More Fake Convoys from Gearbest.

The threads on mine are bad. They fit way but are very sharp. The first time I removed the head it ripped the o ring in half.

I’m glad the C8 that I bought on June 13th was a real one. It has a beautiful 4C tint, new pill-less design, nice square cut threads and matte finish.

I’m still waiting for the replacement Red S2+ to arrive. They supposedly sent it unregistered so I have no way to track it.

You know, you can add some pictures to posts, if you like that sort of thing :bigsmile:

Against a U2-3C from ME:

Nice

Even if you got a fake one for “fairly cheap” a few minor DIY hacks can make it run VERY VERY good…simple spring bypass (solder some 22 ga wire on the driver spring and the tail cap spring, make sure there is some good heat sink goop under the star (better yet replace the aluminum star with a copper sinkpad/noctigon) and then throw a very light amount of heatsink compound on the threads of the pill…that should make it run substantially better (not change the tint, will need new emitter)

Just a few tweaks goes a long way even on the cheapies…but unfortunately there are so many manufacturers and liars from China it’s best to get them from reputable dealers…ALL the Convoy’s I got from Simon were authentic and impeccably built…a few bucks more…sure…but the quality was top notch.

At this point I’m surprised that GB is still selling fake convoys after the S2+ incident. If they said “they weren’t aware of the fakes” that’s pure BS, there are more than enough proof already.

I think we should have a Sticky thread so people stop buying from GB until they have solved this issue.

Too many are falling for it already and even those with genuine convoys started to doubt about their lights, this is definitely not good for Simon, but I don’t see he has taken serious actions on this?

I am not sure if they continue to sell the fakes, but for the S2 I was offered a refund or a replacement. For the C8 they offered only a refund, as they did not have confidence in the stock.

I do have spare springs, drivers and LEDs, but the poor threads on the C8 makes it a lost cause.

I may try to rehabilitate the S2 for a beater light, if I can find a reliable way to ground a QLITE driver with the crappy aluminum pill and rings. Its emitter plate is also well glued into the pill.

Hey there! I give you 10$ store credit if you delete this post. (wink2x)

That documented somewhere?

Note the missing voltage divider resistors and mystery controller chip.
The PCB is a carbon copy of a real 105C, apart from the tracks around chip.

And… 7135/380mA vs. 350mA.

Hi every one,

I’m really sorry this issue has brought you the trouble, we have one wrong batch in our warehouse before, now we have check it out, make the stocking units are right, if any one think you have received a wrong units, please contact our cs to get the refund to your GB wallet or resend with the package, sku and product details, beg your kindly forgiveness if bring you any trouble

380mA will be Qlite.

ive ordered a couple of c8, s2 and s2+. i hope theyre not fake. lets wait and see.
bookmark for now.

ps
gearbest i hope you fix the fake convoys.

It was posted by Gearbest in one of the Gearbest threads where the counterfeit Convoys were being discussed. I got tired of searching for that post for you, but it was posted. Maybe Gearbest deleted the post and that is why I can’t find it?

Anyone else remember seeing that post?

Yes, I saw that post & from memory it was in Convoy/Simon's original thread about the Red S2+ (I may be wrong)

Edit:

Red S2+ flashlight ,for girls,for your lover


That looks better than most sub $7 UltraFire C8 lights that I have seen. After you get your refund from Gearbest, put some lube on the threads, some Arctic Silver under the MCPCB and change the driver spring. Maybe GearBest can unload the fake C8 lights for $6 and use the same Supplier that provided the fakes for a $7.98 Gearbest branded C8 with different camo patterns to choose from other than just black (just like the SK68)? Just as long as they use a proper driver, put thermal compound under the MCPCB and lube it. :wink:

i am wondering how many percent of their customers are “flashaholics“ (especially on buying cheapos).

How many people do not have a community to help them identify fake items and get advice how to deal with fraud ?

being generous to the few who caught them does not undo the fact that much more still are ripped off…

0.02 $
(i wonder how much i get offered to delete this post :wink: )