Bit of a geeky thread I know but I was downloading pics off my camera and I thought id share it with you



I need to get out more

 

nice box

 

Not as big as yours though

 

wayne

 

not bad will get some of mine tomorrow

 

I have been looking at the Ford Focus WRC tool boxes on the Mac van..... yes I'm tempted

 

yeah its an awsome box mate just do it on mac ad

 

gonna have to give it a polish this week i think.. And take a good photo with a propper digi cam and not a poxy phone.

 

I still use wanky ol cantilever toolboxes

 

I'm sure Gus did one of these threads a while back.... But hey, nevermind! Here's the pics I took for that thread;

 

Heres mine





That realy is it atm i have a top box but bugger all in that as its in this box every time i went offroading ect there went every where and it was f78king noisy so got some of these boxes

 

Another saddo



puddy

 

i dont think i will put mine up
rst

 

Dont be worried look @ mine

 

but sum one crashed into mine lol my little tool box it ok but the massive one

 

dam!!!!!!!!!

 

Don't have many pictures of mine but I have 2 Snap On boxes. I really don't like the poor build quality of the MAC boxes compared to the Snap On boxes.

 

New mac tool boxes are just as good as snap-on, i'll agree old ones weren't that good but mac quality has deffo gone up.

 

DazC

I know what ya mean mate, but the Tech series are pretty good

Do agree though cant beat Strap on

 

my mates 2 year old snap-on box is starting to go rusty.

i'm happy with my toolbox and certianly won't be trading in for a snap-on box. i love those suzuki boxes above, just don't like the colour nor motor bikes much, if they don one in green/blue with ford or aston on the front then i may part-ex mine. Although, i don't reckon i need much more storage space yet.

 

Strange, mines a good 5/6 years old (I'm not the first owner, going on what the seller told me) and has been battered, lugged about, taken in and out of vans, used as a hammer bench and generally abused, and gets wet virtually everyday (ie, rained on from having back doors of van open in the rain whilst tool box is in it) and apart from a tin bit of corrosion from around the bits of paint that are beginning to come off around scratches and dents, it's still in tip tio condition

Give it another year, then bung it to the Snap On man and let it have a refurb

 

Only the top end MAC boxes are Snap On quality I am afraid. Some of the lads in our workshop have MAC boxes and the things have patchy paint work and you can see through it in places. The stickers don't line up and the drawer slides stick occasionally.

Edited to add, some of the drawer fronts cracking the welds.

 

You get what you pay for!

 

Tell him to excersise his warranty and get a replacement. If it genuinly is going rusty and the corrosion isn't there from abuse then Snap On will honour the warranty.

 

My local Mac man has that box on board atm.... Ł2200 + vat

 

The snap on bloke said cos they no longer do that particular model of tool box anymore his only option is to upgrade at cost of several hundred quid.

p.s., my stickers do look rubbish in that photo cos the protective coverings were still on then, but they deffo all line up spot on and paint finish is excellent as are the draw slides & welds, had it about six months so far.

 

The lad in question has the same box as yours but in the Mustang colours. I hope it stays as a good one for you. I certainly notice the quality difference in his tool box to mine which is the same as A16VWN.

Shame about your mates box. I'd ring another dealer and see if he is telling the truth. I would suspect the dealer is trying it on as Snap On rarely discontinue the tool boxes.

 

My tool box.



Oh sorry.

 

really?! i'm genuinly suprised in that case and i'll prehaps have to keep a closer eye on it. how long has he had his?

 

He's had it a while now. I'd recon on 12 to 18 months but the paint and sticker quality was bad from new. The issue with draw welds seperating was on a different model to be fair so your box may not suffer from that issue. His hasn't but one of the other lads has and subsequently had a replacement under warranty.

My MAC dealer has assured me that the higher end boxes (Tech 2000 or what ever thay call it) are a lot better built but he never has one on his van for me to look at.

I have a Snap On KRL and KRA series box and the KRL (high end) quality is fairly noticable from the KRA (low end).

Another thing I have issues with is MAC's lock and roll system with those clip in things at the back of the runners. My KRL uses the normal Snap On type lock and roll in the handle but my KRA had both the MAC and Snap On type. I took all the drawers out and binned the little rubber locks on the back of every runner.

 

mine is holographic it has the same picture top and bottom,but change from car to car depending on the angle you look at it.
would love the rizla or old castrol honda box.

 

ive only got a lil baby box! would like some of those stickers for it though!

 

Gets worse Im afraid. Apprentice forgot his keys. WE opened the top box by just wiggling the lid back and forth. And opened the roolcab with a long screwdriver through the access hole on the back of the thing.

Utter Utter shite, and probably wont hold their value anywhere near as much as the equivilent Snap. Theres a reason the Mac franchise is cheaper to buy

 

Heres my Halfrauds special



Dave.

 

Box ain't too bad Dave - I do like the kitchen tho

 

I gotta defend Mac boxes here, the Tech Series ones are built like tanks (my mate wanted to swap his new snap on box for my Mac Tech1000).

Maybe Mac of old but not anymore. I had an old snap on box that I had issues with and didnt want another.

Mac Vs Strap on

Fight Fight Fight

Although all me tools are snap on

 

this is my 2nd mac box had my 1st one for about 8 years and never had any probs.
the same size box from snap on it about Ł800+ more
I do prefer snap on tools tho (thats all i have in my box)

 

Same here, mac tools are rubbish i've found

 

James do you mean that mac tools actual tools are rubbish

 

yeah, thats what i meant!