Debate on 1969 Z Trim Rings 2nd Design

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Originally Posted by bergy

Can't help with the part numbers, but my understanding has always been that the "oval" valve stem cutout was the only factory installed design for 15" trim rings in 1969. I've attached a picture of a survivor trim ring. The "racetrack" cutout (your pictures) is not a factory installed design. Skip (and you) know a heck of a lot about these cars though - so I could stand corrected. Good info.

Bruce, You are correct on the valve stem hole, I should have explained better, Skip's Z has what I believe is the 2nd design with the fingers all the way around to grab the wheel as shown in my pics, and the 3rd design I think has the inside 4 clips with the 2 sharp barbs on each one. I did not get a pic of Skip's valve stem hole.