Eddy9592 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hey guys just wanted to give some of my recent experiences with auto bulbs direct and see if anyone else has had any issues. So around a month ago I bought myself some nice LED bulbs to go all over the car basically from sidelights to indicators reverse and fog etc, they arrive and pretty much the whole order is wrong with bulbs missing bulbs not working and bulbs the wrong colour. So after speaking to their customer service team which I must say are fantastic the one thing I can not fault is their customer service but anyway, so I sort the issues with the customer service team and send back all the wrong bulbs which were all of them as they list the wrong types of bulb for the 350z in the first place bayonet bulbs do not fit the car right but they are the only thing listed. So new ones come exactly the same issues some don't work some wrong colour and some missing just in different orders after a month of this constant back and fore horseshit I finally thought I had them all correct. So now today I take my car for a p3 at nisstec and the boys there said the would chuck the bulbs I received yesterday in while they were working on the car, one hour later a phone call the indicator bulbs don't work neither set, the sidelights are bright orange so the wrong colour and the side repeater bulbs are also blown I mean what is going on I have sent and received around 6 different lots of faulty missing or just wrong bulbs and still! Still not correct. So has anyone else had any issues? And like I say I cannot fault the customer service it's been quality and I love the free packs of haribo but the bulbs are just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Never heard of "Autobulbs Direct" so just had a look. I used the old registration from my 350Z which I have now sold and yes most of the bulbs listed were wrong, ...eg: rear tail lights stated as a "380" bulb when in fact I know they were "T20" capless dual filament bulbs. They are not the only people to get it wrong though as when I looked in a Halfords bulb book in store they too had the 380's listed as the rear tail lights on a 350Z as does a thread on this very forum (I posted in it to make others aware though). Link: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/61926-definitive-bulb-replacementfitment-list-help-pls/ The thing is though you really have to take some of the blame unfortunately as on their website you can clearly see the bulbs model number & a picture so if you had looked at the bulbs in your car before ordering them it would have been fairly obvious (no offence intended). As for the bulbs being blown & wrong colours well that is down to them obviously. Personally I would just get a full refund & be done with them. I usually get my bulbs from eBay and have been satisfied with them 99% of the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy9592 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Yeah I guess your right I was stupid enough to pit my trust I a company that specialises in bulbs I will in future make sure I triple check and yeah the wrong colours and blown bulbs are just ridiculous not just because of it happening but the consistency of failure was incredible. I'll give eBay a try then and I have asked for a full refund 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Yeah I guess your right I was stupid enough to pit my trust I a company that specialises in bulbs I will in future make sure I triple check and yeah the wrong colours and blown bulbs are just ridiculous not just because of it happening but the consistency of failure was incredible. I'll give eBay a try then and I have asked for a full refund You'd think they'd get it right I know but unfortunately as with so many things it would seem the only person you can trust to get something right is you. Fyi ~ I used Silvertec T20 bulbs for my Zeds indicators which worked great & stopped the car having that nasty orange glow in the headlights/rear indicators. Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SILVERTEC-BU582-SILVER-CHROME-INDICATOR-BULB-T20-CAPLESS-WEDGE-TWIN-PACK-2-BULBS-/121378502875?hash=item1c42b8f8db Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy9592 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Thanks a lot man I'll try them out, and yeah I guess so live and learn eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I've used them but like yourself and GM I found it was better to seek out the bulb you want than rely on the plate checker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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