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luke2152 - 23/12/14 at 06:15 PM

Have an American friend who sometimes posts me hard to find stuff I need from over the ditch or vice versa. He currently wants a whole lot of VW special tools (I don't think he'll get change from a grand) - mostly timing holding and such. Have the VW part numbers. Any suggestions of who does that kind of thing other then VW themselves.

rusty nuts - 23/12/14 at 06:21 PM

Depending on the part possibly Sealey or Laser tools, Ask your local motor factors.

bart - 23/12/14 at 06:22 PM

loads I used to sell them

laser tools
franklin tools

and a whole raft of others
take it from me I know - most are made bye - for laser tools parent company tool connection and rebranded as other makes at least all the decent stuff.

watch out loads of Chinese copy's and they are S - - t

[Edited on 23/12/14 by bart]

Volvorsport - 23/12/14 at 10:16 PM

Mac tools are American?

bart - 23/12/14 at 10:35 PM

so they are and snap off
and many others.
dont mean anything they all buy off each other and rebrand fact. I know im involved
they all make some of there range just not all

ste - 23/12/14 at 11:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bart
so they are and snap off
and many others.
dont mean anything they all buy off each other and rebrand fact. I know im involved
they all make some of there range just not all


Who makes the Halfords pro stuff? it always feels so good for the price

bart - 23/12/14 at 11:26 PM

Taiwan
there are sevral supplier's from there that make nearly all the spanners sockets ect. make several different quality's
they make the snap on blue piont stuff. ect
it can be very good quality.
cheapo spanners are normaly India
there are exceptions
some company's still make some tools in house.
snap on still make there own branded spanners . screw drivers ect I think
timming tools are diiferent . good quality still made in uk and Germany and a few others.
cheap copy made in china . not good generally and so on and so on