Lidl Car Stuff - Monday 26th September

bazz26 · 19-09-2016 5:06pm #1

Some good stuff this time round:

http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?id=896

CiniO · 19-09-2016 8:58pm

Axle stands - got them 3 years ago - use them a lot - happy with them.

Car interior windscreen cleaner - looks like a must have. That was a thing I badly needed but never thought it exists - definitely going to get one.

I wonder what is "frost protector"?

Neighbour got an alluminium roof racks and he's happy with them.

Some of the W5 cleaning stuff are OK.

I wouldn't really get anything else myself, especially trolley jack or battery charger.

peasant · 19-09-2016 9:24pm

CiniO wrote: »

I wonder what is "frost protector"?

Usually it's windscreen washer fluid that comes in that packaging.

Dilute 1:1 in winter; 3:1 in summer and one canister keeps your windscreen washer filled for more than a year

tossy · 19-09-2016 9:57pm

The trolley jacks are good quality, good to keep in the boot instead of the widow makers most manufacturers supply. The Air compressor is also a great bit of kit to keep in the boot.

eringobragh · 20-09-2016 12:12am

Jack is decent but if your serious about the diying get your self a 3 tonne - Got a Sealey Yankee from tfortools for €120 delivered a few years ago. To be fair I used the €25 jobbie for years before I got that for servicing and still have it , but apples and oranges between it- even used it to shift the roots off a tree

Have the axle stands - I know they are TUV approved blah blah but they dont inspire confidence in comparison to the halfords fixed ones, suppose thats the limitations of the folding ones, dont get me wrong I used them dozens of times but imo theres better out there for little more price wise, would still be handy for proping up stuff,etc

carzony · 20-09-2016 12:20am

Those Jacks are great. I bought one a few years ago, have used it more than your average motorist would and have never had a problem with it.

JBokeh · 20-09-2016 12:30am

That W5 glass cleaner absolutely stinks of ammonia (or maybe it's acetic acid). Didn't read the instructions, but I used it once and chucked it out. I'd rather put diff oil on the windscreen than that stuff. Did a right job of cleaning the glass though

I'm waiting for a company to come up with a design for axle stands that doesn't catch the webbing in the thumb and index finger when you lower them down, both the lidl folding ones, and the traditional ratchet ones have done it to me

traco · 20-09-2016 9:29am

I got the roof bars years ago - absolutely spot on for the price. Easy to take on and off, only thing is they're not the quietest but for the price and random use its a no brainer to have them in the shed when needed.

tphase · 20-09-2016 10:52am

traco wrote: »

I got the roof bars years ago - absolutely spot on for the price. Easy to take on and off, only thing is they're not the quietest but for the price and random use its a no brainer to have them in the shed when needed.

put some tape over the plastic strip on the top, that seems to be the source of most of the noise

Special Circumstances · 20-09-2016 10:58am

tphase wrote: »

put some tape over the plastic strip on the top, that seems to be the source of most of the noise

I heard of somebody else who stuffed foam in there. Tape sounds like a better option. Wish they had a set to suit "closed" rails as well as "open"

Have had one of the trolley jacks for years. Mine is starting to creep down a small bit now or not hold small elevations. Probably will buy another, bang for buck wise I couldn't fault it.

tphase · 20-09-2016 11:39am

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I heard of somebody else who stuffed foam in there. Tape sounds like a better option. Wish they had a set to suit "closed" rails as well as "open"

there's a ridged plastic strip on the top of the bars - that's what causes the noise, not the open gap on the bottom. I taped the gap on the bottom, made little or no difference that I could hear

AnCatDubh · 20-09-2016 1:54pm

CiniO wrote: »

Car interior windscreen cleaner - looks like a must have. That was a thing I badly needed but never thought it exists - definitely going to get one.

Herself had one of these. Not terribly useful or usable. Disappointingly so. Sorry.

bazz26 · 20-09-2016 2:47pm

Bought a Lidl trolley jack about 3 years ago and it's still going fine. Doesn't get a whole lot of use but has done exactly what it says on the tin when required.