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vespaclaire · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject:

Nooo Don't buy tools from halford they are made of chocolate!!!
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Browney · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject:

Not them ones sweetheart. I use them myself and they have a lifetime warranty.

And besides that not everyone can afford or obtain snap-on or bluepoint.
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vespaclaire · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject:

I certainly can't afford snap on - never even herd of blue point.
I try buying bahco. Always use bahco pliers, snips and insulated screwdrivers for my work, tried the cheep stuff and just crap. Got a socket set in garage from halfords, Chocolate!
It pay's to buy quality, defo. Tried the cheap Lambretta spares too - chocolate.
Got cheap alloys for the car - pittng already and not even winter! Shite! That's what you get for being a cheap skate I suppose!
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Browney · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:

lol honestly they're not too bad for the dough and the lifetime guarantee Very Happy

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smudger · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject:

Maver · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject:

er...............i use halfords professional sockets and they seem fine to me.....

argos elizabeth duke spanners, now there's some shit Wink

i'd like to buy snap-on, facom, teng or similar quality tools i really would, nothing would please me more than a giant roller tool chest full of wondrous shiny craftsman quality tools all pristine, laid out in order like an army lined up to do mechanical battle, but cost is prohibitive Crying or Very sad

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barryG · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:41 am Post subject:

Ive got a set of Halfords proffesional sockets and spanners, been really good they have Wink

vespaclaire · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:

I managed to get my bar ends off no problem with my crapy CK allen key's.

Next problem how do I get the grips off? Want to put heated grips on, but now I'm thinking of getting the wrap around ones on, because I can't see how they can come off?
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monty9120 · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:05 am Post subject:

cut them with a stanley blade Cool

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smudger · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:59 am Post subject:

What he said, I don't know of a way of getting them off so you can re-use them... Crying or Very sad

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vespaclaire · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:15 am Post subject:

o dear don't think I fancy doing that! Had to do that with the lammy ones.

Has anyone got any feedback on the wrap around ones? How much for a new set of grips if I don't like the heated ones?
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Bunter · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

If you have access to a compressor blow the air in between the grip and the bar. Idea

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barryG · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject:

Finally got them off... the left hand one came off easily by loosening the bar end with grips as advised Wink

Ta for that.

However, the right hand one wouldnt budge, got the bar end loose but the allen bolt stayed put. Gave it hell with the allen keys, got some decent short ones and eventually the bolt rounded off Embarassed

So, a bit of drilling out the end of the bolt and some hacksawing got the head of the bolt off, then pulled bar end off and used molegrips to get the rest of the bolt out. The end of it was rusty and very dry Shocked

New ones look good mind, but the old ones are scrap Embarassed

Maver · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject:

*fitted new ones with copperslip on the bolt threads*...............i hope Wink

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barryG · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:28 am Post subject:

I did grease the threads Cool