courtesy lights door switch.

[SSPPGG]

anyone know what these are from. i found loads of single pin ones, but so far, none with 2 pins

[Bassfiend]

I *BELIEVE* they were Vauxhall but the "usual suspects" generally keep 'em in stock but I think they were about £12 each the last time I bought some (which was November 2011)!

[Ant.]

Steve, they were originally VW/Audi.

May have a couple at home...

[Ribol]

Bassfiend said:

I *BELIEVE* they were Vauxhall

[Bassfiend]

Ribol said:

Bassfiend said:

I *BELIEVE* they were Vauxhall

I know the price doubled on them just about everywhere in the latter half of 2011 and my understanding (from Carl Baker who was doing my alarm at the time) is that a main supplier of them discontinued them so now they're in fairly short supply.

[SSPPGG]

thanks chaps, I just winced at 12 quid for a 2 quid switch.... hoped they would be available elsewhere. havent managed to find them anywhere, apart from used vauxhall ones on fbay

Ant, if you have a spare, can you drop it into Ians, I need to pop over there sometime

thanks

[Ribol]

Bassfiend said:

I know the price doubled on them just about everywhere in the latter half of 2011 and my understanding (from Carl Baker who was doing my alarm at the time) is that a main supplier of them discontinued them so now they're in fairly short supply.

We used to buy them in bulk bags(25), as no doubt Carl used to, they are not that rare and used on lots of cars including GM, Saab and BMWs just for starters.

Plenty still out there to be had on Ebay if you need some

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Bassfiend said:

Ribol said:

Bassfiend said:

I *BELIEVE* they were Vauxhall

I know the price doubled on them just about everywhere in the latter half of 2011 and my understanding (from Carl Baker who was doing my alarm at the time) is that a main supplier of them discontinued them so now they're in fairly short supply.

Looks like Carl Baker was telling fibs ! profiteering !

[Bassfiend]

Ribol said:

We used to buy them in bulk bags(25), as no doubt Carl used to, they are not that rare and used on lots of cars including GM, Saab and BMWs just for starters.

Plenty still out there to be had on Ebay if you need some

At the time of doing mine he was caught a bit short ... he had run out and had expected to be able to pick them up no problem however as it turned out he was unable to get any from his usual suppliers at short notice so actually ended up using a couple of spares that I had...

[Bassfiend]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Bassfiend said:

Ribol said:

Bassfiend said:

I *BELIEVE* they were Vauxhall

I know the price doubled on them just about everywhere in the latter half of 2011 and my understanding (from Carl Baker who was doing my alarm at the time) is that a main supplier of them discontinued them so now they're in fairly short supply.

Looks like Carl Baker was telling fibs ! profiteering !

Nope - he didn't have any that he could charge me for ... as I said above he actually ran out and wasn't able to source them from his usual suppliers at short notice and so used a couple of spares that I'd sourced previously.

I'd noticed that they'd gone from about £6 to £12 each over the previous couple of months and then when Carl tried to get some for doing my car he couldn't get any at short notice without paying RG / CT prices - I'm sure that if he's had more time to find an alternative source then they could have been found cheaper (after all I'm damn sure that RG/CT are making a healthy markup - they do on pretty much everything else and so they should - they have a business to run).

[SILICONEKID340HP]

OK i will try and charge £120 tomorrow for a Land Lord Cert ! they would frog march me to the front door

There is a big difference between make a profit and ripping people off ! buying something for £2 and selling for £12 is not fair buisness .. They should be shot !

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Sunday 30th December 20:30

[Bassfiend]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

OK i will try and charge £120 tomorrow for a Land Lord Cert ! they would frog march me to the front door

There is a big difference between make a profit and ripping people off ! buying something for £2 and selling for £12 is not fair buisness .. They should be shot !

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Sunday 30th December 20:30

Perhaps you're just assuming that everyone is just out to screw everyone else ... But I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, even plumbers!

What you seem to be missing (or ignoring just so you can bh and moan) is that Carl didn't charge me £12 for a switch - he couldn't get any at short notice and used two switches that I'd sourced... Jeez!

Edited by Bassfiend on Sunday 30th December 22:16

[Ribol]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Bassfiend said:

Ribol said:

Bassfiend said:

I *BELIEVE* they were Vauxhall

I know the price doubled on them just about everywhere in the latter half of 2011 and my understanding (from Carl Baker who was doing my alarm at the time) is that a main supplier of them discontinued them so now they're in fairly short supply.

Looks like Carl Baker was telling fibs ! profiteering !

How have you arrived at that conclusion from what has been posted here?

Carl is actually one of the good guys - he told me a great story about the to55er who posts a lot on here (you know who you are!) picking his brain for ages to help get him out of trouble for free, only for said to55er to then post on here he had worked it all out for himself in a desperate bid to try and look clever - how sad is that

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Ribol said:

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Bassfiend said:

Ribol said:

Bassfiend said:

I *BELIEVE* they were Vauxhall

I know the price doubled on them just about everywhere in the latter half of 2011 and my understanding (from Carl Baker who was doing my alarm at the time) is that a main supplier of them discontinued them so now they're in fairly short supply.

Looks like Carl Baker was telling fibs ! profiteering !

How have you arrived at that conclusion from what has been posted here?

Carl is actually one of the good guys - he told me a great story about the to55er who posts a lot on here (you know who you are!) picking his brain for ages to help get him out of trouble for free, only for said to55er to then post on here he had worked it all out for himself in a desperate bid to try and look clever - how sad is that

Who is the for said Tosser ! who are RG / CT who want 12 quid for a 2 quid switch..!

[Bassfiend]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Who is the for said Tosser ! who are RG / CT who want 12 quid for a 2 quid switch..!

RG - Racing Green TVR and CT - Clever Trevor ... No idea what they're charging now but I'm sure they'd be only too happy for you to advise them on their pricing structure...

[SSPPGG]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Door-Light-Switch-51992-...

found these. 4.00 each, so got a couple.

there is an inter motor part number 51992 and GM part number for reference