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Thankyou again for all the info. I'll try emailing that contact as i keep getting dead ends with the google results, I have one final question- can anyone give me the names of French auto factors? The only one I know of is Feu Vert but that seems to be more like Halfords than like a proper auto factors  

I hope I'm not being stupid but it seems that you cant actually buy stuff through the valeo site, the product catalogue doesnt want to come up.... just me or have they changed?  

Hi we moved to the Chamonix valley a year ago and have 2 small kids, 3 and a half and 18 months. My 3 year old is at school, as they start really young here. She is now I think understanding the French but not speaking yet, but I have been told it takes at least a year. I have a friend who moved here 6 months before me with an 8 year old, who now is pretty much fluent in French. I have found in this valley the schools don't offer any extra help for non french speakers, they just let the them get on with it which as a parent is hard, especially if you don't speak french yourself. But the lifestyle for children is amazing here. Very outdoor and healthy, as a family there is so much to do, we absolutly love it and am sure our kids will too, my 3 year old is already skiing amazingly and doing ski de fond with the school. It is really set up for after school sports and it is really cheap to do, so won't break the bank. The only thing that is not good is the language especially if moving to the Alps, where it is very easy to speak english and not be fully emersed in the french life. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask

Hi thanks for such quick replies, I have tried looking for valeo lamps but not had much luck, do you know their website? The headlampshop on ebay still really expensive. It seems our car Nissan X Trail not such a common make as I thought it would be. Thanks again to all who replied.  

Currently changing car over, all we need to do is change headlights, but prices we have been quoted very expensive 350 euros per light any suggestions of french companies other than main dealers like A.R.E in UK that do headlights.