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[dobbo]

Well, I was planning to buy the tools chests from Halfords last month when £650 base and top unit were on sale for £300.

I bought the Halfords vouchers online with SELOC discount so that would have been £270.

Went to order and the web offer was withdrawn one day early and I couldn't reserve online with vouchers.

So, I've got £300 of Halfords vouchers sitting in a draw and started thinking about an in-car toolkit (I've, er,  "borrowed" a padded toolbag from work for the car kit).  I'm sure I can fill that and have some ££ left over to top up the garage kit.

So, what say MLOC :

In-car Toolkit :

Small socket set, ratchet and screwdriver drive

Small set ratchetting spanners ?

2-3 Nut spinners

Allen Keys

a few short screwdrivers

adjustable spanners

pliers, snips

tie-wraps

a few electrical connectors (M / F halves), plus crimp tool

electrical tape

basic electrical meter

small torque wrench ?

Garage Kit - got already :

decent socket set

torque wrench

screwdriver set

various sets spanners, adjustable wrenches, hammers, saws, files, electric test meter

Heat gun, Dremel, various drills, battery screwdrivers

Compression tester

2 jacks, axle stands, Levo Artis ramps, "normal" ramps

So what am I missing ?  No plans to go as far as compressor with air tools, but I want to be as well kitted out as I can be.

[surrealillusions]

Not Halfords, but this is the allen key set I've got for my Kart: http://www.screwfix....piece-set/64505

Screwfix also do decent packs of cable ties, like packs of 100 for under £3 for the bigger ones and under £1 for some of the smaller average sizes. Halfords are way over priced and dont do decent sized packs.
If you must go with halfords, then these might be ok: http://www.halfords....tegoryId_255230

Tape: http://www.halfords....tegoryId_255230

Although not sure how long it is. Got a pack of small/average sizes rolls from poundland, all different colours: http://www.poundland...nsulation-tape/

Edited by surrealillusions, 04 March 2013 - 09:13 PM.

[Martin R]

If you dont need duct tape at some point you should not own a Lotus  

[russelld]

vice
stud extractors
heli coil set
pillar drill
bearing pullers
chisels & punches
Impact driver
bearing drivers
blow lamp
breaker bar

You wont have much change !

edit : a bench grinder.

Edited by russelld, 04 March 2013 - 10:29 PM.

[dobbo]

surrealillusions, on 04 March 2013 - 09:12 PM, said:

Not Halfords, but this is the allen key set I've got for my Kart: http://www.screwfix....piece-set/64505

Screwfix also do decent packs of cable ties, like packs of 100 for under £3 for the bigger ones and under £1 for some of the smaller average sizes. Halfords are way over priced and dont do decent sized packs.
If you must go with halfords, then these might be ok: http://www.halfords....tegoryId_255230

Tape: http://www.halfords....tegoryId_255230

Although not sure how long it is. Got a pack of small/average sizes rolls from poundland, all different colours: http://www.poundland...nsulation-tape/

Cables ties - Got (work)
Halfords - have vouchers and offers on their pro range are hard to beat (never buy at full price though)

Martin R, on 04 March 2013 - 09:58 PM, said:

If you dont need duct tape at some point you should not own a Lotus

Got so much of that I didn't bother mentioning it !!! Mostly for the in-car kit, obviously.

russelld, on 04 March 2013 - 10:26 PM, said:

vice
stud extractors
heli coil set
pillar drill
bearing pullers
chisels & punches
Impact driver
bearing drivers
blow lamp
breaker bar

You wont have much change !

edit : a bench grinder.

vice - Got
stud extractors - Got
heli coil set - Need
pillar drill - Got
bearing pullers - Need
chisels & punches - Got
Impact driver - Need
bearing drivers - Need
blow lamp - Need (but will probably melt clams)
breaker bar - Got
bench grinder - Got

Hmm, seems I'm I'm not far off

Cheers !

[Martin R]

Chris, that reminds me i have a Halfords trade card. I think it gives a big discount on tools PM me if you need it and i will pop it in the post  

Edit, i also have bearing pullers, Helicoil set etc etc. No point us all buying something you use once in a Blue moon IMO

[dobbo]

True, but in my experience, it's quite common to need something on a Sunday afternoon just as the shops are shutting :-)

Fortunately, the two times this has happened I've already had tools to do the job.  Sonya no longer says "why are you buying that - you'll never need them" as both times recently it was her car that got fixed !

Does that mean freedom to spend what I want ?

[Steve J]

You'll need a workshop manual

[dobbo]

Got that...

And the parts list...

Just need to drive it enough to warrant actually working on it  

[MrSimba]

In car tool kit should include a magnetic pick up tool for when you drop that 7mm socket into the engine bay! And a good torch  

Select the sockets & spanners your actually going to need in my case that's 7/8/10/13/15/17 & E8/E10/E12

Rather than a small torque wrench a 15" breaker bar is more usefull for checking wheel bolts ect

Little things as well like spare throttle cable & soft top cable, a couple of bin bags, small £1 size can of WD40, tube of epoxy putty don't take up any space or add weight but can be lifesavers!!!

Edited by MrSimba, 05 March 2013 - 10:32 PM.

[John FISH Curtis]

I notice Scatty hasn't replied to this thread.

Anything past a torque wrench and a hammer, he's lost!

[scatty]

I started to read this thread and it was like reading Hebrew..... :-(

[jody391]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha bloody lol!! I knew you would say something along the lines of what language is this!!
Awsome he he can't stop now!!!

[Hammered]

scatty, on 05 March 2013 - 11:15 PM, said:

I started to read this thread and it was like reading Hebrew..... :-(

what no words you associate with tool box like" Haribo "

[Numbnutz]

Price everything up on the wish list on the Halfrauds trade card.  For example, their £80 torque wrench is about £43 on the card.  Their race spec brake fluid only £7.60 per 500 ml. (£12 normal)  I save on WD, bulbs and tools.  However, check the normal price for offers, and then the trade price.