Trying to track down a part for European light fitting.

[David A. James]

Dear all,

I am having a great deal of no success trying to track down a spare part for the lights in my kitchen (which apparently come from Athens and are known as Greek fisherman lights). There is a plastic sleeve which screws into the element and itself has a screw which grips the screw-fit bulb (i.e. not a bayonet fitting). The business end of the sleeve has crumbled away with years of exposure to the heat emanating from the bulb. There is a rather unhelpful picture at

. I have been to my local they-stock-everything DIY shop and also to B&Q but neither of them have anything that fits the bill. Can anyone recommend a UK specialist supplier of European lighting bits who might be able to assist me? Or is my best bet to get my local electrician in to fit a new UK-format light fitting into it?

Many thanks in advance

David James.

[BigWallop]

Would any of the two items near the bottom of the page, be any good as a replacement ?

[BigWallop]

Or does this look as though it may do the job ?

[Dave Plowman]

You could try Christopher Wray - they tend to sell all sorts of obscure fittings and some of the spares for them.

[N. Thornton]

Quicker to replace the whole bulb holder/socket, or if they wont take CFLs then the complete fittings.

Regards, NT

[David A. James]

Thanks to all concerned for the helpful and friendly input. I'll try Christopher Wray and drop into my nearest Ikea (although in East Anglia I suspect my nearest one is Thurrock)

Cheers

David.