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Should there be Fender Welting between the front and rear fenders and the running board. Tried the Search feature, but it was BO, and various pictures have the welting shown both ways. Thanks.

On my 31 coupe it goes all the way around the running board (3 sides). The long piece that goes on the back of the running board goes all the way up by the front fender. Then there is the piece that goes over the rear fender. Hope this will help. If you want send me a PM with your email address and I can send a few pictures of some 31's that I have.

Yes!

:) :grin:

While we're on the welting question, I'd like to clear up some confusion about which size and where for my '30 Phaeton. I think it should get welting in the following places, but I don't know which size (3/16" or 1/4") goes where and I'm not even 100% sure my list is correct:

-- Windshield crossbar to top of cowl: 3/16" on front and rear?
-- Rear Fenders to Body and Running Board Aprons: 1/4"?
-- Between body and rear (gas tank) apron: 1/4"?
-- Between body and running board aprons: 1/4"?
-- Running Board to fenders and aprons: None -- webbing only?
(I realize this differs from Skip's comment on the '29...)
-- Anywere else?

Does that look about right to you guys?

There was NONE on the car when I got it, except for under the windshield bar.

Thanks for any input you can provide.

All the Best, Chip

Beaded welting is used between the front fender, splash apron starting near the cowl and as either a single piece or two running to the rear between the rear fender and body (and for 1931 and later the gas tank apron). A welting is also used between the front and rear of the running board and the front and rear fender but is NOT beaded. Many people believe that the same welting is used for all but that just is not the case.

Send my your personel e mail address. I will send you photo's of mine, I just removed the running boards and front fenders on my 29 4-dr sedan and took photo's for reference on this. I don't know about the rear fenders since I took them off over 40 years ago.....JIM GREEN

Actually, on my all original 1932 Special Sedan there is the remains of the original "beaded" welting between the front fenders and the running boards and between the rear fenders and the running boards.

:) :grin:

All the original '31 and '32s that I have had did not have beaded welting between the running boards and fenders. It is possible (more likely probable) that some factories at some times used the beaded welting. The production plants would have moved the vehicles down the line even if the correct welting was not available. And very likely that all plants were not supplied the same materials from the same suppliers. Hense you will find differences in the vehicles.

Yes, that could definitely be the case. However, on my car and on a couple of other original cars I have seen, over the years part of the bead (if not all) has either been worn off or ripped off flush with the top of the running board leaving a fender welting between the running boards and the fenders that appears to have never had a beaded edge.

On my original car for example, some of the beaded edge is still there and some isn't. In the area where the bead has been worn off it does appear that welting in that area never had a beaded edge. My 1930 Sport Coupe had the same scenario as well when I disassembled the car.

:) :grin:

my 31 cabriolet had remains of welting between fenders and running board as the jyd described with his cars. mike

Great info..... Any comments about the size of the bead and/or what goes between the windshield bar and the top of the cowl on the open cars?

Thanks again....

Chip.

Great information. Thanks to everyone.

On a 29 coupe is there welting around the radiator splash panel that goes over a portion of the front fenders? Also does someone have an answer to Chip's question on what size goes where? My reproduction rear fenders don't fit so good so will need to use 1/4" welting there anyway, hope it wont look too odd to mix it with 3/16' elsewhere on the car if that is what it takes? If webbing goes between the splash panel and frame, what should go beween the body and splash panel?