i am on a mission...

[trailhogg]

probably not the most noble of missions but a mission none-the-less

the story, yes every good mission should have a story, anyways the story:

i posted looking for info on a rear table for the D2's rear door and one of the replies showed a mag-lit mounted to the rear door. I liked the idea of having a flashlight mounted right there, but I dont have the mounting brackets. No big deal, just go to walmart and get them right? Wrong, they dont carry them, so i start searching the web, amazon has them but they want $4 to ship a $3 item, bullshit, so i continue searching online...Lowes, Home Depot, K-mart, Wal-mart, Sears, all of the big retailers that Mag-lite lists on their site. None of the stores have this item in stock. I am sure they could order the mounts special, but jesus, its a lot of trouble to go through for a god damn mounting bracket.

Those of you that have a maglite or similar light mounted in your auto, where in christs name did you get the mounts???

 

[Matt Kendrick]

better solution right here:

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/quickfist/

 

[Lucasd2002]

Mag lites suck.


Get some quick fists to hold whatever you replace it with.

edit: I'm too slow

 

[traveltoad]

Surefire

 

[hamsquatch]

just buy a head-lamp.

 

[trailhogg]

just buy a head-lamp.

???

 

[trailhogg]

Mag lites suck.


Get some quick fists to hold whatever you replace it with.

edit: I'm too slow

what would you suggest?

 

[traveltoad]

Surefire

 

[trailhogg]

Surefire

made in the US?

 

[trailhogg]

nevermind, way too much $$ for a light that will be used 6-10 times a year

but seems like a great product, thanks

 

[DiscoveryXD]

Surefire, I've got two and love them both. There are smaller ones that are very bright, but don't cost a lot.



I don't like the idea of putting those big maglites on the rear door where people do. That thing could come flying off the rear door and into the back of a passengers head in a rear end accident.

 

[Lucasd2002]

Surefire and Pelican make nice lights.

They aren't all that expensive. I keep meaning to pick up a 2420 - I will try one of those soon. $20 shipped. I don't own one but want to try one out.

 

[DiscoveryXD]

Go to Sportsmans Warehouse and check out the surefires they have. There are some nice ones that aren't overly expensive and you can check them out in person before you buy.

http://www.smwh.net/store.cfm?storeNum=143

 

[trailhogg]

I don't like the idea of putting those big maglites on the rear door where people do. That thing could come flying off the rear door and into the back of a passengers head in a rear end accident.

not likely with these

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/quickfist/

 

[hamsquatch]

???

http://www.nationalwholesaletools.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=8394

this is a headlamp

 

[trailhogg]

http://www.nationalwholesaletools.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=8394

this is a headlamp

still not following you, i was looking for a flashlight mounting option, not neccessarilly light options, although i am learning lots


edit: i will be buying the EE mounts, just need to decide on a "mag-lite" style light, so keep opinions coming

 

[deeker]

Inova, Fenix, Streamlight, Pelican...

They maybe aren't quite up with the Surefires, but if you're just wanting to use it 8-10 times a year, any of these should do the trick.

 

[hamsquatch]

I was just suggesting that you might consider using one of these in place of what you are trying to do.

I can appreciate the convenience of having a mounted light.

Regret any confusion.

 

[David Despain]

streamlight.

BUT to answer the OP, try home depot. i have bought 2 pair of the brackets there in the past at different times

 

[DiscoveryXD]

not likely with these

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/quickfist/

cool, I've never seen those before. I usually see people mount those lights with the standard clip type setup and it scares me to think where that thing would go flying.

Thanks for posting those, I think I've got a need for a few!