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10&11mm brake pipe spanners....
steveo3002
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in Motoring
any suggestions for a good brand 10 /11mm brake pipe spanner?
alot of sets have the 11mm missing or are really short on the small sizes
looking for good quality..prob not snap on prices though
alot of sets have the 11mm missing or are really short on the small sizes
looking for good quality..prob not snap on prices though
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steveo3002 wrote: »
looking for good quality..prob not snap on prices though
Surely a brake spanner will not break the bank (no pun intended). Good quality tools are hard to come by, I seem to break spanners with great regularity, probably becuase I have never bought snap on.0 -
Halfords have Laser branded ones. I mentioned them in the trade card thread. I think they're about £3.19 trade card price, see http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_167767_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__varient__categoryId_106186_crumb_33958-76859-90872_parentcategoryrn_90872
I'm no expert on tools but the metal is very thick, and it looks well polished, and when I put it on the nuts it only just fit suggesting a low likelihood of rounding the nuts off.0 -
right..the local halfrods had some really naff looking ones , i might keep an eye out for the laser ones0
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Halfords tools are extremely good quality and have a lifetime warranty. You'll not get much better without spending a lot more.0
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Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »Halfords tools are extremely good quality and have a lifetime warranty. You'll not get much better without spending a lot more.
totally agree with this.
have you tried ebay? if you can wait for the spanner that is,try finding a britool,facom,halfords,snap on,mac tools, blue point,draper proffesional. or get a good pair of irwin vice grips,work for me every time!...work permit granted!0 -
I have loads of Halfords branded tools, they are pretty good and are definitely good enough for the average DIY user.0
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Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »Halfords tools are extremely good quality and have a lifetime warranty. You'll not get much better without spending a lot more.
Just make sure that you buy the Halfords Professional stuff, the rest doesn't have the lifetime warranty.
@OP - keep an eye out for second hand ones from a known good manufacturer on ebay, like Snap-On, Blue-Point (industrial version of Snap-On), Beta, Britool etc.0 -
yeah i might have to wait for a 2nd hand snap on i think
seen a hazet one thats 10&11mm on ebay...might have a bid on that0 -
steveo3002 wrote: »yeah i might have to wait for a 2nd hand snap on i think
seen a hazet one thats 10&11mm on ebay...might have a bid on that
hazet stuff is ok,ive got one hazet spanner,i know ford use these in thier spanish factory.:D...work permit granted!0 -
Just go to a local tool shop, should have brands like laser, draper, teng, all of these are good makes and do a wide range of tools
There's also silverline, cheap make, low prices. Some tools are absolute cr*p but some are not too bad. Pick tem up and have a feel. Silverline also offer a guarantee, think it's lifetime on most tools0
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