What's the most that you spent towards upgrading a light?

Batteries not included.

I am sure I am not alone in taking a perfectly good SF and upgrading it for various reasons.

As much as I don't want to admit it, here's my list:

6PL bought locally in a gun shop because I needed hands on for my first boutique light. $85 + tax. Call it $90.
Malkoff LED upgrade for no reason but GAS. $63 shipped
Z49 TC coz I want a common UI with my E1L. $37 shipped

$190. And this is for my first SF. I am already thinking of a split ring for a lanyard.
I coulda bought a U2 just for a bit more money. But where's the fun in that? :nana:

Im not going to give you the exact numbers
but sending my U2 to Milky for a U2x2 build.
Thats the single most expensive "upgrade" Ive spent on a light

Im about to get my paws on a Surefire 6P .... my first one
and Im already thinking about upgrades :devil::devil::devil:

362. You said without batts right.

Cabela's 6 volt xenon light was $20 with a good knife (basically a 6P knockoff made in the U.S.A.). I put in a R2 dropin which was $20 and added a Uniq variable intensity switch for $35 more. So $55 on a $20 light that included a knife with the cost.

Why not include the batteries? For hotwires, that a considerable portion of the build cost.

Bought an E2e six or seven years ago. Since then...

• replaced the stock head with a KL1
• replaced the Z52 with a Z57
• replaced the KL1 with a KL4
• replaced the Z57 with a McTC
• replaced the stock body with an E2o body
• replaced the McClicky in the McTC with a McE2S
• replaced the KL4 with a modded KL4 (SSC P4/SDC1000)

All told, probably $350ish in upgrades. Seems like a lot, but it's been my EDC light from the moment I got it.

StgLED and switter are Gods.

Haha Surefire P's and E's are like the 1911s of the flashlight world

I spent $60.00 for Milkyspit to mod my HDS to SSC P4 emitter.

$140 to build a 10 Cree light. Would have been much, much more had I not done all the labor myself.

$134 + cost of 9p to get a 9p + 1 cell extender, eo-9 LA and 4 AW 17670s and 1 Pila IBC charger. Thank god i bought the light a few years ago

gswitter said:

Why not include the batteries? For hotwires, that a considerable portion of the build cost.

Bought an E2e six or seven years ago. Since then...

• replaced the stock head with a KL1
• replaced the Z52 with a Z57
• replaced the KL1 with a KL4
• replaced the Z57 with a McTC
• replaced the stock body with an E2o body
• replaced the McClicky in the McTC with a McE2S
• replaced the KL4 with a modded KL4 (SSC P4/SDC1000)

All told, probably $350ish in upgrades. Seems like a lot, but it's been my EDC light from the moment I got it.

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Your E2e isnt even the same light you brought 6 or 7 years ago
The head, body, and clickie have all been upgraded

$270 to upgrade a MN15 LA. I have a turbo'd 9P and purchased 2 extra MN15 LAs. I read js's article about the X-LOLA for the M6 and had to have one.

For a light itself;

6P $50
P61 $25
A19 $20
P90 $25
P91 $25
KL3 $65
SC1 $15
Lanyard Kit $10
Beam Shaper for KL3 $34
9P body $35
V20 holster $13
V10 holster $13
P60L $30
Turbohead $90
MN15 $20
MN16 LA $30
Beamcover for Turbohead $30
MN60 LA $30
SC2 $13
BOG Cree Premium Drop-in $35
Pelican Case to store extra parts $40

My $50 dollar flashlight ended up costing me over $600!

It all starts so innocently doesn't it?!

tx101 said:

Your E2e isnt even the same light you brought 6 or 7 years ago
The head, body, and clickie have all been upgraded

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My intent was to swap the clips, but I got lazy.

Edit: now remedied.

Started with a stock C2-HA ($90), added a Malkoff ($63), RPM tailcap w/trits ($75), then swapped body for Leef 1x18650 C-C black body from a friendly CPF'er ($60). So my $90 light ended up costing me $288, not counting battery, and only retains the C2 head as original stock parts.

got my first 6P about7 or so years ago..my only surefire to date.

1. wolfeyes 3w luxeon dropin $50
2.wolfeyes 170 lumen cree dropin $50
3.Malkoff M30 $60
4. A19 extender ~$20
5.Detonator extender ~$25
6.bezel with stainless crenellations ~$20
7.LF EO-9 ~$10

$235 on one light..........not including the shipping. Being overseas from the vendor has meant sometimes the shipping almost matches the item being bought........+shipping ~$375

Wow you guys have actually finished upgrading lights and have a total?

Mine is a running total.

My HDS B42 -$140 light in question
P4 swap to USWOI - $10
Swap to U2SWOI - $10
Swap to U2SWOH $10
Swap to U2SVOH $10
New clip $14
New Knurled tail $60
New 2x123 tube $55
Lens $6
Ti screws $ 10
Holster $20

$305 in upgrades. That's just for one light. I have a small fleet of these guys and each one has similar but not as drastic treatment.

about 100€ for a P7 Maglite

rayman

$70 for a 6PL. $30 for a strike bezel and $40 for a BOG Premium cree.

Well i'm about to spend about $110 with out batteries to make a 2D mag have a terralux TLE-300M... I don't even want to know how much after batteries...

I almost feel like a piker here. I was just planning on dropping a hundred or so to pop a KT1 onto my G2. I like the coverage now, but I really got a jones for seeing a nice solid beam shining the whole length of the block! I'll still have my Microstream and Stylus Pro for general use, but I'm really hankering for some decent throw without laying out for a Beast or a Hellfighter. Maybe someday I can go bigger.

Lets start off with the McGizmo PR-T

Pr-T = $40
E2E = $20
Lux III = $15
DB 700 = $25
Total = $100

Upgrades
Lux III = $15
SSC P4 = $10
McGizmo TI 2x123 body = $250
Total = $275

Future upgrades
SOBup = $60
MC-E = $25
Total = $85

The original light has gone from $100 to over $300 in upgrades.

by far the most expensive upgrade was the Ti body but i dont think anything will ever be that expensive again.