Okay. I just landed a pretty good job, and I am starting on Monday. It is for a Car Audio / Video and Alarm installer. I need to use my own tools, and I am wondering what tools, other than a ratchet set and screw drivers, crimper / wire striper / cutter, that I would need.

Any special tools that would make the job easier would be good too, special sizes, etc.

Thanks,

Kevin

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Skewdriver, 7mm, 5/16, and 10mm nut drivers, cordless drill, Torx T-500, Allen keys, good tin snips, test light, multi-meter, drill bits, Wire fish, grommet poker(a piece of steel tubing cut on an angle and sharpened works), parts tray for butts and connectors, Dremel and a good carbide bit, file (1/2 round, and rat-tail), body hammer ( for straightening DIN cages), black marker (for blacking out the edge of the cages)automatic centre punch (great for cleaning out rusty rocker panel screws), slim jim (for when you lock the keys in the car....always roll a window down BEFORE you drive the car in the shop.) Jig saw, router, are nice to have if the shop doesn't. Olfa knife, Snap on pick set, a few cheap small flat blade screwdrivers for adjusting amps....they seem to disappear a lot so don't use your snap on.

Oh yeah....a BIG Yellow Mac rolling cabinet to hold all your tools.

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Charlie Lamble
Sault Ste Marie ON

I'm sure you think you understood what you heard me say, but I hope you realize that what I said is not what I meant

Forgot the panel popper, and window handle removal tool. Good idea to have the plyer type panel popper too.

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Charlie Lamble
Sault Ste Marie ON

I'm sure you think you understood what you heard me say, but I hope you realize that what I said is not what I meant

Holy crap how big is a T-500????

How do you get hired as an installer when you don't even have the experience to know what tools you need?

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Finally moving into the 21st century...

Easy. I saw the ad, I called, I walked in. I answered a few questions... I got the job (and it impressed him that I actually worked on cars, and wasn't straight from school... actually have no formal training what so ever... all DYI [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] )

I got just about every tool I will ever need for ANYTHING in my garage, but I'm not working in my garage... I am working at a store's shop.

Thanks Car Trek

[ May 27, 2005, 12:04 AM: Message edited by: Fuzz ]

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LOL T-500 is for the lock on the Mac Box...guess it must be a T-50?...for seatbelt bolts. Mine says 500 on it.

Good luck in the new job, and remember..."The long way IS the short way!"

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Charlie Lamble
Sault Ste Marie ON

I'm sure you think you understood what you heard me say, but I hope you realize that what I said is not what I meant

Since I install only one day a week I bring my tools with me. My kit consists of:

Skewdriver kit
Klein crimpers
Klein strippers
2 Phillips screwdrivers
2 Flat screwdrivers
6 piece Torx screwdriver set (although the Skew kit has Torx bits)
Jewellers screwdriver set: 3 Phillips, 3 flat
6" Crescent wrench
6" Slipjoint pliers
Needlenose pliers
Inexpensive 30piece socket set that goes up to about 5/8" and 16mm
Cheap CanTire Multimeter
Razor knife
Metric and Standard Hex key folding kits.

Past there I have a few 'luxury tools' like my Snap-On ratcheting screwdriver and I suggest you get a Snap-On butane soldering iron.

My 'kit' is a the biggest Plano tackle box I could get my hands on and I also carry all the red/blue/yellow crimp connectors, screws, washers, etc that I need to install most stuff anwhere. I rarely need to borrow a tool from the full time guys.

[ May 27, 2005, 05:16 PM: Message edited by: Dukk ]

if your going to use a crescent wrench you should also have vise grips and a pipe wrench
and then you can fix anything
p.s. do you use the crescent wrench to round off the nuts

[ May 27, 2005, 06:15 PM: Message edited by: pinhead ]

^ My vice grips kept developing legs and walking away so I no longer buy them.

A crescent wrench is handy and serves it's purpose in my portable box. Not that I do have a socket set in the kit [img]smile.gif[/img]

IMO the crescent wrench's bad rep is undeserving. It's not a tool for all jobs but many jobs.