Seriously, NAPA, Six Dollars and Eighteen Cents? For that?!
I guess that's how you're able to sell new Miata brake rotors for $19.
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March 20, 2010 9:04 p.m. Woody UltraDork
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March 20, 2010 9:06 p.m. JThw8 SuperDork
I believe it, stupid little brass brake line adapters are stupidly expensive. $6.18 seems about right actually.
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March 20, 2010 9:53 p.m. Tommy Suddard SonDork
It was only 4.99 at the Autozone closest to Road Atlanta.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
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March 20, 2010 9:57 p.m. Woody UltraDork
Tommy Suddard wrote:
It was only 4.99 at the Autozone closest to Road Atlanta.
That's a bit out of my way.
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March 20, 2010 10:14 p.m. neon4891 UberDork
you think thats bad, A regular 9007 headlight bulb is $5, tops, $10 each for brighter ones. My 881 fog light bulb is $10 for the standard bulb with no brighter options, and I have to make time to get to an acctuall parts store to find them.
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March 21, 2010 12:06 a.m. 93celicaGT2 UberDork
^Try finding H1 bulbs sometime. Stupid fogs in the Escort.
I just had to buy a pair of 9004s for the MX6. That hurt.
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March 21, 2010 12:16 a.m. JeepinMatt HalfDork
A single H4 bulb for my Jeep costs $38. And they don't seem to have the longest life. Of course, that's not factory. The stock Wagners really suck.
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March 21, 2010 12:31 a.m. DoctorBlade Reader
I paid $6 for a simple bleeder screw for the Buick. Had to get it from GM as well.
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March 21, 2010 1:05 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
I pay $4 for a decent IPA on tap. Almost nothing else in this thread will be pissed away as quickly as that. Count yourselves lucky.
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March 21, 2010 1:11 a.m. WilberM3 New Reader
JeepinMatt wrote:
A single H4 bulb for my Jeep costs $38. And they don't seem to have the longest life. Of course, that's not factory. The stock Wagners really suck.
did you make a new harness for them? ive heard of a lot of jeeps having problems with short bulb life on upgraded bulbs/hella lenses while using the small factory wiring. i made a whole new big gauge harness right off the battery that worked really well.
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March 21, 2010 1:40 a.m. JeepinMatt HalfDork
WilberM3 wrote:
JeepinMatt wrote:
A single H4 bulb for my Jeep costs $38. And they don't seem to have the longest life. Of course, that's not factory. The stock Wagners really suck.
did you make a new harness for them? ive heard of a lot of jeeps having problems with short bulb life on upgraded bulbs/hella lenses while using the small factory wiring. i made a whole new big gauge harness right off the battery that worked really well.
Yep. It's not that bad of a problem really, but I can expect to replace them more frequently than anything stock. Could attribute it to how much I drive, close to 20k miles a year, a good fraction of that in the dark.
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March 21, 2010 1:56 a.m. Opus Dork
JeepinMatt wrote:
WilberM3 wrote:
JeepinMatt wrote:
A single H4 bulb for my Jeep costs $38. And they don't seem to have the longest life. Of course, that's not factory. The stock Wagners really suck.
did you make a new harness for them? ive heard of a lot of jeeps having problems with short bulb life on upgraded bulbs/hella lenses while using the small factory wiring. i made a whole new big gauge harness right off the battery that worked really well.
Yep. It's not that bad of a problem really, but I can expect to replace them more frequently than anything stock. Could attribute it to how much I drive, close to 20k miles a year, a good fraction of that in the dark.
If not an electrical problem, may be a suspension problem. Lots of bouncing, hard ride will cause bulbs to burn out quicker
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March 21, 2010 7:24 p.m. Woody UltraDork
Why do VW bulbs burn out so often?
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March 21, 2010 7:36 p.m. Teh E36 M3 Reader
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
I pay $4 for a decent IPA on tap. Almost nothing else in this thread will be pissed away as quickly as that. Count yourselves lucky.
Amen brother. They get around $5 for a decent IPA in my neck of the woods, but I figure it's always money well spent.
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March 21, 2010 7:41 p.m. John Brown MegaDork
Woody wrote:
Why do VW bulbs burn out so often?
VW service writer job security!
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March 21, 2010 7:53 p.m. seeker589 Reader
In reply to Woody:
Cost breakdown of the $6.18: Cost to make it - 18cents Cost to box it - $1.00 Cost to ship it to supplier warehouse - $1.00 Cost to box it up and ship it to NAPA's warehouse - $1.00 Cost to re-box and ship to store - $1.00 Cost to place it in the bin - $1.00 Cost to keep it nice and cozy in the nice bin at the NAPA store - $1.00
Modify this cost breakdown considerably if it was imported!
I would bet there is a CNC machine somewhere on the planet that spits out thousands of these things in a day from a piece of brass bar stock.
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March 21, 2010 11:48 p.m. TuffWork New Reader
Teh E36 M3 wrote:
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
I pay $4 for a decent IPA on tap. Almost nothing else in this thread will be pissed away as quickly as that. Count yourselves lucky.
Amen brother. They get around $5 for a decent IPA in my neck of the woods, but I figure it's always money well spent.
That's why I just brew my own. It's alot cheaper that way and is usually better tasting too. Got 5 gallons of European Pilsner lagering in the fridge right now.
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March 22, 2010 9:13 a.m. slantvaliant HalfDork
seeker589 wrote: Cost breakdown of the $6.18: Cost to make it - 18cents Cost to box it - $1.00 Cost to ship it to supplier warehouse - $1.00 Cost to box it up and ship it to NAPA's warehouse - $1.00 Cost to re-box and ship to store - $1.00 Cost to place it in the bin - $1.00 Cost to keep it nice and cozy in the nice bin at the NAPA store - $1.00
Now, compare that to trying to whittle one yourself.
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March 22, 2010 9:43 a.m. HappyJack New Reader
I needed a bleeder screw for a front caliper on an 81 VW Rabbit. The dealer wanted $30!!!!! For $60 I could get a whole new caliper! Luckily I scrounged one elsewhere.
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March 22, 2010 9:49 a.m. Bumboclot New Reader
The Anzo projector's in my wife's old Focus would eat a pair of SilverStars in about 30 hours of use. Normal bulbs lasted closer to a year.
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March 22, 2010 10:01 a.m. daytonaer Reader
Woody wrote:
Seriously, NAPA, Six Dollars and Eighteen Cents? For that?!
If you ever have to make some brake lines with SAE bubble flare but want to convert it to inverted flare so you can make everything else yourself, NAPA sells the brass adapter. Much similar in size to the one you pictured, a little more than $9 a piece. :-) You'll probably need 2 per line.
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March 23, 2010 10:10 p.m. chknhwk Reader
I once paid $0.97 to get a flat fixed at Wal-Mart...
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March 23, 2010 10:14 p.m. dxman92 Reader
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
I pay $4 for a decent IPA on tap. Almost nothing else in this thread will be pissed away as quickly as that. Count yourselves lucky.
This is why I brew my own hard cider and drink PBR when I go out..
