Haikelite MT01 UPDATE, replacement arrived)

That’s why I don’t buy anything I can’t use PayPal for. I’d have gone down the PayPal dispute route a long time ago, I don’t have the patience or will to mess around with ‘customer service’.

that sucks to hear :frowning: did u do a paypal dispute?

I did not, i trusted Haikelite at the time to fix this issue with my dead light, but now its months later and unsure if that claim window woudl be still open or valid in paypal now that so much time has passed.

can u look perhaps not too late ? thats really bad for them, they have a really bad image now with the flawed group buy on the mt09r lights with driver issues etc that needs to be re-done by texas ace… i dont get it the reputation by many is very negative now on blf and i dont blaim those, not sure why they would want that… still not ok they didnt come back to u for some reason its obvious that should have went under warranty…

Here’s the policy on paypal disputes:

https://www.paypal.com/ms/selfhelp/article/do-i-have-to-file-a-paypal-buyer-protection-claim-within-a-certain-timeframe-faq1417

I bought an MT07 in the first GB organized by Haikelite
I saw that there were many problems with the units received
When received it, before putting the batteries, I dismanteled it to do my QC
It was true luck

When they assembled it, the LED star did not settle in place
By putting the reflector and tightening, the star arched
I claimed several times by PM and email
They never responded
I made the decision to straighten the star
I straightened it and flattened

From that I look at Haikelite with true distrust

When the MT09R GB was organizing, I was interested
As I considered the price a little high, I thought about it and rethought
When I decided to enter the GB it was closed
At that time I regretted not having bought it
Now I’m very happy I could not get in
It was true luck

I think I will not buy another Haikelite again

*UPDATE, March,26,2018 - Haikelite USA have read my upset and distaste for the delays and poor service on my dead MT01, so the last message they said they will ship a replacement light tomorrow. (unsure from where or how long it will take, but lets see if they live up to their promise this time, and will wait up to another month to see if i receive anything. I will post here again with an update once i do.

Hope they take care of you DBSAR. Shame it had to go this long for a possible solution. Keep us updated for sure.

Good luck, I shared your story over in another group buy pre sale on the forum. A few of us have bought their newest model. And we are waiting for it to be complete

Thanks. Have a link to the topic?

200 or 300 a month. That’s like my yearly light budget. But I did just order the silver buffalo on sale. Hopefully I don’t have any issues. I’m thinking gearbest sold it without having it in stock. It’s been 5 days and hasn’t shipped yet. Dealing with gb is a issue in itself. But I think I’ll stay away from haikelight for the time being until things improve. Doesn’t make sense to screw over S forum member. Ignoring a simple fix will cost them thousands in business. At this point anything besides a full refund and a new light shipped is unacceptable in my eyes. And what’s with the Chinese always saying get it fixed locally. Maybe in China there are electronic repair shops on every corner. I’ve had gearbest tell me before to have it fixed locally. Which would have cost more then the item itself. I will say every other order has been fine though.

The vendor is only as good as their word. With PayPal you have 6 months to file a dispute. Unless you have tracking by then I’d file a claim

True, i will keep that in mind. They told me today in a message here on BLF they would ship a replacement. If i don’t receive it by another 40 days from today, i will file a paypal claim.

Sure do,

Well keep us updated without forums like these there’s no telling how many people would be told to go pound sand. This forum gives us a voice to speak up against shady practices. Honestly they should send that replacement light by DHL or fed ex express for how long you’ve been strung along they should pay out of pocket for the fastest international shipping as possible. Unless Terry has one stateside to send you. If one is stateside should overnight or 2 day it. If that’s possible between the US and Canada. But at least the US distributer took notice and as doing something. It seems to be his bread and butter. Between this and his group buy. I’m sure he doesn’t need anything else hurting his pockets. They have a nice line up of lights and build them MOD friendly. But still I will wait until your resolved before they ever get another dime of mine. Plenty of other lights out there

I got one Haekelite on Coupon. HK08.
Wierd little thing. But GREAt walkabout flood.
Pencil beam but…….

Only thing so far (I use it regularly), is the programming changed.
and I found that to change progs. you have to half click VERY fast to make it operable.
Apart from that. NADA.
It. with my Sofirn C8T for throw, are the perfect matched pair, for normal walkabout ranges.
Otherwise I use my Imalent DN35 as a one does all light. With a dual battery XM-L2 headlight to stop my old feet tripping over things.(Pointing down to and just in front of my feet).
76yr old. getting a little unbalanced on uneven ground in dark.

well said. :+1:

Thanks a lot DBSAR for posting your unlucky events with Haikelite. Just removed two Haikelite from my AE cart.
Your post potentially save our hard earned money. The price is nothing compared to months of bad mood and higher risk of stroke attacks. Please file a complain to Paypal instead.

- Clemence

Update, May,1st,2018:
The replacement MT01 finally arrived from Haikelite. Not sure if any one else found that most regular non-protected 18650s are still to long for the battery tube in this model, but after cutting off the springs & adding three tiny brass washers to the back PCB to make the battery tubes long enough to work with 18650 cells, the replacement works great. I’m happy & satisfied at least that they replaced the dead, problematic MT01 i originally purchased.

I am glad to ‘hear’ that. MT01 battery holder design is really picky on batteries by default, I have one, which can be used with e.g. button top unprotected Pana. NCR18650B, but another one can be used only with Sanyo NCR18650GA.