LOL, thank you for the support guys.
Yes, keeping those much loved good quality old school lights alive is part of the ideals of the company.
They just don't make lights like they used to, some lights can never be replaced in my opinion.
So finding ways to update and upgrade them are always fun for me.
Just because they use an "obsolete" light source (which I disagree entirely)
Perfectly good and high quality lights (not to mention high priced when brought) should not be left in the drawer to collect dust when many of them are better built, engineered and designed than the new lights that are available now.
Fun fact, the 9AN was THE very first Surefire I ever brought.
I brought it maybe in 2004, before Lumens Factory was established.
It was brought as a Birthday gift for my Father.
We actually modded the original incandescent lamps (both the high beam and low beam) when the high beam died.
It was left on the shelf after all this time and until I decided to look into the possibilities of a LED module for it early last year (2018).
I admit that I should have done this long ago, hopefully people still keep theirs around.
So I started the 8X/8NX/8AX project shortly after the release of the 9AN-LED module because I should have done it long ago for that light as well. LOL.
And yes, the 8X/8NX/8AX LED module is recently done and already released.
Old flashlights never die, with love, dedication and upgrades they wouldn't fade away either.
Cheers and Happy New Year.
Mark