50 quid for a bulb???

[radiovic]

Had my car back to the dealer for a couple of issues
It got a new suspension arm and a re-alignment
It also got a new xenon bulb --- a receipt for parts was left in the car and shows the bulb came in at £49!!

How come??

I've seen xenon bulbs on ebay at a quarter of the price

Cheers
Vic

 

[BaldGuy]

Thats cheap from a dealer.... my local wanted £100 just for one zenon bulb..... absolute joke!!

 

[whitenemesis]

Bargain!!

 

[Bellow]

There has to be a ''How many £s does it take to change a Mercedes lightbulb?'' gag there somewhere.
Perhaps now isn't the best time..

 

[radiovic]

The dealer wasn't MB
Just a local fella who has a forecourt with @ 30 cars
When i got the car --i got 3 months warranty and bought a further 9 months from Black Horse for £200 thru him
He'd obviously got the parts from a local car accessories shop

So i presume the cheap xenons on ebay are just that----cheap crap!!

cheers
vic

 

[ACID]

Hi

Normal price is around 90+ vat from dealers

Acid

 

[jaymanek]

£50 is cheap... even Euro Car Parts charge something like £80.

 

[andy27168]

Hi,
Have to agree £49 is not a bad price for a branded discharge lamp.
I found a place that has them for £20 a pair (unbranded) if anyone is interested.

 

[allias]

Not price at all. Looks like they applied dealer/staff discount as everyone said before its usually more money.

 

[MrML]

Sounds like someones halogen a laugh.....

 

[kwakdonut]

Sounds like someones halogen a laugh.....

 

[D-18]

I'm staggered.....at how cheap that sounds. Several years ago, I was quoted over £100 for a Xenon bulb to fit my Vauxhall Vectra.

 

[radiovic]

Well the new bulb matches my existing one perfectly in white light and intensity.

 

[andy27168]

Well the new bulb matches my existing one perfectly in white light and intensity.

Thats good, as they say that an old lamp can be a different colour to a new one, and recommend replacing in pairs because of this.