Could you guys explain to me which are the trim rings and retainers and the pre-71, but not 69 and e body usage? WHy is original worth so much but reproduction is worth-less?
This style rally wheel came out on the 1970 model year so these wheels are not original to the posters 69 Dart.
The originals are valuable to someone trying to restore a car with correct parts if the condition is good to great. I have only seen pictures and I'm assuming the wheels and tires are in good to great condition.
My opinion is if you bought new reproduction wheels and some tires you would spend.
$400 rims only
$140 center caps
$140 trim rings
$280 in tires
plus all the shipping, handling, tax, mounting and balancing. Probably set you back over a $1,000 and you just bought reproduction crap parts.
I didn't even see the reproduction wheels in the correct factory 5.5" width and the center caps looked like they were held on by the lug nuts and don't look like original in my opinion. The originals center caps bolted on from the back of the rim.