Tool set for classic car

[n3il123]

Its dads birthday next week and rather than buying him some aftershave/ socks etc I thought I would get him some tools to keep in the boot of his TR4 (rather than keep his snap on stuff in the boot that he never locks).

I was just wondering what sort of items I should be getting, I was thinking about a set of spanners (imperial) like Link to spanners but still have another £20 or so to spend so what else should I be thinking of? he has screwdrivers coming out of his ears so don't really need anymore of those!!

[BigS]

Edited by BigS on Thursday 29th July 09:31

[Motown Junk]

Halfords Pro stuff is great value (in fact that's what I have in my 'home' tool box - it's cheepo Machine Mart stuff I carry about).

How about a leather/suede tool roll for the spanners or if it's like my car, 20 quids worth of cable ties and duct tape?

[schmalex]

A set of hammers is precisely what I use to fix the Landrover. I start at the small one & then keep moving up through various grades of persuader until the damned thing runs again. I've only needed to get to the lump hammer once.

Edited by schmalex on Thursday 29th July 09:38

[300bhp/ton]

Motown Junk said:

Halfords Pro stuff is great value

+1 really like their Pro range of stuff.

[BigS]

schmalex said:

^^^^ is precisely what I use to fix the Landrover. I start at the small one & then keep moving up through various grades of persuader until the damned thing runs again. I've only needed to get to the lump hammer once.

As the old man is fond of saying "Don't force it, use a bigger hammer"

Seriously though, I've got one of these sets in the boot of my car along with one of these sets in the house, I picked them up Christmas time as I was sick of finding I needed whichever tool was missing from the sets I already had and I find them great. Obviously that first set won't be much use to you as it's all metric, but the imperial set should be up to the same standard and they've got the lifetime garauntee.

Edited by BigS on Thursday 29th July 09:45

[n3il123]

BigS said:

Edited by BigS on Thursday 29th July 09:31

Ah thats a good idea... the second one down on the left .. he doesn't have one that size...

Tool roll is a good idea

[kambites]

I think Halfords, etc. do a general "automotive toolkit" type thing which contains the most common tools that you need.

ETA: Hmm, maybe not in the "Professional" range actually.

Edited by kambites on Thursday 29th July 09:47

[sclayto2]

300bhp/ton said:

Motown Junk said:

Halfords Pro stuff is great value

+1 really like their Pro range of stuff.

Another vote for Halfords Pro range here.

The one time something broke, it was replaced no questions asked and no receipt needed.