Tools

[Swervin_Mervin]

Halfords own any good, any how many pieces would cover most jobs on the car?

 

[toms123]

What are you trying to do? i changed the head on my valva and halfords had most tools and they tended to be pretty cheap

 

[Swervin_Mervin]

Just general tools for carrying out odd jobs and maintenance. Nothing specialist.

 

[toms123]

Torx sets are good - got one for £15 - just the heads that should fit on most heads - the torx rench is a bit more expensive around £30 but pretty vital. Have you got a motorist discount centre near you coz they are really good on prices.....

 

[Clio16vPaul]

over the years i just bought what i needed for each job, now i have pretty much everything, halfords are as good as anywhere, some stuff they do is a little crap but you get hwta you pay for.

 

[Djw John]

Its a Halfords Professional set I have. Since getting it Ive never needed to get anything else as its pretty comprehensive being the 150 pc set. The quality seems decent as well, not broken anything yet anyway. The only thing I need now is a torque wrench.

 

[Swervin_Mervin]

Cheers people. How much was it John?

 

[Daz]

My mate has this chest thing.. looks just like a Snap-On thing.. Lots of tools etc.. was about £70?

 

[McBunny]

the halfords professional torque wrench i got was good about £60



their stuff is very good has life time guarantee so if it busts off it goes back

 

[Djw John]

I got it last year in a special offer I think it mormally sits at about £120-£150. Sounds expensive till you realise its £1 per piece and you then see what they sell the individual sockets at!

 

[Daz]

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=1751&productId=85179http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=1751&productId=85179

Thats what my mate has.

 

[Lunner]

I have a 42pc Draper expert socket set, very good, but lookign for a torque wrench and my set has 3/8" square drive and i cant find a torque wrench that goes over 120 Nm. Think i might have to settle for a draper 1/2" drive torque wrench and buy a converter (£6 + VAT - ripoff)

 

[Djw John]

Found a page that shows quite a few but it looks like theyve put the price up. Knowing Halfords though itll be on sale next month. Try http://www.halfords.com/opd_category.asp?root=1&id=68http://www.halfords.com/opd_category.asp?root=1&id=68

 

[McBunny]

lunner mine goes over 120 60 ish from ha;fords and its 3/8 im sure

 

[McBunny]

sorry no its 1/2" sorry 60-300nm 40-225lb.ft

 

[Lunner]

yeah ive looked throguh halford a tool supplier called "Toolbank" and draper, even spoken to the draper rep, and all the higher torque wrenches seem to be 1/2" drive. Might have to invest in a set of 1/2" sockets, seeing as i get draper stuff at cost (basically half price)

 

[McBunny]

it will be because 1/2 is stronger i suppose

 

[Lunner]

yup

Why does everything end up costing me lots of money?