Tiresius
Enlightened
Ok, I just got my U2 back from Surefire after 1 week of it staying with them. Yes, I sent the whole light to them without the batteries after I got confirmation from candlepower members to call them first.
Kudos to candlepower members for informing me about calling first before anything. (made things a lot simpler trying to hunt the guy's receipt).
If anyone remembered, I bought the U2 from a retired pilot for $100. It had a little scuffing on the tailcap (1mm circle). It came with a Lux emitter that had an eerie donut in the beam but the tint is much warmer than a p4. I sent it in because when the light dropped in a puddle of water while coming back to the campground in the rain, water and dirt seeped through the lens and caused a nasty stain.
When it came back...it wasn't the same U2 I was used to. 100% sure, my hunch was right. Surefire replaced the head assembly with a p4 model. The tailcap was replaced as well--seeing that the groove on the button is worn down. The only thing that was the same was the body.
Here are some photos: (note: the photos are too large so I'll link them)
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02456.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02455.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02455.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02458.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02459.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02460.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02462.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02463.jpg
Overall, I'm quite satisfied with their customer's service. The only thing I wasn't pleased with is the cooler tint from the p4--which was bearable since I run this at level 3 most of the time.
Kudos to candlepower members for informing me about calling first before anything. (made things a lot simpler trying to hunt the guy's receipt).
If anyone remembered, I bought the U2 from a retired pilot for $100. It had a little scuffing on the tailcap (1mm circle). It came with a Lux emitter that had an eerie donut in the beam but the tint is much warmer than a p4. I sent it in because when the light dropped in a puddle of water while coming back to the campground in the rain, water and dirt seeped through the lens and caused a nasty stain.
When it came back...it wasn't the same U2 I was used to. 100% sure, my hunch was right. Surefire replaced the head assembly with a p4 model. The tailcap was replaced as well--seeing that the groove on the button is worn down. The only thing that was the same was the body.
Here are some photos: (note: the photos are too large so I'll link them)
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02456.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02455.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02455.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02458.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02459.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02460.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02462.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/zeron18/DSC02463.jpg
Overall, I'm quite satisfied with their customer's service. The only thing I wasn't pleased with is the cooler tint from the p4--which was bearable since I run this at level 3 most of the time.
