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The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 16th, 2020, 10:24 pm
by AJ Quick
Hello all!

I'm sure some of you have seen the posts in the Site Feedback forum regarding the abysmal delay that has been restocking the White and Orange "Hat Lights" as well as their respective sockets. For whatever reason, the manufacturer dropped the ball hard on communications. While I initially attempted to place an order for hat lights wayyyy back in May 2019, my emails went unread and unresponded to for months.

I recently got a hold of someone at the company and explained the situation and they were wholly apologetic. We began discussing the vintage "milky" white hat lights (also referred to as "cloudy clear") and the sales representative told me: "Hey. Let me talk to our materials engineers and see what we can do."

As it turns out, perhaps in response to the lapse in communications, they are willing to do whatever they can to make our milky hat lights a reality. That's right! The manufacturer of the real hat lights is going to start producing hat light lenses in the special white translucent color that we have been seeking for decades!

It should take a couple of weeks for them to get things in motion and to get a sample. If things go well, we will be going all in and should be fully stocked on the special hat lights toward the middle of the year.

*Fingers crossed*

For reference, this is what we are going for:

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Our regular orange and white hat lights will be restocked soon!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 16th, 2020, 11:01 pm
by NotSabbat
wooohoooo!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 17th, 2020, 6:25 am
by Marcus B
If I order a white light today, would I receive the milky white if it in fact becomes reality?

Edit: Nevermind, I missed the last line.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 17th, 2020, 6:28 am
by deadderek
VERY stoked to see this post! Can't wait to get my hat lights!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 17th, 2020, 8:16 am
by iam8114
YES PLEASE.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 17th, 2020, 4:09 pm
by Ectotainment
Thank you AJ for making this happen!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 19th, 2020, 1:32 am
by AndFisher
If we have existing white hat light orders, is it possible to change them to the milky white ones?

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 19th, 2020, 8:59 am
by AJ Quick
AndFisher wrote: January 19th, 2020, 1:32 am If we have existing white hat light orders, is it possible to change them to the milky white ones?
Since this is not guaranteed, we don't want to take on that commitment of swapping orders as of yet. There will likely be a difference of price as Sloan does expect us to meet minimum order quantities as well.

I am willing to cancel orders for existing white, if anyone is interested in waiting to see if these can be done. Send me an email.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 20th, 2020, 7:08 pm
by echo419
Awesome , I’m down for at least 2.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 21st, 2020, 1:03 am
by Brads_gimmick
Count this guy all the way in !!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 21st, 2020, 9:49 am
by RedSpecial
I'm in for two at the very least, aswell.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 21st, 2020, 1:38 pm
by JWils23
Count me in for a few as well, thanks for making this happen AJ!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: January 23rd, 2020, 6:23 pm
by abritinthebay
VERY interested in this. Excited to see this!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 16th, 2020, 6:22 pm
by Brads_gimmick
The anticipation is killing me :shock:

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 18th, 2020, 7:03 am
by andrewbrittain
Will this be a short run of lights with a waiting list?
Or is it a case of keeping an eye on the shop?

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 18th, 2020, 1:13 pm
by AJ Quick
andrewbrittain wrote: February 18th, 2020, 7:03 am Will this be a short run of lights with a waiting list?
Or is it a case of keeping an eye on the shop?
They will appear in the shop as a pre-order.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 18th, 2020, 1:25 pm
by Dentman13
Would be nice to announce the preorder-option in this post.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 18th, 2020, 3:04 pm
by Kingpin
Dentman13 wrote: February 18th, 2020, 1:25 pm Would be nice to announce the preorder-option in this post.
I'm sure AJ will do that when the time comes. Patience, Padewan.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 19th, 2020, 12:26 pm
by AJ Quick
Dentman13 wrote: February 18th, 2020, 1:25 pm Would be nice to announce the preorder-option in this post.
Will do. You can also subscribe to the mailing list here to be notified:

https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mailing-list/

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 20th, 2020, 10:45 am
by AJ Quick
Sloan has let me know they think the prototype samples will be on their way to me by the end of next week. I have a few doubts given the Coronavirus scare, but we'll see!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 20th, 2020, 11:23 am
by iam8114
That’s exciting!

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 28th, 2020, 6:12 pm
by AJ Quick
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I am very happy with how they turned out!

They will be available soon.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 28th, 2020, 6:16 pm
by 910dohead
Those look fantastic! I am excited for these and the skirted pointer. Just to make sure, the one on the left is the remake and the one on the right is what has been sold in the store?

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 28th, 2020, 6:19 pm
by AJ Quick
Pre-Order now available: https://www.gbfans.com/shop/hat-lights/
910dohead wrote: February 28th, 2020, 6:16 pm Those look fantastic! I am excited for these and the skirted pointer. Just to make sure, the one on the left is the remake and the one on the right is what has been sold in the store?
Correct. Left is the milky version, right is the existing white version.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 28th, 2020, 6:42 pm
by Kingpin
Holy shiznit.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 28th, 2020, 11:43 pm
by Brads_gimmick
call it... fate, call it luck, call it karma, I believe everything happens for a reason.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: February 28th, 2020, 11:49 pm
by Polly
I just preordered two. I can't hardly wait. Thank you AJ for making this happen.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: March 3rd, 2020, 3:47 pm
by Marcus B
Can't believe I just paid $67 for some little pieces of metal and plastic.. but.. I had to do it.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: March 3rd, 2020, 3:49 pm
by 8BITDEATH
Thank you AJ!
This is great news.

Re: The Return of MILKY WHITE Hat Lights

Posted: April 30th, 2020, 9:53 am
by echo419
AJ, did you get the shipment of these?