In need of new socket set

[Gareth J]

Have halfords advanced stuff. Was a gift and can't complain about the lifetime guarantee but have had a couple issues including an incorrect/missing socket?! If I lived next to a halfords, would be ideal. But I don't.

 

[W4yne]

Have I heard somewhere that the Halfords sets "lifetime guarentee one's" are basically made by Snap On, or under licence by them?

 

[KimB]

Should've looked on halfords yesterday, I bought my boyfriend the 200peice tool kit normally like £300 I think it had half price then extra 10% off. So payed £135 with lifetime guarentee Got some screwdrivers too. Look at the receipt. I still can't believe it lol.

 

[fixerupper]

Nice one .... I've collected tools over the years ..some good some not so good.
new stuff takes a bit of getting used to but in time you find the kit that falls into your hand when you are working on a project ...at the end of the the day you can never have to many tools ....jeff ...

 

[daleyd]

Have I heard somewhere that the Halfords sets "lifetime guarentee one's" are basically made by Snap On, or under licence by them?

I wouldn't have thought so. I like the halfords stuff and have used the ratchet spanners for years but snap on is another rung up the quality ladder(and price range)

The ratchet handles look similar to the snap on ones but so do quite a few other brands.

 

[shakyman]

Have I heard somewhere that the Halfords sets "lifetime guarentee one's" are basically made by Snap On, or under licence by them?

i have been looking at halfords professional tools closely for some time, my conclusion is that most of them are made in taiwan by the apex group, they supply gear wrench,signet,and sata,among others, it is fairly good quality..,but snap on,or facom ,or koken,are in a higher quality bracket(and priced accordingly!)...

 

[the snooper]

Some good buys around on Bahco sets.
I have had this for a few years now
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Bacho was bought out by snap on in 1999

 

[SmartWerks]

Draper Expert for me, don't like Halfords as i prefer the service and value of local motor factors. If i could justify or afford snap on that would be my choice. My draper sets have had 15 years of use and still perform like new.

 

[the snooper]

Draper Expert for me, don't like Halfords as i prefer the service and value of local motor factors. If i could justify or afford snap on that would be my choice. My draper sets have had 15 years of use and still perform like new.

same here had my current set since 1997 took some abuse and still in great condition

 

[scotty-stoke]

if your buying second hand snap-off then best buy from a dealer, i purchased my ratchets new from the snapon dealer when i worked over the west coast for a bit i then moved back to fife, the rachet pawl finaly gave out on my 3/8 drive so i took it to the local dealer ( visits 2 local garages on the 1st thursday of the month) he looked at it and said no, i argued it was a lifetime gaurentee etc but he point blank refused to repair it because i didnt buy it from him. that was when i started buying halfords pro kit, dose the job just as well and no hassle if it needs replaced.

You must have asked an arsey dealer most should be fine with it. all he would do is replace the knackered parts and send them off to snap on then he gets a refund, I would have rang snap on HQ and complained

 

[skotl]

I've got the halfords pro stuff, never got a kit as I bought tools individually. Now I have sockets and spanners from around 4mm all the way up to 36mm

Had them for about 10 years and still going trouble free. At the time they were best value for money in that quality range

Ditto - had mine a few years and it's been excellent. Was under the truck with it today

I think I read somewhere the lifetime guarantee now covers the ratchets as well? I haven't had the socket set but I have had the ratchet spanners for about 10 years and they have been great, and heavily used as well.

Yup - I had a stuck lever on a ratchet last year, took it into the local branch, and they swapped it no questions - didn't even ask to see the receipt.

Oh - that's a good point - the lifetime warranty, on paper, depends on keeping the receipt so keep it somewhere safe!

 

[brightspark]

same here had my current set since 1997 took some abuse and still in great condition

draper were originaly total crap but got took over and are in with knipex and there tools are verry good quality now

 

[the snooper]

draper were originaly total crap but got took over and are in with knipex and there tools are verry good quality now

I also had a Stanley socket set years ago, it got nicked but that was very good and took loads of abuse

 

[shakyman]

stanley" fatmax" screwdrivers are exactly the same as facom..they even have made in france on them..excellent quality and much cheaper...!(like about 1/3 of the price)

 

[SmartWerks]

I have a couple of sets of Stanley spanners, very good quality. I do have a soft spot for Stanley diy tools, saws, screwies and the like but have been impressed with there "proper" tools.

 

[the snooper]

I have a couple of sets of Stanley spanners, very good quality. I do have a soft spot for Stanley diy tools, saws, screwies and the like but have been impressed with there "proper" tools.

Stanley also own mac tools and includes facom aswell as proto and blackhawk

 

[shakyman]

Stanley also own mac tools and includes facom aswell as proto and blackhawk

and black &decker, dewalt, porter cable,,among others..

 

[SmartWerks]

Facom are good tools, my first job was being a dogs body for diesel fitters and they all used facom. I thought it was a southern term of contempt

 

[the snooper]

I had some diesel fitters facom tools, don't know what happened to them, haven't seen them in years, should also point out cant remember where they came from either so they may have just gone back of their own accord

 

[shakyman]

actually stanley fatmax range of power tools is v good,a friend of mine retails tools,he really rates them.steel gears inside etc... 3 yrs warranty reckons there as good as dewalt..if not better, good deals sometimes at homebase and argos...with over 1/3 off etc...i,ve got 18v drill,angle grinder,and oscillatingmulti tool,,all excellent..hopefully dont stray...