Yep, they have the screws, but not in brass… they have brass, but not in metric lol… I was going to try some local hardware stores if I get the nerve to go out in public. Been lil crazy… people are not in there right minds lately…
I ordered a bunch of brass screws over a year ago for my Q8. I only needed 4 of them. If I can find them, I’ll throw a few in the mail for you.
If you have a Parkrose Hardware near you, they’d have the brass screws. I’ve found fasteners and hardware there I never thought existed outside of China ornsoecial order.
Would be awesome, very much appreciated!!,
I’m in a rural area in Florida… I would hate to drive 50 miles for 2$ in screws lol
I ordered a Q8 Anduril and received the Narsil version.
The Sofirnlight rep. Who replied to me email sent me a link to this thread rather than offer any sort of fix or compensation…
Would it be difficult to reflash the firmware to the desired OS?
Thanks.
Did they send you a BLF Q8 with xpl or a Sofirn Q8 with xpl-hi?
This is a relatively easy light to flash.
It’s a BLF Q8 with flats on th sides of the body. It took about two months to arrive and I can’t remember the emitter.
The BLF version is supposed to be NarsilM.
The Sofirn version has Anduril.
Did you order the right one?
Jason - this is the one he probably ordered: https://sofirnlight.com/blf-q8-anduril-flashlight-alone-or-kit1-or-kit2-p0028.html
Weird, but says BLF Q8 Anduril labeled just under the SS bezel. Right now, same price as the original group buy best price.
If this is the order page he used, boy, classic bait&switch, or classic "let's dump old inventory first because the new listing will get us a bunch of new orders", or "which box is which? I dunno, just send it!"
Oh yeah, I do remember something about the original BLF Q8 being made available with Anduril. I found the announcement here from Feb 17, 2020. This is only one month ago. lmorrison17 might be thinking two months because it feels like that. I dunno. Anyway, it does look like it exists, I was wrong before.
Whereabouts are you, lmorrison? Might be someone local-ish that can help flash it without you needing to buy the parts.
I am in MD. Right in my order confirmation and shipping emails it clearly says Anduril. Yes the date was 2/21 and yes it felt like 2 months.
If its only an 8 pin chip I can flash it if the hex is in the repository. Just a couple weeks ago I did my first successful flash.
Assuming I just have disassemble far enough to access the chip?
WHat really burns my ass is just getting back into the hobby after 7-8 yr hiatus I have bought 3 lights, a host and few various bits and bobs all they offered in compensation for the bait and switch was a link to this thread. 
if you’ve got the SOIC clip, then yeah, the firmware is available here:
http://toykeeper.net/torches/fsm/anduril.2020-03-18.blf-q8.hex
Thank you so much , that sure beat sifting through all that stuff to find the right one. I will scan the thread and look up dis-assembly information tomorrow evening. Maybe do a quad bypass too.
All good! From memory, it’s just two screws to get at the MCU.
It depends on how long the led wires are. If long enough, you can tilt the driver for clip access. If too short, then you have to remove the screw for the reflector, move reflector and unsolder the wires from the mcpcb.
I can’t remember if the newer models use a single screw or double screw. Here are pics of the reflector back side.
Ah yes, good point. I tend to forget that!
This is my newly modded Q8. Xhp50.2’s… I ran this next to my buddies stock q8. His got hot quick… mine stayed relatively cool considering. It’s really bright… will burn ur hand in a few seconds. This is my first time posting picture. I’ll try and get some beam shots later.