I bought my 1950 in pieces. I had to buy new rear fenders and running boards because they where missing. At the rear of the running board there are 3 holes as well as 3 holes in the seal. There are no holes in the fender. Do I need to drill holes in rear fender or am I missing a clip or something to hold seal on? I have a set of anti squeak seals for front fenders. There is a 9 inch and 11 inch and 2 20 inches foam strips. The instructions are really bad. I’m honk I know where they go but does has anyone come across better instructions? Thanks in advance.
By "new rear fenders" do you mean reproduction? The repros I've seen do not have the factory holes at the bottom, so yes you need to drill the appropriately-placed holes to bolt the running boards and fenders together.
As for the front fender seals, the long ones go in between the inner and outer fenders at the top where the mounting bolts are.
Kinda wondered the same thing myself. Recently started taking front fenders off my truck and I suspect the foam stuff is what I've circled in the pics. ??
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That foam stuff was folded over the edge of the inner fenders and stapled in place thru the metal. I eventually have to replace that material on mine, and am thinking a good modern glue would be a good substitute for the staples. It would take a monster stapler (which I don't have) to drive staples thru the metal.
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