The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network - View Single Post

Terry Peerson · 11-11-2005, 07:09 AM

Hi Guardrail,

Could you please post a close-up pic of your center caps? They look the same as mine. Except mine have 3-bar, "spinners". I can tell you that they are EXTREMELY rare! No one has them. GM discontinued the part in 1987. Mine are pitted pretty bad. Also some idiot at NTB tried to pry one off and cracked a little piece before I could stop him. Since I can't find any NOS ones, I may have to have them restored and re-chromed. It won't be cheap, though. I haven't ever seen any of this style on e-bay, either. And, I do not like the other style with all the ridges and cut-out areas. Plus, they are not made of plastic! I have the Cragar S/S wheels on the truck now. But I plan to go back with the ralley wheels when I get the restoration done. I'm not giving up on finding some NOS ones, though.

TP

I do have the original trim rings for mine. They are in perfect condition.

11-11-2005, 07:09 AM	#7
Terry Peerson Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bonner Springs, KS Posts: 316	Re: I Was Trippin' on Trim Rings Hi Guardrail, Could you please post a close-up pic of your center caps? They look the same as mine. Except mine have 3-bar, "spinners". I can tell you that they are EXTREMELY rare! No one has them. GM discontinued the part in 1987. Mine are pitted pretty bad. Also some idiot at NTB tried to pry one off and cracked a little piece before I could stop him. Since I can't find any NOS ones, I may have to have them restored and re-chromed. It won't be cheap, though. I haven't ever seen any of this style on e-bay, either. And, I do not like the other style with all the ridges and cut-out areas. Plus, they are not made of plastic! I have the Cragar S/S wheels on the truck now. But I plan to go back with the ralley wheels when I get the restoration done. I'm not giving up on finding some NOS ones, though. TP I do have the original trim rings for mine. They are in perfect condition. __________________ 1972 Cheyenne (awaiting 2nd Restoration) 1996 Tahoe (Wife's Car) 1968 Volkswagen Beetle (My Daily Driver) 2004 Silverado SS (Can't afford to drive the dang thing with gas at $ 3.00)