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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 01:14 PM
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what are these like guys?

im no mechanic but do the odd jobs so they dont really need to be on par with snap on

they do a tool box / tool kit combo and im thinking of getting something like this;-

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motors...-piece-toolkit

or is there any others to consider
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 01:41 PM
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Sealey are pretty good really, I've got a few as infills in my box and they've never let me down
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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some stuff good, some stuff shite.
alot of my stuff is sealey, but for ratchets, sockets, spanners etc. i use halfords professional (the original stuff not the modern garbage) or similar as the sealey stuff is pretty useless.
Dont think the boxes are that high quality either.

A mate of mine bought a fully kitted out teng top box and thats a really nice set.
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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I've got their hex key set, they are ok. Material is of a pretty poor quality so arrived smeared in a layer of grease, cleaned it off and they all went very rusty, very quickly.
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 02:11 PM
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yeah just been looking at the teng stuff

a chunk more money but if it dont fall apart then thats money well spent

i got a load of the halfords stuff and i do like it especially with the warranty but would get expensive to get a comprehensive kit
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 02:17 PM
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Go for the Teng kit dude, much better quality
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 02:20 PM
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Get a teng technicians box , good value as you'll never replace it...lifetime warranty too....
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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I have a sealy 3/8 and half inch drive sockets and extention the chrome none impact ones that I use at work and have done for 13 years now not let me down yet have replaced the ratchets with snap on and mac ones but only because it's easy as they come to work once a week
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 05:02 PM
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I have a Sealey press and a brake pressure bleeding kit, both very well made and work well!
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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There's a snap on box on escort forum for £1000. I'd get that
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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Sorry. That box is full I didn't read that bit
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 06:07 PM
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Have you got a costco card gus?
Toolboxes in there are decent and the tools are pretty good too, I've had a costco special socket set and a set of spanners and I've not managed to kill them yet and i've battered them over the last 5 years or so
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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yeah im costco'd up

thats the thing i do really like their boxes, especially the black one with the butchers block on top

just filling it up will cost a bit, thats why i was looking at the combo's
would much rather have my own box tho
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