daveb666
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 12:11 PM |
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Locost In-Car Toolkit
Over winter I'll be adding some boot storage to my Locost for many reasons, but mainly so I have some storage for some tools.
I've bought myself a small toolbox and this weekend will be buying all the necessary items to fill it with!
So far I've got on my shopping list:
Insulation Tape
Cable Ties
Long Nose/Short Nose Pliers
Set of Allen keys
6 Screwdrivers of varying sizes - 3 slot, 3 Cross
Set of ring/open spanners (probably 11Nr going from 6-19mm)
LED Torch/Miners Light
Anything else I should consider take? (without getting too silly)
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mookaloid
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 12:20 PM |
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small cheapo multimeter, some terminals, scotch loks, spare cable, fuses
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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nick205
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 12:25 PM |
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tow strap
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 12:26 PM |
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If you can squeeze a small socket set in there, it's much easier to work with them
Ben
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mcerd1
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 12:43 PM |
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duct tape - you'd be amazed how many things can be 'fixed' with it 
even seen someone make a CV boot out of it with a couple of cable ties after a breakdown a few hundred miles from home - and they claimed it got them
all the way home 
Energizer LED head torches are quite good (got one out of tesco the other day for ~£4)
if you get a small socket set (1/4" drive) with some screwdriver bits then you don't need the carry all the different screwdrivers
(but keep a couple of flat ones to use as levers  )
[Edited on 20/11/2013 by mcerd1]
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owelly
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 12:52 PM |
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Breakdown recovery card.
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NigeEss
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 01:07 PM |
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A hammer.
All tool kits should have at a minimum, a hammer and duct tape.
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adithorp
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 02:46 PM |
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Gaffer tape, hammer, condom... If you can't fix it with the first 2 then...
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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atm92484
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 05:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
even seen someone make a CV boot out of it with a couple of cable ties after a breakdown a few hundred miles from home - and they claimed it got them
all the way home
When one of my fender stays cracked, duct tape did a nice job keeping the fender attached to the car. Definitely a must-have item.
-Andrew
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renetom
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 06:04 PM |
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Hi
You are not going to do any substantial repairs at the roadside
a AA or? get you home service.
a tow rope if you want to call a friend.
a screwdriver magnetic with varied bits
a multitool.
insulating tape & a few connectors.
No need for spanners 4 post lift kitchen sink etc.
a sledge hammer to smash the F....in thing to bits.
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 06:35 PM |
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Bus fare!
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 06:56 PM |
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umbrella or plastic poncho
the evil tyre weld
if including a socket set I would go 3/8th drive, and include a spark plug spanner
dayglow / reflective vest.
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jacko
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 07:09 PM |
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Trailer to put it all in 
I take a rac recovery card and a mobile
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Bladerunner
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 07:23 PM |
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Toolkit
From past experience a gallon can of petrol, I have run out twice on long runs.
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StevieB
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 07:26 PM |
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When I did the same thing for my motorbike, I gave the bike a full service and put all the tools in a pile, then worked my way through them seeking
ways to make things smaller/lighter/more compact.
I've ended up with a tool kit that with the exception of a couple of larger tools, can take the whole bike apart including the engine, but fits
into a Kriega tool roll. Add some spare spark plugs, tyre slime, co2 canisters and wiring/fuses/connectors and its been perfect. Cable ties are a
pretty good shout too, as is Duck Tape.
From experience, the thing most likely you leave you stranded at the road side is a puncture or electrical fault. Anything else will invariably
require you to carry a stack of spare parts with you, so only take enough tools to access and repair electrical bits and tyres and add an AA card to
your wallet.
The only reason I carry the tools I do on the bike is that I do some big bike rally challenge events and if you break down on that in the middle of a
forestry block and nowhere near a point of recovery, you really are Donald Ducked.
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bi22le
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| posted on 20/11/13 at 11:20 PM |
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Jubalie ties
Spare clutch cable
Spare cable inner
Screw fit cable nipples
Sharp knife
20pound note in a sealed bag
All things I have in mine
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