Nitrolon clicky end cap for G2?

Do they make a replacement clicky end cap for the G2 in nitrolon that is color matched to the body/head?

Thanks

No they don't. Lot's would buy one if they did, but for what ever reason surefire don't offer it.

Just email them and complain its broken, then usually keep their customers happy. I got a new tail for my G2 a while ago when it was my EDC.

techwg said:

Just email them and complain its broken, then usually keep their customers happy. I got a new tail for my G2 a while ago when it was my EDC.

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A clicky replacement that was in nitrolon and color matched to the body?

i made my own out of the existing tailcap. I had a broken MTE Seoul that was laying around and i took the switch mechanism out of it that looks like this but with a pcb for the battery on the bottom.


i just had to pull out all the switch components from the G2 cap and dremel out the lock out tail cap ring inside. Then i threw in a GITD tailcap and put the new switch mechanism in and it worked beautifully, no gap at all, looked exactly like the original light just with a reverse clicky.

I sacrificed my original momentary/twist on tailcap on my SF 9P to make it a click on. I bought a Leef clicky, but didnt want the scalloped end. The shift was some what tricky, but got it to work at last. I think a G2 tailcap could be done the same way, but buy just the leef clicky.

Wrace said:

A clicky replacement that was in nitrolon and color matched to the body?

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Yes, and actually my one was not a lock out version, and i recieved a new lock out version

How did they send you a clicky nitrolon tailcap if they don't even sell them?

Will adding a nitrolon clickie really cost SF a ton of R&D money?

Are SF clickies really unreliable and prone to fail?

Will the price of a G2 increase significantly with a nitrolon clickie?

Do non - LEO users really prefer a twist tailcap over a nitrolon clickie?

awberke said:

How did they send you a clicky nitrolon tailcap if they don't even sell them?

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I sent them an email complaining that my tail cap has no lock out, and they asked me for my details, and they would send one... and they did. they did not sell it me, they sent it to me.

techwg said:

I sent them an email complaining that my tail cap has no lock out, and they asked me for my details, and they would send one... and they did. they did not sell it me, they sent it to me.

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but it wasnt a clicky, it was the stanard surefire twisty momentary with lock out.

Yes, my G2 is just like anyone elses, it doe snot have a clicky, its a momentary/twist + lock out. I have never seen a G2 with a clicky.

The nearest thing to a Surefire G2 with a clickie, is a Brinkmann Maxfire LX.

techwg said:

Yes, my G2 is just like anyone elses, it doe snot have a clicky, its a momentary/twist + lock out. I have never seen a G2 with a clicky.

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apparently you didn't see the part of anyone's posts to you that had the word "clicky" in them

See my post about using a maglite switch in a G2. Works great!

I also just got a HAIII McClicky from Lighthound on sale for $19 that works great too if you don't mind the color differance.

the only problem is that to use a mini mag nite ize switch you have to dremel out the LOTC, which isn't a big deal.

awberke said:

apparently you didn't see the part of anyone's posts to you that had the word "clicky" in them

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aparently you did not see the basic info where i said i complained about my tail cap, and they sent me a new one free. Does it matter if its a clicky or a momentary? its the mechanism to turn it on, and they sent me one out for free, because its their philosify to make their customers happy.

I actually like the regular mechanism. It's simple and not going to do funny things when you least expect it.

I found these threads on a Nitrolon clicky end cap mod for G2:

http://www.rpi.edu/~bradfe/g2a/g2a.html

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/183992

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/177906

http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=108

http://cgi.ebay.com/Solarforce-CLIC...yZ106988QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

I could not agree more! This is why my next flashlight wants to have a switch like this, its almost bomb proof. A clicky can be damaged and need replacing, but a momentary... whens that gonna need changing?