socket set

[andyt81]

im after a cheapish socket set
for general maintainence on the car
what would you reccomend to be a good buy

i would love snap on but im not loaded :wall:

[moxy89]

halfords pro range better than snap on if it breaks take it to the store and there replace it there and then for free

[TU-Tuning]

Ditto. Halfrauds proffesional, lifetime warantee on everything without moving parts so wratchets and wratchet spanners.

I use them, they very rarely let me down. Only thing that has is a 3/8 drive breaker bar which snapped, and the screwdriver bit sets you get in the cases are overly wank and will break everytime you use them, youll just be taking them back all the time. But the spanners, sockets, ratchets etc are very good quality.

If you get there biggest set at the mo its only £145 instead of £200+ I think, and if youve got mates in the trade who have a trade card you can get it for £97 ;)

[andyt81]

will have a look when i next have a day off work

[NickRDK]

i'm in the motor trade and i have a mix of snapon and halfords stuff in my box and the halfords stuff isnt that bad, bent a spanner and they didnt even quible when i went to exchange it. just try avoid draper stuff

[TU-Tuning]

I dream of the day Ive got a mahoosive Snap On chest full of Snap on Tools lol. Need a Torque wrench and theyve got some very good deals on at the mo, one of their top level electric ones is under £200

[speedyvtr]

didnt no halfords were that good will have a look to i think.

[sax2006]

a got most mac tools and blue point stuff which is snap on its great ma top box is aboot 2 grand worth of tools halfords stuff great and half the price

[andyt81]

2k! i will need to check my euro millions ticket!

[J222JRA]

didnt no halfords were that good will have a look to i think.

the pro range is very good :y:

[Jonoo]

britool are not a bad make in my opinion, most of my tools are britool

[VTRelite]

Halfords Pro Range should be good considering most of the range is made by MAC tools

[Ashleyp]

ive got random selections of stuff, dad has shit loads of tools etc over the years.

few halfruads bits, and its one halfrauds range worth buying

[Beenie]

snap on also do a bluepoint range which is pretty damn good, but honestly the halfords professional stuff has win writen all over it!

[LeeM]

halfords pro wins. youre welcome to borrow my trade card!

[jamer]

halfords pro does win I brought mine on a trade card too! An awesome set

[steve_335]

Halfords pro range is good, i've got some of it and quite a bit of snap on stuff, brought a 2500 grand toolbox from them and probs got about 1500 odd quid worth of tools to put in it, for me snap on is easier as you can pay monthly and they come to where i work

[sparky771]

Sealey tools are pretty good,

as reguards to the halfords lifetime gaurantee, it only covers non moving parts right? so ratchets aren't covered, which are the only thing in a socket set that are gonna break really? so there not much point in the garauntee lol, they still good tools though ive heard. ive got tengtool sockets which are pretty good, and i have a snap on ratchet whcih is great best one ive ever had, nicked from work haha ;)

[JamesR]

MAC tools are very good, aswell as the life time warranty on everything :)

[sparky771]

MAC tools are very good, aswell as the life time warranty on everything :)

Quick question off subject i know but its bin buggin me lol and its probs a really daft question to ask haha!

Are MAC and Snap-On rivals, or partners lol :homme:

[Rob-6]

burgen are ment to be good, get yourself to a local auto jumble should be able to pick up some good stuff there!

[Cov_Rob]

I bought an extendable Stanley ratchet set from B&Q. Was only £30 and hasn't let me down yet.
Also bought a good set of ratchet spanners from a motorfactors (motoquip) in coventry that are very reliable. £17

[JamesR]

Quick question off subject i know but its bin buggin me lol and its probs a really daft question to ask haha!

Are MAC and Snap-On rivals, or partners lol :homme:

Hmm suppose you could say Rivals, but its sort of like the 106 and the Saxo if you get me?

[steve_335]

Yeah in a way it is like they are rivals, but we had a mac dealer come roun for like 2 weeks, lol. Snap on are there every week

[Jonoo]

facom are good quality aswell

[JamesR]

Yeah in a way it is like they are rivals, but we had a mac dealer come roun for like 2 weeks, lol. Snap on are there every week

Thats the dealer/representative though, not the tools ;)

But i do see your point. With MAC you just go your local dealer and change it.

[sparky771]

this has cleared it up, for me thanks :D

[steve_335]

Thats the dealer/representative though, not the tools ;)

But i do see your point. With MAC you just go your local dealer and change it.

yeah i know that mate, but when we had both of them round, they were trying to get our sales, you just change it with snap on too, the tools are good and worth the money

[andyt81]

halfords pro wins. youre welcome to borrow my trade card!

going to have a look at halfords tommorrow
might take u up on the offer :cool: