Anyone beat £47.00 to change a front headlight bulb

[bristolseagull]

I have just been charged £47.00 to supply and fit a front headlamp bulb on a Megane.

er, why didnt you do it yourself?



ah, you're a woman......

 

[Nottseagull]

er, why didnt you do it yourself?



ah, you're a woman......

I thought they were able to multi-task!

 

[bhaexpress]

I have just been charged £47.00 to supply and fit a front headlamp bulb on a Megane.

Should have gone to Specsavers. Actually there was an article about this on Fifth Gear a couple of years ago. Quite a few cars have these little idiosyncrasies, I had two Alfasuds that cost a small fortune to have their break pads changes, unlike most cars the the brakes were halfway up the axles rather than on the wheels.

The Megane is actually a pretty decent car IMHO.

 

[markw]

I have just been charged £47.00 to supply and fit a front headlamp bulb on a Megane.

What year and model is it?

 

[markw]

not a swindle is it, I very much doubt Halfords would remove a bumper and fit a headlight bulb for £15

I would not trust halfords to change a bulb, let alone take my front bumper off and replace properly.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

A case of how many robbing bastards does it take to change a lightbulb...?

 

[piersa]

have you called the police?

 

[Laughing Gravy]

Tates at Carden Ave charged my wife £55 to change a front bulb. They said they had to remove parts of the car to do the job.
Next time it went I took it to Halfords Lewes Rd and it took the guy 5 mins and nothing removed.
He charged me a fiver.

I would never use a main dealer again.

 

[looney]

Unregulated sector means buyer beware.

 

[southwickseagull]

I have a Citroen C5. On my model the bulb alone costs about £80 and you do indeed need to drop the bumper to fit one. The only good thing is the bulb lasts for ages. 1 in two years so far.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

er [MENTION=5502]Nottseagull[/MENTION] care to explain why you bounced a 2 year old thread?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Now if it was JUST a bulb I would do it myself.

 

[upthealbion1970]

I have a Citroen C5. On my model the bulb alone costs about £80 and you do indeed need to drop the bumper to fit one. The only good thing is the bulb lasts for ages. 1 in two years so far.

If the bulb cost £80 that'll be a xenon or bi-xenon jobbie

 

[Muzzy]

I thought they were able to multi-task!

So not true.. I told my mrs to sit down and shut the fcuk up the other day and she couldn't do either

 

[strings]

It's one of the things that there ought to be legislation about. The ability to change a car bulbs easily is essential maintenance. The harder it is to do the more people will just drive around without bothering to change them for as long s they can get away with. I can just about change the ones on my astra but it normally costs me most of the skin on my knuckles as the gap is only just big enough to get my hand in. Bastard car manufacturers.

Legislation on the changing of light bulbs

I actually see where [MENTION=215]JJ McClure[/MENTION] is coming from, and he makes a relevent point. Light bulbs should be easy to change, after all, you are commiting an offence if you drive at night without working lights.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Are Meganes particularly complex then? I say this because I've always changed the bulbs on my cars myself. And I am a WOMAN

 

[Nottseagull]

er @Nottseagull care to explain why you bounced a 2 year old thread?

Sure, I was looking for a thread to illustrate my witty post #49 here http://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showt...a-light-bulb&p=4478369&highlight=#post4478369 . I got interested in the subject and couldn't resist the 'multi-tasking' jibe, but I didn't expect the thread to take off again!

 

[HantsSeagull]

just thought i would cheer you all up and let you know I have just paid £150 for a bulb - yes that is the actual cost of the part with no mark up and the guy at my garage felt so sorry for me, he didnt charge me to fit it.

.....and i thought i was pissed off when i left vicarage road last night....but lets not go there...!

 

[army ali]

Did it myself (renault megane) a couple of weeks ago. Bulb cost £9 (ish). You can access the headlamp compartment through the fron wheel arch. Turn your wheel inwards, feel in the wheel arch for a panel which can be easily removed. Once removed you can access the headlamp compartment by unscrewing the protective cap. Once unscrewed you can then access all bulbs. It's a little bit fiddly but it can be done. This was the first time I tried it and it took about 10 mins. Reckon I can get that down to 3-4 after practice. It saved me a lot of money!

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Did it myself (renault megane) a couple of weeks ago. Bulb cost £9 (ish). You can access the headlamp compartment through the fron wheel arch. Turn your wheel inwards, feel in the wheel arch for a panel which can be easily removed. Once removed you can access the headlamp compartment by unscrewing the protective cap. Once unscrewed you can then access all bulbs. It's a little bit fiddly but it can be done. This was the first time I tried it and it took about 10 mins. Reckon I can get that down to 3-4 after practice. It saved me a lot of money!

I haven't got the car any more, but someone from Tates did exactly that and it took him of an hour and the bulb was crooked, so when the mot came around I have to have it changed. Renault recommend dropping the bumper as going behind the wheel arch is a hit and miss affair seemly

Better than £600 for a general service for my Beemer a few weeks ago.Bloody thieving Germans