Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jsera · 03-01-2016, 12:25 AM

Hey guys, I'm putting my 72 back together now that panels are back from paint and im home from college on spring break. I've just realized i don't have the fender seals or the metal piece that holds them and which clips to the fenders nor do i have the right angle seals or brackets. As I replaced my rotted fenders with new ones.

Are these pieces necessary to put the front end back together and if so is there any substitution that can be made for these? I do not want to hold up work on the truck because these parts wouldn't be in by the end of the week...

toolboxchev · 03-01-2016, 12:51 AM

They are there for a reason, GM would not have spent the money otherwise that is for sure.

iostorm · 03-01-2016, 08:24 AM

Not running them, and to be honest when I pulled my stocker apart there was nothing there.

jsera · 03-01-2016, 11:32 AM

I don't recall mine having anything there either. Did they not install them on some trucks (years?)

**leddzepp** · 03-01-2016, 11:43 AM

They were not on all trucks, I wouldn't let them hold up work on the truck.

**geunther** · 03-01-2016, 12:39 PM

They were standard on Cheyenne Supers. Not sure what other trim levels they were available on. In other words, most of the trucks did not have them. You'll be fine without.

waco · 03-01-2016, 06:22 PM

I was under the impression that they were only used on trucks with air conditioning.

**geunther** · 03-01-2016, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by waco

I was under the impression that they were only used on trucks with air conditioning.

The seals are independent of having AC. My Super is a perfect example. No factory AC but has the seals.

toolboxchev · 03-02-2016, 12:24 AM

Well it would be interesting to figure out what they are intended for. I know the 72 cab has a vent in the door sill around the latch area, with a valve.

Anyone have any enlightenment?

In my old 72 which is long gone I do not remember that gas smell as much either.

zosoppp · 03-02-2016, 12:27 AM

Perhaps on the higher trims they were installed as an attempt at quieting body noise between the doghouse and the cab?

extd56 · 03-02-2016, 11:10 AM

They were on my 71 GMC jimmy

03-01-2016, 12:25 AM	#1
jsera Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 165	Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? Hey guys, I'm putting my 72 back together now that panels are back from paint and im home from college on spring break. I've just realized i don't have the fender seals or the metal piece that holds them and which clips to the fenders nor do i have the right angle seals or brackets. As I replaced my rotted fenders with new ones. Are these pieces necessary to put the front end back together and if so is there any substitution that can be made for these? I do not want to hold up work on the truck because these parts wouldn't be in by the end of the week...

03-01-2016, 12:51 AM	#2
toolboxchev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: 2nd left past the stump on a dirt road. Posts: 2,629	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? They are there for a reason, GM would not have spent the money otherwise that is for sure.

03-01-2016, 08:24 AM	#3
iostorm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Grafton Ohio Posts: 94	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? Not running them, and to be honest when I pulled my stocker apart there was nothing there.

03-01-2016, 11:32 AM	#4
jsera Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 165	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? I don't recall mine having anything there either. Did they not install them on some trucks (years?)

03-01-2016, 11:43 AM	#5
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,036	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? They were not on all trucks, I wouldn't let them hold up work on the truck. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

03-01-2016, 12:39 PM	#6
geunther Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY Posts: 740	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? They were standard on Cheyenne Supers. Not sure what other trim levels they were available on. In other words, most of the trucks did not have them. You'll be fine without.

03-01-2016, 06:22 PM	#7
waco Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: tuolumne,CA Posts: 74	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? I was under the impression that they were only used on trucks with air conditioning.

03-02-2016, 12:24 AM	#9
toolboxchev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: 2nd left past the stump on a dirt road. Posts: 2,629	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? Well it would be interesting to figure out what they are intended for. I know the 72 cab has a vent in the door sill around the latch area, with a valve. Anyone have any enlightenment? In my old 72 which is long gone I do not remember that gas smell as much either.

03-02-2016, 12:27 AM	#10
zosoppp Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lincoln Park, NJ Posts: 192	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? Perhaps on the higher trims they were installed as an attempt at quieting body noise between the doghouse and the cab?

03-02-2016, 11:10 AM	#11
extd56 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,272	Re: Help with front fender seals; are they necessary? They were on my 71 GMC jimmy



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