Car bulbs spare kit

Fen1

Is it worth paying for the specific Halfords kit, or are the universal bulb kits ok?

I could easily change the bulbs on my 15 year old car, but not so sure about my current 3 year old.

colino

Check what headlamp bulbs, the most expensive and necessary of the lot, that comes with the kits. If they aren't the ones for your car, make up a set yourself.

Fen1

OK. Will try that.

Moto2

Bulbs are quite good these days and rarely fail, I suspect most people don't bother carrying spares any more.
Besides, as you alluded to, they can be a right pain in the backside to change and often not something easy to do at the roadside.

jbainbridge

I keep one of these in boot (for H7 headlight) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-RING-VEHICLE-CAR-VAN-MINI-H7-HEADLAMP-AUTO-EMERGENCY-BULB-FUSE-KIT-/160961270649?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item257a0a1379

Cheap and it means I can replace bulbs straight away.

DigForVictory

There are still car bits shops other than Halfords who not only will sort you the right bulbs, but treat you like a grownup rather than an ATM with a pulse.
Admittedly you may have to provide your own box & they tend to be harder to find, but ask a cabbie!

silverwhistle

Remember you need a set if you cross the Channel.

Moto2

Spare bulbs are not a legal requirement in France

Iceweasel

Moto2 wrote: »

Spare bulbs are not a legal requirement in France

There are more countries on the other side of The Channel than France - most of which recommend you to have a spare bulb kit.

But perhaps silverwhistle wasn't talking about bulbs when he said you needed a set if you cross.

stator

I'm afraid you're better off doing the research and buying the right bulbs individually.

I once bought a kit from halfords for my car, several of the auxillary bulbs were missing. They use generic kits for several makes and model of car so you will end up with bulbs you don't need and missing some you do.

Find an internet forum for enthusiasts of your car, they are a great source of information and will often have stick threads that contain a list of all the headlight and auxilary bulbs for your car.

Moto2

Iceweasel wrote: »

There are more countries on the other side of The Channel than France

Yeah, I suppose he could be nipping across to Croatia

most of which recommend you to have a spare bulb kit.

.....according to the companies that sell bulb kits

But perhaps silverwhistle wasn't talking about bulbs when he said you needed a set if you cross.

Quite possibly