Mounting fender emblems should not cause this much anxiety!

[RaisedK5]

I posted this on ck5 a while back. Measurements taken from NOS fenders bought in '96.

79 Fender Emblem Location

I bought a pair of emblems for the 79 and she doesn't have holes in her fenders for them. I tried doing some research on the exact location of where they sit, but couldn't find anything concrete. Does anybody have a resource for dimension for the location of these or can measure the location of...

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[Keith Seymore]

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You can get a template from on of us & drill the holes. To keep from pulling the fenders you can use a "barrel nut" insert to hold the emblem. I used these over 20 years ago when painting my 72 Camaro & the emblems are still there & firmly placed.

HS

Those barrel nuts are what we used for repair in the assembly plant.

In particular for the '81 and up plastic emblems. If you had a wrong emblem (say Scottsdale instead of Silverado) they would whack it with a hammer to break it, snap it the rest of the way off, insert the barrel nuts and install the correct emblem.

The broken studs would fall into the fender or out on the floor.

K

 

[Grit dog]

What company did you use? Not that it matters, probably all the same kit sold by different brands. And they all probably use the same 3M tape. Mine was Route LA, since LMC was out.

Iirc it was from the Truck Shop. Idk. Same vhb tape. Spotless surface warm outside.
Only thing I can think is the pieces were slightly curled. Idk why that was. But subsequent repairs went on flatter.

 

[Keith Seymore]

Iirc it was from the Truck Shop. Idk. Same vhb tape. Spotless surface warm outside.
Only thing I can think is the pieces were slightly curled. Idk why that was. But subsequent repairs went on flatter.

It's very important for the surface to be clean. We would wipe it with isopropyl alcohol or a similar cleaner degreaser.

Second thing is you need a lot of application force - like in the assembly plant the rollers would oilcan the doors (not permanently).

K

 

[Grit dog]

It's very important for the surface to be clean. We would wipe it with isopropyl alcohol or a similar cleaner degreaser.

Second thing is you need a lot of application force - like in the assembly plant the rollers would oilcan the doors (not permanently).

K

I was oil canning the sheetmetal and considering I painted the truck I was smart enough to clean the surface…. And the truck hadn’t been waxed yet either as the paint was less than a month old.
The pieces just didn’t lay right as you can’t flatten them once the tape makes contact.

 

[Oldbear42]

I've used the 3M double-sided trim tape for years to install emblems, exterior trim and even my RC parts.

 

[82BBC20]

3M double sided tape is used on most all newer cars with any emblems, badges or body side mldgs! Clean back side of emblems & exterior mounting location with alcohol prior to applying the tape!

 

[Dejure]

The first thing I'd do is, get some copy paper. Then I'd put ink or what have you on the points, then press the badges against the paper.

With the marks made. I'd make holes about the same size as the pins, trying to keep them reasonably tight.

Once the holes were made. I'd put the badges on the paper, pins going through the holes. Then I'd rest the paper and badge on something that allowed me to keep the paper tight against the badge, while tracing around it.

The outer trace would be more about finding the bottom, top and side lines than a perfect copy of the badges.

Now I'd cut the newly traced template to the mentioned lines.

After that, I'd establish where I wanted the badges mounted, in a close ballpark. There, I'd put blue painters tape on the fender, to allow me to draw on it. Say four, five or six lines, to get the area you are going to mount the badge on, and a bit more.

Now, go for perfect. You can do things you think will get you there, like: Running a yard stick along the fender lip, or the transition of the door, to establish a horizontal line to work off of (up or down). Using a string or table to measure up from the bottom or off a horizontal line elsehwere . . . .

 

[Dejure]

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[Mr Clean]

I did finally get the time to find my 77 fender and make a template. PM me your address and I'll get it in the mail today you. Here are a couple of pics for reference on placement. It follows the contour of the body. Hope this helps.

 

[Dejure]

I like having mirrors. I drilled holes. So. . . .

Yeah, brazing holes shut and repainting a fender would be a pain. So, measure five times.

If you're close, but are level to the lines of the truck, there aren't many who'd notice you are off a half inch, and those who point it out aren't important enough to be around.

A KEY IS, making sure you can access the backside to lock the expensive find in place.