dumptackler

im looking to become a racing mechanic / engine builder and going to start off buying my tools / chest etc is there a decent alternative to snap on that are cheaper?

orion_crazy_carl

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tho prob not the best image to have but halfords professional stuff is pretty good,life time warranty to

JamesH

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Halfords!!

Get yourself a trade card and reveive roughly 20% off on most tools

I've got a LOT of the proffessional gear and its all spot on

L33 BYT

I have a selection of Bergen/Teng/Halfords pro stuff and all has been smashing.

orion_crazy_carl

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who would of thought halfords would produce good tools,least they aint badged ripspeed.....

RWD_cossie_wil

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Halfords tools are the dogs bollocks, snap on is WAY over-priced for what you get...

Micky The Finn

agreed,halfords stuff is great.

900ss

Remember fancy tools don’t make you a better mechanic.
Make it easier sure but not better

groomers

j+s tools are pretty good but not many suppliers look same as snap on seem to be same quailty my 1/2" rachet has lasted 5 yars without any probs and loads of abuse!

danm

blue point tools
they are cheaper than "snap on" tools but are owned by snap on and they sell them on there dealers vans

dumptackler

i fink halfords is way to go nd then snap on van goes to ma work so order any bits from him that cant get wiv halfords. any other options like achine mart or whatever you see in mags what about screw fix direct? or do they do other things?

danm

the good thing with my snap on man i can pay him £30 a week so i dont really notice that ive paid him £1500 for a tool box lol

Mr S1

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My Halfords cabinets are spot bollock on I have to say. Really impressed with them.

bigal1978

i have snapon box big nuckle bars ect britool stuff and halfords stuff few of the spanners bent ends opened up the the torqs bits snapped the nuckle bar snapped 3 of ratchet spanners broken lol so slowly going off halfords stuff

JjCoDeX75

I have lots of Halfords stuff, and it is good enough for most jobs! Also the Halfords Pro stuff had a lifetime guarantee - not sure if it still does, but expect so.

JJ

Rick

Facom. Lifetime guarantee, preferred to snap on by many - not cheap but they have good promotions.

as355f1

teng is the only gear i will use
apart from air tools where i will only use ingersoll rand, pisses all over snap on stuff

pa_sjo

My vote is for Halford Pro stuff too.. every now and again they have massive discounts on the big collections, like £99 for a massive selection of tools.. worth waiting for!!

GUZZLER

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we used to use facom tools years ago, always good, i noticed a place near us sells them last week, i got a set of screwdrivers & some odds & sods.
As Lee said, some bergen tools are good aswell, also there is britool

JonnyBravo

I use Snap On, Bergen and Blue Point tools, I've snapped quite a few of the heavier duty Halfords stuff so replaced them with something that shouldn't break.

The BIG Halfords set they do though is a bargain tool kit to keep in your car for all trackdays etc..

SS1

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the halfords deal on the 150 piece kit was a steal..£100 ..i was working last week but just caught the deal on the net.its going to drop on my doorstep tomorrow

a lifetime guarantee on all bits has got to be a winner

Matt Baxter

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I have had the new Snap on 1/2" gun and one of my work mates has the ingersoll rand 1/2" gun and mine pisses his all day long


also had a halfords 3/8 ratchet for about 12 years still works like new tbh its better than my snap on one

KnoxyGtt

The halfords set that is on sale for £99 is a beast for the money, did my full engine conversion with it

lozi

i have got some ingersol rand stuff, mental quality but with the price to match!

RWD_cossie_wil

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oh, and as well as halfords pro, all my big spanners 20mm-46mm are king dick, awsome bits of kit, they would survive a nuclear war I think

Fil

what?


oh and buy halfords tools

Martyn

Halfords here too.
Make sure you get the Pro ones though!
I love having a trade card... cheaper tools, oil, batteries, bulbs, wipers, and spares ordered in such as brake discs, pads, shocks etc.
Join a certain club for 15 quid a year and you get one

gus

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what club?

dojj

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which club mate?
mile high club?
golf club?
disney club?
captain caveman club?
subway club sandwich?
martyn's club?

PhilM

I use Craftsman from the states

badnews

mate i know snap on are dear but you get what you pay for with tools look on ebay i have had loads of snapon off there for a third of the price you'd pay on the van. i also like facom not as expensive as snapon but are a good choice when starting out. if you intend to make a career useing tools buy the best not second best as it will bite you in the ass. snapon tools hold there value halfords are disposeable and have no resale value so no point in building a big set of low value tools buy the best buy it onece. look for quality not quantity

stu da rude

Snap On are very expensive for what they are, and the quality/aftersales isnt what it used to be either.

Ive got a lot of Britool stuff, and Premier which are american. Both have lifetime warranty and have been 'me' proof ever since ive bought them! Ive only broke one Premeier Torx bit which was exchanged by my local agent without any quible.

Lifetime warranty on tools is great provided they honour it, its great saying it, but if they start to quibble when the time comes its too late i suppose.

Ive heard good stuff about the Halfords range, and they exchange them ok so i guess they would be worth a look too.

legend289

I got a bit of everything, mostly snap on and mac tools though. I use my stuff all day every day and the lifetime guarantees with those two companys are good, the stuff works and it feels nice to use. I have Halfords, KD, Craftsman, Britool etc as well though but usually these are the rare stuff like Whitworth, or bits that do specific jobs. Sometimes a cheap spanner can get you out of the shit because of the thinner material can get in somewhere a Mac knucklesaver won`t(which by the way are fuggin brilliant). Bluepoint do a great 3/8" and 1/4" drive kits at the moment which are really good price and top quality, it`s what our race kit is made of. If you go racing and a tool fails at the circuit you can go on the Snap on van and shout at the guy and it will get sorted, does the spotty 17 year old in Halfords really give a crap?

dumptackler

yh i know buy once buy quality thats why i have reservations about getting them from halfords. does anyone use these teng tools?

Martyn

Atleast have a look at Halfords PRO tools, (note that the non Pro ones are NOT as good quality, nor have the lifetime garantee) you may be surprised at how good they are.

I have never heard of anyone having a problem when going in for a replacement, and come to think of it, I dont recall many people having to either

Matt Baxter

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Just been to halfords and the set for £99 that they had on display was full of broken torx bits and 2/3 split sockets not a good advert

foreigneRS

the main thing with tools is to use them correctly and not abuse them. for example, don't try and undo a stubborn nut or bolt with a ratchet - use the breaker bar that is made for the job

JamesH

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The problem being people will push their luck and try to do up head bolts etc to high torques with a 3/8" bit, rather than 1/2"

dojj

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that's probably because the broken bits get replaced in the display cabinet rather than beihnd the counter

i broke the 1/2" extension bar buttony thing which meant that my T55 bit that was on the end didn't come off

walked in and get it swapped almost imediatly when i said to the guy behind the counter "hello mate, what's all this then?"

he gave me a funny look as if he was desperate to go to the toilet to drop last nights curry and went and got the manager

the manager went and opened up 1 set of extensinos and gave me one of them and another lot of the 1/2" torx bits and gave me the one i needed

the rest, as far as i could make out from what i overheard, are sent back to the head office site and repackaged with other sets that may be broken and the bits that are broken are sent back to get replaced

STUCOS

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Teng dont even come close to snap on, try beta,signet,gear wrench,mac tools and yes halfords pro range is also very good,

cheeRS stu