Exorbitant cost of Hella spotlight spare part

I've had the same thing happen. From memory they are and M6 x 20mm and maybe throw in some loc tite and you might even get change from a 10.

Here's a late update. Blackwoods have just come back to me with a price of $90 including tax and I've ordered it. Still relatively expensive bu I can live with $90...just. Don't know how Coventrys can justify such a big mark-up. Maybe I should charge them waiting time for standing at the counter, I reckon I would come out in front.

I recently went into Coventry's for six High Tensile bolts for recovery points. The price was $9 per bolt, which I paid but later found the same elsewhere for $4. I go elsewhere now.

Over here in South Australia we have Motor Traders owned by Coventrys, we have a trade account and very rarely buy of them....why because they are double the price of every one else.

So before knocking Hella why don't you phone around and get a price.

Same goes for there bolts and nuts company Universal Fasteners, you pay 4 times the price of bolts and nuts that we get form United Fasteners....same brand, same quality.

We have bought this up with them a few times and seeing there staff moral is so low, all they say is why don't you go else where.

I use to work in a marine store that sold Hella boat lights. We bought directly from Hella.

There spares (lenses, globes, bases etc.) were very very expensive in some cases it would work out to 80% of a complete new light.

Not trying to be a smart a..e, but isn't this a good reason to buy an Aussie made product in the first place? Lightforce are made right here in SA, I've never seen a better light and I'm pretty sure spares would be easier to get than something made in Germany (or wherever Hella are made).