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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 22 April 2009, 21:44:52
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Today I bought the halfords 150pc kit - it's been upgraded, few more things in there I think. The case is also much much better.
£97! Reduced from £199
Limited offer I think.
I also bought a mamma of a breaker bar , just to make myself feel good ;D
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I bought a special T55 head bolt socket from a man in a van - got a life time warrantee as well!
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I was in Halfords today for a particular tool, didn't see that offer, and was partly looking :D would have had to smuggle them into the garage though :-[ They had some ratchet spanners for half price though. :)
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I bought some 1/4" socket stuff last time I was in Halfords
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Today I bought the halfords 150pc kit - it's been upgraded, few more things in there I think. The case is also much much better.
£97! Reduced from £199
Limited offer I think.
I also bought a mamma of a breaker bar , just to make myself feel good ;D
how much was the breaker bar mate i need a new one
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Std 'offer' price they have on twice a year, though now £97 instead of £99 due to VAT reduction.
I think the new set overcomes some of my previous gripes, but at the expense of more screwdriver bits and less sockets >:(
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has anyone tested the life time guarantee? Think all their tools are covered...?
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Std 'offer' price they have on twice a year, though now £97 instead of £99 due to VAT reduction.
I think the new set overcomes some of my previous gripes, but at the expense of more screwdriver bits and less sockets >:(
Jaime what sockets does it lack?
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has anyone tested the life time guarantee? Think all their tools are covered...?
One of my torx sockets broke(didnt like being used on a Mondeo)so I shall be testing the guarentee at some point.
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has anyone tested the life time guarantee? Think all their tools are covered...?
Yup, I've bust a few bits and bobs - and I just say, I abused them. They just ask to see receipt (so keep it!!). Rachets (inc rachet spanners) are 1yr only on the rachet mechanism (its considered a service part - spares available)
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has anyone tested the life time guarantee? Think all their tools are covered...?
Yup, I've bust a few bits and bobs - and I just say, I abused them. They just ask to see receipt (so keep it!!). Rachets (inc rachet spanners) are 1yr only on the rachet mechanism (its considered a service part - spares available)
I should add, the Clarke sockets I've broken (rather too easily, not what I would class as abuse >:() Machine Mart posted out replacements without quibble, once I gave them invoice number.
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Std 'offer' price they have on twice a year, though now £97 instead of £99 due to VAT reduction.
I think the new set overcomes some of my previous gripes, but at the expense of more screwdriver bits and less sockets >:(
Jaime what sockets does it lack?
missing about a 1/3rd of the deep sockets, and some of the torx/hex bits are now screwdriver bits, not sockets
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noticed the torx socket body was too wide to remove one of the throttle body bolts. :-(
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noticed the torx socket body was too wide to remove one of the throttle body bolts. :-(
Is that an ordinary 3/8" drive Halfords Torx? That a fault I've found with them, I've used ordinary 1/4" hex sockets.
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I bought one of these today, to grip the starter ring gear on a scooter that I had to get a nut off the Crank shaft. expected to break it, save the receipt and it didn't break despite a hell of a force on it. :y :y :y
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_232619_langId_-1_categoryId_165469
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noticed the torx socket body was too wide to remove one of the throttle body bolts. :-(
Is that an ordinary 3/8" drive Halfords Torx? That a fault I've found with them, I've used ordinary 1/4" hex sockets.
Yeah 3/8ths. I guess that size is too big for a 1/4 inch drive? But iirc there are smaller sizes, but still in 3/8ths drive. Strange. Working from memory mind.
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Working at Halfords for a few years we used to have a lot of people trying it on with Ratchet Spanners and Ratchets themselves - but as soon as we found small dents down the handle (from slipping a large bar over for leverage) they used to go up the wall. Not covered though!
As long as you have your receipt and speak to someone with half a clue what day it is (difficult in Halfords sometimes), then you should have no problems. :y
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has anyone tested the life time guarantee? Think all their tools are covered...?
Used it twice now, for my socket set the case broke first time, they replaced with no issue's what so ever, and my little ratchet that broke and they did the same with that seem very good here in Ashford.
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has anyone tested the life time guarantee? Think all their tools are covered...?
Used it twice now, for my socket set the case broke first time, they replaced with no issue's what so ever, and my little ratchet that broke and they did the same with that seem very good here in Ashford.
The new case is MUCH better, with metal clips...
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Working at Halfords for a few years we used to have a lot of people trying it on with Ratchet Spanners and Ratchets themselves - but as soon as we found small dents down the handle (from slipping a large bar over for leverage) they used to go up the wall. Not covered though!
As long as you have your receipt and speak to someone with half a clue what day it is (difficult in Halfords sometimes), then you should have no problems. :y
The normal kids working there are liable to just change stuff, no matter what...
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has anyone tested the life time guarantee? Think all their tools are covered...?
Used it twice now, for my socket set the case broke first time, they replaced with no issue's what so ever, and my little ratchet that broke and they did the same with that seem very good here in Ashford.
The new case is MUCH better, with metal clips...
Yeah got a case with plastic clips, not very sturdy either but tools are excellent though.
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never had a prob with the plastic clips :-/