Standard aluminium retaining ring for C/P D26 heads.

Can someone please explain why it is so hard to get a plain aluminium retaining ring that fits D26 C/P heads such as SF, Solarforce and G&P? I need a bunch to replace the sharp ones as well as the plastic ones. Any help in finding some would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

I would love to find a source for low profile retaining rings also no matter what they are made of.

The G&P tactical head (GP313) comes with both a crenelated and plain bezel ring. If you know someone who uses this bezel with the crenelated ring, maybe they will give you their unused plain ring.

Justin Case said:

The G&P tactical head (GP313) comes with both a crenelated and plain bezel ring. If you know someone who uses this bezel with the crenelated ring, maybe they will give you their unused plain ring.

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Yeah, I already tried this approach in the B/S/T section and there is no reply. My collection of C heads is very simple, some SF with plastic rings, Solarforce and G&P. I have about five sharp rings to change to plain ones, I seem to do more damage to myself, my furniture, clothes such as pockets that I am over the crenulated phase. I don't want to buy the whole head just for the spare plain ring.......I will keep looking, perhaps one day.

break out your dremel.
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cernobila, will the retaining rings you have work okay on all of the brands of heads you have?

flip said:

cernobila, will the retaining rings you have work okay on all of the brands of heads you have?

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These are ok on the Solarforce and G&P heads but will not fit the SF G2 head and the UF C1 head. I do not have the 6P/9P or any other "C" heads to try it out. Perhaps others here could comment on this......

I can check compatibility between a G&P, G2, and 6P with anti-roll bezel in a couple of days. But it seems to me that if the G&P retaining ring is already proven not to work with a G2, I doubt it will work with a 6P bezel.

Justin Case said:

I can check compatibility between a G&P, G2, and 6P with anti-roll bezel in a couple of days. But it seems to me that if the G&P retaining ring is already proven not to work with a G2, I doubt it will work with a 6P bezel.

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The thread on the G2 bezel retaining ring is very broad more like on a soft drink bottle top. (exaggerated) I dont think that the 6P is like that, but than again not sure what the retaining rings are like on any of the alloy P/C heads.

It does look like Solarforce has come out with a flat bezel ring. I cant find anyone who has it for sale though. Check out the L2-B1 on http://www.solarforce.hk/PRD/main.jsp Accessoriess -> L2-B1

They do have a note though. (not compatible with Surefire's or G&P's P series)

It is a standard retaining ring it does not go far enough out to provide any protection to the front edge of the light.

Fizz753 said:

It does look like Solarforce has come out with a flat bezel ring. I cant find anyone who has it for sale though. Check out the L2-B1 on http://www.solarforce.hk/PRD/main.jsp Accessoriess -> L2-B1

They do have a note though. (not compatible with Surefire's or G&P's P series)

It is a stranded retaining ring it does not go far enough out to provide any protection to the front edge of the light.

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Thanks for that info, the idea of protection of the front edge is a fair point......might just grind down the sharp points on my pointy retaining rings and call it a day.