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Old 13 February 2006, 02:45 PM
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1 plastic number plate lamp housing?

£25 barstard quid inc. VAT, P&P.
Old 13 February 2006, 02:48 PM
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Begs the Question , why not get one from a breakers. Seems a bit on the usual pricey side!!
Old 13 February 2006, 03:03 PM
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Welcome to Subaru and their "competetive" parts pricing.

I belive it's no.3 or 4 on my list of reasons to hate Scoobs
Old 13 February 2006, 03:13 PM
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Why are you on this forum then Ali?
Old 13 February 2006, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by wide
Begs the Question , why not get one from a breakers. Seems a bit on the usual pricey side!!
It's because I can't get the screws out of the old one. The crosses have rounded off in the screw heads.

I wain't lerrit beat me!
Old 13 February 2006, 03:22 PM
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Cost them about 20p if that makes you feel any better?
Old 13 February 2006, 03:24 PM
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Bubba,
I had a similar thing happen to me last MOT.
drill them out, easy peasy, 2 new screws 40p tops.
worked a charm for me
Old 13 February 2006, 03:29 PM
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Time to get rid eh? Just the start of the slippery scope IHMO
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just get a bank loan
Old 13 February 2006, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by chrispurvis100
Why are you on this forum then Ali?

I'm a Subaru owner.

Although there are people here who don't own them....go and badger them
Old 14 February 2006, 01:40 AM
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Little smear of copaslip on new screws always a good idea.
Old 14 February 2006, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
Bubba,
I had a similar thing happen to me last MOT.
drill them out, easy peasy, 2 new screws 40p tops.
worked a charm for me

Thanks for the tip, but I've already ordered the part I wonder if they do refunds.
Old 14 February 2006, 08:11 AM
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Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooops!
Old 14 February 2006, 09:23 AM
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It's arrived.

Never, in the field of replacement parts, has so much, been paid by one person, for so little.



To be fair, it's the whole assembly including the steel bracket, not just the little plastic bleb.
Old 14 February 2006, 10:57 AM
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Bought five of the fabled subaru plastic screw/rivets yesterday (the ones that you can't undo without fu@kin' them up..!)...

£4.25..!

Even the partsman said it's discusting (sp?), although he didn't give me any dis****..!

They have a similar things at Halfrauds for 99p for two.

Actual production cost of these things has to be no more than 5p..!
Old 14 February 2006, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
I'm a Subaru owner.

Although there are people here who don't own them....go and badger them
So why don't you sell it, if you hate subarus?
Old 14 February 2006, 11:07 AM
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you have to understand the tool to make those little plastic things cost over a million to have built, they also have running costs too, if they don't make many of them they have to charge what seems like a fortune for them but in real manufacturing terms isn't......if you had ordered 100,000 of them you would have got them at a good price
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Originally Posted by chrispurvis100
So why don't you sell it, if you hate subarus?
Use search, I'm not going to bother to repeat it all again
Old 26 February 2006, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
Bubba,
I had a similar thing happen to me last MOT.
drill them out, easy peasy, 2 new screws 40p tops.
worked a charm for me
Just done this today. Already had some suitable screws and a lamp.

I'm going to find out what subaru's returns policy is.
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
It's arrived.

Never, in the field of replacement parts, has so much, been paid by one person, for so little.



To be fair, it's the whole assembly including the steel bracket, not just the little plastic bleb.


Go to a dealers and ask how much for a set of Anti-squeel shims


Although, I understand that they do come with "free" brake pads
Old 26 February 2006, 04:02 PM
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Had the same problem with them damn screws myself trying to put on my new number plates.could have killed someone .The front drove me nuts and the back was murder.Drill the things.my tip of doing this job is DONT ITS CR@P.
Old 26 February 2006, 05:25 PM
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Just bought a front badge.

£25.00!!!!!

I'm selling mine!

Ted.
Old 26 February 2006, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by captain ted
Just bought a front badge.

£25.00!!!!!

I'm selling mine!

Ted.
The PINK ones come free with the Gay Times magazine ....... in all Good Gay Bookstores from Friday

You lot make me laugh ....... you spend, and waste, pots of money on gadgets and toys and CockLinks .. then squeal like likkle pigs when it's something you ACTUALLY need!!!

Pete
Old 26 February 2006, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
The PINK ones come free with the Gay Times magazine ....... in all Good Gay Bookstores from Friday

You lot make me laugh ....... you spend, and waste, pots of money on gadgets and toys and CockLinks .. then squeal like likkle pigs when it's something you ACTUALLY need!!!

Pete
I spend my money on decent servicing and proper, timely maintenance.

I'm too skint to do anything else.
Old 26 February 2006, 07:28 PM
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Me too.

No mods as I bought the car I wanted.

Just shocked me that the badge cost nearly as much as the grill it sticks to!

Ted.
Old 26 February 2006, 07:31 PM
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What Model is yours bubba?
Old 26 February 2006, 07:58 PM
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A Green MY99 Wagon.

The créme de la créme.
Old 26 February 2006, 08:02 PM
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Is it a UK car?
Old 26 February 2006, 08:07 PM
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Yes...
Old 26 February 2006, 08:13 PM
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Okey dokey



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