Help ID wheel trim ring
 

Need help identifying. Wheel size, year, and application? The height is more like 2 1/4". Thanks

Definitely not a Magnum 500 SS wheel trim ring used on 1969-70 Chevelle-Camaro-Nova.

Definitely a rally wheel ring. Looks like a later version of a 15" ring, as used on mid 70's Monte Carlos, Malibus and El Caminos... of course it would fit any 15" rally wheel though.

What distinguishes it as a later version? The clips, or other features?

The clips, and I believe the later ones had those flat sided valve stem holes rather than an ellipse/oval.

Ring is GM version issued on early 70's cars with 15" x 7" wheels and also sold through GM parts up until they went to a stem hole that was then cut out from the back edge of the ring. All of the rings having the serrated outer retainer started coming up very late in 69 model year and appeared as above until the mid to late 70's when the stem hole changed to the cut away version instead of a complete hole in the ring.

The more pronounced oval shaped stem hole with the tear drop design were 69 only rings and had 4 clips on them for earlier cars. They changed up to this style of ring late in the model year and did away with the 4 clips which always broke.

Here's an original early 1969 15"x7" ring with the pronounced oval stem hole and 4 clips for attaching to the wheel. I believe these changed to the serrated outer retainer in July of 69 as I have seen these on a survivor June car.

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMG_5828.jpg

There are also a few repop verions of the rings out there. I believe the ones from HBC have the squared off stem holes while this one (below) is a very good copy of the original oval holes. These are made through D&R and while they do differ slightly from an original, they are very good quality and are very close in original design.

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMG_5829.jpg
HIGH QUALITY REPOP RING FROM D&R - Serrated edges are the dead give away.

Wheel Vintiques sells a very nice repop 15" rally ring as well... almost wonder if that's what D&R is selling.

No they're quite a bit different IMO and nowhere as nice as the D&R rings (different mfg's). I have had both and believe HBC resells the Wheel Vintique rings. I bought a set myself and ended up sending them back. FWIW here are the 2 later 15" x 7" rings sold by GM. Both of these versions have the serrated retainer rings. One has the squared off stem hole and the later issue has the cut away.

The first is a match to the original post and started appearing late 69 through until mid 70's somewhere. They were also available over the counter at GM.
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...-l1600%201.jpg

This second one is often flogged on eBay as NOS rings for Camaro's. There were tons sold through GM up until a few years ago. The stem holes are way different.
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ds/s-l1600.jpg

Thanks for the education, guys! :)

What was different about the Wheel Vintiques rings? I bought a set about a year ago and was quite pleased with how close they were to original GM in appearance. You said the heartbeat city ones have squared off holes, but these have oval holes like the ones from D&R so they aren't the same ones HBC sells. I have never bought rings from D&R, but from the pic you posted they look like the ones I did buy from Wheel Vintiques. Maybe they've changed since the last set you tried?


https://www.wheelvintiques.com/acces...m-ring-ea.html

Maybe they have changed them up a bit since I bought a set? The ones I got were quite rounded looking, didn't have the same stepped edge as originals and had a completely different set of clips than any GM type rings. When you attach them to the wheel, the 4 sets of pointed clips (like little spikes) really gouge into the rim and scratch the wheels quite deep. I tried one and ended up repainting the wheel after the ring hacked it up pretty good. Summit sells them as well as Heartbeat from what I was told, and they also sell their caps which were 100% plastic. Back they went. Maybe alright for a driver type car or their repop rally wheels, but not for anything a level up IMO. Hope this helps.

https://static.summitracing.com/glob....jpg?rep=False

https://static.summitracing.com/glob....jpg?rep=False

Yeah those don't even look slightly close to right. That's not what Wheel Vintiques is selling now. The ones I bought looked right on the money as far as valve stem hole, stepped lip, and overall construction. I honestly don't remember what the clips looked like, and don't have them anymore.... but I know they fit nice and looked very much like NOS GM rings when installed. I'd buy another set if I had anything with rally wheels.

NorCam, My 70 SS Camaro (June/L.A.) has 14x7 Trim Rings similar to what you show in post #7.