Customer Reviews

Philips Norelco HQ6 Quadra Action Tripleheader Replacement Heads

5 star:		(172)
4 star:		(26)
3 star:		(15)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

These are replacement heads for what I consider the best all-around electric razor on the market, the Quadra 7865XL. (My first Norelco electric lasted 30 years.) The razor itself is efficient-but the "business ends" are the heads. The manual says to replace them every year, but they are rather pricey. I was not thrilled by this aspect of the product, but experience has shown that you don't have to replace them that often IF YOU KEEP THE HEADS CLEAN. I brush mine out every time I use the razor, and clean the entire head assembly every one to two weeks. The major cleaning is easy: take the entire head assembly off the razor (the hinge snaps into the body) and place it in a small dish of Formula 409™ (DO NOT USE A CLEANER CONTAINING AMMONIA! It will destroy the plastic parts and cause corrosion of the metal.) or similar household surfactant cleaner for a few hours, then take the heads out to rinse and clean them as instructed. Then I lubricate them as instructed. Do not overlubricate! Following this procedure, I can make them last a year and a half, and I shave my entire head every day.

However: You will notice a decrease in efficiency after about a year, and if your whiskers (or hair) are particularly tough, yearly replacement may be a necessity.

Also note that the instructions indicate a "breaking in period" for new heads. This is quite true of any self-sharpening electric razor head. Two or three shaves after replacement, there is a marked increase in efficiency.

In sum: a good product that works as advertized when used according to the manufacturer's instructions and recommendations. With extra care in use, it works better than advertized.

the replacements were painless and easy to install....the best replacements for the best electric razor!

Our son went to see the opera "The Barber of Seville" today with his fourth grade classmates. Not only was it reportedly over 3 hours long, but the singing was in Italian (which is fine, but was not, as promised, in English), it took more than 30 minutes just to get out of the parking garage, and there were no snacks!

I mention this not only because I love our son, but also because I was wondering how Figaro (said barber) would have liked these refills for the Norelco Quadra 7 and Quadra Action rechargeable electric razor. I imagine he would have loved the shaver (see separate review for the Norelco 6826XL), but that at some point he'd have sung a dramatic aria about the need to semi-regularly change your blades.

It's easy to neglect changing the blades, as the Norelco works wonderfully and the deterioration is imperceptible at first. But after about 2 years on the SAME SET OF BLADES the performance is noticeably worse. This neatly packaged replacement set is easy to use (but try to keep the two part razor head and blade together as you place them in the shaver), the price seems reasonable, and it shaves again as if it were new: fast, smooth, close. The box indicates that it replaces blades for models

7885/7866/7865/7864/7845/7825/6891/6887/6886/6885/6857/6866/6865/6848/6829/6828/6826XL/7617/7616X,

but then confusingly adds, "Not all Quadra model numbers may be listed." It states also "DOES NOT FIT ANY OTHER NORELCO MODELS (presumably this means they fit Quadra 7 and Quadra Action Razors only)." My one complaint is an environmental/engineering one-why was a big box used for shipping such a small item?

The fat lady sings; the review is over. Thank you for your patience.

A convenient and easy (and quick) way to order and receive replacement heads for your norelco razor. These are the same heads you could order directly through the norelco website - but with increased time and cost.

These head have made my Norelco like a new machine and the price through Amazone was fantastic. In the past I have replacement heads cost as much as a new Norelco, but this buy was very good! No shipping charge was a bonus.

After being frustrated with which new type of shaver to get, not to mention everyone elses reviews, I just ended up replacing the screens and blades of my Norelco 6885XL. It worked good when I bought it and still does with replacements.

For months I had been searching for Norelco replacement heads, and I found them on Amazon. Delivery was quick. The shave: It took about two seconds to see how dull my old blades had become. Now that I know where to get replacements, I will do so annually.

David

The Norelco is a superior electric shaver, and the replacement heads keep one serviceable for ever! The only reason to buy a new razor is if one is dropped, or you just want something new.

These heads and a replacement battery transformed my almost 10-year-old 6885XL into a brand new shaver. I'm not an every day shaver, so I tend to get more life out of a blade than many folks. But shaving had become uncomfortable lately, as if the hair was being pulled instead of cut. This replacement set took care of that.

Works very well and makes my Electric shaver (Philishave 6832) feel like new again (shaves closer now that the blades are new). Of course I had not changed the blades since day 1...6 years ago!
Now the only problem is that newer (and better?) Philips shavers were available at about 2.5 times the cost of the replacement blades. So you may hesitate and think you might as well re-buy an entire newer shaver offering new technology and all new everything (not just the blades but battery as well). And that is why I give the product 4 stars and not five: if it were a little more affordable that would make it definitely a no brainer.