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im after some green paint as close to hawk kawasaki green as possible. does halfords have anything close to the colour off the shelf? im not sure how many cans ill need but i want to be able to get the same shade whenever i need to. cheers all.
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no they dont .. halfords that is ....

go to partco or similar, they'll mix proper paint up and chuck it in an aerosol for you.. the 2 pack they mixed for me matched the OE green perfectly

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"kawasaki lime green" was the colour.
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Halfruads rip you off car parts..................................never again will I go there

Paid them 9.99 for a headlight bulb for my car. I got home and put it in................... the other bulb went instantly..................GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRR

So next morning on the way to the gym I called in at a small cars parts place near the gym same bulb....................3.95
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thats exactaly the colour i want zimm. looks really good. i wont go to halfords for car parts- as said they are a rip off. my local one dont have a clue about anything either.
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halfords do actualy make up the colour you need, just take your beast down there and they should match it up for you!
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only problem is its not legal at the min :smt011 and im going for a completely different colour. it was blue befpre but im going for green now :smt003
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find the colour you need on the internet? print it off on some papers and take it down there biggrin
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i tried that but they just refused to have a look for it just cos i said the word 'bike', even though i had the paint codes ect. useless tw**s 'sorry we dont do bike paints'.
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you all seem to be dissing halfords quite alot.. they actually do some good stuff but also some shite. i sprayed some wheels matt black on my last bike with halfords paint, one coat, straight over the original and it lasted all through winter and summer right up till i sold it and it didnt flake off atall or rub through! smiler
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the quality of some stuff is quite good. ive used their paints to spray bits on my car and its come out not too bad. its just the lack of customer service in the ones near me which i dont like :smt011
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tobomoto wrote:the quality of some stuff is quite good. ive used their paints to spray bits on my car and its come out not too bad. its just the lack of customer service in the ones near me which i dont like :smt011
"halfords go the extra mile" haha ..yeh. :smt017
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I blagged a trade card from them(quite easy to do), and its worth goin there then. some stuff is cheap, some stuff not so bad, and some stuff still a rip.
20% off pro range tools is a good one, bulbs,brake pads, belts,wiper blades etc.. cheap as anythin.
i think its 20% off oils and filters too.
fck all saving on paints tho.
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how do ya get the card then mate?dont they ask for proof of work etc?
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I wrote a letter stating i looked after a small race team, maintaining the bikes etc... stated the quantitys of oil/plugs/filters, etc we would go through in an average season. Went in with my overalls on, and asked what they could do for me! they gave me a tradecard.
Well worth getting, especially cos they are open late and weekends
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yer mate definatly, so did you send the letter into them or just walk in, hand it over the counter and basically got a card there and then?
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