new toolbox ?75

[Dave.]

as you know im on a tight budget as i only get ?10 a week, but i still had some money from xmas so i splashed out on this baby

235 piece tool set (233 as 2 sockets missing lol) screwdrivers star keys the full works, all for ?75, thought it was a bargin

allready agged my personal nl sticker lol

heres the pics

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00176.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00177.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00178.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00179.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00180.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00181.jpg

[draper]

its not bad for a young un, them ratchets dont look to clever tho, just aswell your not strong :p

in seriousness tho i never had tools at 14, good one ya lol

[Dave.]

i am strong-ish lol

they look cr*p in the pics but they weigh a ton and are very good aswell

[dannyb]

Excellent stuff, having a boot/garage full of tools is always a sensible, manly choice

[Jack]

How much! :tard:

[Ste L]

should of saved another ?25 and got a halfords 150pc professional set, reduced to ?100 at the min,

http://www.halfords.com/wcsstore/HalfordsConsumerDirect/images/catalog/200-370635.jpg

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&productId=173083&categoryId=33931

[Mike]

i am strong-ish lol

they look cr*p in the pics but they weigh a ton and are very good aswell

top man!! i got my first tool kit at about 14, due to my "wickedy boo" BMX'ing days lol

but hell yeah fair play mate! ?75, caney knock that tbh :thumb:

As for Halfords tools!! Meh, i had rachet shatter un-doing a ARB mount!!! There pants!! Snap-on for me im afriad :D

[Jack]

should of saved another ?25 and got a halfords 150pc professional set, reduced to ?100 at the min,

http://www.halfords.com/wcsstore/HalfordsConsumerDirect/images/catalog/200-370635.jpg

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&productId=173083&categoryId=33931
Thats what I've got, but not Halfords. From the local tool shop, and considerably cheaper! Already been put to good use on the Nova :D

[Ste L]

top man!! i got my first tool kit at about 14, due to my "wickedy boo" BMX'ing days lol

but hell yeah fair play mate! ?75, caney knock that tbh :thumb:

As for Halfords tools!! Meh, i had rachet shatter un-doing a ARB mount!!! There pants!! Snap-on for me im afriad :D


was it a halfords pro?

lifetime garentee, and i've never had a problem with my kit

[Ste L]

Thats what I've got, but not Halfords. From the local tool shop, and considerably cheaper! Already been put to good use on the Nova :D


life time garentee on yours jack?

[Mike]

was it a halfords pro?

lifetime garentee, and i've never had a problem with my kit

erm, pass? its wheelie bin now tho lol

my snap-on tools are literally worth more then my car lmfao!! well nearly hehehehe

[Jack]

life time garentee on yours jack?
Yup. Just had a look, they're made by Sealey.

Dunno how good they're supposed to be, but they were strong enough to have me almost standing on the long ratchet trying to undo one of the wheel bolts that Rexy had welded on the saloon lol

[Ste L]

i take it, that it wasn't then lol....

heard nothing but good stuff about the pro's, lot of people said just as good as snap-on's, even people in the trade too lol

its the cheapo halfrauds set's you gotta worry about, black plastic ratchet handles etc etc

[Dave.]

these are dynamic spanners, dont know if theyre good or bad, are they good?

[bump]

Halfords Pro and Snap On are made in the same factory on more or less identical jigs.

There is another "brand" that comes out of the same factory as well but I can't remember it at the min.

EDIT; Took too long posting and Jack beat me to my memory it's Sealey.

[Adam]

Looks quite a nice toolbox there.

I could do with some form of tool storage, instead of finding 13mm sockets stuck inbetween paving slabs on my drive etc lol

[JSeymour]

i could do with some new tools, i dont have any 13mm sockets left anymore lol

[Driver]

we had one of them 3 million peice(sp) sets from snap on for about 3k as my dad used to banger race alot but it was all stolen so now we have an old plastic draw full off spanners from car boots lol

[Matt2107]

I replaced my tool box with a halfords 2 draw doobery with a top opening tray thing ?29.99

I even went to the extreme of cleaning every single socket and spanner I've accumilated over the years..... good if your stressed out.

[greg1.4]

I have got a Tengtools big toolbox, i have 3 drawers empty as i dont have enough tools to fill it.lol

My dad always gives me tools as he is forever getting new tools. I hav just got a Britool socket set/rachet, some other socket set with a lifetime garantee, snap on spanners/rachet spanners, snap on screwdrivers and a draper torque bit set. I use my tools all the time and never had a problem with them.

[Paul]

Halfords sets are the best about,

Cheapish and gaurantee, so stand on them smack them with hammers, and if they break, go get new ones!

Just as good as snap on, because of the gaurantee, but 1/4 of the price!

I bought that tool set few years back, just managed to refill it with various toold, but not because they broke, because i lost them in garden, cars, driveways, garage etc etc. lol

[L14MNP]

Halfords Pro and Snap On are made in the same factory on more or less identical jigs.

There is another "brand" that comes out of the same factory as well but I can't remember it at the min.

EDIT; Took too long posting and Jack beat me to my memory it's Sealey.

and Blue Point! they are the other Snap-On brand, oh and Harley Davidson :thumb:
eBay bargains on occasion can be acquired with those two names :)

Dave, I wouldn't stress those tools, particuarly the ratchet handles! - any money the drive breaks in them lol

Seriously though mate, good on ya for having tools at your age :D

IMO you can't go wrong with Snap-On, Blue Point, Sealey/Seigen, Halfauds Pro - (the ratchet spanners in particular rock) needed if you want do tension a PAS pum on an SR20 whilst in the 'bay still - and there's a couple others but their names escape me lol

You are better off buying a 2nd hand / broken Snap-On ratchet handle for 30 quid or so and you can always exchange it with the 'Snap-On man' for a brand new one if it is fcuked :)

Tools for life :thumb:

[Ash]

when i worked at Liquid ICE the Snap-on man would come round every wendesday.... that would be were all my wages went then lol. My mate who work full time there has probably spent a good ?3-4k on Snap-on tools (including roller-bearing 6 draw wheelie chest - at about ?1100 :eek:)

I keep buying Dad Halfords professional tools for him birthday and xmas so he can rebuild his car, shame mines in the way and im lacking the tools i've bought him lol

Ash

[Driver]

ive allways found the best tools are bought from car boots etc from old mens toolboxes as theyve lasted 10-20 years allready you know there not shabby lol

[Matt2107]

when i worked at Liquid ICE the Snap-on man would come round every wendesday.... that would be were all my wages went then lol. My mate who work full time there has probably spent a good ?3-4k on Snap-on tools (including roller-bearing 6 draw wheelie chest - at about ?1100 :eek:)

I keep buying Dad Halfords professional tools for him birthday and xmas so he can rebuild his car, shame mines in the way and im lacking the tools i've bought him lol

Ash

I have a giant socket shaped clock sat on my desk at work... thanks to my brother. He has an account with snap-on and gets fantastic discounts. Consequently he always manages to get free gifts... although he did spend ?30 on a multi-led torch that can be seen for X amount of miles... also has a laser pointer in the middle.

[greg1.4]

although he did spend ?30 on a multi-led torch that can be seen for X amount of miles... also has a laser pointer in the middle.

think my dad has got that torch. Its great, my dad often comes back from work and asks me where it is! I always nick it for walking to my garage at nights and working on my nova.lol

[Mike]

ive got 3 aluminium flight cases full of snap-on tools lol

[Ash]

yea snap-on gifts are great, my mate has got one of those unbreakable glasses (like a coke glass) so we thought we would try it out, dropped it out of a first story window and it fine, chipped the slab it fell on lol

Ash

[Matt2107]

I bet it did some crazy bouncing too.

[draper]

ive got the halfords pro set aswell, brilliant piece of kit !! i also need some proper tool storage as most of mine are in boxes/drawers and a carrier bag lol

[Wilson]

Im another one whos got the halford pro set. my dad got me it bout year and half ago and its still holding up well. its also got anything and everything i need :thumb:

[Rich]

I got the 150 peice set from halfords too, a good set but the male torx bits are crap! lol

I shattered the t45 on a sump bolt that wasnt even tight, so i replaced it with a snap-on bit.

[novawez]

teng tools are good macc are facom make the best screwdrivers and sets and beta are pretty good

[Mike]

has anyones dad here got one of those old skool draper rachet sets in that orange steel chest/tin thing?

my dads got one thats older then me (21 years), and its still going strong!!

[cazzy223]

I have a Sealy pro tool kit full of tools that i got for xmas and my old mans tool kit wich is also sealy and he has 5 tengtool small kits wich include rachet sockets 8-22mm spanners pliyers and screwdrivers each but a get my **** kicked when a lose them all. lol

[SRlew]

Looks quite a nice toolbox there.

I could do with some form of tool storage, instead of finding 13mm sockets stuck inbetween paving slabs on my drive etc lol

pmsl lol
i do the same! i found about 5 out there one morning! was like WTF!

might actually look into getting a bit set soon

[Stuart]

that ?75 set is a good base, esp the box it all came in as they arent cheap to buy on their own. and as you break/lose bit syou can progressively buy better bits to replace them...

I am one for good quality tools but i wont spend a fortune unless i have to. If you buy some no brander for a couple of quid and it does the job, score, if it breaks, live and learn then buy a good one lol.

have to say i purchased a 1/4" set from halfords for reomving ecu's at work and it was a "pro" set but the quality is awfull!!!! so in future id only buy what i can actually take out and look at first lol.

[General Baxter]

woo, this is my home/van set, but in the work shop iv got a maczimisa!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/IM000285.jpg

[novahaulin']

http://www.novaload.net/forum/I:\DCIM\100K6340
4 years in the trade and ended up with this, nearly all snap on, they have never let me down, they are expensive but for me the snap on man coming every week was just convinient

[novahaulin']

only just figured out how to post pics:roll:. the box and contents stand me just just over 4k:eek: http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t290/how623/100_5650.jpg

[Novadex]

75??? bargin! my mate would have paid that just for a spanner in his snap on set

[novawez]

http://www.novaload.net/forum/new3.5/statusicon/post_old.gif Today, 05:04 PM #40 (http://www.novaload.net/forum/showpost.php?p=613318&postcount=40) novahaulin' (http://www.novaload.net/forum/member.php?u=14673)
that snap on chest and roll cab are to die for bet it set u back a couple of ponys:D

[novaco]

lol ive got that set at home..and as said them rachets arnt up to much lol..my 3/8" one has shattered inside..just turns and turns lol..

halfrauds proffesional is good too..!

ive just spent 1200 on an empty box..similar to novahaulin's for work..just got to fill the barsteward now lol

[Riggy]

lol i really rate halfords pro tools, i tried to snap a 19mm spanner and cant do it no matter what i try , where my snap on one lasted about 3 days lol

as for your new tool box dave , the halfords near me were selling them before xmas for ?15 each so i got 3 and sold 2, the sockets are good but dont use the ratchets unless you want to loose the skin from your knuckles lol , i killed all 3 of them trying to undo a suspension bolt on my corsa lol

[Riggy]

another make of toold that are good are "betta" cant remember who makes them but there normally in orange boxes , :thumb:

[novahaulin']

http://www.novaload.net/forum/new3.5/statusicon/post_old.gif Today, 05:04 PM #40 (http://www.novaload.net/forum/showpost.php?p=613318&postcount=40) novahaulin' (http://www.novaload.net/forum/member.php?u=14673)
that snap on chest and roll cab are to die for bet it set u back a couple of ponys:D

Yeah it did, i managed to get snap on to lower his price got it for ?1100+vat.

[Fester]

has anyones dad here got one of those old skool draper rachet sets in that orange steel chest/tin thing?

my dads got one thats older then me (21 years), and its still going strong!!


YES! It's truly awesome. Well, the stuff doesn't really fit in properly into the plastic tray lol

[kevster]

should of saved another ?25 and got a halfords 150pc professional set, reduced to ?100 at the min,

http://www.halfords.com/wcsstore/HalfordsConsumerDirect/images/catalog/200-370635.jpg

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&productId=173083&categoryId=33931

ats what i started off with now oweing 1000 s too snapon :cry: silly kev lol
halfords are not that bad too:thumb:

[Tomm]

should of saved another ?25 and got a halfords 150pc professional set, reduced to ?100 at the min,

http://www.halfords.com/wcsstore/HalfordsConsumerDirect/images/catalog/200-370635.jpg

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&productId=173083&categoryId=33931

Also come with a lifetime warrently or some thing dont they?

rebuilt my mates 700BHP MR2 twin turbo with one haha