£90 for a replacement Bulb at Halfords!

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Nearly fell over when the guy told me! I was like £90?!?! For a Bulb?!

Jeez......

Looked on Amazon and you can get two D2S Xenon bulbs for £20!

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krunchkin said:

Meguiars DA Polisher - yours for £249.99 at Halfords. Or £135 on Amazon.

Is it any wonder the high street is dying?

Wow that's insane. They just don't make any sense with the pricing.

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Podie said:

You were "like £90" - OK, so what were you actually?

I was actually 90 Euros.

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Don't get me wrong, I certainly think they have their place, as others have said. I just don't understand some of their products and prices. They do have lots of good stuff, and the amount of times I've had to get a spanner or socket mid job, and it's always Halfords I go to.

It's swings and roundabouts I suppose.

I think they sell enough to the unaware to not really care too much about us lot. I've gone with some bulbs another E46 owner recommended, so we'll see how they turn out. I'll buy the Osrams for £48 a piece from Amazon in the future if these ones aren't great.

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gaz1234 said:

make of car and type of bulb?

05 E46 Coupe. I don't mind paying £50 for a bulb to be honest if that's what they cost, but paying almost twice that is a piss take. Plus, there was nothing mentioned about fitting for the price, just the bulb. I wouldn't let them touch my car I'm afraid. I'm so anal about it I will only go to a specialist for whichever marque I am driving at the time, if I am not doing the work myself!