Splash shields

[77c10]

Does anyone sell reproduction splash shields? Looking for a set for the rear sport bumper for my 77 fleetside.

[77c10]

Someone, anyone?

[77 ChevySport]

Originally Posted by 77c10

Does anyone sell reproduction splash shields? Looking for a set for the rear sport bumper for my 77 fleetside.

77c10

I assume you mean "Gravel Deflectors"; GM #325465 Fleetside;
GM#325467 Stepside. Long discontinued by GM. If you Google
these numbers it looks like some might be available. Good Luck

[77c10]

Thanks for the info. I am a dork, I missed them in the LMC catalog. I will get them ordered today.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 77c10

Thanks for the info. I am a dork, I missed them in the LMC catalog. I will get them ordered today.

Agree (they are in the LMC catalog. I cannot agree that you are dork without further evidence).



K

[77c10]

LMC has one but not the other...

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 77c10

LMC has one but not the other...

I think they are not handed; meaning, they have both sets of holes so that the same stamping can be used on either the RH side or the LH side.

I used a small christmas tree type fastner to plug the hole on mine.

I'll verify when I walk out to the parking lot in a few minutes.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Confirmed - it has four holes in it so that it can be used on either side. You can barely see the plugs in this pic (to the right of the bolt and all the way outboard).

K

[77c10]

Cool, I appreciate it Keith. Do you have a link or a pic of the fastner that you used?

[bigblock73]

No, there is indeed left and right...they are shaped differently...unless aftermarket units are designed differently.

[bigblock73]

Here are pics of mine, sorry for the dirt. Factory fasteners are large screw swith a nut and lockwasher on the back of each.

You can see, the way the sheileds are formed, they cannot be universal.

[Keith Seymore]

Oops - Stand by -

K

[Keith Seymore]

LMC catalog does, in fact, show a RH and LH specific part.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 77c10

Cool, I appreciate it Keith. Do you have a link or a pic of the fastner that you used?

I don't have a link; I recall the production part number for the bolt is a 3846202, and is a cadmium plated bolt with an integrated washer and a small pointed tip.

This is the same bolt that is used to hold the nose of the fender to the radiator support, as well as several other locations on the truck.

K

[77c10]

Keith,

Are your factory or aftermarket?

[bigblock73]

I have taken apart several OE sport bumpers, NONE of them used a bolt with integrated head, they were all screws with nuts and lock washers....like I have shown on my truck

I am sure they could be swapped, but GM did make L and R shields. I do know on my 73, when I went to put them on, they would only go on one way, and were not interchangable...perhaps 81+ bumpers offer the extra wiggle room to allow this...but not 73-80 bumpers.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 77c10

Keith,

Are yours factory or aftermarket?

LH side is factory; RH side is LMC -

Not sure why that LMC part would have 4 holes in it....

K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

I have taken apart several OE sport bumpers, NONE of them used a bolt with integrated head, they were all screws with nuts and lock washers....like I have shown on my truck

I am sure they could be swapped, but GM did make L and R shields. I do know on my 73, when I went to put them on, they would only go on one way, and were not interchangable...perhaps 81+ bumpers offer the extra wiggle room to allow this...but not 73-80 bumpers.

We may be seeing differences between '73-80' and '81-87.

77C10 may be better off to follow your example on this issue.

However, you can see the bolt in my pic in post #8. I can vouch that that IS the original style bolt that was used on my truck.





It would seem I've pretty well confused everyone on this particular issue. I misunderstood this statement

Originally Posted by 77c10

LMC has one but not the other...

and took us into the weeds.

I believe my work here is done

K

[77c10]

I apologize for misleading you Keith. LMC has the left one but not the right one in stock.

[bigblock73]

LMC is really hit or miss. Their diagrams are great, but the parts can be a crap shoot. Notice the fasteners are screws, not bolts. Wonder if they tried to make the shields universal by having 4 holes?
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[77c10]

Not sure, Jeff. I can say this, they are the only ones I have found so far in the aftermarket that offers these.

[bigblock73]

Let me look and see if I have any spares
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[80SPORT]

and just to add to the confusion

I think the 73 to 80 used a 1/4 nc bolt with a Phillips head to retain the pans

81 up used the hex head similar to the front fenders as mentioned