Dog dish and steelies • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **Eddie** » 21 Feb 2007 23:00

Well spring is almost here and for a simple yet satisfying project I think I am going to sandblast the 15" Police wheels I have and then prime and paint body colour,(FE5), red, I love the dog dish hubcaps or wheel covers as some refer to them, does any one have any close up PICS? Does the hupcaps have the Triangle Dodge Divison on them? Are there any accurate or close to accurate re-pops available? Any help and knowledge is of course appreciated! Understated performance is so cool and Jens current Challenger R/T on his registry is the ultimate! I cant tell the emblem on them however!

by **rockanimal** » 21 Feb 2007 23:34

It looks like these ones. The so-called redline dog dish. I'm not sure what years they were stainless and what years they became aluminum. These pictures were taken from an ongoing e-bay auction of stainless steel ones so let's see how much they go for!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MOPAR-ST ... 9210QQrdZ1

Robert

by **Eddie** » 22 Feb 2007 14:38

Thank you Robert, thats Perfect!!Any guess on what a fair reasonable price might be? 128.00 sounds fair for stainless.

by **christer** » 22 Feb 2007 15:57

airfuelEddie wrote:Thank you Robert, thats Perfect!!Any guess on what a fair reasonable price might be? 128.00 sounds fair for stainless.

Good/very good condition: $150+
NOS or "as new": $300+

Good estimates???? :s022:

I have never seen any repops for sale.

by **rockanimal** » 22 Feb 2007 16:13

No, I could only guess. $200? I'm sure they go for more than $128 though. I was looking for dog dish hubcaps for my 1979 Aspen wagon a couple of months ago but I was looking for cheap used ones and got these other ones instead, for only $50 (the ones in the second picture is mine, the others from an e-bay auction). They have a few dings and are aluminum but then again it's for my daily driver up in cold Sweden so buying stainless redline in mint condition would be pretty dumb...

Anyway, I THINK these ones without the red line and Chrysler emblem was used on E-bodys too, but I'm NOT sure. I think the redlines look better though.

Robert

by **dave-r** » 22 Feb 2007 16:34

I am sure it is the ones with the ring in the center you want. :wink:

by **dave-r** » 22 Feb 2007 18:16

dave-r wrote:I am sure it is the ones with the ring in the center you want.

Which obviously means it is probably the other way around. :s008:

by **Eddie** » 23 Feb 2007 16:14

I will be at the Trade show,(Chrysler), this March 3 Sat. and I will peruse the wheel/tire/appliques section and try and post some pics. The wheel man,(Frank Long), will be there he is a dealer for Wheel Vintiques. Rock animal looks as though they are the right ones thanks again man.

by **472 R/T SE** » 23 Feb 2007 17:51

These guys are selling the repops for $325.00. Go to the bottom of the page and click "next" for about 6 pages.

http://www.beaparts.com/list_items.aspx?body=e&cat=none

by **christer** » 23 Feb 2007 19:03

472 R/T SE wrote:These guys are selling the repops for $325.00. Go to the bottom of the page and click "next" for about 6 pages.

http://www.beaparts.com/list_items.aspx?body=e&cat=none

Thanks! I didn´t know that they were available as repops.

by **christer** » 23 Feb 2007 19:06

rockanimal wrote:Anyway, I THINK these ones without the red line and Chrysler emblem was used on E-bodys too, but I'm NOT sure. I think the redlines look better though.

Robert

In an ad, the ones without the red line is referred to as Plymouth dog dishs.

by **Eddie** » 04 Jul 2007 16:06

My dog Hershey is such a "ham" and loves his picture taken and always bumps my hands when I type on the keyboard, as if he doesnt want me on the computer. :blushes:

Here are my police wheels 15" that I am gonna blast away with on my Harbor Freight pressure blaster (30 Gallon). It strips em in minutes! What type of paint should I use? Rattle can? Two stage Dupont PPG in FE5?

by **JackT** » 04 Jul 2007 22:38

Use the same paint as you put on the body of the car or it will look funky.

by **Eddie** » 05 Jul 2007 23:00

Thats what I will do then. Jack T. what type of paint? "Rattle can" or dual stage PPG? I have a compressor,(5 H.P.) 15 Gallon and a Harbor Freight pressurized paint gun. BTW, Take care of yourself in this record heat out west man! It is "off the hook" out there! I lived in Sacramento for two years. I remember the morning fog in spring! Also Jack did you mean the same color and type? Sorry for all the questions, I have very little paint and body experience or knowledge. :frown:

by **Eddie** » 19 Sep 2007 22:22

Well I got the tires dis-mounted from the rims. No charge. They can have em(tires). They have been on the rims for years, and although looked fine I wouldnt trust them. Now to buy some aluminum oxide and blast away then prime. :thumbsup:

(No it's not my bedroom Dave, yes my garage/shop is partially carpeted). :biggrin:

by **Eddie** » 19 Sep 2007 22:25

Trusty Harbor Freight pressure blaster! I got it cheap and it works great! A 50 lb. bag of oxide is pretty steep however, almost 30.00 bucks! Too bad I dont have a re-claimer. :mrgreen:

by **Eddie** » 19 Sep 2007 22:31

Better pic

by **David** » 20 Sep 2007 15:48

What are you going to put those wheels on Eddie?

by **Eddie** » 20 Sep 2007 18:29

This. Do you think it will look good? Honest opinion please, I'm 'thick skinned" :mrgreen:

by **patrick** » 21 Sep 2007 3:35

If that is what you really want to do. If I get that Air Gap R.P.M. for my car, will you put them on something else? :roll:

Just kidding Eddie, I think you should get those wheel's painted up, throw them on and see. You can alway's put the Rallye's back on. :thumbsup:

by **dave-r** » 21 Sep 2007 8:26

I think they will look shite on the Chally.

They look great on early to mid '60s cars (when wider than stock) but not on 69-on cars. Usually these were ordered ONLY because the owner intended to remove them and fit custom wheels.

by **Eddie** » 21 Sep 2007 12:46

Thanks Dave. Good reason. I dont want the car to look like a shite or sunni :lol:

BTW, I can always blast/paint them and sell them to someone! Anyone else?

by **patrick** » 22 Sep 2007 4:01

Not me.

by **dave-r** » 22 Sep 2007 8:18

Well you did ask for an opinion. :lol:

by **Eddie** » 22 Sep 2007 12:14

And a great response/opinion it is. :mrgreen:

So far, Everyone I have spoken with says the same thing. It' will look like fecal matter, dont do it!!I think I'm going to blast them then paint them black and list em for 200.00 :thumbsup:

BTW, since they are police/fleet service, they are heavier than the Ralleys so... :disbelief:

by **Eddie** » 22 Sep 2007 18:45

Here is a photoshop job with them on it from DT. http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthr ... ost1990353 Sorry for the 'other' site Dave. CMB is stil#1 in my book and the only one that hasnt kicked me off/ threatened me, more than three times! :mrgreen:

by **dave-r** » 22 Sep 2007 20:39

Give me a break. I have only threatened you twice. :roll:

by **Eddie** » 22 Sep 2007 22:01