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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1915   
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Allegedly the Halfrauds socket sets have a lifetime warranty?
I like Teng stuff but you can’t go wrong with Halfords professional 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8 2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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31st May 2020 7:58am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4209  
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If you’ve already got a lot of the sockets and extensions etc from your old set that are still good, I’d not buy a set. Instead, spend it on a nice ratchet and say a few quality sockets and extensions you don’t already have. I just bought a Wera ratchet that feels nice. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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31st May 2020 8:00am |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1621  
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Hi Co1 my toolkit consists nearly all of Halfords Professional and Halfords Advanced they have a lifetime guarantee I have only had to use that guarantee once about 12 years ago when a stubby extension bar snapped after someone had used an air tool to do up my wheel nuts
 and Halfords exchanged it without a receipt no questions asked, also if you know someone with a trade card good discount can be had  cheers Paul |
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31st May 2020 8:02am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3674 
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I certainly don’t have the receipt for the sockets and I think they will be 26 years old so I’ve had my money’s worth! They are also all blathered in dinitrol!
I have a teng 1/4” kit but not keen on the plastic ratchet handle. |
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31st May 2020 8:09am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I recently broke the ratchet in my Halfords socket set that I got for my 18th birthday more than 30 year ago
 I just bought a new ratchet from Halfords. Given their current reputation and how long the original lasted, it didn't seem worth looking elsewhere. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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31st May 2020 8:24am |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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I still have and use the Britool socket set that I bought 60 years ago.
They still come up on sale and the quality is excellent. 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue 1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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31st May 2020 8:50am |
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| lynx Member Since: 20 Jul 2012 Location: coventry Posts: 12
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Hi Bahco do some nice looking sets
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31st May 2020 9:06am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2638  
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Gedore
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2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged 
Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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31st May 2020 9:15am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8025  
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I use Bacho sets or halfords sets when out supporting people competing or as a take in the truck set.
i use Snap-on in the workshop. Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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31st May 2020 9:18am |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1017 
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I brought these a while back, so far so good, although I have not tested to the max yet!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007F9...&psc=1 Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200 Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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31st May 2020 9:22am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17372 
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The bulk of my socketry is Britool or King Dick but from the good old days when it was as good as it gets. Both makes have now become generally mundane and no longer outstanding.
This is supplemented by Snap On, Blue Point, Teng, Gedore and others. In my opinion nowadays in terms of value for money Halfords Pro is hard to beat, being good quality at a reasonable price with a very good warranty, what's not to like? It's more difficult (and much more expensive) if you need to go above 1/2" square drive, decent 3/4" and 1" socket sets and socketry is hard to find and massively expensive. Fortunately it isn't needed on Land-Rovers very often. |
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31st May 2020 9:32am |
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| nitram17 Member Since: 08 Jun 2014 Location: newcastle Posts: 2261 |
I bought these a few years back https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bahco-S240-Socket...HSHMN2AJ6R and i find them great to use!I would never buy a bigger set as you will only use a small percentage of the sockets...........perhaps we should have a sticky on the subject of common tools and sockets used in defender maintinance!
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31st May 2020 9:35am |
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| lynx Member Since: 20 Jul 2012 Location: coventry Posts: 12
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Hi very similar to my britool set I got 14 yrs ago though red and black handle not the newer blue an grey like you say only use a few sockets usually 3/8-1/4 drive though I have snap on as well doesn't get used much I prefer my other makes which are just as good
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31st May 2020 9:56am |
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| drakes Member Since: 09 Oct 2009 Location: Hexham Posts: 111 
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I use Halfords and Facom ( the proper stuff not the "Expert by Facom" which I think is Draper ) who also have a lifetime guarantee. Changed a Facom hacksaw when it broke without a receipt and with a dealer who I had never been to before.
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31st May 2020 9:57am |
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