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Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« on: 16 January 2007, 09:28:23 »
with lifetime warranty

anyone here own one? I've got some vouchers, so may go get one if it's recommended, reduced to 99 quid, I'd only have to put 50 to it.

Anyone know what's included?
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #1 on: 16 January 2007, 09:29:30 »
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with lifetime warranty

anyone here own one? I've got some vouchers, so may go get one if it's recommended, reduced to 99 quid, I'd only have to put 50 to it.

Anyone know what's included?
I think TheBoy & tunnie both have one of these, or something similar.......
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #2 on: 16 January 2007, 09:54:52 »
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with lifetime warranty

anyone here own one? I've got some vouchers, so may go get one if it's recommended, reduced to 99 quid, I'd only have to put 50 to it.

Anyone know what's included?
I think TheBoy & tunnie both have one of these, or something similar.......


yes sure they do - reasonable feedback if i remember correctly  :-/
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #3 on: 16 January 2007, 09:56:13 »
Have a look at www.machinemart.co.uk
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #4 on: 16 January 2007, 09:57:59 »
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with lifetime warranty

anyone here own one? I've got some vouchers, so may go get one if it's recommended, reduced to 99 quid, I'd only have to put 50 to it.

Anyone know what's included?
I think TheBoy & tunnie both have one of these, or something similar.......


yes sure they do - reasonable feedback if i remember correctly  :-/
Think Marks DTM said the spanners are a bit "springy"?
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #5 on: 16 January 2007, 09:59:20 »
Mark seems to go for Machine Mart.
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #6 on: 16 January 2007, 09:59:32 »
yep, he did Bo Bo, wear gloves when using them  ;D
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #9 on: 16 January 2007, 10:04:19 »
I do quite like the clarke stuff out of machine mart - never let me donw  :-/
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #11 on: 16 January 2007, 10:18:14 »
I agree about the halfords spanners being springy. I've got a 13mm one, which is definately springy.

The sockets seem good though.

I've had the machine mart stuff, in fact I bought that first link posted a while ago..

But, after breaking 2 of the rathcets doing normal jobs, I gave up on them..
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #12 on: 16 January 2007, 11:30:51 »
I have never broken a clarke ratchet yet but, I buy the professional range with the lifetime warranty (very good stuff).....

The biggest problem with the Halfords spanners is the thickness of the shafts, they are mega thin and cut into your hand of you apply any pressure....a reasonable starter for ten but, not my cup of tea...
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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #13 on: 16 January 2007, 12:23:20 »
Been using a Halfords set for nearly 20 years and to date have only broken an allen key bit, and they have had some rough treatment  :-/

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Re: Halfords Professional 150PC socket set
« Reply #14 on: 16 January 2007, 12:30:48 »
Currently I use a screwfix socket set and a Halfords socket set and they have been fine.

I must admit though some clarke stuff ie. my torx set are abit crap as i had a torx star bit snap in a waterpump bolt when I changed it last other than that though my kit hasn't been too bad.

The Halfords kit though has lasted well as my dad bought me it when I first started messing around with my first bicycle.
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