£5 for 147 Sidelight bulb!

£5 for a sidelight bulb!!! are Halfords taking the P***

It is a Halogen bulb.
£5 is not unusual for the H6W

They're cheaper here

Unfortunately david c is correct. A halogen bulb costs way more than a standard incandescent one!

Get a Halfords trade card, much cheapness to be had then.

Originally Posted by Smaky

Get a Halfords trade card, much cheapness to be had then.

Smaky's right,got one recently from Halfords with Trade card, £1.77 all in.

Originally Posted by Smaky

Get a Halfords trade card, much cheapness to be had then.

Originally Posted by REDGAZ

Smaky's right,got one recently from Halfords with Trade card, £1.77 all in.

Do you not have to be a business or something to get one of those?

Originally Posted by GTA Jim

Do you not have to be a business or something to get one of those?

These are the requirements;

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Consider it a bargain. I have a friend who has a Volkswagon Toureg. He was quoted £115 for a bulb EXCLUDING fitting!!!!

Originally Posted by GTA Jim

Do you not have to be a business or something to get one of those?

Not really, make enquiries by phone before you go, you could say you do a lot of work on cars and need a regular trade parts supplier. Think i showed them my works I.D. card as well (Jaguar Cars). Good Luck.

That trade card sounds like a good idea, thanks. I thought it was just halfords bumping the price up but it seems £5 is the norm. Also halford did not list the correct bulb but then do they ever get it right?

i just got one of the main bulbs - the biggest headlight bulb i think - forget the name.
for £4! its a no name cheapo unit but is so far brighter than the original osram!
then again the osrams are pushing what? 6 years?

Cost me 30 quid to have my sidelkight changed, think yourself lucky you don't have xenons.

P.S. They are worth it though

I hate to hijack this with a stupid question, however could someone explain the British terms for lights/lamps?
Being from the States, I kinda got the whole trunk/boot, good/bonnet thing figured, but I am confused when the British terms for lights.
From the title of the thread, I imagine the lights on the side of the car, but I suspect I am way off base.
I am used to 'dim' and 'bright', when it comes to what I would refer to as 'headlights'.
(no nasty comments please, I already know that I fit into the 'dim' catagory)
Appreciate it!
Cheers!
bill

i was suprised at the cost when I changed my GT sidelight bulb yesterday.... it was the second one as well as I just paid £7 for one and it blew after one day

Originally Posted by wilber

I hate to hijack this with a stupid question, however could someone explain the British terms for lights/lamps?
Being from the States, I kinda got the whole trunk/boot, good/bonnet thing figured, but I am confused when the British terms for lights.
From the title of the thread, I imagine the lights on the side of the car, but I suspect I am way off base.
I am used to 'dim' and 'bright', when it comes to what I would refer to as 'headlights'.
(no nasty comments please, I already know that I fit into the 'dim' catagory)
Appreciate it!
Cheers!
bill

Hi Bill.
The terminology is confusing! "Sidelights" are the small wattage bulbs at the front of the car that you turn on before the "dipped" setting. The "bright" setting is referred to here as full beam.

The indicators on the wings are usually called side repeaters.

sounds familiar liler. AR had to check my car over after it kept blowing my sidelights (record was 2 days). now sorted