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DazzyA
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:39 pm

Noticed a flat this morning and tried to get the wheel off and look what happened!!![img][img]http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/7663 ... 6ap.th.jpg[/img][/img][img][img]http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/7273 ... 5hk.th.jpg[/img][/img]
Snap-On is too much for me ,but can anybody suggest a good medium priced set of sockets.
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:41 pm

The Halford Professional is VERY good, and GREAT value for money.
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:42 pm

Try http://www.machinemart.co.uk I have one of their Clarke socket sets and have found it to be excellent quality for the money.

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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:04 pm

Cheers Jem, cheers Iain will check them both out.
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:11 pm

sealey premier tools are not bad too, also comes with the lifetime warranty
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:13 pm

halfords all the time matey, lifetime gaurentee too. and tehre is halfords everyewhere unlike sealy or machinemart
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:15 pm

halfords pro stuff too, life time warranty. plenty good enough for us DIYers!
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:38 pm

Halfrauds is okay if they have the stuff to replace in the shop or else you wait and wait and wait, Sealey is just as good and they change their stuff pronto if it breaks. Sealey 1, Halfrauds 0
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:18 pm

I think the halfords stuff is good (used to work in the shop and we gave the tools some real abuse) and on the run up to christmas they normally do a deal on them.
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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:23 pm

No laughing but I have a Stanley Workmaster set .... had 'em for 19 years and they have never let me down. Top stuff in my book.

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Post Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:32 pm

Thanks guys, Simon you should get your eye looked at mate it looks like it's smarting a little.
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Post Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:30 pm

another vote for sealey here!
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Post Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:11 pm

id definetly say 'draper expert' there cheap and i use them every day mechanicin at work and never broke 1 yet :wink:
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Post Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:16 pm

i was gonna say snap-on until i read the actual post.
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Post Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:22 pm

Yeah, I've got too much to spend on the car otherwise I would, unless.............ebay?
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