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SpeedyPete
12-06-2003, 11:52
Im after a supplier with a whole range of auto tools, ranging from spanners and jacks to ecu laptop cables?

Basically, If I was a garage, where would i buy all my kit?


ta!
Mark
12-06-2003, 11:53
Snap on :thumbs:
SpeedyPete
12-06-2003, 12:00
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe I can see myself spending a lot of money there!!!


My missus will kill me next month all the mods and tools Im getting :D
SpeedyPete
12-06-2003, 12:04
dont suppose they have a mail-able catalogue do they?
SpeedyPete
12-06-2003, 12:10
TOOLED-UP.com looks quite good too
Simon
12-06-2003, 12:11
Originally posted by SpeedyPete
dont suppose they have a mail-able catalogue do they?

Try This (http://buy.snapon.com/catalog/main_xml.asp)
dunc
12-06-2003, 12:19
Snap on is far to expensive IMO. I'd go for the Halfords "professional range", pretty much flawless I'd say. Think they come with a lifetime warrenty too, not 100% sure on that though.

Dunc.
SpeedyPete
12-06-2003, 12:21
i cant fault my Homebase socket set :thumbs:

Draper spanner set was quite good too. That tootled up website is very reasonable indeed
Jez
12-06-2003, 12:48
the halfords stuff is ok - their open ended spanners are rubbish though, far to bendy - rounds off nuts very easily indeed.
SpeedyPete
12-06-2003, 12:55
i like my nuts rounded off ;) :D
dunc
12-06-2003, 13:07
Originally posted by Jez
the halfords stuff is ok - their open ended spanners are rubbish though, far to bendy - rounds off nuts very easily indeed.

Only used them sometimes at my old work, didn't own halfords stuff myself. This could well be a fault I hadn't prevoiusly noticed.
NikB
12-06-2003, 13:54
Sykes-Pickavant are very good - I replaced all my tools with Sykes stuff after they got half inched.

I also made sure that the stuff I use the most e.g 3/8 inch socket wrench was Snap-On. It just means that they will last longer and they have a lifetime guarantee - so I should never need to buy a wrench again!!!

Snap on tools are also damn sexy and very nice to use.
NikB
12-06-2003, 13:54
Oh, Sykes URL is:

http://www.sptools.co.uk/index.html
Robbie
12-06-2003, 15:45
MAC Tools (http://www.mactools.com/home.aspx) are meant to be almost as good as Snap On at a more affordable price. Still not exactly bargain basement though.
Keith_C
12-06-2003, 16:37
Taskmaster stuff is good too.
vega
12-06-2003, 18:06
Originally posted by Jez
the halfords stuff is ok - their open ended spanners are rubbish though, far to bendy - rounds off nuts very easily indeed.

Same with Draper and Clake tools fancy looking spanners (snap on rip offs).

Draper stuff is usually ok though at budget prices, I still have a 3/8" and 1/2" set, the sockets are good, but the ratchets are crap.

Go for a draper expert set, and then fork out for a decent ratchet.

Britool stuff is pretty fookin good too :)
Mark
12-06-2003, 18:18
Originally posted by vega


Britool stuff is pretty fookin good too :)

Noooooooooo dont buy Britool, should be called Brital :rolleyes: We use them at work and if i had a quid everytime a bit of chrome plateing got stuck in my finger i would be rich. The sockets crack easily as well. Complete shite IMO :mad:
vega
12-06-2003, 18:31
:o

My old man has 2 torque wrenches by them, callibrated, and they are just as good as my snap on one. He also has several large sockets and a 1/2" ratchet. Years old, and used regularly. Never experienced any problems with the kit myself anyway :)