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Mopar Garage => Paint, Body & Trim => Topic started by: b5blue on July 12, 2014, 01:03:27 PM

Title: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: b5blue on July 12, 2014, 01:03:27 PM
  I posted awhile back about a problem fitting the rubber shields that close off the gap between the inner fender and body steel that holds the headlight assembly. Working with Jim at Detroit Muscle Technology I sent my old original brittle but intact passengers side shield to him. Using it as a guide he had new tooling made and reproduced a pair that I installed today.
  These newly tooled shields now fit exactly as intended and include new stainless clips (13 per side.) for a very nice finished install. Nice to know a little bit of my Charger has contributed to keeping our old Chargers going with Jim at D.M.T.'s concern for getting things right!  :2thumbs:
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: hemi-hampton on July 12, 2014, 05:59:01 PM
Do you got Pics, I may need some from Jim. LEON.
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: b5blue on July 12, 2014, 06:21:57 PM
I can take a pic of them installed for you if you'd like.
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: green69rt on July 12, 2014, 08:03:13 PM
 :popcrn:
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: b5blue on July 12, 2014, 08:07:16 PM
Battery dead in camera....charging over nite. Gonna need the flash under there I just blacked out the inner wells.
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: Charger-Bodie on July 12, 2014, 09:33:29 PM
Yep. When I did my Daytona clone I had something with those too.
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: fy469rtse on July 13, 2014, 02:28:08 AM
Any one done the forward covers for 69,68's, these also have a upper forward shield ? With rubber to edge to deal against fender
Post photos
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: green69rt on July 13, 2014, 07:14:33 AM
Quote from: fy469rtse on July 13, 2014, 02:28:08 AM
Any one done the forward covers for 69,68's, these also have a upper forward shield ? With rubber to edge to deal against fender
Post photos

This what you're talking about?? (not my car, just a pic I saved for reference.)
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: b5blue on July 13, 2014, 08:45:24 AM
Pic is hard to shoot with the tire in the way. The shield runs all the way down to the bottom of the fender.
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: fy469rtse on July 13, 2014, 04:06:25 PM
That's them mitch, never had a car with them on ? WTF , that's strange
Title: Re: 70 Charger inner fender headlight shields
Post by: hemi-hampton on July 13, 2014, 09:19:03 PM
OK, I'm very familar with those, They've been on most Mopars I've restored. Sometimes buried under heavy undercoat like this 67Coront R/T Fender. LEON.