I just want to buy the bulbs, not the store!
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A couple of years or so ago, we bought some decent Halfords extra bright +50% bulbs for about £19 and they made a big difference in the Citroen my wife had and also in her Freelander.
Well my Vivaro van lights are a bit dim so I popped in tonight to buy a pair for that.
Now they are £30 ..........EACH!!!
And if I was inept enough to have to get them to fit them, it would cost me another £6.99 per side.
Christ on a bike - that is some rip off!
Needless to say, these mass produced but highly over priced items remain hanging on their well stocked rack.
Well my Vivaro van lights are a bit dim so I popped in tonight to buy a pair for that.
Now they are £30 ..........EACH!!!
And if I was inept enough to have to get them to fit them, it would cost me another £6.99 per side.
Christ on a bike - that is some rip off!
Needless to say, these mass produced but highly over priced items remain hanging on their well stocked rack.
http://www.powerbulbs.com/
search for a discount code as there is normally half price of BOGOF available.
dave
search for a discount code as there is normally half price of BOGOF available.
dave
Made a balls of fitting a headlight bulb to my pug207 and lost the retaining spring. So there am I thinking that will cost me £2 for a new spring.
That will £210.00 sir from the garage parts dept. WHAT!!!!!! says I.
You have to buy the whole unit it seems but nobody is telling me they don't have a few kicking around.
That will £210.00 sir from the garage parts dept. WHAT!!!!!! says I.
You have to buy the whole unit it seems but nobody is telling me they don't have a few kicking around.
C3BER said:
Made a balls of fitting a headlight bulb to my pug207 and lost the retaining spring. So there am I thinking that will cost me £2 for a new spring.
That will £210.00 sir from the garage parts dept. WHAT!!!!!! says I.
You have to buy the whole unit it seems but nobody is telling me they don't have a few kicking around.
That's what scrap yards are for. That will £210.00 sir from the garage parts dept. WHAT!!!!!! says I.
You have to buy the whole unit it seems but nobody is telling me they don't have a few kicking around.
kambites said:
C3BER said:
Made a balls of fitting a headlight bulb to my pug207 and lost the retaining spring. So there am I thinking that will cost me £2 for a new spring.
That will £210.00 sir from the garage parts dept. WHAT!!!!!! says I.
You have to buy the whole unit it seems but nobody is telling me they don't have a few kicking around.
That's what scrap yards are for. That will £210.00 sir from the garage parts dept. WHAT!!!!!! says I.
You have to buy the whole unit it seems but nobody is telling me they don't have a few kicking around.
kazste said:
That fitting price seems an absolute bargain, my old ibiza cupra saw me battling for about an hour per bulb as the engine and related gubbins were taking up all the space. I could see how to get the bulb out and had unsealed it but didn't have enough room to do it!
Halfords will have a "do not attempt" list of certain cars, as trying to do it in a lot of modern cars is a joke. I have been told that the Modus requires the front bumper to be removed first! But hey, at least it has a 5 star NCAP rating......Geeeeze Arse! People pay more than £5.99 for headlight bulbs?
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mattnunn said:
Irony is that france and germany forced in laws to make the carrying of spare bulbs compulsary, then design cars which you need full worshop facilities and 3 hours in which to do it.
Always amazed me that 
I recall buying spare headlihgt bulbs for my S2 Elise when doing a European trip - to simply be covered. If a light did go, it's wheel off, headlight out job to change!
mattnunn said:
Irony is that france and germany forced in laws to make the carrying of spare bulbs compulsary, then design cars which you need full worshop facilities and 3 hours in which to do it.
I'm 99% sure that it’s a legal requirement for new cars to have access to replace bulbs by the owner. This doesn’t mean they have to make it obvious or simple.When I was working on headlamps for mclaren, there was very limited space to access and replace the bulb, and there was a lot of discussion if it met EU regulations and would actually be legal for sale.
Negative Creep said:
Halfords will have a "do not attempt" list of certain cars, as trying to do it in a lot of modern cars is a joke. I have been told that the Modus requires the front bumper to be removed first! But hey, at least it has a 5 star NCAP rating......
Mk 4 Golf on this list apparently - according to the YTS teenager I spoke to its engine out, and entry has to be made through the exhaust pipe wearing full CBRN and body armour. (Its not really - more of bumper off)However, i simply did it by going in the back of the headlight unit. And I have fingers like , erm really big fingers!
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