Alan E Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 What color should the front inner fenders be on a 1948 Dodge? Appears that engine bay side is/was black. Was the outer side the body color or was it also black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsartain Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) Black on both sides. Fender braces are black as well. For a 1950 B2B anyway. I watched a movie on the forum of them painting these parts, definitely black. Could have been because it was a black and white movie. In all seriousness, sand through the paint layers and see what happens. Last color is may be primer but original paint was the semi-gloss black without a primer. Most manufacturers painted these parts the same color inside and out, not different colors for each side. If you want more visibility, use your exterior color inside and out. A lighter color will defiantly be a help when working under the hood. Edited September 18, 2018 by johnsartain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eneto-55 Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Speaking of front inner fender wells, has anyone thought of finding a modern donor car for plastic inner fender wells to protect the headlight & fender light housings & wiring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 these lighting units were sealed nicely from the factory...but as we know things decay and over time get rewired for either repair or refurb....good grommets inserted here and when harness is lashed where you want it..just seal the wires to the grommets with a RTV.....the fitting of plastic inner fenders would require a means to secure these and that would require other holes in the inner fender and some brackets on the forward fender lip...again, weld would be clean but needs to done before any paint work. I seal the grommets and I line to undercoat the inner fenders also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eneto-55 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 I have undercoated my inner fenders as well. It was just a thought. (I had a 62 Chrysler, and while the headlight bucket was well sealed, and I don't think it ever rusted through, it caught a lot of mud & ice, etc on top of the headlight bucket.) I'm not building a 'trailer queen', and lots of roads around here are dirt, and the summers short. I can't say I won't ever use this car on snow. I'm looking for the right size grommets to be able to seal a rubber hose inside it, and run the wires inside that, much like the originals. Then I'll use rubber tape to also seal the end where the wires come out. (Not 'electrical tape'.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 62's across the Mopar lineup had issues with the fender tops rusting in this area due to build up of mud....usually these were cars operating in a rural environment at that time. I have worked a few rust issues on a variety of these 62 Mopars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) I found a wide variety of gromments a my local True Value store and also bought a assortment pack on one trip to my Napa store. both had what I wanted. DJ Edited September 19, 2018 by DJ194950 spelling as usual! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 good deal.....often a variety of these can also be found in the specialty toy and project drawer at Lowes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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