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I know there's the odd thread here and there about the trade card but we don't have a list people can have a quick look against. There's one online but it's quite old now so probably quite outdated. And yes prices fluctuate etc but it would be good to have a bit of an idea especially when you're debating Halfords or ECP for grabbing some oil and a filter.
I've held onto some receipts recently as Halfords is closer to me than ECP so will be updating more when I get home but if people respond so I can add more to the list do we think it might be something worthwhile?
Bulbs
Halford Bulb 501 5w RRP: £2.99 Trade: £1.50
Halfords Twin pack H4 Bulbs 55w RRP £11.99 Trade £6.00
Tools
Halfords Advanced oil filter removal band RRP £14.99 Trade: £11.99
Halfords Industrial 6 Drawer Ball Bearing Tool Cabinet RRP £349 Trade: £199
Halfords Industrial 6 Drawer Ball Bearing Tool Chest RRP £259 Trade: £100
Service parts
Wynns engine flush RRP £5 Trade £3.75
Ignition components
Oil filters
Halfords Oil Filter HOF213 RRP £6.49 Trade: £4.54
Air Filters
Fuel filters
Filters - others
Odds n Ends
Halfords -10 Berry Concentrate screen wash RRP: £2.50 Trade: £2.39
Wynns engine flush RRP £5 Trade £3.75
Wynns hydraulic valve treatment RRP £8.99 Trade £6.74
Halfords windscreen repair kit RRP £5 Trade £4.50
Sprays
Cooling system
Brake stuff
Exhaust stuff
Wipers
Batteries + Cables
Oil
Paints/Primers etc
Halfords Rubbing compound RRP £3.99 Trade: £3.59
Halfords Wet & Dry 2000 RRP£3.99 Trade £3.59
Books and Manuals
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Holts Gun Gum putty 200g - £3.99 - Trade is 69p IIRC
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Trade prices change almost weekly so it's a pretty pointless thread lol
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How? Well, a small team of people at their head office probably monitor the amount of each product they sell and alter the price dependant on sales volumes and buy in prices which can also fluctuate.
You'll find things like that will probably stay mostly the same but your basic parts, oils, filters, batteries etc do change a lot!
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Halfords Industrial 6 Drawer Ball Bearing Tool Cabinet
Item code: 169790
Halfords Industrial 6 Drawer Ball Bearing Tool Chest
Item code: 169774
prices are variable depending on instore offers
Cabinet £349.99
Chest £259.99
On trade card
Cabinet £199
Chest £100
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Batteries went up horrendously a couple of years ago.
Used to be half price
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True the prices might fluctuate abit but it'll be good to have an idea of what to expect from the card . When I picking up a oil filter that was rrp 10ish I didn't know what to expect 8? 6? 4? A more update to date list would save people getting surprised by the lack of savings
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Stupid question
Can anyone apply for a trade card??
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With a couple of forged bits of paper yes
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Bit harder to get these days tbf...
Own brand bulb packs (brakes, indicators etc) £2.49 floor price, 49p trade price. Been the same since I've had a trade card (~4 years).
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Halfords trade discount has certainly been getting less over time, probably unsurprisingly given how widespread the cards now seem to be.
Wiper blades you used to get a huge margin off, similar to bulbs, but having picked up a set for my parents whilst servicing their car for them last weekend, it's now only circa a third off - something like £15 down to £10. When I last bought some last year for my car, it was something more like a fiver for a set...
Still well worth having if you need wipers on a Sunday when everywhere else is closed of course, but certainly quite a bit more expensive than available through mainstream motor factors.
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See tom306 thought these bulbs were 49p trade but when i bought some they were 1.50
Please be very certain of the prices (ideally if you've just gone out and bought some) we wouldn't want a list made up of guesses
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FYI that oil filter band is really good.
This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted above as fact.
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Front wipers £6
On the box at £16 or a little more.
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