Trying to build up my modest number of tools as I'm stripping down an orion, and am getting many of them from my local Halfords because its more convenient than ordering them off the internet and waiting for them to arrive etc..

What are they actually like in terms of quality, long term performance and cost-effectiveness?

I mean - they do the job now, but how long will they last for compared with say Draper tools (i think these are pretty decent ones, yes?)?

What brand of tools do you guys use mostly?

Cheers,

CWA

 

i got all my tools from halfords or most my mums x boy friends lol..there pretty good......oooo i was in b n q and found a full spanner set for £30 25 piece lifetime garanty ....sweet

 

i like the halfords tool range, theyre pretty decent.

 

Halford tools seem to be pretty good!

Most of mine are Draper expert.

 

anything with a life time guarenty should be decent
i got halfords pro stuff too and they have lasted me a fair while with no probs.

 

Halfords stuff is quite good but if you can afford it snap on is the dogs danglies

 

snap on are like designer tools... you're only paying for the name! anything with a lifetime guarantee will be perfectly up to the job, they wouldn't guarantee them if they thought they were going to break! i've got loads of snap on stuff from when i was a mechanic, but tbh, my most used tools are my flexi-head ratchet spanners from halfords

 

i have loads of draper expert, bergan, odd bit off snap onn and u.s pro,i find all of them to be great, give them alot of abuse and they take it well

 

alls i have is

halsfords professional tool kit
crew drivers
hammer
electric impact gun
torx and allen key bits
pliers and snips

thats it, all done extremely well and have stripped and built countless cars

 

cool guys cheers for the info, i think i'll stick with halfords for now and see how it goes :P

one more question, what would be the best torque wrench to get as a first (i can only afford one at the moment), so which range is torques is going to be more commonly needed on a car.
or do i just need one torque wrench that will measure most bolt torques?
not too sure to be honest!!

 

There's a big warehouse in town were i live, called ward watson, they sell kinds of cr*p, but Tools, ah man i was in heaven, everything is cheap as.

Stuff ranges fromd draper, to semi professional stuff. I don't know how wide spread ward watson is, but if there's one near you-find some one with a business and get over.
You'll find some good bargins.

 

Halfords do good tools (pro range) even replaced a few of mne when they broke no questions asked

Paul

 

Halfords professional tools are great. I got a 10% discount for reserving them online - you still collect from the store but they knock 10% off the price!

 

most of my kit is snap on, great quality but overpriced as there is so much same warrenty out there tools for so so much less, i have stopped buying snap on.

 

Have spent a fortune over the years on Snap on as most of my tools came from them, have a variety of different makes also and probably the breed that has impressed me the most and not given any problems has been Britool, not anywhere near as expensive as Snap on or Mac and i would say evey bit as good quality as they are


You cant go wrong with anything that has a lifetime warranty, Teng do some great starter kits and are very good quality as well.