Halfords Advanced Pro tools

Ant84 · 18 Mar 2013 at 17:29

I've seen a lot about these lately and I really want to start getting my hands dirty and tinkering with the car myself rather than paying extortionate labour charges.

I'm torn between the 150pc and the 170pc sets as I don't really know how useful the 20 additional pieces are that come with the 170pc kit. Anyone know the difference between the two and whether it's worth paying the extra cash for the bigger kit?

Ant84 · 18 Mar 2013 at 19:05

My only concern is whether either set would be overkill for a total novice? I guess it doesn't hurt to have too many tools at your disposal, but I was wondering whether any of the smaller sets would be much more suitable.

Having said that, I want to do an oil change on my E39 and that requires a 36mm socket, which isn't included in any Halfords set by the looks of it. Typical!

Ant84 · 18 Mar 2013 at 20:29

Thanks for the advice guys. Just arrived home with the 150pc set which I got for £85.

Really happy with it and it feels like quality equipment. Hopefully I'll get my money's worth out of it.

Ant84 · 18 Mar 2013 at 20:36

I made the mistake of walking around the shop for ten minutes and now I want the drawers too!