Stainz gold headlight trim rings wanted.

I am looking for a pair of the golden headlight trim rings from a Stainz. I know some guys remove them as they look wrong to them. I however like how they look but my starter set Stainz doesnt have them and looks to plain to my eyes. I will post up some pics of my garden layout progress in a seperate thread a bit later today. Cheers Mike

I don't recall the golden trims on Stainz headlights. They also don't show on the explode view (see: http://www.modell-land.de/images/explo/e20100.pdf).

The porter does have it mentioned on the exploded view ( http://www.modell-land.de/images/explo/e22771.pdf) and you can order them at Train-Li, however I dont't know if they fit the Stainz lights: http://www.train-li-usa.com/store/lamp-ring-22771e012-p-5071.html

Also some "LGB headlight rims" are offered on Ebay, but I doubt if these are the right size for the Stainz headlights.Click here

Only a couple versions have had them, the one for the 30th aniversery and the one with more prototypical valve gear, green/black with Stainz on the side of the cab had them. That is the only 2 that I know of that used the gold trim rings. Watts Train Shop has one of the 30th aniv ones in stock right now. Mike

Interesting! I see the 30th anniversary Stainz on the Watt's Train Shop siteshop indeed have a gold ring.

I was looking further on it and according to the Garten Bahn Data Bank the 2 locomotives you mentioned are actually the same. From all the unsold stock the 30th anniversary logo was overprinted with a Stainz logo. Both are collectors items so I think "golden ring Stainz's" are rare and finding those rings will be hard and the change someone removes the ring from the collectors item is small...
Perhaps the rings of a porter or other model fit on the lamps. Or write LGB for a replacement part for the Stainz?

I am guessing the size of that lense and ring isnt just on the Stainz. I need to get a new battery and measure it with my callipers and see what it is in milimeters. Thats how the rings are listed. I did email Train Li about it. I can get a whole golden detail kit for $36 from Train Li, has gold lanterns, roof vent, all the other normal gold bits and the older style snow plows. Not sure I would like the whole lantern gold. Those are from the Circus train Stainz. I can also get just the gold body lanterns on fleabay. I need to open up my Stainz, I noticed she has the higher voltage lamps for MTS operation over the normal 5vt lamps, which I swapped in to get brighter lamps. I hate tearing down a Stainz, they are one of the hardest to get totaly appart or atleast to where i can see if it has a decoder. Mike