Tools provided with car!

[guns80]

I've never had to change a tire before so first time today. Only to discover what a waste of weight the manufacturer provided wrench is! Seriouy I may as well have had a pipe cleaner first but and it bent straight away followed shortly by it stripping its thread and becoming airborne! A walk to the garage and the loan of some proper kit and 5 minutes later the space saver is on, not much better I think I'd rather drive on the flat!

[liner33]

Lucky you have a spare , not standard equipment on many cars nowadays , my 370z hasnt got one and its a option on my Fabia

[soad]

Carry your own toolkit.

[lufbramatt]

My e39 came with a whole toolkit built into a fold down tray in the bootlid came with a first aid kit and fire extinguisher too. Do current BMW's have this? Or just a can of tyre foam?

[soad]

liner33 said:

Lucky you have a spare , not standard equipment on many cars nowadays , my 370z hasnt got one and its a option on my Fabia

But they give you that tyre sealant liquid thingy instead.

[philmots]

I always carry my own wheel brace for that reason..! I got caught out, luckily on my drive when changing the pads.

Draper do an extending one for about £8 that I keep in the car. Well worth it.

[Sy1441]

liner33 said:

Lucky you have a spare , not standard equipment on many cars nowadays , my 370z hasnt got one and its a option on my Fabia

There is some sort of from spray stuff in next to the sub in the boot in the zed, can't imagine it being much use.

[Hugo a Gogo]

i had a split in the sidewall of my tyre a couple of weeks ago, used that foam stuff, it worked great

unless your tyre has a really big hole, it's ideal

[Swanny87]

What kind of car do you have OP? It sounds like it was made out of chocolate...

The one in my car is pretty decent, it even stood up to me battering it to get the wheels off when they were over tightened with an impact wrench.

[anonymous-user]

My Jaguar X300 came with a set of tools under the bonnet that had never been opened. I used them to tighten a squeaky belt and do a few other little jobs at the side of the road, which I was very pleased about. I have since found that you can sell them on eBay for quite a bit if they are still sealed

[PositronicRay]

Mines very good.

Decent wheel brace with a hinge in the middle of the handle, so you have more leverage undoing than doing up. A useful knurled threaded stud which you can insert 1st to line the wheel up, then unscrew it once you have a couple of wheel bolts in. Even the pillar jack is a good solid easy to use thing.

OP are you a bit American with your tires and wrenchs?

[john2443]

I was talking to someone recently who paid extra when he bought the car to have a spare wheel (instead of nothing) and he then found that they don't supply a jack because 'the car is too big for amateurs to be jacking up safely' - Japanese soft roader thing, not particularly big.

If I have a car that doesn't have a decent wrench I take a socket and extension bar having once been stuck in the work carpark with nuts I couldn't undo because of numptys with a windy gun.

I also check the nuts now after I've had tyres fitted to be sure they aren't over tightened.

[g3org3y]

BMW E36 (and E30) tool kit is decent. Iirc the E30's had curved spanners.

Always important when getting your wheels fitted that they don't over-tighten with an air gun. You'll never get that off at the side of the road by hand with the tool kit provided wheel brace.

[liner33]

Sy1441 said:

There is some sort of from spray stuff in next to the sub in the boot in the zed, can't imagine it being much use.

yep and a 12v compressor but in fairness different sized tyres front to back makes less sense to carry a spare imo

[Triumph Man]

lufbramatt said:

My e39 came with a whole toolkit built into a fold down tray in the bootlid came with a first aid kit and fire extinguisher too. Do current BMW's have this? Or just a can of tyre foam?

We have a 1 series as our work's pool car, and I had a glance in the toolkit. It consists of a towing eye.