OK - so I see these nice shiny new fender emblems in the catalog and figure that this is something I can afford and, even with my limited mechanical skills, must be a snap to put in. Well I got them last week and this past Sunday, thought I'd just pop them on. Well - not so easy. If I hold the flashlight just right, I can kinda see one nut on the inside of each fender and completely out of reach of any wrench. When I bought these, I didn't expect that I would have to disassemble the entire clip to put them on.

It's a 71 GMC; the fender emblems are just ahead of the door. If anyone out there has any tips on how to do this, I'd really appreciate hearing from you.

Chuck

[ChevLoRay]

Well, they ARE easier to get off when the fender is in your lap....

Drop the inner fender and you should be able to get to them, if you can't get to them any other way.

[68350]

Drop the inner fenders or mark the bolt position really well and loosen/remove the back fender bolts(under the cowl, etc) and get enough room to change the emblems. Hope this helps

[AirSpeed]

I just used some good epoxy on the studs of my new emblems, I roughed up the chrome on the studs first so they would grab the epoxy better. I didnt want to take a chance of messing up my new paint by wrenching around the fenders, (Im a chicken) I did the same thing on my 69 about 14 years ago and they are still there.

[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by AirSpeed

I just used some good epoxy on the studs of my new emblems, I roughed up the chrome on the studs first so they would grab the epoxy better. I didnt want to take a chance of messing up my new paint by wrenching around the fenders, (Im a chicken) I did the same thing on my 69 about 14 years ago and they are still there.

I can epoxy the new ones on but my real problem is getting the old ones (with studs and nuts) off. I guess I'm going to have to pull off the inner fenders.

[AirSpeed]

Originally Posted by srvivor71

I can epoxy the new ones on but my real problem is getting the old ones (with studs and nuts) off. I guess I'm going to have to pull off the inner fenders.

I used a putty knife and a hammer to get my old ones off, I just stuck the putty knife between the fender and the emblem and hit the putty knife with a good wack and snapped the studs off. Caused no damage to the fender at all, I did this before I painted the truck so I wasn't worried about hurting the paint.
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[srvivor71]

Originally Posted by AirSpeed

I used a putty knife and a hammer to get my old ones off, I just stuck the putty knife between the fender and the emblem and hit the putty knife with a good wack and snapped the studs off. Caused no damage to the fender at all, I did this before I painted the truck so I wasn't worried about hurting the paint.
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I seriously thought about that but my paint is pretty good and although I may repaint in a while, I'd hate too pooch it up until then. Maybe I'll gently try that first and see what happens.

Chuck

[BIGBLU 72]

they make these little clips , i call them barrel clips, they have burs on them that push into the hole and the studs slide into the clip holding the emblem in place! i have used these on all the emblems on my jimmy with no problem

[dougo]

maybe look at the new ones, get an idea to where the "studs" are located on the used ones - drill them out, pop the old ones off and then pop the new one on with some of the recommendations from previous posts - just an idea.

[BB72CHEVKT]

Originally Posted by srvivor71

I seriously thought about that but my paint is pretty good and although I may repaint in a while, I'd hate too pooch it up until then. Maybe I'll gently try that first and see what happens.

Chuck

I would put tape on the putty knife first to minimize scratches.

[srvivor71]

Thanks guys, I got some really great suggestions here. Tomorrows the day; I'll post my results back here when I'm done.

Chuck