Hi, I know Halfords is a bit expensive and dont stock much if anything for our cars (could'nt even get a headlight bulb or oil filter) but i needed to do a bit of bodywork touching up and they mixed some paint up for me (Colbalt green pearl metalic) and it was absolutly spot on, came out much better than expected, well pleased.

I got my new Alpine head unit from Halfords - much cheaper than anywhere alse at £99 on special offer - has full ipod control!

 

Also quidco do in store cashback with halfords so got a few quid coming back too ;)

See the link at the bottom of my sig for details!! :)

Edited April 22, 201114 yr by Paul C

I used Halfords to mix me up a touch-up pot of TK3 Marine Blue for my ZX and the colour was spot on too!!

 

I think they have improved a bit recently - and they often have good 3 for 2 deals on car cleaning products; which can save a fair few pounds.

 

Richard:sorcerer:

Went into Halfords today for the first time in ages and supprised how CHEAP there products have become. Usually bought thing's like autoglym and meguires cleaning shampoo and polishing stuff of ebay thinking I was getting it cheap but Halfords Cheaper again by a few quid!! :bow:

i have a trade card for them now makes it even cheaper :)

Last time I went to get paint mixed up at halfords, I went there for Bayside blue, which is a heavily metallic paint with a lot of dark to light colour change.

 

The Halfords system even desribed it as "Metallic Pearl Blue", but what they they gave was a non-metallic Navy Blue...and then tried to argue about it being correct.

Halfords colour match is really good as they use a universal computer system. the air compressed cans also work a lot better than the gas compressed cans. :)

Halfords colour match is really good as they use a universal computer system. the air compressed cans also work a lot better than the gas compressed cans. :)

 

All Paint suppliers use computerised systems as far as Im aware. But its up to the guy working there to then manually mix up the correct parts to the correct weights according to what the computer tells him.

 

Its very much a manual process, dependent on the guy serving you. Which is luck of the draw in a place like Halfords.

Edited April 22, 201114 yr by Yowser

i bought a super dupper tyre inflater, one of the halfords ones at 50% off, inflates a tyre from flat to 28psi in less than 3 minutes, great bit of kit. im no3w trying tyres to inflate that i dont even own.

gets my thumbs up.

I used Halfords to mix me up a touch-up pot of TK3 Marine Blue for my ZX and the colour was spot on too!!

 

Hmmm ... is your car UK or Jap ?

I got the genuine nissan aerosols, and it was way out (light), half tempted to try halfords and get them to add a bit more black to darken it up ...

But I think i'll pay a pro to do the job :surrender:

Hi, I know Halfords is a bit expensive and dont stock much if anything for our cars (could'nt even get a headlight bulb or oil filter) but i needed to do a bit of bodywork touching up and they mixed some paint up for me (Colbalt green pearl metalic) and it was absolutly spot on, came out much better than expected, well pleased.

 

how much did they charge for the paint?

 

dan.:cool3:

i just asked my local paint shop who they used a company called rainbow paints. the match was spot on, and they where very helpfull

how much did they charge for the paint?

 

dan.:cool3:

 

I think it was £13.99

I think it was £13.99

 

thanks i might give them a look at in the summer:thumbup1:

 

dan.:biggrin:

should be no probs getting an oil filter for youer zed from halfrauds although it will likely be a fram filter that i wont use, a headlight bulb would be a bit much for them if it's JDM :/

should be no probs getting an oil filter for youer zed from halfrauds although it will likely be a fram filter that i wont use, a headlight bulb would be a bit much for them if it's JDM :/

Cheers got new head light bulbs from fleabay, oil filters Halfords dont even list, strange they list 350z and even the 1970's 260z.

Cheers got new head light bulbs from fleabay, oil filters Halfords dont even list, strange they list 350z and even the 1970's 260z.

 

the guy you spoke to obviously had no idea they are listed as i've priced one i asked the make though and as soon as he said fram it was a no, ebay is ok for bulbs or Mike at MJP

 

did they ask you if it was a Nissan Sylvia???? :lol: :lol: