The set of trim rings I have don't seem to be deep enough. I wonder what the proper fit is. I would imagine that there should not be a gap between the trim ring and the spokes of the wheel. Let me know if I'm not explaing clear enough, I can take a picture and post it.
Usually there is about a 1/4" gap between the two.
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They are 15x7 Rally II Wheels. Yes they are snapped in all the way. Wheel Vintiques lists these rings as OEM for 15x7 Rally II wheels, I think they are wrong. Try using the zoom in feture on photo bucket you may be able to see the 1" gap between where the trim ring ends and the wheel starts.
The oval hole for the valve stem does indicate a trim for a 7" wheel in FGFs. 6" had open ended slots. Either those rims are built with an offset different than original, or the trims are just plain wrong. I'm putting my money on the trims being wrong, see how deep mine look compared to yours?
Lay a trim face down and measure from the floor to the inner rim.
Vikki 1969 Goldenrod Yellow / black 400 convertible numbers matching
I have exactly the same situation w/ mine. They are also from wheel vintiques-15x7 If you find out anything about rings that fit better please post it here.
The 14x7 wheels used 3" deep trim rings, with a sharp shoulder from the dish to outer edge. I have the repro 14x7 trim rings, and they are accurate.
However, with the 15x7 wheels , the factory dish should be 2.50". Looks like you have 2.25" trim rings. I'll bet that they make one generic 15x7 2.25" trim ring that fits 15x5, 15x6, and 15x7. Without the full dish, you lose that "deep dish" look that made the 69 Birds look so aggressive. I did some research a couple years ago, and found that the repro 15x8 Corvette trim rings used a 3" dish. They do not have that "sharp shoulder" from dish to outer edge, but at least they were the correct depth. I bought a set and found that they needed some "finessing" to fit. They were about 1/16" TOO deep, and hit the spokes! I massaged the outer edge to bent the lip down, and now they fit.
Here's a photo of 15x7 Rally II's with a full 3" deep trim ring from a 15x8 wheel.
I called Jegs and they did not know what the measurements were for the trim rings as they evidently don't have the specs in there info. They had me call wheel vintiques direct and they told me that they don't make the correct size ring for the 15x7, The 2.25 is all they make. The ring for the 15x8 wheel would fit better but it is not shaped correctly for pontiac, it is shaped for Corvette wheels. What a bunch of CRAP to tell you this after you have installed them, instead of telling you up front that they don't have the right ones. Anyone have any Ideas???