Lidl Bargains

micks_address

5W30 wrote: »

I'd allow the battery to charge for 10 mins and then start it.

I was jumping a 1.9 diesel Laguna a while back with my 1.0 Yaris. The Laguna wouldn't even unlock the doors. Jumped it, sat into the Yaris, kept it at a stable 3000 RPM for 10 mins. Started without a bother.

That was with LIDL jump leads too

Would the torque wrench be good job for removing wheel nuts?

5W30

micks_address wrote: »

Would the torque wrench be good job for removing wheel nuts?

You should never use a torque wrench for removing wheel nuts.

You use a torque wrench to tighten wheel nuts (and not only wheel nuts) so you don't overtighten them and possibly ruin the thread or make it too hard to remove them later.

The torque wrench is good though.

micks_address

5W30 wrote: »

You should never use a torque wrench for removing wheel nuts.

You use a torque wrench to tighten wheel nuts (and not only wheel nuts) so you don't overtighten them and possibly ruin the thread or make it too hard to remove them later.

The torque wrench is good though.

The trolley jack be ok? Just want something handy at home for changing winter wheels over

5W30

micks_address wrote: »

The trolley jack be ok? Just want something handy at home for changing winter wheels over

Yep I've had mine for a few years. Does the job and is much quicker than a normal car jack.

extra-ordinary_

5W30 wrote: »

Yep I've had mine for a few years. Does the job and is much quicker than a normal car jack.

I disagree...I have a Lidl jack and also one that I got from PR Reilly. The lidl one started a slow leak to the point where it's fairly useless now.

Wouldn't use the axle stands either, but I did buy the torque wrench before and find it's handy for its higher range than my regular wrench.

5W30

extra-ordinary_ wrote: »

I disagree...I have a Lidl jack and also one that I got from PR Reilly. The lidl one started a slow leak to the point where it's fairly useless now.

Must have been faulty so. I know a few guys here have them and haven't had issues. Mine hasn't leaked at all. Did you loosen the screw to lower the car too much?

I think the instructions say you must unscrew it a tiny bit and lower the car slowly to prevent the hydraulic oil from leaking.

Skylinehead

The Lidl trolley jack I have is a bit leaky too, you can visibly see the car going down slowly. Had it years now mind.

DakarVert

Covers seem very decent!

A large is big enough to cover my Sierra. (Complete bumpers and sides)

micks_address

5W30 wrote: »

Yep I've had mine for a few years. Does the job and is much quicker than a normal car jack.

Jack out of stock in citywest

corks finest

micks_address wrote: »

Jack out of stock in citywest

Got one,looks OK,but ordered 3 ton jackstands from Mick's garage,took lidl one out to look at,,might be wrong,but I wouldn't trust it

5W30

Skylinehead wrote: »

The Lidl trolley jack I have is a bit leaky too, you can visibly see the car going down slowly. Had it years now mind.

No idea how you're having these problems. I use mine quite a lot but I do look after it, lowering it very slowly, etc.

Could be a bad batch or just bad quality control

corks finest

corks finest wrote: »

From my experience, never got lidl/aldi wipers to fit my last car,tried two different sets,as on the back of pack,no joy

Picked wipers for my insight ,,,and joy,they fit,,first time I got lidl/aldi wipers to fit,,half price compared to any other ones I've seen

CJhaughey

Wipers are good, Picked up a set today as mine were getting smeary.
Fitted no hassle at all, I had the traditional style before with the spoiler also Lidl as well for the last while they seem to be easily as durable as the brand name stuff like Valeo, Bosch etc.

corks finest

CJhaughey wrote: »

Wipers are good, Picked up a set today as mine were getting smeary.
Fitted no hassle at all, I had the traditional style before with the spoiler also Lidl as well for the last while they seem to be easily as durable as the brand name stuff like Valeo, Bosch etc.

Kicking myself, bought one 26 inch wiper for my car last wk,halfords think it was double what I paid for at lidl this morning,,,, spare one now anyway

tayto lover

Did anyone ever use one of those quick puncture repair aerosols?
If they work they'd be very handy for a puncture on the motorway or on a dark night.

corks finest

tayto lover wrote: »

Did anyone ever use one of those quick puncture repair aerosols?
If they work they'd be very handy for a puncture on the motorway or on a dark night.

Yes,motorbike, small hole,no sweat

blackbox

Trolley jacks seem to be sold out everywhere. They must only have got a handful.

visual

tayto lover wrote: »

Did anyone ever use one of those quick puncture repair aerosols?
If they work they'd be very handy for a puncture on the motorway or on a dark night.

I came across a guy on big motor bike with front tyre flat. It worked much better than I thought
Now need to buy another to replace the one I gave him.

corks finest

blackbox wrote: »

Trolley jacks seem to be sold out everywhere. They must only have got a handful.

At least 40/50 in carrigaline lidl yesterday morning

9935452

5W30 wrote: »

No idea how you're having these problems. I use mine quite a lot but I do look after it, lowering it very slowly, etc.

Could be a bad batch or just bad quality control

I have 2 of them , one works perfect , the other doesnt .
Out of interest they both have 2 different handles too

BohsCeltic

Was going to buy the trolley jack but might just invest in a more professional one.
I bought a draper one in halfords a few years ago and the wheel came off.
After i fixed that i jacked the car up and and went into house and came out about half a minute later and the car was on the ground.
Topped the fluid up but still the same and no obvious signs of a leak.

CJhaughey

BohsCeltic wrote: »

Was going to buy the trolley jack but might just invest in a more professional one.
I bought a draper one in halfords a few years ago and the wheel came off.
After i fixed that i jacked the car up and and went into house and came out about half a minute later and the car was on the ground.
Topped the fluid up but still the same and no obvious signs of a leak.

Put it in the scrap bin before something bad happens.

corks finest

CJhaughey wrote: »

Put it in the scrap bin before something bad happens.

Never,ever,leave a hydraulic jack on its own,always, always, use jack stands,,,,,kid,animal,could go under,,

corks finest

CJhaughey wrote: »

Put it in the scrap bin before something bad happens.

Never,ever,leave a hydraulic jack on its own,always, always, use jack stands,,,,,kid,animal,could go under,,

stimpson

When I take off a wheel I always slide it under the sill. I use axle stands too. Can't be too careful.

corks finest

stimpson wrote: »

When I take off a wheel I always slide it under the sill. I use axle stands too. Can't be too careful.

Bang on,,,,too dodgy otherwise

CJhaughey

corks finest wrote: »

Never,ever,leave a hydraulic jack on its own,always, always, use jack stands,,,,,kid,animal,could go under,,

You're preaching to the converted but the point is a jack that fails can go anytime, even while jacking and before or during you putting axle stands in place.
A bad jack is a bad jack and should be broken up and disposed of so it cannot be salvaged and reused by some other person,

blackbox

blackbox wrote: »

Trolley jacks seem to be sold out everywhere. They must only have got a handful.

Got one in Lidl on Nangor Road Clondalkin. They had loads this morning.

pajero12

CJhaughey wrote: »

You're preaching to the converted but the point is a jack that fails can go anytime, even while jacking and before or during you putting axle stands in place.
A bad jack is a bad jack and should be broken up and disposed of so it cannot be salvaged and reused by some other person,

Very true, I'd always run a bead of weld along the thread of the jack to make sure it's useless.

Fuzzy Clam

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

It doesn't appear to be on it, it would be 4 if it was.

Wipers are one thing I can't and won't do cheap. They last no length of time compared to oem ones. You can pick up a set of mk4 mondeo wipers for circa 40 euro off Ford. Worth every penny!

If you want OE quality you can buy the same blades in a factors for about 1/2 the cost of going to a dealer.
It's crazy buying wipers from dealers.

The Aldi ones i bought about 2 years are of comparable quality and still going strong. Only problem was having to buy 2 blades the same length where i needed 2 different lengths. At least I have a set of spares now.

Noccy_Mondy

Fuzzy Clam wrote:

If you want OE quality you can buy the same blades in a factors for about 1/2 the cost of going to a dealer. It's crazy buying wipers from dealers.

Na, don't agree with you there, I've flipped both sides of the coin, and paying that bit extra for quality oem wipers is always worth it. I get 2 years out of oe ones, compared to a year, if even, for spurious ones. They start hopping, screeching, leaving smears etc.

veganrun

Was in Lidl yesterday. Couldn't believe how small the axle stands were, don't think I'd feel too safe using them.

JohnBoy26

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

If you want OE quality you can buy the same blades in a factors for about 1/2 the cost of going to a dealer.
It's crazy buying wipers from dealers.

The Aldi ones i bought about 2 years are of comparable quality and still going strong. Only problem was having to buy 2 blades the same length where i needed 2 different lengths. At least I have a set of spares now.

Not sure about the flat blades but the conventional wipers from ford are excellent and last a very long time. They are more expensive but not massively so.

Fuzzy Clam

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Na, don't agree with you there, I've flipped both sides of the coin, and paying that bit extra for quality oem wipers is always worth it. I get 2 years out of oe ones, compared to a year, if even, for spurious ones. They start hopping, screeching, leaving smears etc.

You can get oem wipers from a factors at half the cost of the dealers.
The same make, just different packaging. Fact.
Ford don't make wipers. They're probably made by Trico.

Fuzzy Clam

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Not sure about the flat blades but the conventional wipers from ford are excellent and last a very long time. They are more expensive but not massively so.

Theyre not made by Ford though. The same blades are available in factors.

JohnBoy26

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

Theyre not made by Ford though. The same blades are available in factors.

The ones with the wear indicator? Doubt it tbh. I've never seen them in any factors and i've had two focus's. What factors have them?

Fuzzy Clam

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

The ones with the wear indicator? Doubt it tbh. I've never seen them in any factors and i've had two focus's. What factors have them?

I can't answer that specific question.
The fact still is that you can get oem or oem quality blades without paying dealer prices.
This is a bargains thread after all, albeit going slightly off topic.

JohnBoy26

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

I can't answer that specific question.
The fact still is that you can get oem or oem quality blades without paying dealer prices.
This is a bargains thread after all, albeit going slightly off topic.

Well if you can't answer the question then how can you claim that they can be got at a motorfactors?

Also if you value a back wiper and own a mk1 focus only the genuine ford blade will work properly. Anything else only wipes half of the window due to it's curvature.

mad m

Anyone any experience with the Bluetooth phone kit for 14.99?

Noccy_Mondy

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Well if you can't answer the question then how can you claim that they can be got at a motorfactors?

Also if you value a back wiper and own a mk1 focus only the genuine ford blade will work properly. Anything else only wipes half of the window due to it's curvature.

+1. Tried a non Ford wiper on the back of the focus before, one was too big, the other was too small, both of which stuck up at the end, thus not doing a clean sweep, as you say. The OE one fit's perfect, just about 10mm or so off the top of the window when sweeping.

The wear indicator is something that I haven't seen on any other spurious wipers, so Ford have some input on the make of the wiper somewhere along the way.

I'm sure people would have copped on by now if Ford were just rebranding generic wipers and charging a premium price for them.

5W30

Indeed spurious wiper blades can be hit and miss.

I've replaced wiper blades twice on my old Yaris. Both times I got Bosch wipers and they began screeching again after about 2 week of use :mad:

The only good thing was that they still cleared the windscreen nicely, but the annoying screech was... well annoying.

I have OEM Ford wiperblades on the Focus now. Not sure if they're fitted from factory or if previous owner replaced them with OEM wipers but the car was regularly serviced at a Ford dealership before me. They work really well and there isn't a sound from them :rolleyes:

Won't be buying non-OEM wiper blade again. Same goes for brake pads. Absolutely horrible brake squeal from cheap pads.

Fuzzy Clam

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

+1. Tried a non Ford wiper on the back of the focus before, one was too big, the other was too small, both of which stuck up at the end, thus not doing a clean sweep, as you say. The OE one fit's perfect, just about 10mm or so off the top of the window when sweeping.

The wear indicator is something that I haven't seen on any other spurious wipers, so Ford have some input on the make of the wiper somewhere along the way.

I'm sure people would have copped on by now if Ford were just rebranding generic wipers and charging a premium price for them.

Ford don't rebrand generic wipers. The company that makes them also sell to the aftermarket.

JohnBoy26

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

Ford don't rebrand generic wipers. The company that makes them also sell to the aftermarket.

But that doesn't automatically mean that the aftermarket parts are as good as the genuine part.

What company makes ford wipers?

landmarkjohn

Skylinehead wrote: »

The Lidl trolley jack I have is a bit leaky too, you can visibly see the car going down slowly. Had it years now mind.

My one packed in as well after very limited use, I was surprised.

BohsCeltic

corks finest wrote: »

Never,ever,leave a hydraulic jack on its own,always, always, use jack stands,,,,,kid,animal,could go under,,

I went back in to get the axle stands. The wheel was still on anyway as i didn't need to take it off for what i was doing.

I normally use axle stands and leave the jack in place aswell as having a spare wheel under the axle.

5W30

BohsCeltic wrote: »

I went back in to get the axle stands. The wheel was still on anyway as i didn't need to take it off for what i was doing.

I normally use axle stands and leave the jack in place aswell as having a spare wheel under the axle.

Same as myself then. I usually lower the car onto the jack and then raise the jack just enough so it's touching the underside of the car.

Then I know if the axle stand fails, the jack will hold it and vice versa.

If you're that paranoid the Lidl axle stands come in a pair so use both if only working on one wheel :pac:

micks_address

landmarkjohn wrote: »

My one packed in as well after very limited use, I was surprised.

Did you return? Apparently if you keep the receipt they are pretty good at refunds etc.. I only intend using it twice a year to swap on and off winter wheels so should do the job

5W30

micks_address wrote: »

Did you return? Apparently if you keep the receipt they are pretty good at refunds etc.. I only intend using it twice a year to swap on and off winter wheels so should do the job

Like I said, use it just like it says in the instructions and it will do the job.

When you want to lower the car don't undo the release bolt and drop the car down. Undo it a tiny amount and the car will go slowly down.

I'm not surprised people are getting leaks if they abuse the jack...

9935452

5W30 wrote: »

Like I said, use it just like it says in the instructions and it will do the job.

When you want to lower the car don't undo the release bolt and drop the car down. Undo it a tiny amount and the car will go slowly down.

I'm not surprised people are getting leaks if they abuse the jack...

I have 2 of them. Both got the same treatment . One leaks . The other doesnt. They have slight differences fro. Each other like the screw for letting it down is different on each one

5W30

9935452 wrote: »

I have 2 of them. Both got the same treatment . One leaks . The other doesnt. They have slight differences fro. Each other like the screw for letting it down is different on each one

I wonder if they're made by different manufacturers? The 2 tonne jacks are quite similar looking no matter what brand you get. That might influence the quality.