Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: biggriffin on 08 December 2014, 08:50:44
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Today only. 170piece set £100..online orders only :y
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Found it
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/socket-sets?cm_re=Pillar+Pages-_-quicklinks-_-socketsets
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Tis anyone by the looks of it :) ....even me!
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/socket-sets/halfords-advanced-professional-170-piece-socket-ratchet-spanner-set?cm_re=10cms+slides-_-Slide+1-_-170pcdotd
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Available to all for today only. Halfords Trade holders can usually get this for £109.
The 170pc does lack some parts that are useful for Omegas, such as 18mm spanner, although you'd need a set of normal, non-rachet spanners anyway for those parts that require a bit more abuse (170pc is all rachet spanners).
Personally, I'd go for the 200pc, if you can tolerate the weight of the bloody thing. I couldn't get a price the other day, but the one I bought earlier in the year was £120 trade. Only downside of the 200pc, weight aside, is there are no trays available to put the contents into a tool chest.
Obviously, if you don't have access to Halfords Trade, the one day offers are far more tempting :y
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Just seen, then 200 piece can be had for us mere mortal non-trade fellows for £150, so not too bad.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/socket-sets/halfords-advanced-professional-200-piece-socket-and-ratchet-spanner-set (http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/socket-sets/halfords-advanced-professional-200-piece-socket-and-ratchet-spanner-set)
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Just seen, then 200 piece can be had for us mere mortal non-trade fellows for £150, so not too bad.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/socket-sets/halfords-advanced-professional-200-piece-socket-and-ratchet-spanner-set (http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/socket-sets/halfords-advanced-professional-200-piece-socket-and-ratchet-spanner-set)
Indeed, that's its usual "half price" sale, which is most of the year.
I'd still recommend a separate set of spanners, as I can't imagine those ratchet ones like a 4lb club hammer to educate stuck nuts.
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ahhh fair enough :y
So that's the real-terms difference between the 150 and the 200 piece, those spanners?... I see lots of little bits, maybe some tiny sockets I'd never use, even smaller ratchet, and the odd UJ, which I've already got.. Might stick with the 150 piece, in that case...
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I've got a 170 piece Halfords tool kit and it's excellent! :y
I agree with TB on the spanners though as I can't think the ratchets would tolerate too much 'welly' and they are quite chunky which makes them awkward in restricted spaces. ::)
Great value at £100. :y :y :y
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I just wish they'd offer a 'good' set of taps and dies. :(
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Yeah, I'd never attack a ratchet spanner with a hammer... My mate did, though. Mind, he also managed to break a commercial vehicle torque wrench working on an Omega. He could break an anvil, that lad :D
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ahhh fair enough :y
So that's the real-terms difference between the 150 and the 200 piece, those spanners?... I see lots of little bits, maybe some tiny sockets I'd never use, even smaller ratchet, and the odd UJ, which I've already got.. Might stick with the 150 piece, in that case...
Depends on what era the 150pc set is from? The current generation loses some useful spanner sizes over the previous generation. The previous generation loses some useful deep socket sizes and some useful 3/8 torx bits (and some less useful 3/8 flat and Philips bits) in preference for a cheap, nasty 30pc screwdriver bit set over the first generation.
The 200pc duplicates a fair few socket sizes, so you ave, for example, a 19mm socket in both 3/8 and 1/2 drive.
Did I mention, though, the 200pc is bloody heavy!
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I just wish they'd offer a 'good' set of taps and dies. :(
Lidl and Aldi have a set in from time to time.
I've had a set for a few years with no problems
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I just wish they'd offer a 'good' set of taps and dies. :(
Lidl and Aldi have a set in from time to time.
I've had a set for a few years with no problems
Thanks, I have a set similar to those, but not comprehensive enough. :y
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I've got a 170 piece Halfords tool kit and it's excellent! :y
I agree with TB on the spanners though as I can't think the ratchets would tolerate too much 'welly' and they are quite chunky which makes them awkward in restricted spaces. ::)
Great value at £100. :y :y :y
Does it come with a decent plug spanner to fit the Omega?
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AH! Good question - I need one, the old man lost his (hasn't needed it, being a turbo weasel owner for 7 years, so gone walkabout)
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I've got a 170 piece Halfords tool kit and it's excellent! :y
I agree with TB on the spanners though as I can't think the ratchets would tolerate too much 'welly' and they are quite chunky which makes them awkward in restricted spaces. ::)
Great value at £100. :y :y :y
Does it come with a decent plug spanner to fit the Omega?
Plug sockets M'lud. :y
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I've got a 170 piece Halfords tool kit and it's excellent! :y
I agree with TB on the spanners though as I can't think the ratchets would tolerate too much 'welly' and they are quite chunky which makes them awkward in restricted spaces. ::)
Great value at £100. :y :y :y
Does it come with a decent plug spanner to fit the Omega?
Plug sockets M'lud. :y
Yes....Does it have one that fits the mighty MV6?
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Cant keep buying xmas presents for someone and keeping them for myself ;D ;D ;D
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I've got a 170 piece Halfords tool kit and it's excellent! :y
I agree with TB on the spanners though as I can't think the ratchets would tolerate too much 'welly' and they are quite chunky which makes them awkward in restricted spaces. ::)
Great value at £100. :y :y :y
Does it come with a decent plug spanner to fit the Omega?
Plug sockets M'lud. :y
Yes....Does it have one that fits the mighty MV6?
Should do. :y
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I've got a 170 piece Halfords tool kit and it's excellent! :y
I agree with TB on the spanners though as I can't think the ratchets would tolerate too much 'welly' and they are quite chunky which makes them awkward in restricted spaces. ::)
Great value at £100. :y :y :y
Does it come with a decent plug spanner to fit the Omega?
Plug sockets M'lud. :y
Yes....Does it have one that fits the mighty MV6?
Should do. :y
Ambiguous answer, Sir Tig. ;D ;D
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Lets put this into perspective.
Its a 170 various tools that you are going to use,at a cost of less than £1.00 per tool.
A ratchet from Halfords costs £19.99.
Simples. :)
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Lets put this into perspective.
Its a 170 various tools that you are going to use,at a cost of less than £1.00 per tool.
A ratchet from Halfords costs £19.99.
Simples. :)
Yep....58.8p each on average. What's the worst that can happen? :y
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I've got a 170 piece Halfords tool kit and it's excellent! :y
I agree with TB on the spanners though as I can't think the ratchets would tolerate too much 'welly' and they are quite chunky which makes them awkward in restricted spaces. ::)
Great value at £100. :y :y :y
Does it come with a decent plug spanner to fit the Omega?
Plug sockets M'lud. :y
Yes....Does it have one that fits the mighty MV6?
Should do. :y
Ambiguous answer, Sir Tig. ;D ;D
I've been told many times (by women) that I'm comittmaphobic! :-X ;D
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I've got a 170 piece Halfords tool kit and it's excellent! :y
I agree with TB on the spanners though as I can't think the ratchets would tolerate too much 'welly' and they are quite chunky which makes them awkward in restricted spaces. ::)
Great value at £100. :y :y :y
Does it come with a decent plug spanner to fit the Omega?
Spark plug spanner? Yup, the 90, 120, 150, 170 and 200 piece sets all come with both common spark plug sockets :y
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Lets put this into perspective.
Its a 170 various tools that you are going to use,at a cost of less than £1.00 per tool.
A ratchet from Halfords costs £19.99.
Simples. :)
Yep....58.8p each on average. What's the worst that can happen? :y
And if it does it's generally covered by the warranty !
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Lets put this into perspective.
Its a 170 various tools that you are going to use,at a cost of less than £1.00 per tool.
A ratchet from Halfords costs £19.99.
Simples. :)
Yep....58.8p each on average. What's the worst that can happen? :y
And if it does it's generally covered by the warranty !
Not ratchets, and you need to keep the receipt (or catch the staff on an off-day)
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Guess what I've got coming for Christmas? ? ? ? ? :y :y :y :y :y Yeeey!!!! Thank you mum! :y :y
(and all I had to do was simply give her the laptop, find the link, input the details for her, and then show her the 'place order' button, tell her ''click that'' then leave the room. So it's a total surprise! ::) ::)
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I wonder if these items will be even cheaper in the January sales :-\ Not to be sniffed at though ;)
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They better had not be!! :y
Or I'm taking them back, getting a refund, then walking in the door again, and buying them again! ;D
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I wonder if these items will be even cheaper in the January sales :-\ Not to be sniffed at though ;)
Unlikely. Very unlikely.
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I'm imagining / hoping these are the cheapest we're likely to see them. To be honest, there's been far too many times I've waited for money off, got it, then hung on, hoping for a better deal.. only to lose the original already-good deal... then it costs me more in the long run. So lately I've taken the plunge on Vx Battery, Bilstein suspension, Bosch leads, and now these tools.
Happy days! :y