Re: Mopar 14" trim rings from original re-worked tooling???
[Re: 72demon416]
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04/17/11 02:45 PM
04/17/11 02:45 PM
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There was 1 NOS trim ring on ebay last week, I dont think they guy knew what he had at first, it was a 69 ring in a 70 box,it started out with a biddng price of $30, I checked it early the next morning and he had a buy it now price of $90 with $10 shipping.
I was thinking about buying it but passed, a few mn later someone bought it. I want a set of 4 and trying to find them one at a time would take a very long time I think, so if I would of bought that one then would have to find 3 more.
There has been a set of 4 on ebay for over 3 months, he keeps relisting them every month, says they are Mint used, if you look hard enough you can see some scratchs, he wants $600 and $30 for shipping, for that price they should be perfect, thats in NOS price range.
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Re: Mopar 14" trim rings from original re-worked tooling???
[Re: mccannix]
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04/17/11 03:54 PM
04/17/11 03:54 PM
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If Chrysler had been making a profit on the reissued 15" trim rings they would not have cancelled them, largely due in part to lack of sales. That being said, I doubt they would venture into releasing the 14" ones.
For all the MASSIVE HYPE that Chrysler put out before the release of the 15" trim rings, plus all the NOS examples of them that were voluntered to Chrysler to make sure that the "got it right" as far as an absolutely nuts on accurate re-issue, then.......... The re-issue was not the same as the original. If it had been I would have bought 10 sets. As it was, it is just as well that they were cancelled for lack of sales, they were crap. I highly doubt that they will ever remake the 14" rings, 1969 or 1970-71 styles. And once they are dinged, whether 14" or 15", they are basically impossible to fix. Keep on complaining or buck up and buy the NOS originals, those will be your only choices.
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Re: Mopar 14" trim rings from original re-worked tooling???
[Re: Dave Watt]
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04/19/11 07:28 PM
04/19/11 07:28 PM
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I've been asked to post some photos and a description of the trim ring refurbishing so far.
1. Grind a "V" into a pair of Channellocks. This will leave a wedge to get under the pinch seam. 2. Pry open the pinch not quite to 90 degrees. 3. Pull the two halves apart. 4. With a 1/4" thick piece of steel clamped vertical in my vise, it served as the "dolly" for the normal hammer and dolly method to get the dents out of the face. Even a piece of wood or hard plastic would work. The flat surface can be worked pretty good but still won't be perfect unless you have a ton of experience. 5. At this point, a Dual Action sander was used with 80 grit paper, make sure you keep the pad flat with the flat face of the trim ring. This will give a flat surface all the way around. You might notice spots that aren't getting sanded, they are low and can be hammered out some more. 6. Switch to 180 grit, then 220 grit. 7. A regular sanding block with progressively finer paper is used to remove the previous sanding marks. Go until it can be polished with a normal cotton polishing wheel. Rouge will bring out the shine. 8. Metal polish like Wenol will make it pop. 9. For the brushed inner part, some are nice enough to use a coarse Scotch Brite by hand, others take a piece of 180 grit paper. Just follow the factory brushed pattern. 10. Assemble the two halves back together. 11. Hammer and dolly the pinch seam. A section of 2x4 in a vise will give a soft enough surface to just catch the edge of the trim ring to hammer it back together. It's a lot of work but it really didn't cost me any money, it was stuff that was already laying around. Photo #1 shows the modification to the Channellocks.
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Re: Mopar 14" trim rings from original re-worked tooling???
[Re: Dave Watt]
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04/19/11 07:31 PM
04/19/11 07:31 PM
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Photo #2. The upper left is the back part of the trim ring that holds on to the wheel. Lower left is what the trim ring looks like before all the dents are removed and prior to polishing. Lower right is a trim ring with polising only. You can see the dents from where people used mallets to put them back on. Upper right is one that was disassembled and reworked.
Last edited by Dave Watt; 04/19/11 07:36 PM.
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Re: Mopar 14" trim rings from original re-worked tooling???
[Re: 72demon416]
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04/19/11 08:37 PM
04/19/11 08:37 PM
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Check member EWJ for some NOS trim rings..I dont remember the size but I do know they are NOS..
Last edited by 72N96RR; 04/21/11 01:52 PM.
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