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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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best pic I have at the moment
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Its a mac tools rizla suzuki l/e box no 121 of 150 signed boxes
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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Whats that type of thing cost compared to a Snap On box? my mate had a Snap On box and it was ridiculously priced

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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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Think it was about Ł2700. a few years back
if i was looking for a new box i wouls go for a snap on one as the are better made and just nicer to work out of
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Have a KLR top chest. 10 draw jobby ..
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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Very nice tool box Mat
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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i only have cheapy tool boxes atm im still on my apprenticeship, spending the cash on tools more than boxes at present
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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heres mine, first day all shiney lol
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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thats a nice tool box
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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Here's mine

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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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Mine, it's in need of a good polish. Excuse the crap phone camera pic
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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heres my work box its a pain to keep clean
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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i wont bother used to love mine then that northan bloke put his pics up
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Just the right size for me...kind of! Could do with a two deep drawer stack box to go under the top box for some extra storage ideally!
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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this is mine klr
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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some lovely tool boxes
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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agreed, whats kind of prices are boxes like this coming up for second hand roughly folks? i need something roughly the size of what most of you have!

saw a company called USA pro toolboxes, anyone heard good or bad about them and if theyre good or not?
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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A double bank snap on box like mine is roughly Ł750-Ł1000 on ebay. Clarke tool boxes are good quality can be bought from machine mart for reasonable prices
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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its not the size that matters its what you can do with it lol
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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i paid about Ł2300 for my Mac BAR Honda box, but i did see one on ebay for Ł650 which is a shame as they are a limited edition

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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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mines best part of six grand new
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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ive got a mac tools bar honda tool box too..... next size down to the one pictured
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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i got this snap on one, sorry for the suburu decals but it was only Ł700 so couldnt say no, would love some ford bp rally decals but never been able to find any

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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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thats all the tools i need
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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yep deffo look like some tools at the end














































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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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fuck that some of these make mine look like shit
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cossiejay
fuck that some of these make mine look like shit
But owning snap on tools is an expensive hobby, there's always something new and shiney on the van each week
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Originally Posted by lukiep
But owning snap on tools is an expensive hobby, there's always something new and shiney on the van each week
AGREED!
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Heres a couple of my old snap on box 80% snap on tools inside others are facom britool some clarke .Would love a nice new big cab but funds are low at moment .Name:  f6b8ccf8.jpg
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Originally Posted by M K
i got this snap on one, sorry for the suburu decals but it was only Ł700 so couldnt say no, would love some ford bp rally decals but never been able to find any

Would love something like this style this size would do me ,nice box .
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 11:36 AM
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Mine, Ł700 second hand off fleabay but was in as new condition:

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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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my tool box is halfords one, im only an apprentice and rather buy the tools first
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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Im still waiting for my new kit to arrive at work, but same time i work in Ford Dunton so photography isn.t allowed, wonder if the on site photographer will take a pic since he is only one allowed lol
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 02:31 PM
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heres mine,tiny compared to most on here but does the job.
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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mine bought it 3 years ago brand new for Ł1300.00 and got a free trolley with it, mine blue and isn't the 1 for sale

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRITOOL-TOOLBO...item2a0431fb3f

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Britool-4-Draw...item2a03f9300d

best thing is it was intresst free so i only payed the Ł1300.00 not the 5k i would of spent with snap on for a same size box
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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proper toolbox at 1/3 of the price
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ht_2515wt_1167
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Not got any decent pics of mine. At home got a 40" wide Snap on top box and roll cab with side cab, ancient snap on roll cab, Waterloo 4 draw centre section and roll chest.
At work Got a Waterloo top box and roll chest.
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that is 1 tidy home garage that
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:58 AM
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My wife and mother in law call me a neat freak!
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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you can just about see mine



i will get myself a proper one soon, been saying it for ages now
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