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Product Description

Norelco’s HQ177 Replacment Heads will fit any Norelco Cool Skin 7000 Series Shaver

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #867 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Philips Norelco
• Model: HQ177
• Released on: 2004-01-04
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .13 pounds

Features

• Set of 3 Norelco replacement heads

Product Description

HQ6. Contains 3 cutters and 3 combs. For maximum performance change heads once a year. Fits Norelco Quadra Action Razor Models Only: 7885XL, 7864XL, 7865XL, 7845XL, 7825XL, 7815XL, 6891XL, 6890XL, 6887XL, 6886XL, 6885XL, 6867XL, 6866XL, 6865XL, 6848XL, 6846XL, 6829XL, 6828XL, 6826XL. Not all Quadra Action model numbers may be listed. Does not fit any other Norelco models.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Philips Norelco
• Model: HQ6
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 6.31″ h x .31″ w x 5.13″ l, .8 pounds

Features

• Heads fit Norelco Quadra Action Razors only
• Three stainless-steel heads in package needed for each change on razor
• Blades shave in two stages: slots for long hairs, holes for short hairs
• Simple installation
• Combined, heads designed to adjust to individual facial contours

Customer Reviews

Norelco is heads, everything else is tails…
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 best
the replacements were painless and easy to install….the best replacements for the best electric razor!

Figaro Would Be Proud!
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.

Product Description

HQ8. Fits Spectra 8800 Series, Norelco 7800 Series, Norelco 7100 Series, Norelco 7200 Series. Contains 3 Cutters and 3 Combs. Made in Holland.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Philips Norelco
• Model: HQ8
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .38″ h x 6.31″ w x 5.13″ l, .20 pounds

Features

• 3 replacement heads for Norelco Spectra Razor
• Fits Spectra 8800 Series, Norelco 7800 Series, Norelco 7100 Series, Norelco 7200 Series
• 3 cutters and 3 combs included
• Head replacement recommended annually

Customer Reviews

You will be glad you got these blades
Replacement blades are a must. The razor will remind you about once a year which is fine in most cases. But, if you have a heavy beard or shave more than once a day, as I do, then you should replace the blades every 8 months or so. The reminder on the razor is only a suggestion, not a command. After all, it does not know when the blades get dull. So, I simply ignore the reminder and replace the blades when I feel it is necessary.

One thing you must do is use the new blades for several days until they settle in and adjust to your skin. Until then you may have a little irritation. Another problem I have solved is the hair on my neck. I use to think the harder I press the razor, the better it would get those stray hairs. But, all I got was a rash. I discovered that if I simply use a very light touch and not press hard then it got those hairs much better and with no redness.

Replace your blades at least once a year and your face with thank you.

The guy who said they are not durable is incorrect
He determined they are not durable because the ‘replace heads’ light came on soon after he installed them. That is just because he replaced the heads early before the light came on. The light is just a timer and comes on every so many minutes of use. His new heads were fine, but he did not understand what makes the ‘replace heads’ light come on.

Old into like-new1
Purchasing the Norelco HQ8 Spectra Tripleheader Replacement heads for my 5+ year-old Norelco razor was a really good move. The “old “razor” now works like a new razor. I should have replaced the heads long ago but kept using the old ones and complaining that “I need to get a new razor.”