Complete tool set for my truck

[techenthusiast]

I want to invest in a complete plastic blow molded tool set for my truck so I don't have to take home tools from work all the time. I don't mind COO and most things I work on at home are metric. I'm looking at this tekton set but wondering if there's anything else around the same price range that is more complete

I don't want duplicate sockets in different drives and that's why I like the tekton set but it could use more wrenches

The most I'm willing to spend is 200

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008HYVG6S/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
I guess you could say I'm looking for a general service set

 

[valentine]

I always found that those blow molded cases are too limited. There's usually too many tools you won't need in those kits and no room to ad additional tools that you really do need. The price on that Tekton set isn't bad but I think you'd do better to customize your own tool bag. The bag will be easier to store in a vehicle, too and that fact that you put it together for your specific automobile.

-Valentine

 

[EricBigNally]

The Dewalt 204 piece set dips below $200 every now and then (haven't checked it lately). I have it in the back of my SUV and not a single piece has ever fallen out of its spot and all the tools are good quality (Taiwan). You would need some screw drivers and pliers to go with it and I'd consider a few more wrenches possibly but overall very solid.

 

[jlipsky14]

This would be my choice, budget friendly and would leave you another $100 to add a tool bag of other items that you may need.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00F4...escent+set&dpPl=1&dpID=51mt6wDQZdL&ref=plSrch

 

[AmishFury]

well there is that 227pc kobalt set in the 3 drawer blow molded case that runs around $200

 

[techenthusiast]

This would be my choice, budget friendly and would leave you another $100 to add a tool bag of other items that you may need.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00F4...escent+set&dpPl=1&dpID=51mt6wDQZdL&ref=plSrch

That looks like an excellent set
I'm leaning towards that

Hey are the craftsman sets USA made?

 

[AmishFury]

Hey are the craftsman sets USA made?

only if you dig through ebay and probably pay way too much

 

[unslow1]

well there is that 227pc kobalt set in the 3 drawer blow molded case that runs around $200

Those are so nice I bought 3. Link is for pic. Buy it at Lowe's and use the discount codes from the Lowe's Hot Deals thread.


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YKDHWU/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[jeopardy98]

Get the Dewalt 204 when it drops to $120. You can't beat it.

 

[techenthusiast]

Check this out this is a great one, complete metric set and I could buy a wrench roll on the side http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NW9XSK/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Do I really need standard
For home car use?

 

[NorCalWrenchin]

What do you drive?

 

[bczygan]

For a car on the road, you need way less tools than you think.

Certainly less sockets and wrenches than a full set.

But you need a wider variety of tools, including some electrical tools and supplies and emergency items.

 

[Tim37]

I would disagree with bczygan I use my truck tools for so much more than just fixing my truck on the highway.

About a year ago I did what your talking about I got a 1/4 3/8 socket set with a decent selection of wrenches and screwdrivers. Then pulled them out of my small truck box. This allowed me to add some tools I needed to it and still keep everything manageable plus I don't have to dig for 15min to find a 10mm wrench

 

[trentonmakes]

http://m.harborfreight.com/professi...t-45951.html?utm_referrer=direct/not provided

Yeah Yeah it's HF
But the sockets are decent... Ratchets are so so... Still a good deal for the price imo


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[Tim37]

http://m.harborfreight.com/professi...t-45951.html?utm_referrer=direct/not provided

Yeah Yeah it's HF
But the sockets are decent... Ratchets are so so... Still a good deal for the price imo


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Most people I know carry cheaper tools in there truck that way if they get stollen its not that big of a deal.

 

[trentonmakes]

You just call my tools cheap??? Lmao

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[zkling]

I think I'd consider kobalt, husky or HF for sockets and ratchets. Mabye a NOS set of craftsman RP wrenches. Why? Mainly because if you happen to break something, for most people a lowes or HF isn't too far away. Get some decent pliers, screwdrivers and a solid multimeter though. I keep a pair of knipex alligators in my car that I have used so many times to save the day.

 

[drchinn]

I have the gear wrench set from advanced auto parts that i got on sale its a pretty good set like 100 something pieces i think. Caught it on sale for $120. Comes with 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 drives and a few wrenches.

 

[techenthusiast]

Instead of buying a complete set I pieced one together for about 250

My personal vehicles and family's vehicles are all metric so I just went with metric only

Tekon: complete metric socket set 1/4, 3/8, 1/2
Complete metric wrench set
Punch set
Prybar set
Screwdriver set
Tape measure
Magnetic parts tray
6 piece plier set

Otc radiator hose pick
Gear wrench mini file set

I also have a box full of misc tools like vice grips and adjustable wrenches that I can piece together to the new set to complete it

They will all go in a tool bag until I get a truck box

I can take home my specialty tools and pneumatic tools as needed from work as I have a snap on cart full with snap on tools... Better then loading up my
Tool bag and lugging it back and forth

 

[southalabama]

I guess we all have different versions of what a truck or car box is for.

For me. It's not necessarily to get the vehicle back to the shop. It's for when I'm on my land and need a tool or at my office and need a tool. Perhaps at the elderly in laws and they say by the way can you do xxxxxx.

I've just bought the individual 1/4 3/8 and 1/2 dewalt sets. I like the way the hold on the rail in the case. Before that I used a kobalt Taiwan set that was good but the case always opens upside down and drops sockets out when trying to close.

 

[kctyphoon]

this seems like a no brainer.. just find the biggest set you like under your budget.. craftsman has that nice set, with the 3 drawer box that goes on sale, or you can even go with the HF set that has been rated a best buy by a couple magazines..

 

[toddacimer]

There's nothing worse than not having a good tool when you're away from home. I really like my Blue Point set in the DD truck but my junkyard bag is a mix of used and slightly abused Snap-on stuff only because I can't afford to waste half a day going home for the right tool to get the job done. For older Ford stuff that I like (67-96) I have a set of 1/4-1" Snapon wrenches, 1/2" drive impact sockets 3/8" to 1" shallow and deep, 12" striking prybar, hammer, screwdriver and a few other randoms plus my Milwaukee 18v tools as shown. This will also be my Bronco road trip kit plus a few things like the axle nut socket for wheel bearings.