Halfords Professional tools range (good offer inside)

[Stanley]

Anyone had any useage of Halfords tools?

I know the 'Gearwrench' ratchets are meant to be good, and ive used a small socket set before and got on well with it, so based on this i have just purchased this.... http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_17 3083

Seems a good deal to me!

Comes with loads of bits and bobs.

[MK999]

It's now "advanced" stuff, and not as good as it used to be :(

[mowgli]

their stuff is very good, except that our local store is really running its stock of single sockets down

[Danny s-p]

it ok for job's at home and that. but they do start to wear out if you use them every day(if your a fitter or some think along them lines).

[Count Vaux Alot]

I've used halfords stuff in the trade for years and its good stuff

[Rich]

im still using my 3/8 and 1/2 ratchets from that set i got 5 years ago. Used daily (mechanic) and still going strong!

torx sockets are crap though, the ones with the little security hole. snap-on for those lol

[Danny s-p]

I've used halfords stuff in the trade for years and its good stuffi just kept braking the in side's on a 1/2 inch

[Count Vaux Alot]

lol they are 'consumables' its the same for any ratchet in my experience but i know what you mean

[Danny s-p]

lol i rather pay just a little more for a bit better stuff. i wood never go daft and pay the price of snapon stuff but i do by a lot of brittool and it never failed on me yet i own 4 brittool ratchet's got them over a year a go now. were as the halford's one lasted 3 month's and the second time i took it back the complained and said it was because i used i on hgv's

[Adaz_blud]

i got this set and when i got it the gearwrench was bust on it i just took it back and they gave me another one good set though.

[mowgli]

lol i rather pay just a little more for a bit better stuff. i wood never go daft and pay the price of snapon stuff but i do by a lot of brittool and it never failed on me yet i own 4 brittool ratchet's got them over a year a go now. were as the halford's one lasted 3 month's and the second time i took it back the complained and said it was because i used i on hgv's

i don't think it would matter if you used it on a space station or anything else, as long as you didn't put a sleeve on & jump on it, it was not misuse

[mowgli]

does this one have a porn drawer or what???

http://washford.scene7.com/is/image/Washford/136609?$prod$

[blue_peg_16v]

there good quality for the money imo ive had them for years but as said the torqs are a bit weak snaped another the other week undoing the head bolts

[Stuart]

as Mark said, the "new" Advanced stuff is NOT as good as the professional branded stuff used to be.

Britool have dropped their quality a little but its still better than the old halfords professional stuff at a similar kind of price

[L14MNP]

I have a 150 piece Halfords Professional ste as well as numerous other Halfords Pro tools, and it is fairly decent stuff. Just the right side of the 'good' for the money IMO.

Yeah I have broken a few things, but it's usually down to desperation of not having a breaker bar at the time and using a 1/2" ratchet and a scaffy bar. lol

The Advanced stuff is definitley not as good. Not to mention how gay the set layout now is. Also they have always claimed it was 1/2 price, but very rarely have I seen them up for £199.99.

[Stuart]

IAlso they have always claimed it was 1/2 price, but very rarely have I seen them up for £199.99.

I think its to stop you from buying it even cheaper on trade card as its "on offer" meaning they would discount the £199 price and not the £99 price

[L14MNP]

Yeah that's probably true. Although I still got discount on mine. Depends how dizzy the bird on the till is. lol

[puss puss]

Yeah I have broken a few things, but it's usually down to desperation of not having a breaker bar at the time and using a 1/2" ratchet and a scaffy bar. lol


o the old ratchet and bar method i used to use it well lol.

i got a old magusuim (sp) 1/2 and i have had it for about 3 years now never skipped a tooth and has had many bars on the end of it :)

i do like halifords stuff very affordable and decent for a appretice :thumb:

[dj_wudgey]

my dads got abit its not as good as my snap on gear but its allright from my experiences!

[GRUNT 16V]

i really rate the halfords tools i bought my socket set from there when REVS did a price comparisson in there mag years ago !!!!!!!! and 6 engine conversions and countless brake upgrades etc its still going strong !!!!!

[burgo]

i love the fact that if you break something you go in and if its on the shelf they replace it there and then, no receipt needed or anything. where as snap on you have to wait two weeks!!! what good is that?

[Connor]

i Love halfords tool sets, especially the older stuff i bought (on trade :d)
Only thing i would rather snap on is things like torque wrenches and air guns,
There boxes are pretty ace and good value for money imo

[General Baxter]

no receipt needed or anything. where as snap on you have to wait two weeks!!! what good is that?

well your snap on man is a bellend,

i break something, phone him up, will be round in a few hours, swaped there and then :roll: