Hi friends
I would like to buy worst possible qulity C8 flashlight that is available on aliexpress.
It must have screw-on hollow pill and press-fit driver.
Plastic reflector would be a good bonus.
Thank you
Photo borrowed from fellow ralfaro.
A very interesting and unusual request! What's your motivation for it?
Sadly I can't offer any recommendations but commenting to bump the thread.
Just buy any C8 under US10 with FIRE in the name and you are good to go
My therapist said I should challenge myself :sunglasses:
JK
Some folks around can’t understand that not all C8 are the same just because they look the same so I want to show them.
Found this one, and ordered 
If we judge by the company name, I have high hopes
You should be safe to get worst possible C8 with that one
Nice that price ain’t bad. I actually got one for slightly cheaper - MYR14.40 which is about USD3.15. For the price the host is actually not bad - threads weren’t greased and the anodization is feels as thin as the eggwash on pastry. Horrendous UI and mystery “Q5” LED.
I’m also doing a challenge to build the hottest light I can for under $10.
Yes, I can vouch for the crappiness of those. Not nice to work with for a modding job.
Realise this is the opposite of the thread subject, but by contrast the Boruit C8 is a quality host, equal with the Convoy.
Somewhere I still have some Lohan C8's that we paid under $5 for . I must have bought 4 or more .
I figure if Lindsey Lohan is selling lights. I'm a buyer
If they have any weight to them it's gotta be the lead paint .
Just ordered myself a Litwod (what’s in a name) C8 with T6 emitter.
Probably won’t arrive this year, I hope it will be worth the wait.
Let’s see what I can achieve with the goodies in my spare parts box.
I am hoping for the worst. :laughing:
How many times you heard that :sunglasses:
I also ordered myself the “T6” version. Could have spent less if I registered new account with new email but that was too much hassle.
But, you can only use working parts that you discarded from other projects as “not worthy” 
Ordered this from Amazon just yesterday for my first mod build, no idea what to do till I have a look at the guts.
WARSUN LED Flashlight Tactical Flashlights High Lumens Bright Flash Light Camouflage Torch, 3 Lighting Modes, Drop-Resistant, IPX5 Waterproof for Camping, Riding, Traveling https://a.co/d/48SFrVG
I hope you got the set that includes “Exquisite gift box”
I have a spare XHP70.2 on a Convoy MCPCB and I am really tempted to buy one of the cheapest crappy “P70” lights on Ali and see if I can cramp the real deal into it. Just need to find a driver because I’m sure the stock driver will be 3V and/or crap.
Update
Ordered November 22nd, expected arrival January 2nd. €5.04 incl. S&H and VAT.
Arrived yesterday (December 10th) at my neighbours door, after a mere 18 days.
First impresions: low quality ano (few chips off despite being properly packaged).
Has generic UI: high, med, low, strobe, and SOS. Next mode memory AFAIK.
The driver looks press-fit. Can’t see any threads in that side of the head.
There is no pill or shelf on the business end of the head.
The emitter seems to be press-fit in a ledge in the “floor” of the head.
Looks a bit like the driver side of a regular C8, but without a retaining ring.
Tailcap with press-fit switch, not swappable with a regular Convoy C8 tailcap.
However, the industrial strenght tailcap of my Fandyfire fits quite well.
A hard lockout is not possible because the tube has clean threads on both sides.
The bezel is swappable with all previous Convoy C8 models. Glass lens, not coated.
Plastic reflector, a bit shorter than the usual Convoy C8 reflector.
I you wanna use a regular Convoy reflector, you need a thinner centering ring.
Looks like they managed to cut every corner possible. It’s a lost cause. If you want to make it half way decent you have to spend way more time and money than buying a quality one from the start. Lessen learned. I wanted to do the same, buying a crap light and try to ‘do it up’ just to have some fun. Not so at this time. An old Convoy C8, maybe even a beat up sceond hand would be a better bet.
Wow, it's every bit as janky as you wished for, and then some!
I'd stick a dedomed 3500K 519A in it, put in a super low current driver (maybe 50mA because that's all it can thermally handle), and pretend it's a high-achieving incandescent.
That would be a waste for a good 519A emitter.
My light arrived December 23 (about 30 day over the world tour) and I can confirm what Henk4U2 described is exactly what I got.
I am impressed
- low quality build materials (cheapest aluminium you can find)
- see through screw on pill
- press-fit driver and led
- fake “Cree” led
- plastic reflector
bonus
- press-fit switch (wasn’t expecting that)
This is exactly what I wanted 
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$4, wow, I would say it’s worth at least $5.
Congratulations
It blows my mind sometimes.
- all that CNC work to make the host
- anodisation
- molds for all the plastic parts (reflector is plastic but the business end is fairly good looking, nice and shiny with minimal visual imperfections)
- all included manual labor
- and shipping all the way from China to me, about 9000 kilometers
all that for $4.10
on top the quality is actually not the worst it could be, threads are not grinding, everything sits well…