Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome to OOF

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Best source for  (Read 1461 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

tunnie

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Surrey
  • Posts: 37588
    • Zafira Tourer & BMW 435i
    • View Profile
Best source for
« on: 11 November 2009, 10:04:29 »

Logged

Olympia5776

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Ireland
  • Posts: 2174
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #1 on: 11 November 2009, 10:31:47 »

I'd ask some Electrical Contractors if they knew of anyone who dealt in second hand ones.
I've lit several garages of mine in Scotland and Bedfordshire with ex factory fittings that were sourced from dealers who bought up and removed them from factories that were being demolished.
They refurbished and sold them for typically half price with new tubes.
Worth a try . Good luck.  :y
Logged

tunnie

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Surrey
  • Posts: 37588
    • Zafira Tourer & BMW 435i
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #2 on: 11 November 2009, 10:35:35 »

Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places  :(
Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39797
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #3 on: 11 November 2009, 10:36:19 »

Quote
I'd ask some Electrical Contractors if they knew of anyone who dealt in second hand ones.
I've lit several garages of mine in Scotland and Bedfordshire with ex factory fittings that were sourced from dealers who bought up and removed them from factories that were being demolished.
They refurbished and sold them for typically half price with new tubes.
Worth a try . Good luck.  :y

All mine came from the skip at work. But between being dragged out of the skip & a scrap chit being made out, all the internals had been replaced .......  ::)  ::)  ::)  ::)

Unfortunately I have to buy my own tubes now  :'(

Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39797
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #4 on: 11 November 2009, 10:36:45 »

Quote
Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places  :(

No contractor at work?
Logged

tunnie

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Surrey
  • Posts: 37588
    • Zafira Tourer & BMW 435i
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #5 on: 11 November 2009, 10:39:43 »

Quote
Quote
Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places  :(

No contractor at work?

Not leccy ones, we are building a new brodcast building, other end of the site but its all fenced off, i can't get in, and its a brand new build. Don't think they would like me 'borrowing' tubes  ;D
Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39797
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #6 on: 11 November 2009, 10:42:28 »

Quote
Quote
Quote
Thanks, but short of Googling some and randomly calling them i don't know any local places  :(

No contractor at work?

Not leccy ones, we are building a new brodcast building, other end of the site but its all fenced off, i can't get in, and its a brand new build. Don't think they would like me 'borrowing' tubes  ;D

It's not uncommon for firms to get an outside contractor in to replace tubes & fittings so it can all be done in one hit rather that a bit at a time, especially in food manufacture cos they don't want the possiblity of a tube getting broken while production is running.
Logged

Mr Skrunts

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Skruntie Land.
  • Posts: 25691
  • 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys,
    • 2003 CD 2.2 Auto
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #7 on: 11 November 2009, 15:32:34 »

Have you tried screwfix and cpc both deal with the trade.   :y
Logged
Ask yourself :  " WHY do I believe in what I believe?"

Remember that my opinions expressed here are not representative of the opinions of other members on the OOF Forum.

Mr Skrunts

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Skruntie Land.
  • Posts: 25691
  • 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys,
    • 2003 CD 2.2 Auto
    • View Profile
Logged
Ask yourself :  " WHY do I believe in what I believe?"

Remember that my opinions expressed here are not representative of the opinions of other members on the OOF Forum.

tunnie

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Surrey
  • Posts: 37588
    • Zafira Tourer & BMW 435i
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #9 on: 11 November 2009, 15:38:49 »

Quote
Have you tried screwfix and cpc both deal with the trade.   :y

Screfix thats a nice idea, ta!

I took a look, but tad confused (easily done  ::))

Is this one fitting or 4? It suggests its 1 pack, containing 4 fitting racks.

Thing is no lamp included, no diffuser either. B&Q wanted £21 for slightly shorter one, but that came with diffuser and lamp  :-/
Logged

Mr Skrunts

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Skruntie Land.
  • Posts: 25691
  • 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys,
    • 2003 CD 2.2 Auto
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #10 on: 11 November 2009, 15:40:34 »

Also Wickes, and maplins.
Logged
Ask yourself :  " WHY do I believe in what I believe?"

Remember that my opinions expressed here are not representative of the opinions of other members on the OOF Forum.

Mr Skrunts

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Skruntie Land.
  • Posts: 25691
  • 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys,
    • 2003 CD 2.2 Auto
    • View Profile
Logged
Ask yourself :  " WHY do I believe in what I believe?"

Remember that my opinions expressed here are not representative of the opinions of other members on the OOF Forum.

tunnie

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Surrey
  • Posts: 37588
    • Zafira Tourer & BMW 435i
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #13 on: 11 November 2009, 16:14:07 »

Quote
Quote
Quote
Also

http://business.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=diffuser&_sacat=58145&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1311&_dmpt=UK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET&_odkw=&_osacat=58145

Thanks!

This one looks the ticket, 4 of them should do the job nicely:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Standard-Prismatic-Diffuser-2-x-58W-Pack-of-4-RRP-50_W0QQitemZ310089501655QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Lights_Lighting_ET?hash=item4832c64bd7


fleabay allways worth checking before ordering., glad you found what you wanted. :y :y

Thanks  :y Tbh i completley forgot to look there, just over £30 squid for 4 sounds good to me.

Just need to get leccy bod to fit them for me now  :)
« Last Edit: 11 November 2009, 16:14:20 by tunnie »
Logged

Elite Pete

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chester
  • Posts: 19580
  • My spider senses are tingling
    • Audi SQ5 GSX1400
    • View Profile
Re: Best source for
« Reply #14 on: 11 November 2009, 17:23:34 »

Logged
Retired
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
 

Page created in 0.011 seconds with 17 queries.