I have had a lot of light but when I'm at work and need to have a reliable light that's durable I have a coast either the hx5 or the G32 I have others but these two are life savers
I have had 3 of these lights now. 2 were sent as warranty replacements. The switch failed on all of them within weeks of receiving them. COAST needs to update the design to address this issue. You should not buy this light if you need something dependable because it will leave you in the dark.
Great flashlight. Perfect compact design as well. The only thing I noticed is after a week of wearing it clipped on my jeans in the extra pocket the black paint around the light adjuster had faded just a tad. Not much though. Other than that I love everything I’ve ever gotten from this company including this light.
Bad side of it is, it ha the same defective switch that the first one had. I love this little flashlight, as long as it's working. However, I have to carry a second flashlight with me to back this one up when it quits working. It's a very temperamental switch that is installed during the manufacturing process, apparently. I have only had the replacement for 8 days, and on day 4, the tricky switch began to misbehave. Great customer service though. They sent the replacement out within 4 days of my warranty claim. Too bad they sent a replacement with the same faulty switch.
The HX5 that was replaced under warranty has a switch cap issue that needs checked into, my replacement HX5 does not turn on all the time, i have to push the switch several times before in turns on.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from coastportland.comBy Coast Expert, Customer Success, March 17, 2021
Hello,
Sorry to hear that your light isn't working correctly. Please give our Warranty Department a call at 1-800-426-5858 and we'll replace it with a new one!