MC-71 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Yes. Well needed part. They install behind the plastic wheel housing. Can someone go to www.dixiemontecarlodepot.com click on to 70-72 Monte. Click on new products and then forward to this topic. Part #DA10222 $49.95 a pair. Also Part #DA16102 72 hood spear with emblem $79.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Good to hear those fender shields are finally being reproduced. I have several from old junkyard forays and most are either cracked or missing pieces. Thanks for posting the info, Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteman1971 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Very Cool Carl...I just ordered a pair...mine are all busted up. Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Here's a direct link, click on the picture... Here's a direct link on the second item, click on the picture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 $99 for brand new 71 Hood spear, thats a great price. $79 for 72 spear, thats not bad either. Glad to see aftermarket picking up these parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteman1971 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I'll let you know if their as nice as the picture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC-71 Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 I just ordered 2 sets. My friend Bob wanted a set. If you order 1 set the shipping was $10.95. If you order 2 sets the shipping is $12.00. 3 sets jumps to $18.00. So if you have someone that lives close to you get together and double up and save a few bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGD72Monte Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Yeah! I'm curious on the fit and whether the plastic is perhaps more plyable and less prone to cracking than the original. I have two sets, from junk yards, all damaged in one location or another. Very interested to get reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte7071 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I will need to order them as all the ones I have are cracked or missing chunks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteman1971 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Got them...they look real good, the plastic isn't as flexible as the originals but their real nice. They should have made the outside as pretty as the inside. The part that's hidden inside the wheel well is as smooth as glass but the side that shows has some "streak" marks in it. Not a big deal and still looks great!!! Didn't get a chance to see how they actually fit because my Monte is in the garage that I rent but they appear to be correct with the right shape and mounting points. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 looks like they no longer carry these on their website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 They still list them in their catalog - you can download it from their website. Page 16: DA10222 "70-72 Monte Carlo Inner Fender Shields (pair)" $49.95 You're right though - they don't come up on the website. I'd give them a call. OPGI also has them: Part# M240137 - $69.99 http://www.opgi.com/monte-carlo/1970/sheet-metal-body-panels/fender/M240137/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzi Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Hi guys. Does anybody of you have a photo of these shields installed? I think my Monte is missing these and I'm not sure if I should buy them and what function these have. Cheers Joerg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCfan Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Hi guys. Does anybody of you have a photo of these shields installed? I think my Monte is missing these and I'm not sure if I should buy them and what function these have. Cheers Joerg Yes, see photo below. They essentially fill the gap between the back of your front inner fender and the frame. They attach with three bolts: one to the frame, one to the bottom edge of the outside fender (blue arrows) and one to the bottom edge of the inner fender (red arrow). I just installed a set on my SS a couple of weeks ago. If you get a pair, be extremely careful to test fit them before you tighten any of the three bolts. They are made out of a very brittle black plastic and can be easily cracked or broken. Plastic inner fenders as shown in the photo below bolt up very nicely to them but beware of steel inner fenders. Test fit the shield to the contour of the bottom edge of the inner fender and reshape that edge to match the shield. Don't try to reshape a metal inner fender with the shield in place because it will easily crack (ask me how I know). I am guessing that there are a lot of first gen Montes around that don't have these shields. It is not something you would ever notice unless you were looking up under the car. They probably keep mud and water from splashing up against the frame but I don't see much other benefit to them. There certainly is no appearance benefit, IMO. Here's a link to a source if you want to buy INNER FENDER SHIELDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzi Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Thanks Dennis. With your photo and the arrows I understood where I needed to look under my Monte. And yes, these are indeed installed. However both the Inner plastic fenders and the shields are heavily cracked. So I will replace them all. I'm also thinking about adding A-Arm Seals because my Monte have lost them. I'm only wondering how to mount them easily. On OPGI there is one reviewer talking about that the staples are hard to use and he found a different setup but doesn't talk about more details. Did you install A-Arm Seals and if yes, how? Thanks again Joerg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCfan Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Joerg, I installed new A-arm shields when I replaced the cracked original inner fenders on my '70 4-speed with new PLASTIC inner fenders from The Parts Place. Since there were pilot holes in the A-arm shields and no holes in the inner fenders, I just clamped the shields in place and carefully drilled the correct sized holes (3/16" or 1/4" dia) through the inner fender and then used push-pin expanding black plastic trim rivets to secure the shield to the fender. This gives a neat appearance and is plenty durable (see photo below). My '70 SS has been a completely different story, however. It came to me with steel inner fenders. I have no idea when or why they were installed because they were certainly not installed at the factory. To be blunt, I HATE them! When I ordered all of the other parts for a complete front end rebuild, I naturally ordered new A-arm shields because they were completely missing. When I went to install them recently, I discovered that the opening in the inner fender is a huge gaping hole which the correct '70-'72 Monte A-arm shields don't even begin to cover (see photo below). Whatever was originally installed on these steel fenders was done with those wire staples and I had already yanked them all out. Now I'm debating whether to replace these nasty steel fenders with a new set of plastic fenders with the correct A-arm openings or try to find some A-arm shields that fit these steel fenders. I assume these are Shovel fenders but who knows. If I go the latter route (cheaper and easier, of course) I will have a perfectly good, new pair of '70-'72 Monte A-arm shields that I can't/won't use if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC-71 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 You need to order them for a 70-72 Chevelle. They will fit. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzi Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 and then used push-pin expanding black plastic trim rivets to secure the shield to the fender. Dennis, thanks again. That sounds like a really good solution. I'm planning to place a big order with Dixies soon with many parts and because of the high shipping costs (>$200) to Germany it's probably the best way to include the A-Arm shields as well. However there are probably lots of people here which could make use of yours. Thanks again for your explanations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte0 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I've gotten these from junk yards every time I've needed one. Nice to see there being made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGD72Monte Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 For the A-arm shields, I made my own. Bought a set of thick mud flaps made for a truck, cut the desired pattern out of them then I drilled and used a tap to make some threads in the plastic wheel wells then I used left over small stainless steel ARP bolts lef over from my engine accessory kit to hold them in. For the splash shields, as I said back in 2010 I would be interested in reviews of the aftermarket ones, for those that have installed them, have they stood up well or have they cracked like the originals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 there are 2 kinds of a arm shields. one for steel one for plastic. contact leo he has them. im switching from plastic to steel. it will stiffen up the front end and no plastic to crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72-CLASSIC_RIDE Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Good info Dennis, I bought the inner fender A Arm shields without considering fitment as I put the steel inner fender wells in previously. I hadn't gone any further as inner fenders already are installed and it looked like a project to add dust shields. I am going to use your idea on fastening them as the staples would be a real challenge with inner fenders installed. Just need to find a set of dust shields that will fill that void. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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