I have just bought a set of 165a's for £79.99 at Halfords in Norwich. I have no idea if this offer is available at other H's, but I do know that when I looked in my local H's in Ashford 2 weeks ago they were not stocked but listed at £139 in the catalogue. In Norwich the shelf tag says were £105 previously. I am confused but well pleased!
Worth a call to Halfords if you're looking for upgraded speakers!
Are these the speakers that Buster advocates? If so I might have to get some.
DP
They are indeed the very ones... as fitted to my car by the man himself s:bowdown: :bowdown: s:bowdown: s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Anyone know the difference between Focal 165A's and 165CA's? (apart from the extra letter!)
Cheers
B4st4rd ... I got these for £150 about a year ago! They are quality thought I have to say!
Thanks guys s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
I'm now going to have to go and check my two local Halfrauds to see if I can part with some more cash that I wasn't planning on spending s:evil: :evil: s:evil: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
I'm going down too in the morning to see if I can land a pair s:shock: :shock: s:shock: ; result s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Well they never had any in our local Halfords s:( :( s:( Might try the bigger Derby one tomorrow s:) :) s:)
Pride Park in Derby should have the pair I did not collect because I baught some in Birmingham £30 cheaper.That is when they where £129-95 a pair.
Not bothered if they're 130 quid then s:( :( s:( I want a bargain s;) ;) s;)
Might pop in just in case... seeing as it looks like I'm driving around looking at potential new houses (or so I've been told s:roll: :roll: s:roll: )
Quote from: "Comer"Anyone know the difference between Focal 165A's and 165CA's? (apart from the extra letter!)
Cheers
CA's are the newer modles and sligthly thinner in mounting depth
...more! My local Halfords still list the 165a's at £129, so I've no idea where Norwich's prices are from.
Fitted the speakers and I have to say that they are FANTASTIC! Couldn't believe what nasty horrible cheap speakers the originals were when I took them out. Changed the HU first (for Phil Dye's old Alpine) and the sound was still pants, but the Focals and Alpine together are very nice indeed.
2 tips from the speaker install. 100mm flashing tape from Wickes is great, easy to use, cheap (£6.99 for more than you need) and effective. I've mounted the crossovers Duck taped on top of the sound deadening foam in the door panel. Looks perfect to me, no need to remove the foam and no risk of them rattling against the door panels.
Still some issues around tidying up the HU installation, I may be posting photos and begging for advice soon!
Cheers
Andy
Quote from: "Buster"Quote from: "Comer"Anyone know the difference between Focal 165A's and 165CA's? (apart from the extra letter!)
Cheers
CA's are the newer modles and sligthly thinner in mounting depth
Are they better in sound. I'm sure I've seen them cheap but from the US.
I dont think so but the stats on the box say otherwise.
but with thinner magnets the bass will be less
Quote from: "Andy S"I have just bought a set of 165a's for £79.99 at Halfords in Norwich. I have no idea if this offer is available at other H's, but I do know that when I looked in my local H's in Ashford 2 weeks ago they were not stocked but listed at £139 in the catalogue. In Norwich the shelf tag says were £105 previously. I am confused but well pleased!
Worth a call to Halfords if you're looking for upgraded speakers!
I've been to several Halfords and they all say £129. Andy do you know if your pair was a one off or if that is the price to order them s:?: :?: s:?: If so I will order from your branch. Cheers.
Quote from: "heathstimpson"Quote from: "Andy S"I have just bought a set of 165a's for £79.99 at Halfords in Norwich. I have no idea if this offer is available at other H's, but I do know that when I looked in my local H's in Ashford 2 weeks ago they were not stocked but listed at £139 in the catalogue. In Norwich the shelf tag says were £105 previously. I am confused but well pleased!
Worth a call to Halfords if you're looking for upgraded speakers!
I've been to several Halfords and they all say £129. Andy do you know if your pair was a one off or if that is the price to order them s:?: :?: s:?: If so I will order from your branch. Cheers.
I will go to Halfords in Norwich tomorrow morning and sort this price out
Will someone
please post what exactly I am asking for as I do not know anything about audio !!!
If the price is cheap I will ask for names for a group buy and I will purchase them straight away for you to PayPal me
Is this OK ???
I'd be in for a group buy if they are 80 quid and you can sort it s:) :) s:)
I believe you need to ask for the Focal Access 165A Component speakers.
Quote from: "heathstimpson"Quote from: "Andy S"I have just bought a set of 165a's for £79.99 at Halfords in Norwich. I have no idea if this offer is available at other H's, but I do know that when I looked in my local H's in Ashford 2 weeks ago they were not stocked but listed at £139 in the catalogue. In Norwich the shelf tag says were £105 previously. I am confused but well pleased!
Worth a call to Halfords if you're looking for upgraded speakers!
I've been to several Halfords and they all say £129. Andy do you know if your pair was a one off or if that is the price to order them s:?: :?: s:?: If so I will order from your branch. Cheers.
I'm not 100% certain. I was in Norwich visiting a mate on Thursday (Snetterton track evening s:) :) s:) and we got onto talking about my plan to buy speakers for my '2, saying that I wanted the Focal 165a's He'd been onto Norwich Halfords 2 weeks earlier and noticed they were for £80. So we took a drive down there Friday morning. There was a set on display and on the shelf they were labelled as previously £105, now reduced to £80. As I've said that bears no relation to prices in my local Halfords, but I bought a brand new boxed set for £80. The guy in there was really helpful, even to the extent that he actually looked in the storeroom for more sets when the computer said he had none! He was willing to sell the display set at a further discount if he'd otherwise run out.
I'd suggest giving them a call. (sorry I don't have the number to hand)
hth
Andy
Quote from: "Hanslow"I'd be in for a group buy if they are 80 quid and you can sort it s:) :) s:)
I believe you need to ask for the Focal Access 165A Component speakers.
Completely right, you can't get it wrong.
Focal 165a
They were £79.99 this was a price to get rid of old stock
Now out of stock & these are not being made anymore been replaced by 165ca @ £150
Sorry cant be of more help
Pete s:? :? s:?
the only reason focal are ending the "a" range is that they have been around for 5 yeasr now so they need tonupdate a few things LOL
as i said before not much differeence between the 2 but u will get some deasl out now in big outlets trying to get rid of old stock
Quote from: "Peter Wright"Focal 165a
They were £79.99 this was a price to get rid of old stock
Now out of stock & these are not being made anymore been replaced by 165ca @ £150
Sorry cant be of more help
Pete s:? :? s:?
Cheers for trying mate
Is it possible to buy those online?
Thanx.
Quote from: "xdesign"Is it possible to buy those online?
Thanx.
They are not on the Halfords site as I have looked there as well.
There are about 3 or 4 places I have found online that sell them in the UK. Can't post them at the mo as the post that I found them on is on another BBS that I can't access from work s:( :( s:( Will post them up though if people are interested.
I've emailed halfords-online to see if they can locate any of the 165As in any of their stores and to let me know. Again, I'll let people know if I find any. My local Halfords didn't have any in stock and the other nearby one had noone on the Audio department when I rang up, but I'm gonna give them a bell when I get home to find out.
Would be a good bank holiday job fitting them if I can find some in time! s;) ;) s;)
Right, the places mentioned that sell them are
Car Audio Discount (http://www.caraudiodiscount.com/acatalog/)
Unbeatable Car Audio (http://www.unbeatablecaraudio.com/)
Turners Online (http://www.turners-online.co.uk/)
MobileToys (http://www.mobiletoys.co.uk/acatalog/Mobiletoys_Focal_15.html)
Can't get the Turners Online link to work though so don't know if they are still around s:? :? s:?
Not used any of them either so can't vouch for any s:( :( s:(
Andy S,
Don't suppose you could take a photo of the box with the receipt could you? A close up of the receipt would be good as well s:) :) s:)
Was going to try and see if one of the online places would price match but need the evidence. No worries if you can't / won't do it, but worth asking s:D :D s:D
If you can, could you email me the pics or send me a link where I can grab them?
Quote from: "Hanslow"Andy S,
Don't suppose you could take a photo of the box with the receipt could you? A close up of the receipt would be good as well s:) :) s:)
Was going to try and see if one of the online places would price match but need the evidence. No worries if you can't / won't do it, but worth asking s:D :D s:D
If you can, could you email me the pics or send me a link where I can grab them?
I would appreciate it if you would send me a copy too please.
Guys;
No digicam at home, sorry. s:( :( s:( Will try 'n sort it at work 2mora but busy day ahead. s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
Cheers
Andy
Thanks Andy s8) 8) s8) s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
So... did anyone else manage to get these speakers at this low price? Both my local Halfords dont stock this particular item and so have had no luck. If anyone has found a place that comes close then could you let me know as im debating whether to get some.
thanks in advance
Nope. Got no response from the online places (unsurprisingly) s:( :( s:(
Just got a new set off of ebay for £95 so always worth keeping your beadies on there.
Not quite 80 nickers but still a real good price for what they are
Hi,
So that was you! s:D :D s:D I placed a bid with 30 seconds to spare and then got out bidded again at the very last moment.
Congrats you lucky s*d. nah just kidding mate, fair play s:D :D s:D
enjoy.
oops, sorry!!
Stevo
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