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I have a couple of these cars, and I've found Kadee #58s to be a straight drop-in - though I did have a few problems with couplers jamming and not self-centring (solved by making sure the mounting box was free to swing, and adding some of Kadee's "Greas-em" powder). I did have to check for moulding flash on the covers before reassembling, but I've had no problems since, except when coupling on less than perfect track - I plan to operate them as a fixed set (never uncoupled magnetically) so this shouldn't be a problem, and the #58 does look good on the front of the cab car, compared to the original E-Z mates. I need to buy another Metrolink coach to complete my formation (I've been buying individual cars rather than the pack of 3). I would say that these cars seem to be more vulnerable to trackwork problems than the Walthers equivelents, probably due to the very fine wheel profiles (again, these do look very good!) <br /> <br />Edit: I also found that the cover plates are "handed" - they have a "right side up", and it's important to get them correctly oriented. I got them upsode down first time and was puzzled why it didn't work!
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