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Postby ollieboy » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:51 pm

Does anyone know where to get reasonably priced lightbulbs for cars? I don't mind paying $3 for one bulb but I have to buy a lot and it soon adds up.
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Postby Simon K » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:05 pm

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Postby ollieboy » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:43 pm

Cool cheers, will have a look tomorrow then.
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Postby 3T-Rona » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:05 pm

Narva=Sh!t, steer clear
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Postby Dell'Orto » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:38 pm

Nothing wrong with Narva bulbs, they work fine. Lucas ones are nice and cheap if you have an Appco nearby.
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Postby ollieboy » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:47 pm

Would Lucas bulbs be better than the electrics in my dads old british car :lol:

Cheers for all your help guys, gives me better options, I only usually buy stuff at repco because its close and they usually know stuff about cars, unlike supercheap. I wasn't prepared to pay that much for bulbs though.

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Postby ke_25 » Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:52 pm

yer lucas bulbs from repco/appco are nice and cheap!!
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Postby Dell'Orto » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:08 pm

ollieboy wrote:Would Lucas bulbs be better than the electrics in my dads old british car :lol:


They tend not to let the smoke out as often ;) Repco can also get Lucas bulbs funnily enough. They are a heap cheaper than Narva/Phillips bulbs, though you do get what you pay for.
Try get a cash card at your local Repco, will save you a bit.
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Postby americ_ian » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:44 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:
ollieboy wrote:Would Lucas bulbs be better than the electrics in my dads old british car :lol:


They tend not to let the smoke out as often ;) Repco can also get Lucas bulbs funnily enough. They are a heap cheaper than Narva/Phillips bulbs, though you do get what you pay for.
Try get a cash card at your local Repco, will save you a bit.


im sure most old british cars run lucas tho?
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Postby Dell'Orto » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:47 pm

Yeah, was meaning they're better than the Lucas wiring and relays.
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Postby Ae92typeX » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:52 pm

some boat stores tend to be cheaper than the likes of repco etc in my experience also.
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Postby ollieboy » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:53 pm

I managed to get enough at BNT for cheap, cheers guys, only cost about $7 for 10 and they are quite good bulbs, I forget the name now but they have yellow packaging with blue writing.
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Postby Stealer Of Souls » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:21 am

Yellow and blue.. sounds a bit like hella... Or maybe Osram (hella in drag)...

Hella are good. I've had much better luck with hella than narva...
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Postby ollieboy » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:34 pm

Yeah Hella that's it. They're Hella good, :?
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Postby Stealer Of Souls » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:51 am

Bad pun.
Reasonably true (at least in my experience).
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