does anyone know where to get the rear brake tool???

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Apr 6, 2006 | 02:14 PM

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SumWon

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Originally Posted by meb

Harbor Frieght's tool set $39.99

BMW/Mini tool set $365.00

Which one should I get?

I found others who sell simular tools:

Helix
MiniMania

but no one touched the Harbor Freight price. You can buy several sets from HB before touching the price on the other infact!

Apr 7, 2006 | 09:25 AM

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geowit

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I've used the HF unit on my '04 and it works like a charm. I've used the c-clamp approach in the past but this little ditty makes the job so much easier that it just doesn't make sense not to have it. I even used it for my wife's Focus last week end. It is a universal tool and fits numerous vehicles. Plus I picked it up on sale for $20. How can you beat that?

Apr 7, 2006 | 10:49 AM

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stevecars60

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If you pay more, is it not way better? Any right thinking BMW owner would only have the most expensive tools you can buy...... BUT don't ever use them and don't ever let anyone touch them....... They cost a bunch.

Apr 7, 2006 | 12:13 PM

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Any right thinking BMW owner would only have the most expensive tools you can buy...... BUT don't ever use them and don't ever let anyone touch them....... They cost a bunch.

Apr 10, 2006 | 07:54 AM

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mr_edly

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I stopped by my local Harbor Freight retail store to save the $9 in shipping from the online store.
This item intially rung up at $39.99, but the register slip shows an automatic credit of $39.99 and then the total charge of $20 and change.

There's apparently $$ to be saved at these retail stores.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/retail_stores.taf

I didn't spend much discussion asking about the price since I didn't want to see it disappear . . . so YMMV.

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Originally Posted by SumWon

Don't mean to sound sarcastic, but you could have saved yourself a whole lot of time and effort if you had just bought the tool from Harbor Freight. It has worked like a charm on the last three pad changes:

Harbor Freight: CALIPER TOOL SET FOR DISC BRAKES $39.99

Why do people want to spend the big dollars on rims but refuse to purchase a tool to properly work on a safety system that is used every time you drive the car?