Club Arnage

After having a few issues with the car today ( still on going ) Its frustrating I have no tools what so ever in there as I want to test a few things on my lunch but cant! SO I want to make a small basic tool kit I can keep in the spare wheel well of my car and I want to get it all for when I travel to Leman just in case.

So what is best?


So far –

Screw drivers – Flat & Phillips type
duck tape
Adjustable spanner
Pliers
Stanley knife
cable ties
2 adjustable spanners - metric and imperial
Bits of spare wire for bypassing dodgy circuits.
Variety of fuses
Spare Bulbs - required by law in France
warning triangle - required by law in France
swiss army knife
small mat to lay on ( maybe car footwell mat )
Electrical tester
WD40


Most importantly - breakdown recovery details

Anything else? ( cut and paste the list :))

Bottle opener ;D

Masking tape?  What are you going to do, spray it by the side of the road? 

Do you mean duct (or duck) tape?  That's probably a lot more useful!

Exactly what I was thinkng  ;D

edited ;)


Bob - bottle opener is on my keys ;)

A smallish hammer (seriously) is useful to 'modify' those stubborn bits that won't move by any other means - also useful for smashing the end of your thumb.

Take 2 adjustable spanners - metric and imperial  ;D

Bits of spare wire for bypassing dodgy circuits.

Variety of fuses.

Most importantly - breakdown recovery details

Not really, insulation tape is fine but isn't what you need as a standard fix all.  You need duct tape and preferably a selection of cable ties. 

list amended ;)

keep them coming

Spare Bulbs and a warning triangle, required by law in France I think and a swiss army knife has come in useful over the years.

btw, My car does not have a spare wheel, it has run flat tyres (not alot of help if one blows out I think and only good for about 50 miles) but are they legal in France?

Always usefull to keep a set of spare bulbs in your kit  edit - bugger sniped by Nordic  ;D, and ensure your jack is in working order as well as the wheel brace.

Small electrical tester can be a godsend.

Don't forget a torch and a sheet of plastic (guaranteed the day you need to get under the car, it is peeing with rain and you are stopped on a diesel covered layby).

Not merely useful, but a legal requirement in France I seem to recall!   :police:

Edit:  darnit Nordic said that bit too!!

have them all as i used them last weekend to jack up a golf - ( dirty now as they where brand new!! )

aka - a male :)

list updated

From July 1st (not necessary for the 24 Hours, but will be for the Classic) it will be mandatory in France for a car to carry a hi vis vest for all occupants (as well as carrying your triangle).

Contrary to popular belief, spare bulbs are only recommended, but headlight aim convertors are mandatory.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/touring_tips/AA_France_Monaco.pdf (http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/touring_tips/AA_France_Monaco.pdf)

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/touring_tips/aa-compulsory-equipment-Jan2008.doc

According to this list from the AA, bulbs are not required by law, not what I thought, but who am I to dispute what the AA say.

(bugger now steve Brown has beaten me!)
But a hi viz jacket is a good idea.

IIRC I've read somewhere that hi-viz jackets will have to be in the car (rather than in the boot) so that they can be put on before you leave the vehicle.

Might be urban myth but it sounds sensible anyway. 

Thats a bugger for audi a3 owners then  ::)

On my old A3 the front bumper had to come off to allow the headlight to be removed to even get near the back of it to change the bulb  >:(

I agree entirely.  So when you lose all the others, you'll still have a spare.

I'd add a big hammer, and remember that if brute force doesn't work, its because you're not using enough ;D

Here it is, best of both worlds

(https://edgecastcdn.net/800034/www.perpetualkid.com/productimages/lg/OPEN-0972.jpg)

Personally, I always make sure I have a spare bottom hose.
H

A junior hacksaw(with decent spare blades) is all ways good to have, if you cant undo it cut the bugger off, that'll teach it. Alterenativly, if you are a really bad boy it could help resstore ones liberty.

WD40 always comes in handy.

Hi vis jacket, accessible from inside the car.

if not brick under a wheel to stop the car rolling

Or chocks if your really posh!!

Tie wraps

(http://www.cirris.com/testing/guidelines/images/compress-350-c.jpg)

if it falls off - tie wrap it back on!

As long well the other stuff already listed.

Insulation tape, good to put on the headlamps, to blank of part of the beam, cheaper than the official stuff.

thing is tho - i doubt they will work with my HID headlights :lol:

Kev,

It does not have to work, just looks like you have tired - well thats my theory?


PT headlamps, told I would have to get new lights to change beam direction, so just took a guess.

But the Ovlov, has a cut out plan and where to place in on the headlamps in the glovebox book.

Or just don't switch them on!!  >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D

Saab say it's difficult to convert the beams on mine so I also carry the official beam conversion pack and will wave it if I ever get stopped for not having the beams converted! 

driving at night with no lights isnt fun  ::)

ill only be doing 1 night run ( on the way to Leman ) so 1 reason to have lights on :)

Bought a set of left hand drive head lights off e b*y for the XC90,the head lights can be changed in seconds.

Brian our ovlov XC 70 has a plan for placing the tape over the lights, so no need to buy anything else.

Any way whats the problem with blinding a few "Frenchies"!  ;)

nothing hence i dont mind :)

Perfectly legal - at least I hope so as I know a guy that lives in Paris & he has run flats on his car.  I only have one of these "mobility systems" on my car and I guess that they are also legal as Ford sell 'em in France.