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Tools of the trade:
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 4:18 am
by TXD
What brand of tools do you use to work on your vehicle??I use good ol:
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 4:27 am
by northvibe
sockets, screw driver, pliers mmm havent had to fix much on the new car, but thats all i had to use on the vibe. All my dads tools are mostly craftsman.
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:12 pm
by TXD
...anyone else out there?
Re: Tools of the trade: (TXD)
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:44 pm
by ClunkClunk
Mine are mostly Craftsman.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:29 pm
by WaveAction
i use mastercraft stuff...not much of a mechanic..tools are tools to me when i dont do much...80% of the guys at work have snap on..if not snap on..they use mac tools
Re: Tools of the trade: (SLORegal)
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:44 pm
by ToolGuy
Quote, originally posted by SLORegal »Mine are mostly Craftsman.Me too! NAPA socket set...Oh and loads of stuff my company sells! My tools ARE my extended warranties!
Re: Tools of the trade: (ToolGuy)
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:34 pm
by AZViking
I still have my first set of wrenches I got from my Dad when I got my first car. (NAPA) I also inherited my Dad's Craftsmen tools.
Re: Tools of the trade: (AZViking)
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:00 am
by XRTIM
Same here.
Re: Tools of the trade: (XRTIM)
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:22 am
by Mavrik
SEARS stuff mostly... life time warranty.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:28 am
by Sublimewind
I've Snap-on, Craftsman, Husky(stanley) and some others stuff...
Re: Tools of the trade: (TXD)
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:58 am
by keithvibe
Quote, originally posted by TXD »What brand of tools do you use to work on your vehicle??strickly hand tools? Or Powertools as well?handtools: craftsman, husky, stanley(when they were stanley), and LOTs of various no name tools Power tools: Craftsman, dewalt, and lots and lots of no name tools lol Harborfreight if you must know.
Re: Tools of the trade: (TXD)
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:07 am
by nygiantzz1
Hand Tools: Craftsman, Husky and KleinPower Tools: Ryobi and Dewalt
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:42 am
by engineertwin2
Hand tools: CraftsmanPower tools: DeWaltMost hand tools now offer lifetime warranties, but I like that Craftsman sockets are concave so that it grips the hex in the center of the span and doesn't round the corners.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:52 am
by renate
Does the Vibe use metric or american?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:56 am
by WaveAction
either or....dont think they're specific sizes..to that extent...like 13mm is what..5/8? for example..i dont know the exact sizes but something like that
Re: (WaveAction)
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:58 am
by VforVIBE
Craftsman
Re: (renate)
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:11 am
by kevera
Quote, originally posted by renate »Does the Vibe use metric or american?Most cars from the last,say 10 years are metric.Where have you been hiding. Craftsman,mastercraft,and huskySnap-on for specialty tools
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:35 am
by lovemyraffe
I couldn't even start to list all the different brands of tools we have in the shop.
Re: Tools of the trade: (TXD)
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:02 am
by 02csnow
For workHand tools - Husky, Klien ( being that I'm an electrician )Power tools - Ryobi lithiumFor carHand tools - Husky ProPower tools - Ryobi Lithium