Whats the best way to try and open it up? Do we need to heat it up? Use force (which could damage the SS 
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Why did they use glue?
Soooooo happy I didn’t buy any of these yet…
(Sorry, that’s not a useful or constructive comment whatsoever)
Yesterday it was okay, but just now I got this…
Must’ve been swamped …
I tried using 2 clamps with rubber to see if I can open it and no luck. Pretty strong glue that was used.
If you take a look at Bluzie’s pics back in this post ENEDED - #365 by Bluzie
It looks like one of the TIR wells is messed up in both the SS and colored lights. Perhaps that is the cause of the rather purple beamshots he posted and not camera settings.
Supposedly it needs a lot of heat for it to budge. Manker E14 Mods
Another thread says heat until 100 degree C then use leather grip.
No go. I’ll try again later tonight.
I haven’t even gotten mine yet, and now this! Is this purple emitter problem happening for EVERY light, or just some of the lights (XP-G3)?
Don’t get me wrong mate. I wasn’t kicking up a stink (yet) … Out of respect to freeme (top bloke) and as mentioned, the rest of the unit is good stuff.
Let’s give banggood a chance to make things right, if not then use force on the bezel 
Edit: @ohaya mine is the nichia version.
Try cservice@banggood.com. New BG rep may not be as well-versed in flashlight like Neal, however she is very willing to help out. We seek your understanding and patience while BG evaluate the situation. Meanwhile, don't get mad if you receive standard template reply from cs. They need time to be briefed as well.
Thanks freeme for your trouble.
Mine arrived today (XP-G3) and I thought it was ok until I saw the photos on the last page and then looked at mine a little closer. Looks like I have at least one emitter/reflector that is faulty.
This is disappointing. Good luck guys with the follow-up, I will post an update when my xpg3 arrives.
What makes it even more funny is the bell ends glue the head together so you cant even fix it… :person_facepalming:
Oh well, going to cost BG a few pennies
I tried so much to open and its impossible.
Its silly that they even glued it, could have saved glue and most people would try to fix the issue.
And the thing is, as I used the light to test it, it seems that now 3 led are ruined. See how they have a black dot in the middle? (resembles a fish eye)
SO as you use them they start to get worst. Initially it was only the bottom two when I received it, now the top left is dying.
That’s on lowest mode so it doesn’t over expose camera.
Nothing is impossible my friend, probably just a case of getting it hot enough, however it may cause damage to something else inadvertently… tough one, wait and see what they say I guess. Be interesting to see how BG respond to this, I haven’t received mine yet but i am now expecting the worse so i wont be disappointed I guess.
After seeing these posts now I am quite worried about the one I ordered. I even thought of canceling my order but they have already shipped it out. BG doesn’t give any time for second thoughts Being hopeful now.
But i also don’t want to damage the head. If i apply too much pressure it could leave marks or even make it oval. Any tips?
How to heat it up?
Well the LED on mine are all ruined anyway, so heat wont be an issue (unless it ruins the driver), if i wanted to refurbish this light ill need new LED and lens as it seems to be internally cracked.
Hope its just a few lights with this issue and there are many more buyers out there who don’t have issues and are keeping quiet. I hope! Still looking forward to mine arriving with the hope its healthy.
We can say that this turned out to be fail. First they decided on glued bezel so it cannot be disassembled with ease and then failed on reflowing the led’s. What i cannot understand how all those flashlights passed QC if there is any…
Mine haven’t left China yet but given the luck i have it will probably have the same problems.
You have to try and shock it stick the head in the freezer then a heat gun will be my attack procedure if required, also you’ll need 2 rubber items to get a real snug grip on it.
Is the driver retaining ring glued too? you could remove the driver if it isnt.
Edit: Just looking online, you could leave it in some boiling water for some time, shouldn’t hurt anything either at 100c