1965 inner fender dust shields

[Bill W.]

I have a pair of dust shields , which one are correct for a 65 ? The ones with the short arm are GM parts the others are Dr Rebuild . Long Island shows 63 to 66 being the same and 67 being different . There was nothing left of my originals .DSC_1868.jpgDSC_1869.jpgDSC_1870.jpg

[Gary B.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

Bill,

The one with the two long arms is correct for '65, and up thru '66, I think. I've looked for NOS GM dust shields with the two longs arms for years, and never found any. NOS shields with one long and one short arm occasionally appear on e-bay, but they are not correct for '65 or '66. The reason I wanted NOS GM items is that I was worried the material used for the repro parts is not 100% correct. Having said that, I've never seen nor heard of a repro dust shield get a deduct for not being the correct material, so maybe I'm worrying about nothing.

Gary

[Wayne W.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

They were painted black. Kinda hard to tell what material it is.

[Gary B.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

Wayne,

Yes, the blackout would likely cover up any minor differences in base material. But the obsessive person in me would still have preferred NOS GM over repros, but I think NOS GM with the two long side legs for '66 are not to be found based on my 10 years of looking.

Gary

[Alan D.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

One must also consider the thickness of material. Know about 10 years ago the repo's were all toooo thin (except Dr.) Know if those were seen on a car one could expect a deduct. Also note the picture shows an original at top right (64), look at the repo on left and see the extra cut (white arrow)

[Bill W.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

The pair I have with the short arm (GM)are about the same thickness but the GM is a much smoother material . As for as paint goes what little they put on the rubber would have cracked and peeled off very fast .

[Alan D.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

Well expected someone to ask how thick, but one could certainly feel the difference - bet all the repo's are about correct now, thickness=0.09"
As for the paint, the original (1964) shown above still has more paint showing then rubber. Yes it shows some stress cracking, but still mostly paint.
Granted it's only a sample of one!

Also note the short arm sample Bill has shows the "added extra cut" which neither 64 originals have. Not sure if the GM replacement had that and only production did not. (from a point standpoint would doubt if that hurts?)

[Joe R.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

Buy your Inner Fender Dust Shields from Dr. Rebuild and quit worrying about all that anal stuff! He's got the right stuff at right prices.

JR

[Gary B.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

JR,

I bought repro shields about 10 years ago and haven't put them on yet. I'll have to check my notes to see who I bought them from. Hopefully, I got them from Dr. Rebuild.

Gary

[Bill W.]

Re: 1965 inner fender dust shields

Joe Mine came from the DR.