Mark90 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 When I lived in a small flat I had an MTB and a kayak behind my front door, could just open it enough to get in/out, and a stack of LR tyres just outside the bathroom door. Now I have a 3 bed house with a garage and still have LR parts stored around the place, had some split doors in the loft and a winch bumper in the lounge until recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Andy I was in that boat when at Uni but my truck got broken into and all my tools got nicked the only tools I had left were in my brothers car and that was broken into some weeks later and the rest were nicked... no win situation The most annoying thing was that the Lightweight was never touched as it was a soft top with out door tops but when I moved everything from the lightweight to the 90 which had doors and a roof and locks they smashed there way through the side window to get everything including the sterio out. I was so gutted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 ive got a gearbox & spare wheel in the kitchen if that helps lads oh & putting spare diffs in the loft is fun when it starts to slip out of your grip halfway up the ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 But would the floor stop it or would it keep going till it hit the ground floor..... explane that the to house hold insurance asesor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 yeah id love to see downstairs claim as well. my washing machine has a large dent due to half a landrover falling from the 1st floor... almost worth trying? they are only 10spline diffs anyway nothing fancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I'l also in the same boat as I've no place really to store my tools so they're in a box bolted into the back of the 110. I used to carry all this about but have recently rationalised it a bit to just what fits in my tool box, bottle jack and a set of sockets. Trolley jack bottle jack 2x axle stands tow rope 1/2" socket set 1/4" socket set 2' & 3' breaker bar gearbox, engine and axle oil coolant, clutch and brake fluid screwdrivers - all sizes Hammers - all sizes Ring spanner set Open ended spanner set punches jublie clips pliers vice grips a vice! multimeter feeler gauge circlip pliers gas soldering iron cabling duct tape box of fasteners and cable ties ball joint splitter grease pump oil syringe grease gun torch Haynes work shop manual parts list torque wrench Funnels oil filer remover jump leads files x3 brake bleed kit 12v drill & bits hacksaw hub nut tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I lernt long ago the cars have there own tool left in them that way if a Pikey/Chav helps himself your good home tools arnt missing...Having said this I have just noticed that my every day car the disco has a 13mm ring spanner and a multi screwdriver, apart from the factory jack & wheel brace that it.... oops Not too many pikeys in this part of the world thankfully I carry a 13mm ring spanner in everything, that way if you get an electrical short you can whip the battery off sharpish before it turns into a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Not too many pikeys in this part of the world thankfully I carry a 13mm ring spanner in everything, that way if you get an electrical short you can whip the battery off sharpish before it turns into a fire. Better reason than mine the disco wipers keep falling off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I presume Matt is still writing his list....... ....should be along sometime tomorrow at a guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesm Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I keep a cheapo Draper Value Toolkit* under the back seat of the 110. It's a bit on the dinky side, but handy to have and enough to cover a lot of minor jobs. In the seatboxes live some jump leads, WD40, Easy Start (for other people), a trade pack of fuses, the odd bulb and an accumulation of other stuff like copper grease and a hub nut spanner. If I'm going on a longer trip then I take my main toolbox, but more in case I need to do 'unscheduled maintenance' at the other end than as a breakdown kit. *Edited to add that I've seen them cheaper than this - I only paid 13 quid for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share Posted September 7, 2006 I use this one Add a big hammer, maybe a big adjustable and some prybars and you aren't far off of the money IMHO Seems a well thought out kit Well firstly most of you seem to carry more kit in your Landies than I have in the garage But I like Andy's choice though its rather larger than I was expecting. Given its size I'm not sure its going to live in the Landy but like Bogmonster said it is easy to throw into whichever LR I'm using that day. It looks budget so I won't mind too much if it gets lost or rusty but with 1/2" and sockets to 32mm it does feel well matched to the land rover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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