Surefire E2L outdoorsman - refurb advice

I recently picked up an E2L (KX2 head) from Ebay. Think I got a pretty good deal at £29... very impressed with the color and beam pattern.

However, the clicky tailcap is broken. Only way to activate the light is to tighten both ends, then the clicky has no effect. The contacts in the cap had ended up at the wrong end, so it wouldn't screw on more than one turn. The I've taken it apart and fixed this so it screws on all the way but the clicky is still dead.

Am I correct that this should be a two-mode light?

Is there a replacement clicky I can buy? Any advice would be appreciated.

Have a look here at the Surefire E2L Outdoorsman webpage, and it will tell you all that you want to know, hopefully!

Sorry, I failed to mention I'm looking for a 3rd party clicky. I really can't justify paying £41 + shipping for a SF one.

The metal ring around the positive contact on the back of the head, is there a 1 written on it with a Sharpie?

opmaroon said:

Sorry, I failed to mention I'm looking for a 3rd party clicky. I really can't justify paying £41 + shipping for a SF one.

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Why wouldn't they at least cover the parts for you under their lifetime warranty?

Sgt. LED said:

The metal ring around the positive contact on the back of the head, is there a 1 written on it with a Sharpie?

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Why yes, there is...

reppans said:

Why wouldn't they at least cover the parts for you under their lifetime warranty?

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I never considered this, although the light is 2nd hand so I'm not sure the warranty applies?

opmaroon said:

Sorry, I failed to mention I'm looking for a 3rd party clicky. I really can't justify paying £41 + shipping for a SF one.

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Oh, OK then. By the way that is 41 US dollars not British pounds, and you can most probably get them even cheaper than that elsewhere. I had mainly provided the link for all of the info that was on it as it shows the answer to your two-mode question, as well as the different model tailcaps that will suit it.

That mark usually means it's a one mode outdoorsman.

Warranty applies, they never ask anyway.

Sgt. LED said:

That mark usually means it's a one mode outdoorsman.

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Is it possible that his tailcap is a twisty, since it is the older model? I used to have an E2O that had a twisty/momentary.

Anything is possible in the second hand market but that light was never sold with a twisty switch.

Is there a retaining ring around the boot?
Or is the switch sorta domed on top maybe?