Personally, and this is just for me, stuff like the d ring and washers and screws I've never cared about. How are you gonna prove it's an exact certain d ring or screw? And, how are you gonna prove it's a "vintage" part? We also still don't have any confirmation about the transistor brand, although I do like the Solitron logo theory we worked on a while ago.
One example for me is the Exactra screws. Everyone seems to use them because they can be identified and proven to be vintage, but it's never made any sense to me. If the point of the screws in ESB was to hold the grips on that kept falling off, a screw designed to bite into plastic wouldn't make sense. A common sheet metal screw would be much more common, and do a much better job.
I agree 100%, I’ve never been on the “I need a vintage D ring” boat
Most vintage d rings and no offense to anyone here who has them. Doesn’t look right to me, it’s cool to say it’s vintage but if it doesn’t look the part, what are we here for again?
I can take roys accurate d ring, give it a chemical bath, and put it beside a vintage and they will match
The Obi washers are another thing.. cool to find a vintage washer that fits, but with no numbers or names on them... a good looking replica with a chemical age will suffice for me
You just go down the rabbit hole.. we need a vintage 3/8 rod to hold all this stuff together?