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09-05-2017, 09:51 PM | #1 |
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Let's talk about buying tools
I noticed my BRZ has E-torx bolts for the seat rails. I've never had to deal with these in any of my other cars, so I finally got me some E-Torx sockets.
What new tools has your BRz/FRS given you the opportunity of buying? Also, what are your favorite tools? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00460F19A/ |
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Do you find that your tools last longer at home or the track..?
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Why do you need to do anything with your seat rails?
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One day, you'll start to need them, if you keep your car to a high mileage. Adjustable wrenches are great for stripping fasteners. They should almost never be used. Last edited by LudwigMiles; 09-06-2017 at 06:55 AM. |
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If there is a tool I don't have, I will try to buy it. I hate like not having tools to do something. If I ever need to remove the seat, now I can. Last edited by LudwigMiles; 09-06-2017 at 06:55 AM. |
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Ya since the E just means eternal and they are the exact same bolts used primarily in European cars since they came out. There is not a hope in hell you did not come across Torx bolts in all the German cars you claimed to own.
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You sound like me with the tool-buying habit - last count I had about 17 ratchets. As far as the seat rails go, one day my buddy and I were trying to take the driver's seat out of my BRZ so we could make the clutch adjustment easier and I didn't notice that they were Torx---somehow we were able to get 2 screws out using hex sockets and then ran into trouble with the third one--then we noticed that it was a Torx (I have both the Int and Ext types). We're both in our seventies and don't see stuff that easily You should join the garage journal forum--when you get there go down to the general tool discussion and have at it.
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