The best Lidl tool ever

peasant

...from Thursday, for only 4.99



a wheel brace that actually works (and doubles up as a handy breaker bar)

Also ice scrapers and spare bulbs ...so no more excuses

Kev_ps3

its actually thursday not tomorrow

peasant

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

its actually thursday not tomorrow

good man ...post edited

biko

Worth nothing it's size 17/19mm so try it out as soon as you get home in case you car use a different size.

Owen

I've got a similar one, and it's fine. No harm to keep a 21 socket to go along with it in the car, some Jap cars use 21's.

My handiest lidl tool was the heat gun I got last year, it's a great backup for my dewalt one, and after a lot of abuse, it's still going strong. Best Aldi tool was the compressor set, but I don't use it for much other than the odd bit of sandblasting, and pumping up car tires at home.

markc1184

I bought one of these the last time they were being sold. Great piece of kit. A lot handier than the small one's that come with most cars.

Stinicker

I bought a set of jumper leads there about 6 weeks ago and they have been a godsend, my father has been using them any cold morning to start his junker van, the old set we had could not deliver enough current to swing it but I'd happily lend the Lidl ones to the ESB if they wanted to join the high tension wires:D

All I need now is a cheap trolley jack that will give me good clearance and Lidls last one was not giving me enough clearance for my liking so I never bought it.

Atlantic Dawn

Yes got this last year, it's great for taking off the wheels especially after a trip to the tyre fitters and they have been put on tight. I'm going to get a 2nd one as a back up. Think it was around €10 last time it was there.

cian1500ww

How strong are they??

peasant

cian1500ww wrote: »

How strong are they??

Stronger than the price would make you think

I regularly stand on the thing and I'm no welterweight

unkel

I'll be getting one, thanks for the heads up!

Here's the link with a few more details

Telescopic Wheel Brace
Wrench size: 17/19mm
Double-ended socket made from chrome vanadium steel
Extends 35-53cm
Price per item

unkel

peasant wrote: »

Stronger than the price would make you think

I regularly stand on the thing and I'm no welterweight

About one cent per NM torque

Redisle

Yup have a few of these around from when they were in before. Well worth having, much much better than the ones that come with most cars due to the added length.

Voodoomelon

€4.99? Jaysus, i'll be grapping one of them!

Senna

I think i paid nearly €20 for one of these years ago, still have it and move it from car to car, 100 times better than crappy wheels braces that come standard with cars. Worth the money at €20, huge bargain at €4.99.

cormie

Just to point out, Lidl have two different types of these. There's this one and then there is a torque wrench (the type that just clicks back when you spin it back and you don't have to take it off the nut each time to get another spin). The torque one is about €20, they had them about 6 weeks ago and it comes with 3 size attachments. I forget what sizes exactly but there is an attachment for both astra and transit size nuts which is handy I was very thankful of the torque feature when I had to change all four tyres on the astra recently, sped up the job a good bit I'd say and will speed up the job if you're at the side of a busy motorway with cars and trucks rattling your car zooming past. Another advantage with the €20 one is that it also comes with and extension socket at the end so the wheel brace itself will be further away from the side of the car to make it easier to turn aswell.

The bulbs seem like a good deal too, I think a single H7/H4 replacement bulb is €5-€7 in my motor factors, seems you get 2 H7/H4 and fuses and more bulbs here for the same price so I think I'll stock up

What's the difference with H4/H7, will a H7 work in a vehicle that has H4 and vice versa?

Mr Benevolent

I like the engine hoist for e70, but it's not something I'm likely to use anytime soon. Some truly great bargains to be had there.

101sean

I have that hoist in my shed, use it occasionally, it was less than half the price of the equivalent in the UK Machine Mart catalogue. Designed to be mounted on a scaffold tube, I have one between floor and ceiling, got about 2.5m under the hook.

Flesh Gorden

Bought one today, great value

Plus I've a good few sockets left over from an Aldi Impact wrench that packed up on me, so it will get use

picked up the suction based bench vice too, fantastic compared to the mini draper ones that are meant to attach onto the edge of a table/workbench

D_murph

peasant wrote: »

...from Thursday, for only 4.99



a wheel brace that actually works (and doubles up as a handy breaker bar)

Also ice scrapers and spare bulbs ...so no more excuses

Thanks for the heads up .

I got one of these things today and I would advise anyone on here to get one. For a fiver, its a bargain but not only that, its very heavy and feels much stronger than the regular ones you get with most cars Ive had in the past.

I burst the top of one on a previous car when trying to take off a particularly tight wheel nut bur I really doubt Id do the same to this. It feels like a very good quality one and yes, I did check to see if it fits my car's wheel nuts and it does .

unkel

Went to two different Lidls today, both sold out

Matt Simis

These are great, but I dont use them as a breaker bar, the dedicated heavy duty Halfords Breaker has a pivoting socket (and at a 90degree angle) and works a lot better (being solid metal makes it a lot stronger too). The bend in telescopic wheel braces is good for taking off wheels but makes them near impossible to use under a car, in engine bay etc.

unkel wrote: »

Went to two different Lidls today, both sold out

The one in Tyrrelstown is usually good for stock.

William Powell

Just a quick point that no ones mentioned.

Undo the wheel nuts with the extension fully extended.

Do the wheel nuts back up as tight as you can without the extension.

That way you'll be able to get the wheel nuts off again, use the full leverage to put the nuts back on and you loose the advantage of it when you remove the wheel nuts next time.

Hope not too many people think thats a dumb post

peasant

William Powell wrote: »

Hope not too many people think thats a dumb post

Nope, not dumb at all.

But to tighten wheelnuts correctly, you don't use this tool at all. You use a torque wrench, set it to the value recommended by the manufacturer of your car and then torque your wheelnuts until the ratchet clicks

Matt Simis

peasant wrote: »

But to tighten wheelnuts correctly, you don't use this tool at all. You use a torque wrench, set it to the value recommended by the manufacturer of your car and then torque your wheelnuts until the ratchet clicks

Do you do this though? I never have and they have never been on too tight or loose, unlike the occasions I have a car at a Tyre fitter, who do have these pro tools!

William Powell

peasant wrote: »

Nope, not dumb at all.

But to tighten wheelnuts correctly, you don't use this tool at all. You use a torque wrench, set it to the value recommended by the manufacturer of your car and then torque your wheelnuts until the ratchet clicks

I was rather assuming that this was a tool that would be kept in the boot and used mainly at the side of the road in an emergency?

peasant

Matt Simis wrote: »

Do you do this though? I never have and they have never been on too tight or loose, unlike the occasions I have a car at a Tyre fitter, who do have these pro tools!

I do not carry the torque wrench in the car, I have it at home. In a roadside emergency I'd just tighten the nuts by gut feeling and set them properly at home.

At the tyre fitters I hve NEVER seen a torque wrench being used (or been asked what the torque for my van is) That's why I bring along the torque wrench and do the final tightening myself.

Tyre fitters in my experience are criminal when it comes to torqueing nuts ...on normal cars they hammer them on until the bolts nearly break and on my van they have always been too loose.Tyre fitters are the main reason why I bought a torque wrench in the first place

Flesh Gorden

there's nothing like changing your own wheels to turn yourself into an instant hypochondriac

I remember changing all four wheels after getting a free set of alloys
and pulling over on the mallow road in a panic when one side of the road dipped
making me think one the rear wheel nuts had come loose

that and listening out for every little noise and creek
and the feeling of 'did I actually put that nut back on'

Capt'n Midnight

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

there's nothing like changing your own wheels to turn yourself into an instant hypochondriac

I remember changing all four wheels after getting a free set of alloys
and pulling over on the mallow road in a panic when one side of the road dipped
making me think one the rear wheel nuts had come loose

that and listening out for every little noise and creek
and the feeling of 'did I actually put that nut back on'

Don't forget to check the tightness again after 50-100 miles

a long time ago I had to hop out at the lights 'cos the wheel was a little wobbly

unkel

Matt Simis wrote: »

The one in Tyrrelstown is usually good for stock.

Thanks but I think the car mightn't make it up Tinker's hill

blastman

Not saying these are a bad idea, but I bought one previously and the tiny pin that stops the two halves sliding apart completely broke very easily, rendering it useless. That was a while ago, hopefully they've improved the design since then.

D_murph

blastman wrote: »

Not saying these are a bad idea, but I bought one previously and the tiny pin that stops the two halves sliding apart completely broke very easily, rendering it useless. That was a while ago, hopefully they've improved the design since then.

Hmm, note to self so. Make sure to be gentle while extending it. Thanks .