Halfords socket sets

[OEM Battery Nonce]

I know a good few people rave about these and everytime there's someone with a discount code / trade discount offer.

What's the best one for general work on a bike? And does anyone have a best cash price for them?

Cheers

 

[gez 172]

If you wait for the deal the 150 piece set is usually reduced to around £99-100.

It’s a brilliant kit, especially with the life time warranty too. I’ve just kept my receipts under my screw driver set, it’s safe under there and always to hand if I snap something.

 

[Crybert]

I’ve had mine for about 5 years now maybe more. Haven’t damaged a thing and I use them weekly. It’s a great kit. The 150 piece is the one I’ve got

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

How much are the 200 piece ones?

I have a spare unopened 200 piece laying about that you could have for bit of a saving over new

 

[gez 172]

How much are the 200 piece ones?

I have a spare unopened 200 piece laying about that you could have for bit of a saving over new

The 200 is £260 currently

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

The 200 is £260 currently

Think they're a bit cheaper than that on eBay?

 

[Gus]

With bank holiday coming up, the sets are normally discounted.

 

[gez 172]

Think they're a bit cheaper than that on eBay?

Ahhh - I just looked on Halfords quickly.

 

[Brigsy]

The halfords tools are great. After having all my good gear robbed from my old lockup a few years ago, its all ive used with no issues, solid and reliable.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Yeah I've got a few of their sets and never had an issue with anything

 

[bloke]

dropped a ratchet spanner first time i used it and it fell apart, torx bits not the best either.

they're ok at best. wera are pretty good and do some well thought through sets.

 

[Crybert]

dropped a ratchet spanner first time i used it and it fell apart, torx bits not the best either.

they're ok at best. wera are pretty good and do some well thought through sets.

I hit my ratchets with hammers, extend them with bars putting a serious amount of pressure through them and they’ve not missed a beat. Quite surprised at your claim. I even drove over one of the ratchets with no I’ll effects

 

[bloke]

but why not have a ratchet that you can use as a hammer https://products.wera.de/en/zyklop_ratchets_and_accessories_koloss_8002_c_set.html

 

[Crybert]

That’s awesome. Never heard of that brand

 

[AdamCup]

but why not have a ratchet that you can use as a hammer https://products.wera.de/en/zyklop_ratchets_and_accessories_koloss_8002_c_set.html

You mean ratchets aren't already hammers ??

 

[bloke]

have a mooch through their stuff, the sockets and bit drivers that hold a nut/bolt etc is a brilliant idea.

 

[OEM Battery Nonce]

Thanks for the responses everyone, popped down to my local Halfords yesterday and blagged a trade card. Will see what happens over the bank holiday and pick something up.

Tarby, PM me which set it is you you have and how much you want for it please.

 

[Mertin]

Thanks for the responses everyone, popped down to my local Halfords yesterday and blagged a trade card. Will see what happens over the bank holiday and pick something up.

Tarby, PM me which set it is you you have and how much you want for it please.

If there is promotions on you will either get trade price or promotion price. Cant get trade on promotions. Often the promotion price is near enough the trade price

When they do the free screwdriver sets with 5l of oil etc, you either pay full price and get thr screwdrivers or pay trade price for oil and no screwdrivers. Cant get both unfortunately

 

[OEM Battery Nonce]

If there is promotions on you will either get trade price or promotion price. Cant get trade on promotions. Often the promotion price is near enough the trade price

When they do the free screwdriver sets with 5l of oil etc, you either pay full price and get thr screwdrivers or pay trade price for oil and no screwdrivers. Cant get both unfortunately

I thought as much, just wanted to see what the offer prices were over bank holiday before I bought one on the trade card.

 

[Stevej172]

Had a Halfords set for years (possibly 10 years)..... only thing that has ever let it down is me losing stuff!

Looking out for a new kit when they are on sale

 

[Behemoth]

My stuff working well for the money.

If you have no real kit, get by somehow until the half price big kit comes up again. That's why you see so many new items on Ebay, broken up kits, bought on a deal.

 

[Brigsy]

dropped a ratchet spanner first time i used it and it fell apart, torx bits not the best either.

they're ok at best. wera are pretty good and do some well thought through sets.

I was belting my 13mm ratchet spanner with a hammer the other day to shock a bolt off, took the abuse no bother, so would say they are pretty decent. Its about worn out as had it ten years or so, i think its due a claim on the warranty

The only thing i have broken is the early design 24” long 1/2” breaker bar. Both times i had a scaff pole on the end as a torque multiplier so no shock that it give way. It was as strong as the snap on one i broke abusing the same way. They changed the design of the knuckle and the new ones are alright.

 

[Tonyclio]

I've been using Halfords spanners and sockets for so long so me of the posters on this thread were probably still in nappies!. I've subjected them to all sorts of abuse including the usual 'pipe' extension on a ratchet without failure.

I also have one of their cabinets which has proved just as good.

As other posters have said just wait for the special offers. If you have a Motorsport UK competition licences you get an extra 10% off virtually everything at Halfords.

 

[dann2707]

dropped a ratchet spanner first time i used it and it fell apart, torx bits not the best either.

they're ok at best. wera are pretty good and do some well thought through sets.

This didn't happen though did it 😂

 

[Rob]

If you wait for the deal the 150 piece set is usually reduced to around £99-100.

It’s a brilliant kit, especially with the life time warranty too. I’ve just kept my receipts under my screw driver set, it’s safe under there and always to hand if I snap something.

Take photos of them on your phone, all the ink eventually faded on mine, so now I just use the pics

 

[JamesBryan]

I didn't need the receipt on the weekend when i returned a broken T20 torx bit.

Lasted well that bit too, eventually the impact gun killed it 😅

 

[B-shaw557]

Never needed a receipt to swap something before.
All the kits are new now, got a fair few cool bits that they didn't before.
Debating buying one just to take on trackdays so I'm not left begging for tools like last weekend 😂

 

[bloke]

This didn't happen though did it 😂

wish it bloody hadn't!!!!

 

[bashracing]

The 3/8 and 1/2 sockets are now 6 point rather than 12 which was the only thing I could ever knock them on before, mine are all used in a scrap yard environment and get serious abuse, the only thing I've had fail is a 3/8 breaker bar that I slid a tube over and the odd torx socket.
For the price on trade card they're unbeatable and the fact that you can go to any halfords and just get a replacement is a massive advantage as I had a period where there was no MAC dealer in my area for 3 years.

 

[montana]

If there is promotions on you will either get trade price or promotion price. Cant get trade on promotions. Often the promotion price is near enough the trade price

When they do the free screwdriver sets with 5l of oil etc, you either pay full price and get thr screwdrivers or pay trade price for oil and no screwdrivers. Cant get both unfortunately

I thought that too until recently they had a castrol oil offer on (4L £17.50) got the promotion price plus a little bit extra off for trade (£16.33 each)

Got the 150 socket set and like others can fault it, dont need a receipt to change anything broken either - just take the old one in store. The only thing that has broken which they wont replace is the plastic moulded case - it not longer has the locking parts so an old belt does the trick.

 

[dann2707]

Yeah no receipt ever needed in the space of 6 years of ownership

 

[Mertin]

Maybe changed then or depends on whos working. Always worth a try anyway!
I found the same with the case, everything else outlived it. I found the plastic hinge at the back went eventually and split completely then I just decanted it into my toolbox

 

[Storm_Force]

I use some halfords advance tools daily as well as snap-on. Can't fault them really and as said no issues getting tools replaced even without a receipt.

 

[Martin_172]

I've got the big Halfords industrial roll cab filled with Halfords tools, never had to return anything.

I've got my old 200? Piece kit that I use for the real shite messy jobs to save using my good stuff and it's spot on, I've had massive bars on the ratchet to lever on them, jumped up and down on them etc!

 

[botfch]

What money did people pay for the advanced 200 set? currently £260 but I'm sure Ive seen it cheaper.

 

[gez 172]

They usually have some kind of Christmas offer on soon. Hold out.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Anyone close to Stoke, I've got an unopened spare 170 piece set they can have for £100.
Collected obviously. Can't be arsed posting sorry

 

[Amos91]

What money did people pay for the advanced 200 set? currently £260 but I'm sure Ive seen it cheaper.

It went down to £185 last December. I saw it in store the other day and the kit has changed. Got plastic sockets for alloys etc so bet it will be at least £200 this Christmas.

 

[JamesBryan]

Yeah the new 200 kit has changed a fair bit from the previous.

Bigger breaker bar is one thing i've noticed.

 

[dann2707]

The new kit looks awesome! I'm guessing they removed the imperial parts that literally no one this side of 1900 used.