I want a 18650 powered light that is cheap and will WOW my friends

I have a bunch of 18650 batteries that I want to use in a flashlight that will be bright as hell. I would like to get it from DX or somewhere else that is a great deal.
I want to spend less that $30.00

I did use the search but it is overwelming.

It just needs to impress and 2 modes or more would be nice.

Please help me.

Why not just go to DX site and pick one? Or at least list a few for us to compare in order to make recommendations.

OK.
How about this one???
http://www1.dealextreme.com/productimages/sku_22567_1.jpg

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.22567

All weekend and no help???

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12623

Slightly over your budget but this one has proved to be a pretty good one for it's price. Over 4 amps on a good day and ok build quality.

You COULD try the recoil thrower...

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.22934

Thats cool, but I want some spill also.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12623

35 bucks p7 light should impress, and I've heard the MTE brand is fairly decent as far as budget lights go.

Heh, I see someone already suggested the same light. Well there ya go.

Forget that dealextreme nonsense and get a Romisen RC-M4 from Shiningbeam. Better CS, faster shipping.

http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/the-168/Romisen-RC-dsh-M4-II-Q5/Detail

Get one genuine MTE Light from www.mteccd.com
P7 for 35$ + Shipping = ~42$ and you're good to go.

stockstinks said:

All weekend and no help???

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Patience young Jedi...

Define "wow my friends"... what is it that impresses them? Throw? Wall of light? Tint / beam quality?

On a more subjective note...
I really don't think yo uare going to impress anybody with a DX/KD light. They will either arrive DOA or fail on you in the field. At most your friends will get a good laugh. Every one of my lights (except the Romisen RC-C3) needed a full part by part tear down, solder reflow, and/or some mechanical rework with a file, dremel and wet-sand paper to get them to perform reliably.

I think you are better off getting a Romisen or ITP from shiningbeam, that way you have some warranty protection.

Keep checking the Marketplace for a EagleTAC T100C2. You should be able to pick up one in great shape for around $35.

for wow effect......
maybe the best option its high throw

maybe some x2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AweYnOjX-Nc&feature=player_embedded

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14450 9k-16K lux@ 1m throw and flood

or maybe some recoil but maybe its too big
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.22934 arround 30k lux@1m only throw

Painful Chafe said:

Keep checking the. Marketplace for a EagleTAC T100??. You should be able to pick up one in great shape for around $35.

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x2... thats a great recommendation, should impress most non-CPF people.

Locoboy5150 said:

Patience young Jedi...

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Correction: you should be calling him young padawan, as Jedis are the full-grown ***-kicking machines. Padawans are apprentice Jedis.

Just my (completely off-topic and extremely nerdy) two cents.

The Ultrafire WF-502B is the flashlight you want! Got mine from DX and could not be more happy. Mode memory, strong thrower, you won't be disappointed.

Yeh check out shiningbeam.com they sometime have a MG Mini II but I don't think he currently has them in stock. If I remember correctly they are around $40 but for that amount it is one of my favorite 18650 lights, very bright. Below is a thread about the light.

http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=194446

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LightCannon said:

You COULD try the recoil thrower...

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.22934

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I built my wow light. It's a Romisen RC-M4, looks like a plain old light but in it is a direct drive modded MC-E P60 pill, of course with aluminum foil and arctic silver in critical heat transfer areas because at over 4 amps current draw it get hot plenty fast but the wall of light it throws is mind blowing and retina frying. It has decent throw too because of the sheer brute force of the light. I only use it to impress people because it gets too hot for any extended use so if that's all you want to do it's a decent light to get. If you're looking for a throw monster a cheap and good one is the HS-802, very tight beam that goes on for what seems like forever, tighter than any of my aspherics, recoil included.