I was wondering if anyone knows if the factory steel wheels (argent-styled) for the F150 came without Red pinstripes around the beauty ring at any point during 1988? Almost every '87 to '91 I have seen (including some '80 to '86s) have a red vinyl stripe for those wheels, except for a select few out there, including my '88. They could have been ripped or worn off over time, but I find it hard to believe that there is no trace of a pinstripe on any of the wheels!

I wonder if my truck came from the factory without them. That would make work for me a lot easier; I wouldn't need to hunt down a company who makes them, then apply them by hand!

Does anyone have a 'Bricknose' with wheels like that? Any reason why they might not be there?

 

Mine are original painted on stripes, no vinyl. I'd imagine its significantly easier to apply the stripe when the rear end is jacked up and it's in gear.

 

I was going to say, they were painted on

it sound like someone replaced the original beauty rings with other ones

 

1982 - 1989
- beauty rings with 2 red stripes (there are grooves in the rings were the stripes are painted in.)
- center cap has a medallion in the middle that is red and black

1990, 1991
- plain beauty rings, no stripes, no grooves
- center cap has a medallion in the middle that is only black

Capiche?

 

Well, it looks like this opens up a new can of worms.

My rings are apparently the later style (no groove) but if they're later, what if the wheels are later? If the wheels are later, what if my truck had Sport Wheel Covers from the factory instead, etc...

I saved a 1988 Ford Trucks brochure, and the wheels shown there are identical to mine, except for the stripes, of course.

These are my wheels. Do they look later?

 

Ford called those wheels "Deluxe Argent Styled Steel Wheels" or they are sometimes called "Wagon" or "Rally" wheels. They were used from 1982 - 1991 on the upper end "Lariat" models.

From 1980 - 1986, they were all 15x7. The cheaper "Styled Steel Wheels" were painted white and had a black center cap. The "Deluxe" version were painted Argent (Silver) and featured chrome center caps and beauty rings with the stripes. Starting in 1987, those same "Deluxe" wheels were also available in a 15x8 version. (This is the only wheel that came in an 8" width.) The 15x8 wheels usually came on Broncos or 4x4 models with the larger 31" wheels. These wheels were used up until 1991, but the center cap and the beauty rings were slightly changed in 1990 (see my post above.)

 

E2TZ-1210-A .. Trim Ring - Use with 15 x 6 & 15 x 7 Styled Steel Wheels / Obsolete ~ 107 available NOS

1982/83 F100 / 1982/89 F150, Bronco & E100/150.
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FOTZ-1210-A .. Trim Ring - Use with 15 x 6; 15 x 7 & 15 x 8 Styled Steel Wheels / Obsolete ~ 1 available NOS

1990/91 F150 / 1990/92 Bronco.

Genuine Ford styled and aluminum wheels have a two digit code (number & letter or two letters) stamped adjacent to the valve stem used to ID them.

 

Hey, Lariat. Love this post. I can not find these rims anywhere! Not even after market. I've searched all the terms you've mentioned, and in the 1990 Ford brochures, and i can't seem to find the wheels or beauty rings with pinstripe. Any ideas where I'd be able to source some? Appreciate your help.