I reckon emails to these companies will never work, after all, the emails normally go through to a customer services department who have no power at all.
Someone needs to grab it by the short and curlies and get these lights sorted. No nancy-boying about and ring up the R&D departments of these companies, say we've got 30+ people just in one group who'd like these and is it possible, then keep ringing them until they say yes or no.
I've got a bit of time on my hands at the moment and I'm more than willing to do it as long as people are still interested and I don't do it just for everyone to turn round and not want them in the end, we wont start a new list or anything like that just yet but can we get a quick rally round on people who still want them, or new people who want to jump in, and I'll make some calls on Monday morning, aye?
Alex