B7A-16254-S 57-58 There are no instructions or useful material on their website. These look nothing like the old ones I removed, which were not even in the same places or similar profiles. Are there actually 2 different sets of weatherstrip for these? Anyone already done this? They go on the outside or inside on bottoms of inner fenders? I went through entire DC 1957 Ford inventory and these are the only ones listed. But mine had a real narrow weatherstrip all across the top rear and down the outer side all the way down. Plus a shorter one on the lower front section of inner fender. Appeared to be factory.
Thanks, Mike
Originals are on the left, replacements on the right...
The original splash shields were flat pieces of rubber that mounted on the inside of the inner fenders at the bottom. They were attached with large metal piercing staples. They keep water from splashing on the engine from the space between the frame and the inner fenders.
Lynn
Does this help.
Here's another picture.
Thanks for replies. Pics saved to my 57 Ford photo album. I did find the narrow pieces at Steele Rubber last night as well as some rigid window channel I also need. Expensive, but you do what you gotta do.
These are the ones that I removed and ordered from Steele yesterday.
These are the ones I have had laying around for years from DC..
Notice there are only 2 pieces shown in the diagrams, but DC or Steele kit has 4 pieces on fenderwell to frame kit. Longer, thinner pieces from the upper rear piece between fender and inner fender are sold as 6 ft lengths that you presumably cut to length. All were held on both locations with those nasty staples. On my 68 Torino I was able to use the existing staple holes with new staples bent with hand tools. Time-consuming but it worked.
I gave up trying to use the staples. I purchased a spool of stainless steel wire and a pair of safety wire pliers from Harbor Freight. I lined up the seal with the existing holes and used a drill to make the hole in the rubber seal. I then fed the wire from the outside thru to the inside and back out. The pliers make a nice tight twist that no one will see. The first wire on each seal was the hardest, but once that was done the seal would not move around. Hope this helps.
i used the existing random holes, drilled to I believe 1/16 and made staples out of welding rod, the hard staples you get just can't be bent over properly.
Well I am part way there. The 4 piece DC kit is for both sides,so of course I bought 2 of them... longer thin material from Steele that goes on top is on (piece at far left), fat DC piece (either far right items pictured) that goes on lower front is on, DC thinner piece pictured at top center is on trailing edge of descending shape, DC thinner shorter piece is for the same spot on the other fenderwell.
But I have not yet determined where the thin shorter piece (2nd from left) is supposed to go. Will go find it and see where it matches fenderwell contour. I have a half dozen inner fenderwells outside in the snow and from what remains of splash guards on those and pics sent in replies, I have made some progress. Not enough of those hardened staples, so will rob them from 2nd DC kit.
They are tough staples, but I am able to get them started bending the right direction with a needle nose pliers and then use welding C clamps to get them bent the rest of the way. 1/16" drill bit used in existing holes that were filled with paint. Appears it would be a more formidable task to try to install these with the fenderwells still on the car.
Found the mystery piece, but shape and length does not seem to match up with either fenderwell. Trailing lower rear edge is about the same length, but that edge has no factory staple holes, so idt it went there..
Anyone got a guess where that one goes?
I just did this on the inner fenders on my 57 Country Sedan. I have to go to my shop tomorrow to ship a part I sold. I will take some photos. What I did was use SS welding rod and drilled the holes out and fashioned new staples from the rod and used those. it is not easy and the staples do not look like the ones installed by the factory, but the rubber in on the parts and you don't really see them anyway. Photos tomorrow!
I went to the shop and promptly forgot to take the photos. I am going in the morning. I am going to get them tomorrow and post them later in the day. I am old, I forget!!
I don't know if this helps or not. Here is a pic of my splash apron/inner fender seal. I have three more pics but can't get them to download.
Yeah, I got them all on except for the 2 short thin ones that I cannot figure where they go. I usually take phone pics b4 taking stuff apart, but neglected to being I figured it was a simple task. See the 2 narrow ones in the photo. The longer RH one goes along the upper edge of inner fender and seals against the inside of the actual fender. The shorter one on the left still has me stumped.
Do those go between the splash panel (inner fender) and the (outer) fender?
Mike:
I am posting these pics for you from Terry Bly. Hope they help! :006:
Terry; Hugh probably explained to you why the other 3 pics wouldn't post, but I'll explain for others as well...there is a 4 pic max with a total of 4K mb per post. Your pics, if they were all the size of the one you posted, were too big to post more than one. Hugh downsized your pics. Notice your new size as Hugh posted now total under the 4k I mentioned.
Thanks Terry and Hugh
:003: Yep...You nailed it!
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2026-02-16 01:19Terry; Hugh probably explained to you why the other 3 pics wouldn't post, but I'll explain for others as well...there is a 4 pic max with a total of 4K mb per post. Your pics, if they were all the size of the one you posted, were too big to post more than one. Hugh downsized your pics. Notice your new size as Hugh posted now total under the 4k I mentioned.
Thanks Terry and Hugh
It wasn't that I couldn't get them to post, I couldn't get them to download to even attempt to post them. lol However, that would have been the next problem.
I used a 1/16" drill bit to make the holes in the panel. Then I used the supplied staples to secure the rubber. I should add that, I also drilled the seals to insert the staples.
I have that issue as well........I hate the "new" Microsoft11. In fact, it isn't so much that I can't download my pics as it is that I can't find them after I think probably been downloaded. Hate my new I phone 16 also......everything is so much more difficult than the old I phone 7 I had. Probably an old age thing with me.
First problem is having an I-Phone. There is a reason why so many use Androids instead.
As for the pic saving...I have discovered that I need to be real sure that I have them directed to go to a folder I selected before I save...as the 11 will save them where it thinks they need to go. Can definitely be a pain. Takes time to get used to the new ways. And I...do NOT like change! >:(
I am so sorry this took me so long. I had some other stuff come up and life sometimes gets in the way. In any case, here are the photos of what I did. This took me over 2 days to do. I used stainless steel welding rod to make the staples and that was a pain. The factory obviously was not building show cars since I have two wagons, the one I am working on and a parts car and both had staples in different places and one had more than the other one. I am going to load the photos with an explanation of where they are located.
more photos of the inner fender weatherstripping. I used weatherstripping adhesive between the rubber and the inner fender after I stapled them. I hope these photos help.