Can anyone recommend a good budget wrench and socket set just for general maintenance and removing shit ?

Try eBay mate, they have some decently priced stuff on there, if not you could go to Halfords?

It depends on your budget, if your budget is quite high, i'd recommend tools made by Snap-on, they're quality!

Halfords Pro. Fine for normal use. If you were a pro working in a garage maybe you'd want higher quality stuff but for all the work I've done on my cars the Halfords Pro stuff has been fine. I think they have the 150pc set down from £189.99 down to £99.99 at the moment.

aye i got a 200 quid set for 100 notes in a sale too, done me sound for most jobs, that and a good torque wrench should see you reet for most things.

they dont offer a guarantee on the case, or ratchers either, but I've blagged a couple of places to change ratchets before, my case is still fucked tho bastards, people find out to thier peril when they try and carry it by the handle like a normal tool case

+1 for the halfords pro gear.

i got the set for 100 when it was on offer, and a torque wrench for 50. can't go wrong imo

halfords were doing the smaller pro socket sets for 20quid the other week. Down from 55quid i believe. Excellent quality.

+1 on the halfrauds pro stuff. Lifetime guarantee on most of it too

Halfords Pro. Fine for normal use. If you were a pro working in a garage maybe you'd want higher quality stuff but for all the work I've done on my cars the Halfords Pro stuff has been fine. I think they have the 150pc set down from £189.99 down to £99.99 at the moment.

I got that the other day along with a few breaker bars and stuff. Done me fine!

Edited 1 March, 201016 yr by azza46