tool kit advice?

1. user_48250 Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Ealing Posts: 1078 vts, celica, mr2 tubby, vtr

   #1 25th December 2010, 16:34

   I've bought a lifting kit...jack, chocks, axle stands...etc. I'm after a tool kit now though, I'm wondering what the main focus would be on? Sockets? Spanners? The 235 piece toolkit from halfords gets good reviews:
   
   http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165572
   
   I'm guessing I'll need an oil filter removal tool as well. Anything else you can think of that's not covered in there?
   
   Merry Christmas by the way!
2. benwh555 Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2137 Saxo VTS black 2003

   #2 25th December 2010, 16:51

   Depends on how much your going to use the kit, I wouldn't recomend that kit tbh the stuff breaks and rounds quite easy, the Halfords advanced stuff is alot better but its more expensive but does come with a lifetime guarantee
   http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...Id_165572#dtab
   That one is pretty good. You dont actually need an oil filter spanner but makes life easier.
3. user_48250 Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Ealing Posts: 1078 vts, celica, mr2 tubby, vtr

   #3 25th December 2010, 16:57

   Ok excellent, Worth the extra cash for the lifetime guarantee for definite. LOVE how there's missing bits from the photo though! haha
4. benwh555 Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2137 Saxo VTS black 2003

   #4 25th December 2010, 17:07

   They are the bits out the box next to it haha
5. user_48250 Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Ealing Posts: 1078 vts, celica, mr2 tubby, vtr

   #5 25th December 2010, 18:01

   Yeah I facepalmed seconds after posting that, then my lunch came and forgot about it in a flurry of sandwiches, mince pies and thorntons chocolates. Will be picking that kit up on the 27th, cheers for the advice
6. saxo_singh Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 4289 02 VTR'd Furio, 07 Audi A4 Avant S Line

   #6 25th December 2010, 18:18

   Depending on what year your Saxo is, you don't need a oil filter removal tool. iirc, 2001 onwards its the paper element filter, all you need is 30mm socket.
7. Dave_P Established Member Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 2129 Race: 106 Rallye 16v. Road: Mercedes Vito 120 CDI

   #7 25th December 2010, 18:29

   This one would do.
   
   http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...k&iozone=PDPz1
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 25th December 2010, 19:18

   Have you been on the web & looked at the gsfcarparts or eurocarparts websites?both do tool kits i`ve bought stuff from gsf in the past & its good quality.
   
   Steve.
9. user_48250 Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Ealing Posts: 1078 vts, celica, mr2 tubby, vtr

   #9 25th December 2010, 20:13

   Ok nice one, will do some more investigating Steve. Saxo_singh....it's a 99 vtr, phase 2. Got the filter at the front of the engine bay
10. ashleyoneill Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS

    #10 26th December 2010, 11:20

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo_singh Depending on what year your Saxo is, you don't need a oil filter removal tool. iirc, 2001 onwards its the paper element filter, all you need is 30mm socket.

    I personally find these bad boys better for getting Mk1 oil filters off anyways. They don't look exactly like this but you get what i mean.
    
    
11. webbcrai04 L-plater Joined: May 2010 Surrey Posts: 70 Saxo mk2 VTS (Black)

    #11 2nd January 2011, 20:09

    halfords advanced stuff is so much better
12. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #12 2nd January 2011, 20:44

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ashleyoneill I personally find these bad boys better for getting Mk1 oil filters off anyways. They don't look exactly like this but you get what i mean.

    For the price of a filter its so much easier to stake with a screwdriver!
13. Stu750 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Widnes Nr Liverpool Posts: 184 Saxo VTR 1997

    #13 2nd January 2011, 20:50

    I use Snap-on Stuff everyday in work , mega expensive but the best you can buy
    
    However , ive just picked up one of those 150 piece kits from halfords to keep at home and in the car if im going anywhere , its a hell of a set , and cant complaint at the quality , specially with the lifetime gaurentee. Means the super expensive stuff can stay in work , the biggest expence i seem to have it lost tools not broken ones
14. user_30431 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Button Moon Posts: 3129 306 gti6

    #14 2nd January 2011, 20:52

    I was going to get the 235 piece toolkit from halfords but I had a look and they were very poor quality the halfords own brand tool looked better tbh!