socket set advice

[Graham]

The clips on mine have popped off so some stategically placed duck tape now holds it together, and i had to paint "TOP" on one side since many people who's cars i have worked on have got it out for me and opened it up the wrong way. But the Tools i cannot fault, they have taken alot of abuse even down to using the Tee Bar on the Crank pulley bolt with 5' scaffy pipe on to crack it off and there isnt even a mark on them. Also their swivel head ratchet spanners are A1, verrrrrrry usefull with a lifetime guarantee and 8-19mm for £40-Canny go wrong with that like. But i have left blighty and miss Halfords tool section. Oh and if any of you have to get to that biatch of a bolt holding the downpipe to the turbo under the downpipe get THESE they make the job so much easier as you can then reach it with these and and a few extension bars from under the Brake fluid reservoir.
Good site it is cheap and some tools are good
Graham

[jameswkr]

FWIW I keep my tools in the largest "cutlery tray" I could find in Woolies. Works a treat and the compartments keep everything segregated, easily carried when necessary. I can endorse Halfrauds professional range but most of my toolbox is based around Britool 1/2" with sockets bought as required. The last v expensive addition was a 1/4" drive ratchetless handle for those really fiddly jobs where there is little room ( 7mm bolts on the mini jubilee clips on the boost hoses). Cheap tools are b. dangerous - Ive got the scars to prove it...

[Baldy]

Have to agree about the boxes. I've lost count of the times I've had to crawl around picking up sockets when the clip has popped open while I'm carrying it

Ben

lol at least your box has the clips left on it to pop open mine broke off ages ago

its now held closed with a piece of cable with a cloth tucked in it to keep it tight and to wipe the tools with when finished