grumpy
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A company on Ebay is selling 25 piece metric 6-32mm combi spanner set in a tool roll [ Hilka brand so good ? } for £29.99 delivered . Company is A1plantsales [ I'm nothing to do with them ] . Just thought i post it after seeing the cheapo socket offer on here a while ago . Would be excellent for a first set for some one . Can someone add a link as I'm computer brain deficient.
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Hilka are ok as far as a cheap tools go but I wouldn't want to have to depend on them to get something undo with breaking or opening up. I managed to break one of their socket sets without trying...That my experiance anyway am happy to be corrected if they have suddenly improved in the past few years
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Cheapo spanner offer.BenzBoy
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Hilka seems to be variable quality. I bought some of their stuff from Argos years and years ago when I first started messing with cars, and I still have some of it. Other stuff like sockets have split when it comes to anything heavy. I suppose it's pot luck, really! I suspect they slap the brand on tools from various suppliers so they have varying quality standards.
Still, good to keep in the car or as a back-up set!
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Anglia68
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A company on Ebay is selling 25 piece metric 6-32mm combi spanner set in a tool roll [ Hilka brand so good ? } for £29.99 delivered . Company is A1plantsales [ I'm nothing to do with them ] . Just thought I post it after seeing the cheapo socket offer on here a while ago . Would be excellent for a first set for some one . Can someone add a link as I'm computer brain deficient. This one? Reduced from £66.99. 25 piece combi spanner set |
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Last Edit: Jun 9, 2013 14:49:40 GMT by Anglia68
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omega
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buy cheap buy twice
I only buy tools now with a lifetime warranty as ive had to many skinned knuckles from tools sliping/breaking
picture this
your car breaks down its raining you get your cheap tools out thinking you will be on your way in a few mins then the spanner just slips round that tight nut.
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fred
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Hilka seems to be variable quality. I bought some of their stuff from Argos years and years ago when I first started messing with cars, and I still have some of it. Other stuff like sockets have split when it comes to anything heavy. I suppose it's pot luck, really! I suspect they slap the brand on tools from various suppliers so they have varying quality standards. Still, good to keep in the car or as a back-up set! I still have some from the early days of tinkering In agreement for the quick fix/ back up set for that price  |
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Jun 10, 2013 12:39:59 GMT
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grumpy
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Jun 10, 2013 16:12:33 GMT
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Yes anglia 68 , the set reduced from £60 odd quid . Thought they seemed quite a good deal delivered for £30 . Would be a good basis to start from or as a second set . I do agree with buying quality stuff but i feel that its not like 15-20 years in that cheaper brands are now closer in quality to bigger names .
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