apparently MTE was trademarked by some guy, and deal extreme just used his brand because they made his products and decided they could use his name on different, cheaper lamps. the 5mode i have is called 'sf-15' and was only sold through dx, and the other one is longer and wider and is a 2 mode, but had the same problems.

i had to sand down the contact points on the open-type tail caps to provide an adequate connection of the switch to the body.

both skus were retired. i think they probably just replaced them with better, more expensive lights. i can't say which ones that are currently available would be good now, but i would assume the better the reviews the better the light.

i'd really like to DIY these a little further so the mounts are a little less in the way. don't think i'd go so far as to make an external housing though.