Heads up - Lidl selling car stuff next week

[anonymous-user]

Thats great, i need a luggage strap set... nice and cheap too...

[Busa_Rush]

NiceCupOfTea said:

That battery charger looks very similar to my decent CTEK one - could it be the same?!

Made by the same people I believe Ones I have are badged Tronics which are TUV approved and come with a 3 year warranty.

[triggersbroom]

davido140 said:

s3fella said:

The chrome trim looks awesome! !

Burn him!

And then burn him some more

[sceptic]

Busa_Rush said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

That battery charger looks very similar to my decent CTEK one - could it be the same?!

Made by the same people I believe Ones I have are badged Tronics which are TUV approved and come with a 3 year warranty.

I doubt that it is actually the same manufacturer, not that that matters, its the same technology, switch mode - like a laptop power brick.

Negligible AC noise unlike a conventional transformer/rectifier type.

3.8A charge rate will not drop off like a conventional charger (until its nearly done).

[NiceCupOfTea]

Well, the casing is slightly different but the cables look the same and the configuration of the LEDs/button is the same so I wouuldn't be surprised if the insides were the same!

[Chris71]

Doh! Was hoping they'd have a low nose jack I could pick up.

Very happy with the Lidl stuff I've bought previously. As for the quality ... the company is German. They have more tests and quality control legislation than practically any country on earth - I'd feel happier working under a Lidl axle stand than a Halfords one (although, granted that's perhaps no the best comparison!)

[dcb]

Chris71 said:

Very happy with the Lidl stuff I've bought previously. As for the quality ... the company is German. They have more tests and quality control legislation than practically any country on earth - I'd feel happier working under a Lidl axle stand than a Halfords one (although, granted that's perhaps no the best comparison!)

+1

The Germans don't things by halves - solid no nonsense kit is their usual
standard.

Look out for the TUV/DIN markings if you are unsure.

Safety tip: When working under the car, the wheels I've usually taken off
I place under the car, so if the car jack/axle stand fails for
some reason, I've still got the backup of the width of the wheels.

Better than nothing, I think.

[Hedders]

GuinnessMK said:

I've got the wheel stand, which is pretty good. Got a spare set of track wheels / tyres on at the moment.

Might be tempted by another, for £5, to store my steel wheels / snow tyres...........

What is the advantage of a wheel stand over just stacking your wheels? Does it keep the wheels seperated or something and if so, why is that important?

[G0ldfysh]

got hooked on sledging with all the snow?

summer sledging

[saaby93]

Today is Thursday

[BigS]

saaby93 said:

Today is Thursday

Apparently so, although I did have to ask someone - having two days off work mid week has really screwed up my mental calendar.
Popped in to Lidl on my way to work this morning and came out with a set of screwdrivers, 2 boxes of sanding sheets for a random orbit sander and 5l of screenwash that's good for -60 if used neat and -20 at 1:1 if what's on the bottle is to be believed.

[Buzzkill]

gareth_r said:

s3fella said:

...axle stands are not something I'd feel too comfortable with getting too cheap!

You definitely won't like the £1.71 axle stands on the Wickes site, then!

Edited by gareth_r on Friday 24th July 17:50

That makes the ones I got from machine mart look very expensive, I probably stand a better chance of not being hospitalised though.

Edited by Buzzkill on Thursday 14th January 12:22

[V8mate]

Selection of butt plugs? £1.29

[dcb]

dcb said:

The Germans don't things by halves - solid no nonsense kit is their usual
standard.

Look out for the TUV/DIN markings if you are unsure.

I've just invested in a boxed set of 22 spanners 6mm-20mm,
open, ring and combination.

Not your usual drop forged steel rubbish, but proper
Chrome Vanadium Steel, complete with stamped DIN numbers.

A pound each spanner would be a bargain at 22 quid the set,
but normally on sale in LIDL at a very good £11.75.

This week a most excellent £9.99

Bargain.

[ell_bkr]

I picked up the 22 piece spanner set (£9.99) and screwdriver set (£4.99) today aswell....seems like decent kit.

Had to fight off the temptation to buy lots of other stuff i dont really need, love a bargain

Edited by ell_bkr on Thursday 14th January 19:59

[Dr.Doofenshmirtz]

dcb said:

Safety tip: When working under the car, the wheels I've usually taken off
I place under the car, so if the car jack/axle stand fails for
some reason, I've still got the backup of the width of the wheels.

Better than nothing, I think.

Good advice...that's something I always do as well.
Always have a fail safe in place...you can never be too careful especially with xx tons of metal over your head.

And Lidl stuff is really good quality, including their groceries.

[cptsideways]

Their all in one car toolkits (blue toolbox things for £39) are brilliant, I bought one for taking to drift events, everything you need in one compact box & nothing you don't. All really good stuff that lives up to almost daily use & abuse.

In fact I've bought several of the last two years & keep one in each car these days. I've also got one in the garage that I use more than my proper toolbox!

[J500ANT]

V8mate said:

Selection of butt plugs? £1.29

Dont you have trouble with splinters though?





Did anyone see if they had fire extinguishers in? They took them off the webpage last week

[BigS]

J500ANT said:

Did anyone see if they had fire extinguishers in? They took them off the webpage last week

I didn't see any at the one in Swansea, but then I had to ask about the sanding sheets as they hadn't put them out by the time I got there.