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02-15-2006, 09:06 PM
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Street Rod Dreamin'
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Work:Batam, Indonesia/ Home:League City, Texas
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Fender Welt
I just got in a bunch of parts for the 54 Chevy panel. One of the items was a roll fender welt. The material appears to be a form of vinyl cover cloth. There's some form of tubing that the cloth is wrapped around for the outside edge.
My question is: Should this be a cloth type material? Seems kinda cheesy. I don’t think I like it. I had expected it to be a rubber material. I’m thinking about sending it back and coating the edges with bed liner to make sure there’s no rubbing. Thoughts? Experiences?
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1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Sierra 4X4 "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it." Benjamin Franklin, On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1776 Last edited by 3100 special; 02-15-2006 at 09:08 PM. |
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02-15-2006, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Cactus Patch So. Az
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Re: Fender Welt
I did both! I did read somewhere that the VW fender welting was better, I read this AFTER I had mine installed. FWIW on the leading edge of the front fender at the cowl take the welting and staple it back on itself 180* so you do not see the raw edge of the piping in the welting.
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02-15-2006, 09:59 PM
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Street Rod Dreamin'
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: Fender Welt
Just read a cool article:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/welting.asp Haven't been to their site before. I'll be reading through their articles tonight. I might learn something else! Thanks!
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1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Sierra 4X4 "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it." Benjamin Franklin, On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1776 |
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02-20-2006, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Pensacola, FL
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Re: Fender Welt
I didn't use any on my truck. Haven't had any problems yet.
Rob
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