Bahco S138 Socket & Mechanical Set, Metric/AF 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" Drive, 138 Pieces

I was a car mechanic out of college and have had various socket sets over the last 30 years, from Snap-on, Hazet, Facom Teng etc which over the years have gone for a walk. Now I have and normally use Halfords Pro sockets which have a lifetime warranty but they're not exactly the best sockets I have used. Their ratchets have a large dwell angle between clicks which can make limited clearance jobs a bit of a pain.Ratchet handles:This bahco set feels very solid in the hand and the ratchets do not have loads of lateral movement in the drive square which cheaper ones can suffer from. The ball catch is nice and positive and holds the attachment well.They're a shotblasted finish rather than shiny chrome which I like.They have orange and black rubber grips which can pick up a lot of dirt and grease from your handset but a quick squirt of brake cleaner takes it off well.Sockets:There are a good selection and they are six pointers rather than the 12 or 18 point ones you sometimes see which means they are sometimes more difficult to seat over the bolt/nut but offer a much better grip and more torque transfer to the fixing, they're also much less likely to slip off.The spark plug spanners are not thin wall ones and will not fit into the spark plug well of some engines. I had to buy a set of Laser thinwall ones for a Mitsubishi 3.5 GDi engine. Luckily Amazon sell them and they were on prime next day.The inclusion of a set of crow's foot spanners is nice and they can come in very handy. The deep 1/4 drive sockets are a welcome addition too.Spanners:A good set of combination spanners that have a nice angle on the ring end and fit nice and positively. I like the fact the spanner set can be removed from the main case in one go. It's a simple twist and lock to secure into the lid.Case:Nice and solid blow moulded case with nice metal spring clips to hold it closed.The handle does not come apart with half a handle on either side of the case so if you lift it up without the lid secured then all the contents of the socket half will spill out everywhere.There is a plastic foam coated divider between the two halves of the case which snaps shut into the lid to cover the extension bars and the spanners. It has a legend printed on it so you can see where everything should go. the only gripe I have is that it fits very tightly into the lid and can be difficult to open.Overall I prefer this set to my Halfords Professional ones as they feel much more solid in the hand. These really feel like a decent quality set and I'd buy these every time over a Halfords set despite their lifetime warranty.

I have it for quite few years now and used it to work on my motorcycle and car all the time.Good quality, nothing broken after 8 years of use, the range of sockets/bits... very good.

Bought it for car repairs, complete tool kit in 1 box. All the useful sizes, ratchets are good quality and tough.All sockets are single hex, so good for not rounding nuts/bolt heads. esp on motorcycles. (Alloy castings and steel bolts can be fun). Sockets go up to 32mm and down to 4mm . Adaptors and a flexi drive mean you can in o just about anywhere. really good bit of kit, love it.

Great quality set except I think someone is building a toolset of their own by stealing a piece from each set I’m missing a long 6mm socket (found a replacement on eBay for £6)Bit disappointed but think another review had same problem

The tools are very good quality and very well made the box is perfect and strong the tools feel like they will last forever .not cheap but made to last

Almost half price best socket sets about well worth every penny

Brilliant quality, should last a life time. Price matches that though but overall I love it. Just the cheap blown plastic case let's it down

Within 1 month 1st time I'd used it the lock tab on the back of the quarter drive came off and disappeared.The 12mm ratchet drive ceased to work within the first hour if use.I do not believe these are genuine Bahco.They really are poor quality