Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

[A96Honda]

Thinking either the 9AX or 9DX. I think the only difference is, the 9DX has a bigger head, so better throw and flood I guess?

Roughly $100.

Rated at 260 lumens for 3 hrs on 3-CR123.

Or is there something else I should look at around this price point and power.

Was also thinking the Fenix TK11 might be kinda cool too.

 

[KeeperSD]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

Nope nothing wrong with them at all. Mine has taken everything i have thrown at it on duty.

Depending on your preference and usage, i would suggest looking into the rechargeable option, might save you some cash in the long run.

 

[A96Honda]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

Nope nothing worng with them at all. Mine has taken everything i have thrown at it on duty.

Depending on your preference and usage, i would suggest looking into the rechargeable option, might save you some cash in the long run.

which one do you have?

 

[PhantomPhoton]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

Raiders are, quite simply, awesome.
I'm not sure if I'd suggest the large head or the smaller head. Both are nice, it's just the question of size. The bigger reflector gives slightly better throw.
THe nice thing is they are modular so you can upgrade later on without having to buy a whole new light. Definitely an advantage over the Fenix.

edit... oh and by the way KeeperSD has ALL of them.

 

[KeeperSD]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

edit... oh and by the way KeeperSD has ALL of them.

:laughing: I wish.......... still a few more to go yet.

A96Honda I am guessing you are asking which of the Raiders i have?

I have the AX, however i actually run mine with an incan, just my personal preference, but have run it with a LED before and have also supplied a number of other officers with the 9AX and Q5 LED for duty use and they love it. Especially with rechargeables.

I have seen the D36 (DX lights) heads on the Wolf Eyes lights, i was pleasantly surprised by the beam from them. As has been said it will give you a little more throw without compromising on the spill. If you want to carry it on your person i would recommend the 9AX, if not both will do the job nicely.

 

[OceanView]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

I have a Raider 9AX and I really like it. It is my designated light for checking out that mysterious bump-in-the-night. It is set up for incandescent use right now, but I have also used it with a couple different LED modules, too.

Actually, that's one big plus of the Raider over the Fenix--flexibility. With the Raider, you have a sturdy 9V light that can accept full-size 18mm lithium ion cells that lets you go from having an energy-sipping LED light to a far-reaching, high output incandescent light. It's a single platform that lets you explore both the LED and incan world. That's primarily why I bought the Raider in the first place--to try out high-output incandescents.

Oh, and with an LED tailcap, you can actually enjoy the strengths of an LED and an incan in one package. :thumbsup:

 

[M.S]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

I have seen the D36 (DX lights) heads on the Wolf Eyes lights, i was pleasantly surprised by the beam from them.

Can you tell me more about this? I have raider and explorer with D36 heads, I fried my only WE led module (batteries wrong way) and the LF module I got to replace that does not fit the smaller D36 heads...

 

[2xTap]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

I picked up a WE Raider 9DX earlier this year. Mine is the R2 CREE version..........

.........could not be happier with it. Built like a tank, good throw and spill, excellent forward clickie switch that is positive in function and very quiet. This one is my first WE, but it won't be my last.

2xTap

 

[Wattnot]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

I really like my Raider. I sold my first one for an Eagle, didn't like that, returned that and bought another Raider!! It's a solid, heavy, well balanced light. If I ever return to police reserve duty, this is probably the light I'd use.

Mine is set up for incan as well. I'm using the LF HO-9 module. One great thing about the size of the Raider is it can take 3 CR123's or 2 18500's. AFAIK you can switch between those two batteries with impunity and the output of the light will be the same or better with the 18500's.

 

[DM51]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

I have a Sniper, Raider & Rattlesnake. They are excellent - very tough, highly recommended.

 

[FlashKat]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

If you consider the larger Raider 9DX head, then I would suggest the Rattlesnake M90 since you have alot more options for different lamp assemblies. The Raider 9DX does not accept the Lumens Factory lamp assemblies.

 

[Wattnot]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

WARNING regarding the LED tailcaps:

I bought my first Raider with two of the LED tailcaps and both required the batteries to be installed "normally" with the positive to the head. This latest one was the opposite, requiring the positive to the tailcap. This could prove to be a problem to those using aftermarket (or perhaps even WE's own) LED's but of course, not a problem for incan users.

Also, Lumen's Factory modules WILL WORK but they need a little tweaking with a dremel tool to get the LED tailcap's pushbutton to work nicely.

Don't let those minor compexities dissuade you from this great light!

 

[FlashKat]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

Are you referring to the D36 Lumens Factory lamp assemblies will fit the Raider or the D26?

WARNING regarding the LED tailcaps:

I bought my first Raider with two of the LED tailcaps and both required the batteries to be installed "normally" with the positive to the head. This latest one was the opposite, requiring the positive to the tailcap. This could prove to be a problem to those using aftermarket (or perhaps even WE's own) LED's but of course, not a problem for incan users.

Also, Lumen's Factory modules WILL WORK but they need a little tweaking with a dremel tool to get the LED tailcap's pushbutton to work nicely.

Don't let those minor compexities dissuade you from this great light!

 

[dudemar]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

I own an old-style Pila GL3, which is identical to the Raider. It is an excellent light, and I prefer its LED TC compared to the newer GL3's. Very solid, dependable and compact, you'll love it. Definitely can't go wrong with the Raider.

 

[Wattnot]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

Are you referring to the D36 Lumens Factory lamp assemblies will fit the Raider or the D26?

LOL, no! I'm not THAT good a magician!! PTS took the LF modules meant for the Raider off the site and no longer supports their use. I'm betting it's for the same reason I'm talking about above. You can find them on LF's site or sites that sell LF products. They're the HO-9 and the EO-9. They are D26 sized and I believe the HO-9 has 320lm and the EO-9 has 380lm. If you're not handy with a dremel, you may have contact issues. The only problem I found was that the LF modules were too long. What I do to make them work is cut off about 1/2 the spring (then rebend the fresh cut part back toward the center) and dremel down that little blob of hardened "goo" under the spring itself. This allows it to compact the same way the WE module does and it works just the same. Mike at PTS didn't want people to have to do this (understandably) so he just pulled support for them. If there's enough demand and prepay orders, I'll buy a bunch of EO-9's and HO-9's and modify them for folks.

Another nice thing most people don't know about those two LF modules . . you can change just the lamp and reuse your modified assembly so you only have to have this mod done once !!

 

[KeeperSD]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

Can you tell me more about this? I have raider and explorer with D36 heads, I fried my only WE led module (batteries wrong way) and the LF module I got to replace that does not fit the smaller D36 heads...

I should have been clearer in my post, i meant the LED D36 drop ins. I wasn't all that impressed with the standard incan LA, hence the upgrade to the LED.

I would agree with other posts that if you want to run incans i would go for the standard Rattlesnake (or try and hunt down a rare Cobra) so you can use the lumen factory LA's, throw on a LED TC and away you go.

Wattnot when did the problem with the D26 LF LA come about? I have used the E09 in my Raider for at least 18 months without any problem.

 

[A96Honda]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

If you consider the larger Raider 9DX head, then I would suggest the Rattlesnake M90 since you have alot more options for different lamp assemblies. The Raider 9DX does not accept the Lumens Factory lamp assemblies.

Well, I planned on getting the LED version at PTS.

 

[Robocop]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

I have the D36 Raider and carry it every night on duty. I like the light and it works perfectly. There is one problem with the D36 and it is the glass lens. The lens is not removeable and mine broke several times forcing me to buy completely new bezels.

If you do buy one you may wish to buy a few spare bezels. I solved my problem by making my own replacement lens and modding a bezel to accept it. The modded bezel now has a non glass lens and this makes the light perfect. I am not sure how PTS is doing now and maybe they have a different bezel on the newer Raiders.....if not then you will need a few spares.

 

[Wattnot]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

Wattnot when did the problem with the D26 LF LA come about? I have used the E09 in my Raider for at least 18 months without any problem.

I really couldn't say except that at some point earlier this year, PTS pulled those two LF modules off their site. It was right around the time I ordered my first Raider. I ended up ordering my HO-9 directly from LF. An unmodified one will work but the LED tailcap functions strange. Both the twist and the push button didn't work very well . . . . It's hard to explain but it wasn't a smooth two stage operation like it was with the WE module. Studying the two modules side by side it was clear there was too much material in the way when you compressed both springs. That extra material made the tailcap connection just not right. I remember having to torque it all the way down to get the incan on as well as other "timing" issues.

As for people liking the LED better than the incan, I doubt you would say that if you actually tried both!! I have plenty of LED's that are just as powerful as the Raider in a much smaller package. I don't even have the EO-9, I have the 320 lumen HO-9 and it kicks butt! It's like a mini hotwire! Now I'm not talking about the D36 modules so I can't speak for those but with single 18650 lights like the CL1H and JetBeam III IBS and even the WE Sniper (the cree version) I just don't see too much of a point putting a 260 emitter lumen LED module in that large a light when you can have a 380 lumen incan in there but that's just my opinion.

 

[FlashKat]

Re: Anything Wrong With Wolf-Eye Raider Lights?

If you are planning to get the LED D36 version, then you will still be limited. If I am correct the Lumens Factory LED assemblies do not fit the Raider 9DX. If you get the D26 version then you will be good. It's just a suggestion just in case you did decide to go incandescent or LED. I have both the Raider 9DX then bought the D26 head later, but I still like my Rattlesnale M90 for versatility.

Well, I planned on getting the LED version at PTS.