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I doesn’t appear the 1803 running boards have pre-drilled hole for mounting the stainless steel strips. The pattern is a unique pillow pattern. I had to have my old rubber cooked off the metal before cementing the boards.

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Looks great, Joe. What adhesive did you use?

That looks great but it’s totally different than those that any of my 1940 Packard 110s had so senior and junior models must be different.

Thanks. Looks like I need running board rubber for a 120 and not a Super 8. I'll try the other venders you guys suggested

We used that yellow contact cement. The trim strips help to hold it in place. We used some original clips, but to secure it, we used some flat head screws that slipped into the trim and added nuts underneath. That was 15 years ago. Current photo.

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Series014, maybe my idea is too simple, but have you ever thought about -> custom-made running board rubbers?

I'm glad you asked that. Are they still in business? I have E-mailed them all week with no reply. They show 1940 Packard 120 covers, but don't respond when I contact them. Thanks

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I believe they are still in business. I emailed and spoke with Kris in by phone in April of this year when I was trying to figure out what to do with my 1937 138CD. He said he could do mine and said "the result is at factory specs but better presenting". They estimated between $3000 and $3300 plus shipping both directions. At that time, I was looking at about $1000 shipping each way, so I would have been over $5000 by the time I was done. And, that was before all the tariffs.

Now, it could be that your boards would be less expensive since you indicated that they are already flat. Kris had told me that the first step was to "lifting the floor of the boards to one level".

Anyway, that's why I decided to try the spray liner method for $500. I'm really happy with my decision, but a big part of that was that the steel had the ribs molded in. Since your boards are completely flat, that may not be a s good of an option.