Spanner/ratchet set?

[Captain Jack]

Hello,

Can someone recommend me a decent 12 piece set of spanners and preferably ratchet spanners? I know that Snap-on is the bee's knees but what are the other respectable brands? There are some 12 piece sets for a tenner, which doesn't strike me as sturdy and a crappy Halfords set I have is missing some sizes, so looking for something nice.

I don't want it costing the earth - maybe up to £50?

Cheers my dears

[Bailes1992]

Halfords stuff is awesome! Comes with a lifetime garuntee too.

[Captain Jack]

You're being serious, right, Sam?

[Bailes1992]

Very much so!
Rumoured to be made by snap on.

If you can get hold of a trade card then it is very cheap too!

[Pilch]

If you have a load of previous reciepts from say euro car parts from cars you own, you can say to the store manager i do lots of my own servicing and they will give you a trade card.

The halfords ones I have an never had an issue with - normally about £40 when on half prie offer which is quite regularly!

What ones did you have Captain Jack?

[paulb2004uk]

I use Halfords professional range. Had my last set for about 10 years. No issues at all. Had my complete tool kit knicked about a month ago, so been out and got there 150 piece set on special offer £79.99

[teamster1975]

I use Halfords professional range. Had my last set for about 10 years. No issues at all. Had my complete tool kit knicked about a month ago, so been out and got there 150 piece set on special offer £79.99

Think I might pop to Halfords today!
Just to add CJ the Halfrauds ratchet spanners are really good bits of kit.

[DaiRees]

Yup I've got a Halfords professional set and it's great, excellent quality.

[Captain Jack]

Yep! Thanks all! Halford it is. (Never thought something Halfords would get praise)

[trufflehunt]

About a month ago, I was wondering which ratchet spanners to buy. My existing combination spanners were mostly pretty well clapped out, loaned, lost....

I read this revew, the Silverline set looked great value..

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessorie ... ers-tested

till I remembered that the only decent spanners in my existing non-ratchet set were the Halfords Professional ones. I did some googling around, and noticed several posts here and there that said.. every so often Halfords did some really good Special Offers on their tools.

I checked at the Halfords site, and their 12 piece Advacnced Professional Ratchet spanners were on offer at £39.95 reduced from £79.95. I bought them, they're great.
The current price on their site is now £59.95, reduced from the £79.95.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165572

I understand that Mac Tools are the people who actually make the Halfords Pro tools.

The cheaper range of tools at Halfords, I wouldn't bother with.

[Doggy]

Santa brought me a MAC SRWMO612K 12-piece reversible set and they're absolutely brilliant. 8 - 19 mm
http://www.mactools.co.uk/assets/mactoo ... /appli.htm p258

(No idea what they cost though).

[DaiRees]

This set that Paul mentioned earlier is very similar to mine, as I said they're excellent tools. And at an "easter special" price of £79.99 reduced from £199.99 it's a bargain! Only 3 ratchet spanners in there now though, I'm sure mine from a few years ago has more...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_255215

[Pilch]

My 150 piece only has 3 ratchet spanners, If im honest I dont use the 12 piece set that I purchased at the same time, only the ones that came in the tool kit!

[trem1]

This set that Paul mentioned earlier is very similar to mine, as I said they're excellent tools. And at an "easter special" price of £79.99 reduced from £199.99 it's a bargain! Only 3 ratchet spanners in there now though, I'm sure mine from a few years ago has more...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_255215

thats the same set as mine, my son has one that was bought a year or so earlier than mine and his is slightly different, no red box of screwdriver/allen bits in his

[Busman]

Hi Alex. I've got a Hlafords 170 peice set and its brill. Feel free to come and have a look next time you're passing