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Lidl Bargains

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    #62
    5W30
    Closed Accounts Posts: 694 ✭✭✭5W30


    Skylinehead wrote: »
    The Lidl trolley jack I have is a bit leaky too, you can visibly see the car going down slowly. Had it years now mind.

    No idea how you're having these problems. I use mine quite a lot but I do look after it, lowering it very slowly, etc.

    Could be a bad batch or just bad quality control :)


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    #63
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,652 ✭✭✭corks finest


    corks finest wrote: »
    From my experience, never got lidl/aldi wipers to fit my last car,tried two different sets,as on the back of pack,no joy

    Picked wipers for my insight ,,,and joy,they fit,,first time I got lidl/aldi wipers to fit,,half price compared to any other ones I've seen


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    #64
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Wipers are good, Picked up a set today as mine were getting smeary.
    Fitted no hassle at all, I had the traditional style before with the spoiler also Lidl as well for the last while they seem to be easily as durable as the brand name stuff like Valeo, Bosch etc.


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    #65
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,652 ✭✭✭corks finest


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Wipers are good, Picked up a set today as mine were getting smeary.
    Fitted no hassle at all, I had the traditional style before with the spoiler also Lidl as well for the last while they seem to be easily as durable as the brand name stuff like Valeo, Bosch etc.

    Kicking myself, bought one 26 inch wiper for my car last wk,halfords think it was double what I paid for at lidl this morning,,,, spare one now anyway


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    #66
    tayto lover
    Registered Users Posts: 51,652 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Did anyone ever use one of those quick puncture repair aerosols?
    If they work they'd be very handy for a puncture on the motorway or on a dark night.


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    #67
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,652 ✭✭✭corks finest


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Did anyone ever use one of those quick puncture repair aerosols?
    If they work they'd be very handy for a puncture on the motorway or on a dark night.

    Yes,motorbike, small hole,no sweat


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    #68
    blackbox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,165 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Trolley jacks seem to be sold out everywhere. They must only have got a handful.


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    #69
    visual
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    tayto lover wrote: »
    Did anyone ever use one of those quick puncture repair aerosols?
    If they work they'd be very handy for a puncture on the motorway or on a dark night.

    I came across a guy on big motor bike with front tyre flat. It worked much better than I thought
    Now need to buy another to replace the one I gave him.


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    #70
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,652 ✭✭✭corks finest


    blackbox wrote: »
    Trolley jacks seem to be sold out everywhere. They must only have got a handful.

    At least 40/50 in carrigaline lidl yesterday morning


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    #71
    9935452
    Registered Users Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭9935452


    5W30 wrote: »
    No idea how you're having these problems. I use mine quite a lot but I do look after it, lowering it very slowly, etc.

    Could be a bad batch or just bad quality control :)

    I have 2 of them , one works perfect , the other doesnt .
    Out of interest they both have 2 different handles too


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    #72
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    Was going to buy the trolley jack but might just invest in a more professional one.
    I bought a draper one in halfords a few years ago and the wheel came off.
    After i fixed that i jacked the car up and and went into house and came out about half a minute later and the car was on the ground.
    Topped the fluid up but still the same and no obvious signs of a leak.


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    #73
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    BohsCeltic wrote: »
    Was going to buy the trolley jack but might just invest in a more professional one.
    I bought a draper one in halfords a few years ago and the wheel came off.
    After i fixed that i jacked the car up and and went into house and came out about half a minute later and the car was on the ground.
    Topped the fluid up but still the same and no obvious signs of a leak.
    Put it in the scrap bin before something bad happens.


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    #74
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,652 ✭✭✭corks finest


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Put it in the scrap bin before something bad happens.

    Never,ever,leave a hydraulic jack on its own,always, always, use jack stands,,,,,kid,animal,could go under,,


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    #75
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,652 ✭✭✭corks finest


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Put it in the scrap bin before something bad happens.

    Never,ever,leave a hydraulic jack on its own,always, always, use jack stands,,,,,kid,animal,could go under,,


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    #76
    stimpson
    Registered Users Posts: 7,815 ✭✭✭stimpson


    When I take off a wheel I always slide it under the sill. I use axle stands too. Can't be too careful.


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    #77
    corks finest
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    stimpson wrote: »
    When I take off a wheel I always slide it under the sill. I use axle stands too. Can't be too careful.

    Bang on,,,,too dodgy otherwise


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    #78
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    corks finest wrote: »
    Never,ever,leave a hydraulic jack on its own,always, always, use jack stands,,,,,kid,animal,could go under,,
    You're preaching to the converted but the point is a jack that fails can go anytime, even while jacking and before or during you putting axle stands in place.
    A bad jack is a bad jack and should be broken up and disposed of so it cannot be salvaged and reused by some other person,


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    #79
    blackbox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,165 ✭✭✭blackbox


    blackbox wrote: »
    Trolley jacks seem to be sold out everywhere. They must only have got a handful.

    Got one in Lidl on Nangor Road Clondalkin. They had loads this morning.


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    #80
    pajero12
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    CJhaughey wrote: »
    You're preaching to the converted but the point is a jack that fails can go anytime, even while jacking and before or during you putting axle stands in place.
    A bad jack is a bad jack and should be broken up and disposed of so it cannot be salvaged and reused by some other person,

    Very true, I'd always run a bead of weld along the thread of the jack to make sure it's useless.


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    #81
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    It doesn't appear to be on it, it would be 4 if it was.

    Wipers are one thing I can't and won't do cheap. They last no length of time compared to oem ones. You can pick up a set of mk4 mondeo wipers for circa 40 euro off Ford. Worth every penny!

    If you want OE quality you can buy the same blades in a factors for about 1/2 the cost of going to a dealer.
    It's crazy buying wipers from dealers.

    The Aldi ones i bought about 2 years are of comparable quality and still going strong. Only problem was having to buy 2 blades the same length where i needed 2 different lengths. At least I have a set of spares now.


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    #82
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Fuzzy Clam wrote:
    If you want OE quality you can buy the same blades in a factors for about 1/2 the cost of going to a dealer. It's crazy buying wipers from dealers.


    Na, don't agree with you there, I've flipped both sides of the coin, and paying that bit extra for quality oem wipers is always worth it. I get 2 years out of oe ones, compared to a year, if even, for spurious ones. They start hopping, screeching, leaving smears etc.


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    #83
    veganrun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭veganrun


    Was in Lidl yesterday. Couldn't believe how small the axle stands were, don't think I'd feel too safe using them.


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    #84
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    Fuzzy Clam wrote: »
    If you want OE quality you can buy the same blades in a factors for about 1/2 the cost of going to a dealer.
    It's crazy buying wipers from dealers.

    The Aldi ones i bought about 2 years are of comparable quality and still going strong. Only problem was having to buy 2 blades the same length where i needed 2 different lengths. At least I have a set of spares now.

    Not sure about the flat blades but the conventional wipers from ford are excellent and last a very long time. They are more expensive but not massively so.


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    #85
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Na, don't agree with you there, I've flipped both sides of the coin, and paying that bit extra for quality oem wipers is always worth it. I get 2 years out of oe ones, compared to a year, if even, for spurious ones. They start hopping, screeching, leaving smears etc.

    You can get oem wipers from a factors at half the cost of the dealers.
    The same make, just different packaging. Fact.
    Ford don't make wipers. They're probably made by Trico.


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    #86
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    Not sure about the flat blades but the conventional wipers from ford are excellent and last a very long time. They are more expensive but not massively so.
    Theyre not made by Ford though. The same blades are available in factors.


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    #87
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    Fuzzy Clam wrote: »
    Theyre not made by Ford though. The same blades are available in factors.

    The ones with the wear indicator? Doubt it tbh. I've never seen them in any factors and i've had two focus's. What factors have them?


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    #88
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    The ones with the wear indicator? Doubt it tbh. I've never seen them in any factors and i've had two focus's. What factors have them?

    I can't answer that specific question.
    The fact still is that you can get oem or oem quality blades without paying dealer prices.
    This is a bargains thread after all, albeit going slightly off topic.


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    #89
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    Fuzzy Clam wrote: »
    I can't answer that specific question.
    The fact still is that you can get oem or oem quality blades without paying dealer prices.
    This is a bargains thread after all, albeit going slightly off topic.

    Well if you can't answer the question then how can you claim that they can be got at a motorfactors?

    Also if you value a back wiper and own a mk1 focus only the genuine ford blade will work properly. Anything else only wipes half of the window due to it's curvature.


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    #90
    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,002 ✭✭✭mad m


    Anyone any experience with the Bluetooth phone kit for 14.99?


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    #91
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    Well if you can't answer the question then how can you claim that they can be got at a motorfactors?

    Also if you value a back wiper and own a mk1 focus only the genuine ford blade will work properly. Anything else only wipes half of the window due to it's curvature.

    +1. Tried a non Ford wiper on the back of the focus before, one was too big, the other was too small, both of which stuck up at the end, thus not doing a clean sweep, as you say. The OE one fit's perfect, just about 10mm or so off the top of the window when sweeping.

    The wear indicator is something that I haven't seen on any other spurious wipers, so Ford have some input on the make of the wiper somewhere along the way.

    I'm sure people would have copped on by now if Ford were just rebranding generic wipers and charging a premium price for them.


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