King Chrome tools

[Modelsp]

Not sure again if this is the right place but i'm sure someone will let me know
I wanted to remove Headlights today to start getting ready for fitting HID lights.i needed a female Torque socket so i rang the local spares bloke ,Yep We gottem only $99.95 for a set of ten yep theys Kingchrome>Lifetime guarantee he says.Os->hit i thought i'm not doing that one.
So here it gets interesting,I'm thinking my mate Bunning will have the China copy as i only have 4 bolts to undo.
so over i goes and Lo and Behold he's got, you guessed it Bluddy KingChrome too but only $25.63 can you believe it ,so i bought both female, and a male set as second purchase .
So Muppet if you nick down to Bunnings at Orange help yourself and you can take those seats out.
Cheers
Paul;):D

[Homestar]

Don't believe for a minute they will honour the lifetime warranty on those. I broke one on the exact same set the first time I used it. Tried to claim warranty and they came back saying to sod off because it was caused by abuse...:mad:

I only had to undo 3 fairly small screw holding a concentric hydraulic throw out bearing on a Vectra gearbox. They were tight - the first two caused the bit to twist a bit, and the last one snapped it. I was only using a 3/8 ratchet - no pipe, no rattle gun - and that is abuse according to them...

Made of some substance resembling plastercine I think...

[Modelsp]

That'll teach you for buying a Vectra,Probably had all the bolts spot welded to stop coming loose with vibration
cheers
Paul

[Homestar]

That'll teach you for buying a Vectra,Probably had all the bolts spot welded to stop coming loose with vibration
cheers
Paul

I'll pay that one...:Rolling:

[pop058]

Not sure again if this is the right place but i'm sure someone will let me know
I wanted to remove Headlights today to start getting ready for fitting HID lights.i needed a female Torque socket so i rang the local spares bloke ,Yep We gottem only $99.95 for a set of ten yep theys Kingchrome>Lifetime guarantee he says.Os->hit i thought i'm not doing that one.
So here it gets interesting,I'm thinking my mate Bunning will have the China copy as i only have 4 bolts to undo.
so over i goes and Lo and Behold he's got, you guessed it Bluddy KingChrome too but only $25.63 can you believe it ,so i bought both female, and a male set as second purchase .
So Muppet if you nick down to Bunnings at Orange help yourself and you can take those seats out.
Cheers
Paul;):D

close, but no cigar (or G and H either) :D

Kincrome - Home (http://www.kincrome.com.au/)

[87County]

close, but no cigar (or G and H either) :D

Kincrome - Home (http://www.kincrome.com.au/)


yep you said it popo58.... why is it that lots of people who should know better want to put a g spot in Kincrome and add an "h" as well ?

[THE BOOGER]

From the web site it looks like GMC rebranded:)

[DoubleChevron]

I rate kincrome as highly as the cheapest junk you can find. The last few things I've purchased with there brandname have been utter crap. FFS: I even snapped the jaw off a brand new set off bull nosed pliers just by squeezing the the handles ......................... I'm a weedy little computer nerd too .... sigh.

seeya,
Shane L.

[gromit]

They have a 'scratch & dint' shop at their warehouse in Scoresby (open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday).
Always some bargains to be had but there are always a lot of incomplete tool sets (parts broken ?) and tools with names engraved on them (returned for credit ?).
All outsourced from Taiwan. There are a lot of other tools in the shop and when I asked it turned out they are the samples that they are sent when they are looking for additions to the range.
Supertool and Chrometech are also Kincrome, Finkal as well from memory plus they have Lisle in the shop.

They have to watch their advertising though Kincrome Australia Pty Ltd (http://transition.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/922310)


Colin

[MacMan]

I have some of their tools and I don't rate them anywhere near Repco's own tools which are also sourced from Taiwan. But they're better than SP!

[MacMan]

Speaking of tools, Gav, please look for my super high quality custom LT230 nut wrench. :D

[Landy Smurf]

I used KC at school and thought they were okish. I like sidchrome but too expensive and apparently stanley are made in the same factory.
I stick with stanley as the price is pretty good and they have been good in the past and also have lifetime warranty on them, but i am yet to see what they would be like if they broke

[Blknight.aus]

warranty on Kingchrome is good if you have the reciept and get them from a reputable tool shop Bunnings, Supercheap and Repco dont count (supercheap maybe if you're friends with the manager)


I got a 3/8th drive set of kingchrome and used it for about 10 years Still got most of it, I lost a couple of the sockets after the plastic tray splintered away to nothingness and the 13mm socket has cracked apart which is more to do with the fact that its the most used size on jap cars and landrover brake caliper bihex bolts. (which are 110nm)

I recommend them as entry level tools and generally suitable for operator maintenance. (which includes occasional major overhaul work)

[ScottW]

I have mostly stanley stuff, with the exception of a supatool 3/8 socket set that I have had for more than a decade. I haven't had an issue with their spanners, 1/2 socket set or ratchet ring spanners, and my typical home use is higher than average. I have some old sidchrome sockets and ring spanners too I got off ebay 2nd hand, but a lot of that stuff is bought by people who want to on-sell it for more $$$ so the prices aren't that great sometimes.

[Rick1970]

Have to say that i'v had a pretty fair run out of Kincrome stuff. Most of it would be 20+yrs old and the only thing I have broken is a 3/4 1/2"drive socket, too much time on a rattle gun, and a 1/2"drive ratchet that's fairly sloppy nowdays....

Never broken a spanner and most would have been linked with another at some point in their lives. Think a 10mm has a fair bend in it, but not broken. Have a few Repco/JBS spanners missing half a OE jaw from lesser use.....

They get used everyday at work, where a 7/8 or 1" spanner with 2' of pipe slipped over the ring end is not and uncommon thing to do....

My older stuff looks somewhat different to their new gear tho.

[Ratel10mm]

I actually prefer the one (current line) Kincrome spanner I own to the one (current line) Sidchrome spanner I own. After everyone I asked about local brands raved about Sidchrome I was very disappointed with the quality of the finish. Give me King Dick or Britool or Teng any day over either of these brands.

[sheerluck]

I think, as with many things, tools aren't made like they used to be. I've got a set of Draper sockets and spanners that are approaching 20 years old and not one of them are broken. However, I bought a large Sidchrome socket set from Bunnings 3 years ago when I was rebuilding my D1 as I needed some imperial sizes, and I took them back twice after breaking 3 sockets.

[Landy Smurf]

yes tools definitely are not what they use to be. one thing i hate about spanners when i was looking is that they are so chunky. I bought a big set 8mm-19mm and the same in imperial for $3.50 they work good have put a lot of weight on them no signs of breaking

[THE BOOGER]

The problem with most tools today is you pay for the replacements in advance with the lifetime warranty and a lifetime warranty does not mean unbreakable. The drivers at my old unit in the army broke heaps of sidchrome tools but the Q kept heaps of replacments then sent them in bulk back :)