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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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ive decided to give in and finally addmit that im a dad an more importantly my own dad!..lol......the last battle was today walkin round a well known diy store thinking...them tools look good!

so where can i get some good priced good quality tools from, to ruin...i mean work on my car!
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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Draper expert range isnt bad, good finish & reasonably priced too. a good hardware or motor factors will stock em, happy spannering. ps u could always buy snap on
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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halfords sell some really good tools.life time guarantee as well,ive snapped three breaker bars and just keep taking them back.
snapped due to sliding a 6foot pole over them i add.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 05:48 PM
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Tim - think our tally is 3 breakers from Halfords now too Plus 2 rachets, about 4 sockets and other general stuff. Never quibble when you return it - just give you a new one.

Bit of a pain when it goes, as the job stops for a while - or at least until we can find another replacement.

Got my Teng 3/4 drive and torque wrench going back tomorrow as they have a similar guarantee too
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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they do snap if you go tight as you can plus two full turns

snap on aswell, hmm, good stuff, but very overpriced and what use is you rlifetime warranty when some scoont have half inched them, most of my tools are not big name stuff and look used, nobody wants an oily spanner without a flash name on the side, trust me
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 06:12 PM
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cheers guys! big big help!
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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I have found www.toolshack.biz they sell mainly teng stuff, so cheap i thought it must be fake but have bought it and its good stuff and a company seem to sell a lot on ebay as well but pricesa are cheaperoff ebay. Life time warrenty
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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that toolshack.biz wont let me view!
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by TF Rallyesport
snapped due to sliding a 6foot pole over them i add.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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cromwell tools is good for prices and quality is very good.......also well cheap for me as the missus gives me very good discounts
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i have this kit and i would reccomend it to every one anless you seriously going to be going for it every weekend or something.
its great for just about every one except maybe people who are doing it for a living.

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=124885

that website is also pretty well priced.

the only thing u will need on top of that kit will be a 1/2" socket set.

snap on do make quality tools but u will pay top dollar for them and not get the used out of them that you pay for.

you can but huge braker bars for about a tenner now as well. Over a meters worth of leverage. what ever that wont undo shouldnt be un done.


Good luck and happy shopping mate.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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Cowboi, i live in a top floor flat! and i own an rs turbo not a fleet of em!


cheers for the web site tho!
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sorry mate didnt realise.
You'd be suprised how many of them tools you would use!

besides who needs a cabinet to put ornaments and stuff on when you have a nice blue tool box!
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Cowboi


sorry mate didnt realise.
You'd be suprised how many of them tools you would use!

besides who needs a cabinet to put ornaments and stuff on when you have a nice blue tool box!
yea i know what ya mean about what ya end up useing and 305 is a dam fine price for all that! just gotta move to ground floor or get a house!
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