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

£25 barstard quid inc. VAT, P&P.
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Old Feb 13, 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!!
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Old Feb 13, 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
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Why are you on this forum then Ali?
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Old Feb 13, 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!
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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Cost them about 20p if that makes you feel any better?
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Old Feb 13, 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
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Old Feb 13, 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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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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just get a bank loan
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Old Feb 13, 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
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 01:40 AM
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Little smear of copaslip on new screws always a good idea.
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Old Feb 14, 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.
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 08:11 AM
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Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooops!
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Old Feb 14, 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.
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Old Feb 14, 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..!
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Old Feb 14, 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?
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Old Feb 14, 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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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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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
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Old Feb 26, 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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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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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
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Old Feb 26, 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.
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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Just bought a front badge.

£25.00!!!!!

I'm selling mine!

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

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