What are the best tools to buy?

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C.Read - 22 May 2006 13:11 GMT

Ok.. I'm an E36 enthusiast.. love these cars.. and I'm getting more and more
daring every week.. doing work on the car myself. And now I think it's time
I invested in my own toolkit.. I've already got me some stands and a jack
etc.. I'm just wondering what is the essential selection that allows you to
do almost any job... and who are the best people to buy from..

I'm not a professional mechanic.. so they won't get used night and day.. I'm
after something durable and realistic in price..

Any suggestions?

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Branden Nelsen - 22 May 2006 13:32 GMT

I have this set and love it. Sockets/wrenches are both Standard and Metric,
They are highly durable, grab the walls of the nut/bolt, not the corners,
and worth every penny.

http://www.metrinch-tools.com/website/produkten.php?subnr=7&subcat=CAT38

-Branden

> Ok.. I'm an E36 enthusiast.. love these cars.. and I'm getting more and
> more daring every week.. doing work on the car myself. And now I think
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> Any suggestions?

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adder1969@yahoo.co.uk - 22 May 2006 14:51 GMT

> Ok.. I'm an E36 enthusiast.. love these cars.. and I'm getting more and more
> daring every week.. doing work on the car myself. And now I think it's time
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> Any suggestions?

Some which don't break when you hit them with a hammer are good :-)
otherwise just about any (metric) set will do.

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Dave Plowman (News) - 22 May 2006 18:08 GMT

> I'm not a professional mechanic.. so they won't get used night and day..
> I'm after something durable and realistic in price..

A decent socket set with both 1/2 and 3/8" drive. Halfords Pro range are
pretty good. Also get a set of allen keys with 3/8" drive ends - many uses
on a BMW, brakes, discs and serpentine belt changing.

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Tom - 22 May 2006 22:55 GMT

There are a lot of automotive related tools here, prices aren't too bad,
quality seems pretty good. Most for American cars but plenty of metric
stuff too.
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=115+4294925139&NeXID=4

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Richard Sexton - 23 May 2006 01:53 GMT

>Ok.. I'm an E36 enthusiast.. love these cars.. and I'm getting more and more
>daring every week.. doing work on the car myself. And now I think it's time
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>Any suggestions?

1. Don't ever buy cheap tools.

2. Get a gear wrench set with screwdriver bit ends, adapters and
sockets and keep this all together - lucky you if you can find
them already in some kind of set with a decent case. You can do 90% of
everything with this.

3. see 1.

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