Halfords Trade Card

steveo3002

yeah i was just thinking the same after ive purchased my bits, at least somewhere like gsf/ecp will have fresh stock

oh well...lets see how it goes lol

goldspanners

steveo3002 wrote: »

any idea who makes their belts n service parts ...i was hoping to find some marks on the parts indicating where theyre made

just wondering how they hold up...cheap tat or top quality?

i dont think its gates,i used to go to the gates factory in dumfries,saw every manufacturer under the sun there but not halfords im afraid.

Keith

Windscreen Wiper Blade (Rear) - RRP £9.99 TRADE £3.47
Tube of Easy Gasket - RRP £4.99 TRADE £1.90
Brilliant Headlight (Single) RRP £9.99 TRADE £3.50
Super Brilliant Headlight (Single) RRP £14.99 TRADE £7.50
Glowplugs for 1.9 Diesel 206 RRP: £29.99 TRADE: £18.08
Twinpack 12V 5W sidelight bulbs RRP: £2.49 TRADE: £0.46
Halfords set of 5 H.T leads RRP: £12.99 TRADE: £6.38
Halfords brake cleaner RRP: £5.49 TRADE: £4.39
Laser Brake Spanners RRP: £3.99 TRADE: £3.19
Halfords Split Pin selection approx 550 6 different sizes RRP: £6.99 TRADE: £4.99
Torque Wrench RRP: £49 TRADE:£39
120piece socket set RRP:£149 (but normally on offer at £99) TRADE:£89
150piece socket set RRP:£199 TRADE:£149
1ltr antifreeze RRP: £4.29 TRADE: £3.43
205 Distributor cap - RRP 8.99 Trader £6.19
merc battery(one in boot) RRP: £99 TRADE: £71
rubber exh hangers 34MM "O" style RRP:79 PENCE TRADE:55 PENCE
Holts Radweld RRP: £3.99 TRADE: £0.99
Halfords hose repair bandage - RRP £2.99 - trade £2.44
Polo mk2 timing belt RRP £8.99 - TRADE £2.76 (CHEAPER THAN GSF!! )
Polo mk2 water pump RRP £32.99 -TRADE £21.11
Holts Gun Gum Putty (for holes in backbox) - RRP £3.79 - Trade 79p
Big Can of Brake and Clutch Cleaner - RRP £5.99 - Trade £4.79 (sounded expensive and it's a huge can)

Keith

Windscreen Wiper Blade (Rear) - RRP £9.99 TRADE £3.47
Tube of Easy Gasket - RRP £4.99 TRADE £1.90
Brilliant Headlight (Single) RRP £9.99 TRADE £3.50
Super Brilliant Headlight (Single) RRP £14.99 TRADE £7.50
Glowplugs for 1.9 Diesel 206 RRP: £29.99 TRADE: £18.08
Twinpack 12V 5W sidelight bulbs RRP: £2.49 TRADE: £0.46
Halfords set of 5 H.T leads RRP: £12.99 TRADE: £6.38
Halfords brake cleaner RRP: £5.49 TRADE: £4.39
Laser Brake Spanners RRP: £3.99 TRADE: £3.19
Halfords Split Pin selection approx 550 6 different sizes RRP: £6.99 TRADE: £4.99
Torque Wrench RRP: £49 TRADE:£39
120piece socket set RRP:£149 (but normally on offer at £99) TRADE:£89
150piece socket set RRP:£199 TRADE:£149
1ltr antifreeze RRP: £4.29 TRADE: £3.43
205 Distributor cap - RRP 8.99 Trader £6.19
merc battery(one in boot) RRP: £99 TRADE: £71
rubber exh hangers 34MM "O" style RRP:79 PENCE TRADE:55 PENCE
Holts Radweld RRP: £3.99 TRADE: £0.99
Halfords hose repair bandage - RRP £2.99 - trade £2.44
Polo mk2 timing belt RRP £8.99 - TRADE £2.76 (CHEAPER THAN GSF!! )
Polo mk2 water pump RRP £32.99 -TRADE £21.11
Holts Gun Gum Putty (for holes in backbox) - RRP £3.79 - Trade 79p
Big Can of Brake and Clutch Cleaner - RRP £5.99 - Trade £4.79 (sounded expensive and it's a huge can)
Deep 15mm 1/2 Drive Socket - RRP 5.79 - down to £4.xx
Set of 12 1/2 Drive Sockets - RRP 17.99 - Down to £14.xx

Can you tell it's MOT time?

steveo3002

you might wana check the pound shop/market for carb and brake cleaner...£1 a tin and does the job just fine, dont need to worry about wasting it then

anewman

steveo3002 wrote: »

you might wana check the pound shop/market for carb and brake cleaner...£1 a tin and does the job just fine, dont need to worry about wasting it then

Any recommendations which pound shops? Never noticed it myself. If I saw it I'd grab a basket full

steveo3002

well most of the cheapie type of shops carry it around here...they have a range of about 6-8 aerosols all £1 each , the carb and brake cleaner are fine and the tyre sheen and silicon spray are okay for the money, they also do a degreaser and a couple of other bits i cant think off

worth having a look on the market too


edit : looks like this one , never pay over £1 though lol
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHOKE-CARBURETOR-CARB-CLEANER-CHAINSAW-LAWNMOWER_W0QQitemZ230174949031QQihZ013QQcategoryZ82248QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

steveo3002

Windscreen Wiper Blade (Rear) - RRP £9.99 TRADE £3.47
Tube of Easy Gasket - RRP £4.99 TRADE £1.90
Brilliant Headlight (Single) RRP £9.99 TRADE £3.50
Super Brilliant Headlight (Single) RRP £14.99 TRADE £7.50
Glowplugs for 1.9 Diesel 206 RRP: £29.99 TRADE: £18.08
Twinpack 12V 5W sidelight bulbs RRP: £2.49 TRADE: £0.46
Halfords set of 5 H.T leads RRP: £12.99 TRADE: £6.38
Halfords brake cleaner RRP: £5.49 TRADE: £4.39
Laser Brake Spanners RRP: £3.99 TRADE: £3.19
Halfords Split Pin selection approx 550 6 different sizes RRP: £6.99 TRADE: £4.99
Torque Wrench RRP: £49 TRADE:£39
120piece socket set RRP:£149 (but normally on offer at £99) TRADE:£89
150piece socket set RRP:£199 TRADE:£149
1ltr antifreeze RRP: £4.29 TRADE: £3.43
205 Distributor cap - RRP 8.99 Trader £6.19
merc battery(one in boot) RRP: £99 TRADE: £71
rubber exh hangers 34MM "O" style RRP:79 PENCE TRADE:55 PENCE
Holts Radweld RRP: £3.99 TRADE: £0.99
Halfords hose repair bandage - RRP £2.99 - trade £2.44
Polo mk2 timing belt RRP £8.99 - TRADE £2.76 (CHEAPER THAN GSF!! )
Polo mk2 water pump RRP £32.99 -TRADE £21.11
Holts Gun Gum Putty (for holes in backbox) - RRP £3.79 - Trade 79p
Big Can of Brake and Clutch Cleaner - RRP £5.99 - Trade £4.79 (sounded expensive and it's a huge can)
Deep 15mm 1/2 Drive Socket - RRP 5.79 - down to £4.xx
Set of 12 1/2 Drive Sockets - RRP 17.99 - Down to £14.xx
halfords brand rear wheel bearing suit mk1 golf/polo RRP £11.99 Trade £8.37

yet another encounter with the worlds most gormless assistant...asked if my mk2 polo was a 16v ....

[Deleted User]

Not that I would in any way condone this, but theoretically speaking it might be possible to find the profile of someone on ebay who buys a lot of car parts, print off said profile and go into Halfords and ask for a trade card.

Theoretically, the Halfords employee might then say "Sorry you have to be a mechanic", and theoretically one could reply "But it says on your website that you only need to be a "volume buyer"' to qualify and here's (ahem) my ebay profile to prove it". At which point one might hand over said ebay profile showing many car part purchases, most of which relate to parts of cars one had no idea even existed. Halfords employee might then grudgingly check on the Halfords interweb site, where it does indeed say volume buyers qualify.

Halfords employee may, in theory, then grudgingly hand over a cherished trade card, and then, theoretically speaking one might scedaddle with dubiously obtained Halfords card before Halfords employee has a chance to ponder (1) whether this really if your ebay profile, and (2) whether or not it proves you are a "volume buyer"!

Clearly this is all totally theoretical and utterly unlikely to actually work in practice.

anewman

Halfords Rotor arm HRA500 (used for Skoda Favorit among some other cars with PAL distributor I'm guessing) RRP £4.99 - Trade: £2.16