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48zuburban, ** Your report on JC's reproduced fender trim will be greatly appreciated. If your report is good I hope to put them on a frame off restoration I'm doing on a 52 half-ton. That is unless I receive information that they will not fit the pickups??? Thanks for your time.

The upper side & rear lower shape of the 1947-55 1st series truck front fenders are all the same shape.
Therefore the stainless steel Deluxe Panel truck reveal moulding. (Spears and the three pieces) will fit.

The rear fender of the pick-up truck is thicker than the rear fender of the panel truck.
Therefore the three pieces will come up short. Example
pic 1
pic 2

can anyone ask Jim Carter to start to repo METAL
rear fenders for our burbs and panels ?
thanks
Bob B

It does seem odd that no one make those 47-55 panel-body rear fenders.

Typically the minimum crank out on sheet metal parts is 1000 units {most factories will not even tool up for anything less than 1000 units}.

So the vendor invests a butt-load of $$$ to have 2 tools made & then he pays to have them stamped out & then he pays to have them shipped from the other side of the globe to get them here.

Now he has hundreds of thousands of dollars tied up in a pile of 2000 new fenders.

He tries to market them & all he hears is....

"They are too expensive"
"Shipping is too much"
"I only use original parts on my truck"
"These are cheapo Chinese parts"


I don't think that there are 1000 burb. & panel owners out there to buy all 2000 fenders & even if there is.... the vendor would still need to twist arms to get people to buy them.

That is why no one has reproduced them yet T.C.

So, Why doesn't the same analogy apply to the pickup truck front and rear fenders.

You would think the Suburban, Panel, and Canopy Express trucks rear fenders are more
susceptible to damage because of the lack of rear view when backing up.
Hence the need for repo's.

With the five window cab on the pickup trucks if you
smash the rear fender while backing up you shouldn't be driving.

There has to be more smashed single unit bodies rear fenders than there are smashed Cab bodies rear fenders.

I think someone makes them in fiberglass.

You just answered your own question jorb.... there are 10 times as many stepside trucks out there compared to panels & suburbans & that means there are 10 times as many people that need truck fenders compared to people that need panel/burb. fenders.

Anyone who cranks out 2000 stepside truck fenders will liquidate them quickly.

Anyone who cranks out 2000 new panel/burb. rear fenders will be choking on them for a long long time.






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To confirm simplex's explanation: approximately 1 in 7 trucks (1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, and 1 ton) were panel body

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backing is stainless to
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have to say jim did a good job on these well worth the wait in 2 pics I put a original and a repop next to each other can you guys tell the difference and thickness there basically the same

Can you show pictures of the front and rear lower fender 3 pieces lined up, one above the other.
Kind of how they would look on the fender.

Did they send any pattern for hole place on the fenders?

The spear bolt attachment metal looks to be Stainless steel. Originals were metal and rusted.

Other than that the spears & fender piece look original.

Put them on fenders that are attached to a truck and take some more pictures.
Then I will give a Thumbs-Up or Down.
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** Would like to know if anyone has installed JC's delux fender trim & spears on a 48/54 Chevy truck that could post pictures or update on fitment? Your pictures/report might save some lots of $$$$ or make others very happy. Your time and effort greatly appreciated. **

** I guess it is safe to assume that no one has installed JC's delux fender trim/spears on a pickup yet. Maybe soon.

Theres a couple pics of delux trims installed on pickups at:
www.chevybombs.com

** Was hoping someone had purchased Jim Carter's reproduction delux fender trim & spears and installed on a 48/54 Chevy truck so one could get a good idea on fitment. ** "Maybe Soon" they have not been available from Oldchevytrucks.com {Jim Carter} very long.

** Just buy it. Easiest way to get your answer. Let us know how it fits. It costs more than I paid for my truck.

Brad

Wonder if Jim Carter would give me discount if I
offered him a complete original set, slightly dinged up and unpolished. (2 spears and 12 fender pieces).
For his complete set.

If they are slightly dinged,why not have them straightened and polished.

I doubt J.C. would give you any credit at all on your beat up & dented original set that you have been clutching on too.

You will be better off trying to pawn them off to a dummy that does not know any better than to buy the new ones from J.C.

How many millions of $$$$$ do you expect to get for your dented up original strips & spears ?

marzach, its my personal opinion but if JimC himself had it re-popped then its better than some of the stuff he sells that someone else had remade. I'll use the gas tank for my panel as an example. No one else made them. Jim had re-popped them and it is a dang great match to the original and just as good, maybe even better. It is Identical to the old one.
This is just my opinion on stuff he has personally repopped......and vs the 2 grand, or more, that everyone wants for dented and banged up pieces to spend more money on I'd say this is one time I'd go for the ones made in Mexico! If I ever decide to put them on my panel I'd buy from Jim. My .02

I think I'll have mine airbrushed on. After I paint it.

Achipmunk, Thanks for your thoughts I'm inclined to agree with you on the quality of JC's repo delux fender trim. Just in case you did not notice I'm thinking about putting them on a frame off restoration I'm doing on a 52 3100. Do you or others see any problem with my thoughts?? Thanks Again,

...if you have the holes already in the fender I'd say your good to go. However, if you have to drill the holes I'd say be extra careful as the location on the fenders could make it or break it. I think you should go for it. It'll spiffy up any truck or panel/burb. If you ever decide to sell I'm sure it'll enhance the value to the buyer.

stainless trim package on ebay new right now $1550

here is a pic of jc trims on my wifes burb
http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj594/HARDTOP4/IMG_20160910_184703928_HDR_zpstytqsex8.jpg

The fender trim looks real nice.

Did you have a template for drilling the holes?

I will post the instructions I received from jc

** Recently purchased Jim Carters delux fender trim and the front fender spears to install on a 53 Suburban that I'm about to start an off frame restoration on. Not installed yet but they look really nice out of the box could not find even a small flaw with any of the items, as far as fit only time will tell but if the fit is near the quality of the trim appearance wise I don't expect any problem with the fit.