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Andy B

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How much???????????
« on: 20 March 2011, 19:06:34 »
I was following an Aston Martin DB9 this afternoon. We stopped at a set of lights ...... me behind him  ;) As the lights changed he proceeded in a leisurely manner, whereas I had my foot buried in the carpet to keep up, he got to around 50, stopped accelerating & then moved back over a lane. You just don't overtake a car like that even in a reasonably quick 3.0 Omega, so I moved over too behind him. Anyway ........ at the next set of lights when we both had to stop, I held back so that we could talk. I pointed out that half of his nearside tail lights weren't working, he already knew.  ::)
They're led lights and Aston can/will only sell you a complete new light unit.
I know things are relative & if you have the money to buy & run a DB9 you're not going to be short of a quid or three, but he told me a tail light costs ................. [size=18]£400[/size]  :o :o :o :o
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #1 on: 20 March 2011, 19:09:46 »
That's half an Omega!!! ;D
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #2 on: 20 March 2011, 19:10:15 »
Hand made is it Andy?! :o :o :o :D :D :D ;)
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #3 on: 20 March 2011, 19:10:23 »
I guess when you buy an Aston, your not really bothered about the cost of parts!

Still, a whole rear light cluster for say a facelift is not going to be cheap either!
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #4 on: 20 March 2011, 19:16:56 »
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I guess when you buy an Aston, your not really bothered about the cost of parts!

Still, a whole rear light cluster for say a facelift is not going to be cheap either!

The advantage of our cars though is that you can change a bulb if one fails and not have to change the whole unit.  ;) ;)
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #5 on: 20 March 2011, 19:56:25 »
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That's half an Omega!!! 

you can get a good working WHOLE omega for that  :y
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #6 on: 20 March 2011, 20:20:30 »
Job Oportunity  :y :y :y :y

For a very reasonable fee I am prepared to hack it open and replace all LED's.

Lets say half price of a new one, £200. Hell, high power leds are only about £1 each, and if you have to change the driver they're only about £14 

Just like refurbing a Power sounder  ;D just as long as it doesn't catch fire later  ;D

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« Reply #7 on: 20 March 2011, 20:35:08 »
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Job Oportunity  :y :y :y :y

For a very reasonable fee I am prepared to hack it open and replace all LED's.

Lets say half price of a new one, £200. Hell, high power leds are only about £1 each, and if you have to change the driver they're only about £14 

Just like refurbing a Power sounder  ;D just as long as it doesn't catch fire later  ;D

Ken


I did say that if it were mine I'd hack it open & attack it with a soldering iron. As they say ............
how hard could it be?  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #8 on: 20 March 2011, 20:38:27 »
As said if you buy an aston whats £400. :y :y :y :y
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #9 on: 20 March 2011, 21:53:15 »
Too hard for a work shy booer by the sound of it.   ;)
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #10 on: 21 March 2011, 11:19:16 »
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I guess when you buy an Aston, your not really bothered about the cost of parts!

Still, a whole rear light cluster for say a facelift is not going to be cheap either!


65 plus VAT for a genuine one
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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #11 on: 21 March 2011, 11:33:57 »
probably he got the car from lottery  ;D ;D
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« Reply #12 on: 21 March 2011, 12:01:00 »
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I guess when you buy an Aston, your not really bothered about the cost of parts!

Still, a whole rear light cluster for say a facelift is not going to be cheap either!


65 plus VAT for a genuine one

Not as expensive as I thought it would be!
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« Reply #13 on: 21 March 2011, 13:36:44 »
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Hand made is it Andy?! :o :o :o :D :D :D ;)


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Re: How much???????????
« Reply #14 on: 22 March 2011, 10:06:27 »
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That's half an Omega!!! 

you can get a good working WHOLE omega for that  :y

Or my car two years ago and have £50 change
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