Keeping tools in car

cena

What tools do you keep in your car etc in case of emergency.

Gazzmonkey

brace, jack, fire knife, first aid kit etc

Dangel4x4

cena wrote: »

What tools do you keep in your car etc in case of emergency.

corktina

every singl tool I have except the one I need

R.O.R

Gazzmonkey wrote: »

brace, jack, fire knife, first aid kit etc

???

Spend a lot of time in the wilderness, and don't want to freeze to death / cook your own food? Surely a lighter would be better?

dgt

Some boardsies may have seen what I carry in my boot at meets but mightn't know what I carry exactly. So I carry:

• Spanners
• Screwdrivers
• Vice grips
• Crimpers
• Pick
• 60 something toolkit consisting of torx/allen/security bits
• Ribe keys (I really shouldn't)
• Pry bar
• Compressor
• Assorted "special" Peugeot tools (cap remover/engine hook and the magic Peugeot jack )

As well as spare nuts/bolts/filters/ECU etc...

The worst part is wit all I carry it's still never enough, one time I was stuck for an 18mm socket after a bolt came loose, had to go into a scrapyard and buy the part to use the tools...!

Doubt I'll carry as much in the next car, although it has an even worse reputation than Peugeot.... I may invest in a tow truck :pac:

yop

I put my wife in there some days, she is a proper "tool".... like.

jimgoose

dgt wrote: »

...one time I was stuck for an 18mm socket after a bolt came loose, had to go into a scrapyard and buy the part to use the tools...!

Hah! I carry a Bahco BHS240 1/2'' socket-set in the boot. Those wheel stud wrenches provided by manufacturers are the work of Beelzebub!

yop

Wheel brace, fancy triangle, don't know me down jacket, compressor, jack, tool set for the bike, jump leads.

dgt

jimgoose wrote: »

Hah! I carry a Bahco BHS240 1/2'' socket-set in the boot. Those wheel stud wrenches provided by manufacturers are the work of Beelzebub!

It was for the lower engine mount, which the bolt flew off on the M4 and I had comedy gears :eek:

I fixed it in the car park of the scrappies in a few mins, spent ages wandering the scrapyard for the right car though!

Standard 406 brace isn't too bad to use, but can break if the bolts are too tight.... As in twist the head off it :pac:

Best brace I've used is Merc/BMW braces and jacks, 2 minute tyre change :cool:

jimgoose

Besides the aforementioned socket-set, I firstly have Ye Box O' Safety Crap, which contains a warning triangle, first-aid kit, fire extinguisher, spare bulb kit, torch/lantern, 500-amp jumpleads, tow-rope, spare fuses, Holts de-icer and tyreweld, and I believe there's also a clatter of dustcaps in there somewhere...

I also have a toolbox in there containing spanners, screwdrivers (inluding a mini-ratchet jobbie), hammer, pliers/vice-grip/side-cutters, OBD-II kit, multimeter, torx/allen keys, couple of spark-plug sockets, tyre pressure guage, electrical tape, Stanley knife and all manner of odds-and-ends.

Finally, I also carry a Halfords PowerPack 200, which as most of you will know is a boost-starter pack, 300w inverter, worklight and compressor.

jimgoose

dgt wrote: »

...Standard 406 brace isn't too bad to use, but can break if the bolts are too tight.... As in twist the head off it :pac:

Best brace I've used is Merc/BMW braces and jacks, 2 minute tyre change :cool:

Twist the head off the brace?? Cheeses!

I love the Bahco - that rig can reduce a bulldozer to component parts in ten minutes. :pac:

wonski

I have never had a flat tire - threads like these remind me again to check if the brace is good enough to do the change.

I do remember in one car there was a wrong size brace for some reason, would be a shame to be caught out again this way.

Wheel brace, jack, first aid kit, high viz vest and a cheap small screwdrivers&sockets set (along with 2 spare ignition coils) is all I have.
I don't carry jump leads (and not going to buy them anyway) as I rely on the other drivers to have them - even if it is my car that needs to be jump started:D

dgt

jimgoose wrote: »

Twist the head off the brace?? Cheeses!

I love the Bahco - that rig can reduce a bulldozer to component parts in ten minutes. :pac:

Yep made of cheese, just like the cars :pac: I may invest in another socket set and bring it in the next car, the father has quite the set in his van....

In my younger days I used to carry the partner K750 in the boot for a good few months

jimgoose

dgt wrote: »

...In my younger days I used to carry the partner K750 in the boot for a good few months

The Partner K750 is a con-saw, is it not? Furk me, you're hardcore! :pac:

ardmacha

I carry an electric tyre compressor pump. Not much help if you get a gash in the tyre but can be easier than changing a wheel with a slower puncture on the road.

dgt

jimgoose wrote: »

The Partner K750 is a con-saw, is it not? Furk me, you're hardcore! :pac:

Spot on, usually with 2 spare discs

I used to get steel thrown out from people I knew (building sites and the likes) but would be often be too big for the car so I had it handy to cut it up and bring it away. That eventually dried up but the saw remained in the boot until I changed the car in 2010, now resides in the garage

jimgoose

dgt wrote: »

Spot on, usually with 2 spare discs

I used to get steel thrown out from people I knew (building sites and the likes) but would be often be too big for the car so I had it handy to cut it up and bring it away. That eventually dried up but the saw remained in the boot until I changed the car in 2010, now resides in the garage

Well I'm glad you elaborated there, in case folk thought it might have something to do with parking.

debabyjesus

Halfords large set. Milwaukee 1/2" impact driver. 2ft breaker bar. Pry bar. Ratchet screwdriver. Various fluids. Jump leads and tow rope. Add a 13" sub box to that and there ain't much room left! Never been left stranded though.

dgt

jimgoose wrote: »

Well I'm glad you elaborated there, in case folk thought it might have something to do with parking.

Ah I couldn't condone that! :P

jimgoose

dgt wrote: »

Ah I couldn't condone that! :P

<HARRUMPH> Indeed not. :cool:

joujoujou

Only basic set to change wheel. Nothing else. My car won't break down.

dgt wrote: »

[...] I carry:

[...]
• Compresor
  [...]
• Compressor
  [...]

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Apart from one "s" what's the difference between them?

dgt

joujoujou wrote: »

Only basic set to change wheel. Nothing else. My car won't break down.



Apart from one "s" what's the difference between them?

Well one of them is this thing and the other is the result of my very poor short term memory

Avns1s

yop wrote: »

I put my wife in there some days, she is a proper "tool".... like.

If she comes into boards.ie, you won't have ANY "tool" to bring anywhere, and if you do have one, it won't be getting much use for a good while!! :D

kevin65

The most important item to have is a square piece of timber to put under your jack in case you have to change a wheel on the side of the road. A jack isn't worth sh*t if it keeps sinking into the ground under it.

Supergurrier

Hurley

Painkillers

Mars bar

Bpmull

Electric air compressor (small halfords one)
Extension wheel brace (like one in pic first page)
Screwdriver set
Small socket set
Few flash lights
Various ratchets, toe ropes etc.
High vis, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, jump leads
Probably other things I can't think of but it's really just basics.

Tail Docker

Mobile phone and credit card. Usually sorts out any issue going.

cletus

1/2" socket set
screwdrivers
jump leads
hi vis vest
spare bulbs
spare fuses
assorted torches
leatherman skeletool
vise grips
obd dongle

Turtle-TM

all i keep in the boot is

AA Card

First Aid kit

Fluorescent vest

Phone charger

LED torch


covers all eventualities!

never really saw why any one would carry an entire tool kit in their boot, unless their car was prone to needing major servicing in the middle of a journey!

biko

I usually just keep a Leatherman multi tool in the car.
You'd be surprised the things you can fix when the only tool you have is a multi tool

darragh o meara

Deep sockets 19&17mm
Long ratchet arm
Leatherman
Hi vis jacket
Vice grip and tirch

Hal1

A spare wheel, brace, lock nut key, trolley jack secured by a ratchet strap. The dam thing used to fly around the boot! A multi tool in the glove box and a tyre pressure tool with incorporated seat belt cutter, break glass and led light .

As I'm a former sparks by trade, all my tools are in the car. About 5% of them are actually useful in the motoring world though. Although a stock and die set plus a very very short lenght of 25mm steel conduit made a fine breaker bar once

Turtle-TM

Seat belt cutter and glass breaker are about the only other things I'd consider having in the glove box/door pocket. Half the snap-on catalogue in my boot seems a bit like over kill. Plus think of the mpg you're losing!

Turtle-TM

Turtle-TM wrote: »

Seat belt cutter and glass breaker are about the only other things I'd consider having in the glove box/door pocket. Half the snap-on catalogue in my boot seems a bit like over kill. Plus think of the mpg you're losing!

It's manly :P And if I could afford half the snap on catalogue I'd be carrying it everywhere just to show it off

Satanta

Chainsaw, turtleneck jumper, pottien still and electric razor*


*I carry whatever the car came with. In my 20 years if driving I needed nothing else.

YouTookMyName

Surely?

my3cents

Socket set 1/2 inch Bahco
Socket set 1/4 inch Bahco
Screw driver set with small sockets and bits.
Mole Grips
Lidl Ring spanner set
Lidl Screwdriver set
HD jump leads
Folding shovel
Folding pick/hammer
Crowbar
Matches, gas lighter and a fire steel
Survival blankets x2
Large First Aid Kit
Tarpaulin
Compass
Binoculars
Blanket
Roof rack (stored in boot)
Ratchet straps and bungees
Rope
Tow Rope
Large roll duck tape
Hi Viz Jacket
10l Plastic Petrol Can
Can of Rad Weld
Set of spark plugs (they came with the car)
Spare Clutch Cable - clutch is very heavy.

Useful exercise listing it all out - reminds me to add a couple of more items or take most of it out.
Seems a lot but a surprising amount of the tools fit in an a cut out area of the foam that surrounds the spare wheel. Spare clutch cable (well packed in plastic) and tow rope fit around the spare wheel and most of the small items go in one of those cheap Lidl boot tidies which itself creates a small area besides it behind the wheel arch that holds soft stuff like rope. blanket, tarpaulin etc, only loose item in the boot is the 1/2 socket set and the screwdriver set. The roof rack is held to underside of the roof of the boot with bungee straps and a bit of foam pipe insulation on the bars stop it rattling.

Gazzmonkey

R.O.R wrote: »

???

Spend a lot of time in the wilderness, and don't want to freeze to death / cook your own food? Surely a lighter would be better?

Erm no, it's carried by fire brigade in the states, it has a seatbelt cutter and window punch! need I go on?

http://www.outdoorpros.com/Prod/Fury-99141-TacAssist-Tactical-Knife-with-Aluminum-Handle-Black/69197/Cat/19

Guy:Incognito

I have a Bluepoint socket set (this one :-) http://www.snapon-bluepoint.com/en/products/detail.asp?id=484 ) that's covered most bits I've had to do in the last while. It's meant for the most part , other than a few spanners my proper set in sitting nice and clean behind the door of the side entrance to the house the last while. Think I might have to rub some oil on it just so it loos like it gets used. It's hard enough justifying spending a couple of grand on tools to the missus, never mind when she can see its not being used


Used to carrying a great set of jump leads I made with 40sq cable. 5m long. Till I left them in the Landcruiser when I sold it.

_Kaiser_

That's it - hasn't failed me yet on the few occasions I've need it.

jimgoose

Turtle-TM wrote: »

Seat belt cutter and glass breaker are about the only other things I'd consider having in the glove box/door pocket. Half the snap-on catalogue in my boot seems a bit like over kill. Plus think of the mpg you're losing!

The ould dag for the hard road, bah. And the pup for the boreen!

jimgoose

Oh - the other thing I always carry is a plastic gallon-can for fuel. Most people are utterly flummoxed by the conundrum of carrying fuel outside the tank when necessary.

RandomAccess

Stuff that came with the car
- Spare wheel,
- Standard scissor jack,
- Wheel brace,

Stuff I added
- Good set of well fitting grippy gloves
- Extension / Breaker bar for the wheel brace,
- Knife,
- Hi-Vis vest
- Various spare bulbs
- Triangle from Tesco (just thought it could be handy sometime but it weighs about a kilo which is silly)
- Jump Leads (see below)
- Mobile Phone and Charger

Also I have breakdown assist on my insurance policy, I used it twice when I went through a spate of letting the lights switched on and it was great!

I really wouldn't see the point in carrying too much tools around when you have the breakdown assist unless you expect something to go wrong on a regular basis. And these days even something like changing a bulb can be a total pain in the arse of a job so I would probably wait till I get home (depends on car/bulb).

_Kaiser_

RandomAccess wrote: »

And these days even something like changing a bulb can be a total pain in the arse of a job so I would probably wait till I get home (depends on car/bulb).

That bit really should be regulated under NCAP or something - it's ridiculous that bulbs are inaccessible on a lot of modern cars without stripping bits from the engine bay or going in through wheel arches, or only if you have tiny hands.

Here's my one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhvp7zZ7ul8

Imagine trying to do that on a dark winter's evening at the side of the road