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milkyb

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Okay, i am really really really rubbish with cars and everything mechanical involved with them. Have never liked getting my hands dirty. But i think its about time i learnt. The most ive ever done to my car was change the two front seats, and even then not properly as i haven't gotten round to resolving the airbag light problem. I have things i would like to try with it but i cannot as i do not have any tools. Pops has loads and loads of tools, ie screwdrives, pliers, torx screws and other things i dont know the name of.

So i have decided to use my car as a workshop and start playing around with it, a bit like unsrewing an ironing board just to put it back together again. To aid this learning process i am after some advice on a good toolkit set which has most things in it (maybe some 306 specific toolkit?). Is £50 wishful thinking? Anyone got any full kits for sale?
Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 09:42
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Wait until the halfords advanced 120/150 piece kit is back on offer at 99.99 and buy it.

Had mine for 8 years and besides snapping the odd bit and losing a few its been perfect and has a lifetime guarentee Thumbs up

Then your gonna need to buy some screwdrivers and the advanced ones again pop up on offer for 9.99 from time to time.

TBH to build a tidy set of tools youre looking at 200 quid minimum as you'll also need a decent trolley jack,axle stands and breaker bar but its all money well spent when you save yourself on the costs of garages/services etc
Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 09:44
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What he said,
No one needs anything better than a halfords toolkit at home tbh, You can guarantee it will be 99 quid before christmas too

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Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 09:51
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£250 will get you well kitted out, halfords toolkit, breaker bar, torque wrench, hub nut socket, Clarke 3 ton trolley jack and 2-3 ton axle stands, few pliers and screwdrivers.

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Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 09:58
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milkyb

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"a decent trolley jack, axle stands and breaker bar"

yeah this is what i also needed to hear actually. need these bad boys too. shall i buy new or 2nd hand?

so halfords ARE recommended on this forum for something after all. unless this recommendation has milkfloat written all over it. Wink
Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 10:04
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I personally wouldn't bother with the halfords screwdrivers, the nibs are a bit weak I found.

Buy cheap, buy twice. Spend the most you can afforjustify and a bit more and you'll not regret it. For example I've been through a couple of cheapy vise grips and then decided to give Irwin ones a go.

I bought a 150p Halfords set years ago and it's been very good for the money. Have built up other sizes around it for the odd job where they have been required. A ~£3 brake spanner was another good buy I had from there.

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    silky

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    I have the 120pc halfords set, great kit for the price. However I must've spent a few hundred quid more throughout the last few years on odds and sods. Breaker bars, hub sockets, trolley jacks, long reach magnets, screwdrivers, pliers, pop rivet equip, brake spanners, balljoint splitters etc etc etc

    List goes on but is all worth having for those odd jobs you do
    Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 10:38
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    milkyb wrote:
    "a decent trolley jack, axle stands and breaker bar"

    yeah this is what i also needed to hear actually. need these bad boys too. shall i buy new or 2nd hand?

    so halfords ARE recommended on this forum for something after all. unless this recommendation has milkfloat written all over it. Wink


    I'd always prefer to buy a new trolley jack as that way the ram/piston should be perfect plus you get a guarentee.

    Managed to pick a heavy duty easy life one up from halfords cheap on my trade card a few ago after a slight "mishap" with my old one Whistle had my axle stands for years though and always are up to the job.

    Halfords stuff is great for the weekend/hobby mechanic and as Dan has mentioned you can always build up your tool collection as your going along

    Also dont forget a BFOH !
    Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 10:39
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    What I would also suggest is perhaps going out now with a select list and pick up some bits you don't need this weekend, but will be hung up ready for when you do require it. Saves those Sunday afternoon trips out to get a tool you needed. Plus there's nothing more satisfying than explaining to the wife that your buying it 'just in case'. 21mm spanner for example. Step up/down adapters for putting a smaller socket on your breaker bar. Punches, files and a selection of mallets and hammers. My favourites are my copper hide hammer for getting violent with minimal marking and my 4 foot chisel bar thing which I think is intended for use to break concrete, yet removes dashes etc with little effort.

    Pick up a trade card for buying your extra spanners and what not. Most of them go to half price or less on average.

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    matt evans

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    Dont rule out places like Machine Mart for stuff like jacks/stands etc.

    My Clarke 3 tonne trolley jack is 10 yrs old and still works fine, and its been used almost weekly

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    roland rat wrote:


    Also dont forget a BFOH !


    +1. one of these and a gas lamp and you can do most jobs .lol. I had my tools pinched a few years back, I didnt have loads but i had most things, added up at over £1500 tho. it's suprising the cost of tools but like the rest have said, you cant go wrong with halfords own tools. the Laser range is a bit pants tho. I did hear a sister company of Snap-on made halfords own tools. I dunno how correct this is but they are mostly good quality.

    Also there is a downloadable gti6 manual on here somewhere, It'll come in handy if your learning. seen some horror stories where people who dont know anything about cars have a go at fixing them unaided.

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    roland rat wrote:



    Managed to pick a heavy duty easy life one up from halfords cheap on my trade card a few ago after a slight "mishap" with my old one


    Whistle had my axle stands for years though and always are up to the job.
    this bit....


    Do you use your axle stands Roland???Unsure

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    Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 16:09
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    yippeekayay wrote:
    roland rat wrote:



    Managed to pick a heavy duty easy life one up from halfords cheap on my trade card a few ago after a slight "mishap" with my old one


    Whistle had my axle stands for years though and always are up to the job.


    this bit....

    Do you use your axle stands Roland???Unsure


    Everytime since almost becoming Christopher Reeves Wink
    Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 16:10
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    yippeekayay

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    hairy muff Roland

    I would also recommend a good set of vice grips and circlip spanners and a decent set of torque screw drivers especially for Peugeot trim!!!

    I am always breaking the torques in my Halfrauds set though as mentioned before you just take them back and get a new one.

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    dangti6

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    Ah yes, a set of T handle Torx drivers. A must have.

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    720puggti

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    Oi milkyb...

    Whatever you want from halfords let me know and I'll let you use my trade card. Plus I know a couple of tool dealers that might give you a good deal as well.

    EDIT: Just read you have a card...

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    Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 16:20
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    milkyb

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    720puggti wrote:
    Oi milkyb...

    Whatever you want from halfords let me know and I'll let you use my trade card. Plus I know a couple of tool dealers that might give you a good deal as well.

    EDIT: Just read you have a card...


    nice one bro, less business for you though Wink

    no i dont have a card, not sure where you read that!
    Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 16:23
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    720puggti

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    I don't know where I read it either... I just got up.

    I'm not too fussed about less business, I'm not in it for the big time.

    But yeah, if you want my advice, it'd be buy in bulk from a dealer, then twist his arm till it falls off for the best deal.

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    roland rat wrote:
    has a lifetime guarentee Thumbs up


    the Life time guarantee,.. only extends to non moving parts though! I.E. Ring spanners with that turny bit LOL
    and if found that and tools have been misused will also void their warranty!

    who hasn't used a spanner as a mini hammer? Dunno

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    Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 16:33
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    welshpug!

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    me, because I have a proper hammer.

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    welshpug! wrote:
    me, because I have a proper hammer.


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    sarahsix

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    Halfords £99.99 toolkit ftw Smile even I'm a pro at finding where everything goes in it now after dropping it or picking it up after Gaz hasnt done it up properly about a million times LOL

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    6waysforward

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    I spent thousands on snap on and mac tools over the years.

    I then used my dads halfords set and it was just as good but alot less money.

    Dont get me wrong, i love my snap on stuff but its just not worth the extra money.

    Halfords ftw Thumbs up

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    Another vote for Halfords tools, I've never had a problem apart from snapping a 6mm allen bit socket once and they replaced it under guarantee. Thumbs up

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    OP pm billyboy he had a garage full of snap on tools.

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