FINALLY!! After 2 years of an intermittent button, I got fed up and repaired my flashlight! Special thanks to Patreon member and Matco truck owner for sending me this upgrade kit!
** please note: there are many newer Stinger repair kits that do NOT work with the older models like mine. There are also older model Stingers that have a smaller body and will not accept this upgrade kit. Please double check the age and style of your stinger flashlight before purchasing a kit for this upgrade and repair!!
For the kit I showed here with new projector housing:
For just the button repair (Switch Kit STL-75798)
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You’re bad ass will be doing this with my own.
Nice rebuild. I will definitely be looking at streamlights. Was that a silkie Bantam or Polish chicken? Just curious, since I was in 4H and raised Rhode Island Reds.
Thank you so much Faye. I will have to look into Streamlight. I always have a couple flashlights in my car for customers and want ones that work every time. If yours has worked that hard for that long and can be repaired, that would be perfect for my purposes
Donde compro el recambio?? Gian de lima peru
Give it to your Snap On Rep let him send in and they will repair it for Free they get some kind better warranty if you sent in to stream light I sent mine I got back a brand new one back
Cool vid! Hey do you work on Diesels also? I was a gas engine tech for 20 years and been working on diesels the last 8 years. I am also ASE certified and Ford certified. I don't work in a open to the public shop anymore but I work in fleet for a large overhead electric company. To me working on Diesels is easier. Great job and keep turning those wrenches!
Very helpful 👍👍👍 thank you
Wow that was a bad a$$ fix. Looks simple but I know it isn’t for a non mechanically inclined?
Wow that was a bad a$$ fix. Looks simple but I know it isn’t for a non mechanically inclined?
Great videos Faye I've got a red 88 Supra!!!
Good video. Illuminating!
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Yep I would watch you fix anything. Im attached to my tools as well. My first purchase off the the tool truck back in 1985 was a set of 3/8 drive sockets. Still have them. Thank you Faye you always make my day brighter
As I watch her service her flashlight, I service myself with my fleshlight.
Nice
There not cheap ! I paid $130 for mine inc. Chargers ! If you need a new battery i can send you one ! Free of charge
I wish you had made this video last year!!!! I had a stream light that the same issue that I had gotten rid of it!!!! Cause of that 😭😭😭
Streamlight legit lifetime warranties their flashlights. You can look up local repair places or ship it to them for the people that don't want to take the time to replace stuff themselves. Had a buddy at work take his streamlight to the local uniform shop where the repair center is and they fixed his og strion from the 80s.
Hiya Faye Great video love your work
I see chicken soup in your future.
Faye, enjoyed this vid. Also just watched your diagnosis of belt noise from couple years ago. The comments are turned off there but I friggin loved it.
I’m just wondering why is there dislikes if there’s nothing wrong with the video. Maybe it’s some who Is jealous of your chickens!
Ps nice video I was thinking about doing that to my stream light but don’t have the parts so I just wait till I get them to do it my self
Awesome didn't know there was a rebuild kit 👍😷🐓🐔
Btw, props for the rebuild and props to Streamlight for shining light on the darkest of jobs for technicians coast to coast like butter and toast.
At $260 – $280 per…..hell yeah they're major purchases!
Nice work rebuilding the flashlight. Now you need to finish it off with a custom paint job. Possibly something with a chicken theme. Feathers, beaks, eggs. I'm sure you can come up with something cool.
Love love love streamlights. They take a beating and shine like the sun. But the button wearing out is the only problem. You’re not alone faye! Fortunate my tool guy will warranty mine when it comes time haha.
Mines also from 2011-2012 and I NEED that kit… lol
Ive had my stinger for over 15 years and still going strong. Did the led upgrade years ago. Best money i ever spent.
Should of done a full restoration and painted it as well. Maybe try a headlight restoration kit on that old lens just to have a spare.
Perfect woman, smart,sexy,good with tools;)
People canbe wasteful or productively recyclable 😁💜⚡
Faye , I enjoy every one of your videos . Please keep making them . Your smile and laugh are contagious. You are the best !!!!!!
Wow such a natural with that microphone :- ) and quite articulate. Nice ! I love my flashlights too! Keep it runnin' , they dont give those away! I wish Streamlight made a drop in LED conversion for the old Scorpion I have.
I would totally subscribe to a whole new channel dedicated to just your chickens.
Streamlights are great flashlights and can take a huge amount of abuse before failing. Glad to see you're getting more life out if it!
Thanks for showing how to fix it. Repair always beats replacement if you can. Please keep up your great content.
Aww fig you take the golden opportunity to paint it purple.
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I expected it to shoot out purple light . If Faye is who I think she is she will keep all the old parts just in case .
Always finding a way to make the day brighter 😉 Good to see you refurbish rather than replace.
Pop, can I have the old guys? 🙂 Way to reuse Faye! Reduce, reuse, recycle. Since it's from 2012, it could be brighter because it puts out more. The tech has advanced a lot since then. The battery might even last longer…
I've a small Surefire flashlight that haves the same problem, but as afaik… there're no parts kits; but that one now seems to work as brand new, and sure that the battery life last more than 1h and a half, looks good for work.
Hey Faye, when I was a little kid one of my favorite jobs was the hold the flashlight for my dad. Being a little kid and being me I would daydream or whatever and my dad would say “can you see that” I’d say no then he would say” well either can I keep flashlight straight” thanks for making me think of that 🐔🐔🐔👍
Always cool to see when you can take something old and make it new again!!
I never realized how easy this would be. Mine does the same thing. These flashlights can take so much abuse. I’ve run mine over with a semi… a couple times.
I would say that's parts changing and not repairing it!!!! A good maintenance like cleaning with some eletrical contact cleaner would resolve the button issue and the lens just polished up!!!
U soo cute 😍 love you so much 😘
i had the biggest kick how you always said "guts" in way you would say animal guts lmao
Streamlight = Best damn flashlights in town. And they are based in PA 😁