Proffesional range on special at the moment £39.99 instead of £59.99

8mm up to 19mm

well i've been promising meself a set, best i go shoppping

I bought some last time they were on offer, brilliant.

are they 8-19mm in 1mm increments?

Set of 12 in 1mm increments

Although I opted for the flex head ones at the same money

Its a set of 10 - I bought them about 2 weeks ago...

8, 10 ,11, 12 , 13, 14, 17, & 19 IIRC

Interesting that a set of 10 flex head was cheaper than a set of 8 flex head! - go figure?

Also it seems the stores local to me (Newark, Lincoln and Grantham) have a variation in stock and even pricing.

all the main sizes then, wonder if u can buy online

Appears you can, here

There does seem to be a variation in pricing between stores, might be worth shopping around.

You can get even more money off (15% IIRC) if you can get a trade card, you just have to work somewhere auto industry related and they'll give you one - theres even more discount off of their halfords branded parts filters etc, more than 70% in some cases


Lewis

Don't be mislead - those are metric sizes. You'll be needing imperial ones, probably Whitworth

my truck has been /slightly/ re engineered

I bought this set last time it was on offer too. It is 8mm - 19mm in 1mm increments - it includes odd sizes like 15 and 18mm...

Personally I don't like the flex head ones, but the fixed ones are the excellent.

Cheers
Mark

I'd agree mine are fixed head, seem to be good quality.

well i was going to go for swivel heads, they fiddly to use or is there strength issues?

No strength issues at all, its horses for courses, can be fiddley, but also they can get places a standard spanner cant, Ive just been and bought the set of fixed heads also, yes they are 8 - 19 in 1 mm increments.

What he said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I have flexi heads and often curse them, but then again there have been plentry of occasions where a rigid head would not have reached....

Thres is definately a strong case for a set of both

hmm trade card, might try that as i work in coaches. dont have to tell them i drive them not fix them do i?

Nope, Ive got one and I design warehouses for a living!

and here is me sitting within 2miles of a store with a day off...
best wait a bit though, flat should be sold in 2-3 weeks will have a few pennies to waste/invest/enjoy then as im not buying a new place for a few months - any got some warm waterproof cardboard boxes?

well i spose its a good excuse to buy a set of both types

Ive got a set of both, the flex heads are useful at times.

With a trade card you dont get discout if the item has already been discounted (sale price). But normally you get 20% of Pro Tools. I brought some bulbs the other day Retail Price £2.49 Trade Price 48 pence, not a bad saving.

Got myself a trade card today. picked up an illuminated rocker switch for the rear work light. shelf price £2.19 I paid 99p!!!!!

also in halfords the big socket n spanner set is now £99.00 on offer

Top deal, see This Previous Post from the deal last time around.

found these:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...ategoryrn_31427
(if the link works) The picture is ok, but the cost is high and the description? Well... 18 piece bit set (flat blade, crosspoint, hex and star) with adaptors ??? what's that about then?
Just when I was beginning to think that Halfords are getting their act together and supplying some good kit. The obviously need to do some work on the web site too
Rog
ok so the link was truncated by some 'clever' software - this time you'll have to cust and paste:
"http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_162927_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varient__categoryId_31427_crumb_3395
-33943_parentcategoryrn_31427" without the quotes
Aw b*gger - I can't get this thing to work.. Sorry
Rog

Couldn't get it to work either...

link doesn't work but i've bought their ratchet spanners and they seem a good bit of kit for the money, time will tell how they wear though

Try this TinyURL link

Ahh THAT's the one..
wot he said
Cheers MogLite

Rog
p.s. I see what you did there....

so how do you get a trade card then?

This is how you get a trade card

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...ategoryId=31284

I went in, filled in the form, handed it over. when asked what qual's I have, said i do servicing from home but mostly fab and welding work. chap said should he put mobile mechanic? I said put what you like.
card issued

I've just been in and got the form and was then asked for at least 4 pay slips from a garage, a months supply of trade account invoinces from a motor factors and a copy of my motor qualification certificates.

I'll not be going back there, must try a different branch next time.

Went into my local store clutching my City & Guilds welding certificate and got a discount card no problem. Didn't even have to show it to them

Bought a complete set of fixed head ones about three years ago, they've been brilliant but I did fill them with spray grease from new.
Bought a set of flex head last year, I don't use them so often but when I do they're a lifesaver.
What you can do with the flexhead is turn them to 90 degrees and ratchet a nut off a stud that's facing away from you, means you can twiddle a nut off really easily where otherwise it would be real pig with lots of hard work with an open-ender.