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Old 01-10-2022, 04:32 AM   #1
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What are these chrome things for on my C30 dually?

I just got this great C30 dually and it has these very shiny chrome pieces on the front fenders near the vent wing windows.

Does anybody know what these are and what they are for?

It is a Camper Special, so maybe they are for tie downs for the overhead camper it probably once had... ...I don't know...

...does anyone know or have a picture of these things in use?

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Old 01-10-2022, 05:12 AM   #2
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Re: What are these chrome things for on my C30 dually?

that's exactly what there for, factory camper tie downs
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Old 02-04-2022, 08:58 PM   #3
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Re: What are these chrome things for on my C30 dually?

Ah, thank you.

Looks like those tie downs are something special, not just rope or cables...

...I guess if I ever get a camper I'll look into finding those.

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Old 02-04-2022, 09:34 PM   #4
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Re: What are these chrome things for on my C30 dually?

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I just got this great C30 dually
Looks like a cool single cab C30 dually you have there. Let's see some more pics of it!
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Old 02-05-2022, 12:34 PM   #5
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Re: What are these chrome things for on my C30 dually?

i have had a couple of those camper specials booth where that shock absorber thing mounts to the cab the cab had stress cracks
I am surprised you dont have the camper special emblems as opposed to regular ones
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i have had a couple of those camper specials booth where that shock absorber thing mounts to the cab the cab had stress cracks
I am surprised you dont have the camper special emblems as opposed to regular ones
yep....
never had or used the chevy camper equipment. i just don't understand why they would secure your camper to body sheet metal...a little bit of camper flexing and i can totally see the box sheetmetal oil canning, or like ya say, cracks. i remember my dad used stake pocket mounts on his '72 gmc with a 8 1/2 foot camper and it distorted around the pockets-not a lot, but they weren't the straightest when he sold his camper...maybe chevy went this way cause squares are not the easiest to put belly bars on to.
my '77 3/4 ton had the camper special badges behind the doors on the pillar
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