Loomy: Yep, I took my tailcap apart as well. I used a pair of circlip pliers in the multiple end holes of the cap - easily unscrewed.
However, no matter how many things I bent or adjusted it just wouldn't stay working. I could get it to work for a while, 5 - 10 clicks, then it would start acting up.
I'm quite disappointed in SureFire though. This is
totally unacceptable to have this many people having problems because:
1. They don't seem to have any desire to redesign the horrific tailcap
2. This is a known problem since what, the 5000 s/n range? (According to posts here on CPF)
3. My U2 s/n is 10,000+ so they've shipped over 5000 units with this craptacular tailcap
4. SF have no sense of urgency (as evidenced by you, me and others here on CPF) to get replacement parts into the hands of new, unhappy customers - QUICKLY
Can we ever trust SureFire again???? Damn, if only Henry had the U85 or U120 on the market - I would send this U2 back and stick with HDS from now on!!!!
I'm sorry guys...no more SureFire lights for me. I'm done! The lack of support as well as the unwillingness to address an obvious problem really aggravate me. I can't believe I spent $270 on a light and it failed, straight out of the box, within 5 minutes!
On top of that, since this is my first flashlight "failure" - EVER, how will I ever trust this light? I'm going to have to have a spare, readily available and easily accessible at all times when going out into the woods, etc. That is NOT the way it should be.
I apologize to all you SF supporters and cheerleaders - I don't want to inflame you guys. It's all good, I used to be like you - really! But, taking a $270 out of the box, having it die within 5 minutes, all the while knowing there is a design issue, then having SureFire take their lazy assed time getting a replacement (no mention was give to me by CS that they were short on parts or to expect a significant delay) does
not give me the warm fuzzies.
I don't think it fully sinks in until *YOU* are the one holding the dead, VERY expensive flashlight in your hands that you have
NOT been able to use for three weeks since getting it because you are still waiting on parts.
Totally unacceptable for an almost $300 flashlight no matter how you slice it - end of story.