Ok guys!
what are the tools that you have in your tool box that you carry in your dub that you wouldn't go anywhere without.
This might give others an idea of what they should be carrying with them.

Wire, duct tape, hammer, screwdriver, fuel tin, RACV membership, Mobile phone.

Just don't do what I did today, Drove my Split single cab to Volksday towed my Beetle on a trailer behind, Didn't have a tool in the ute, no spare wheel, no jack.
Lucky I didn't need them!

Dave .
that is a cool clip of the shortened split.
Think it is the one from England called frosty.

Cheers
Dave

It's lovingly called a " Birmingham screwdriver" aka very large mallet!

Danny:thumb

Screwdrivers, 8-10-12-13-16-17 mm ring spanners. 18-19 open ended spanner. Spark plug- Alternator Nut - wheel studs - VW special tube spanner-
Race tape- VW Jack & lever- electrical wire- WD40 small -
spares: 1 VW spark plug lead with end - points - 1 spark plug- rotor button- dist cap- 16 ampere fuses - spare QH headlamp bulb - fan belt -
FIRE EXTINGUISHER mounted on tunnel...
Lee

so far i haven't needed the carpenter's square that I carry in my toolbox.... or the spare gearstick knob.... maybe it's time to cull the contents... but i need that dried out texta, and the broken window winder, it could get me out of a pickle one day...

i carry two of the bilstien? jacks. the VW jacks anyway. but not one handle to jack them up with.

an old screwdriver that i used the grinder to make pointy (for removal of hubcaps)

a spare wheel, but nothing to remove the wheel nuts.

1L of oil.

and my swiss army keys. - my keys have unscrewed pretty much all the screws in the engine bay at one time or another. to this day when i need to set the bypass air screw on the carb out i hop and the VW key fits in sweet.


as you can see i'm prepared for anything.

next time i have some spare cash i'm going to a few cheap shops and assembling a basic set of tools to keep in the car. but untill then i'm ready in my complete and utter unpreparedness.

mirror and torch to check the kombi battery fluid level

Looks like I will have to ration the number of tools that I carry in my toolbox. I have virtually everything in there! Lowers the car by a couple of inches when you put it in the front! Puts big dents in the panelwork around the boot of my Company car when it slides around on the carpet too!! :o

I agree with 68AutoBug - keep a fire extinguisher in the car at all times (one for each car).

R

Zip ties

Crimping tool and connectors

Wire stripper

Extension handle for wheelbrace

14' Jumper Leads

Compressor

Full range of sapnners, allen keys, zip ties and duct tape (u can fix anything with zip ties and duct tape!!!) pliers, oil, Spare throtle cable (learnt that the hard way going to natioanls) jack, wheel spanners, mobile phone, spare wheel, associated crap, fan belt, tyre reapir can, and alot of mates numbers!!!

A sleeping bag and a esky full of beer:thumb

A Hammer:bounce

A length of garden hose for
1: syphon fuel from poor unsuspecting passer by when desperate to get somewhere and distinct lack of expensive juice happens...
2: 150mm of hose is excellent for replacing spark plugs on any vw, you can get the plug thread started with no chance of damaging threads in head, and it holds the plug while inserting it into the tin ware holes...
essential inmho
tonyg

Boots!!

Nine times out of ten I have broken down half way between nowhere & the black stump, with no mobile coverage.
So if you gotta walk, thongs just don't do it.

i have a jack (with no jack winder thingy)
spare tire
wheel brace
screw dirver
i think there is a mallet in there somwhere
thats a bout it

(not really prepared)

tire leaver for rocker covers, small screw driver for carby adjustments and of course some motor oil.

Spare wheel on the bullbar.

Standard claw hammer: the hitting end is for dodgy starter motors, the other end gets hubcaps off.

Normal Kombi jack, with a ring spanner for a winding handle.

Extendable wheel brace: use it short for tightening nuts, then you can always get them off later by using it long.

Spare alternator belt, and the right spanners to be able to change it.

Spare oil.

Spare fuses.

Spare bulbs for headligts, brakes and indicators.

Torch.

And because my kombi has a bed and cupboards in it, I've always got curtains and a sleeping bag stored so I can get a good night's kip if I drink too much to drive home!
:beer

NO STRESS,
LOCAL TOW TRUCKS PHONE NUMBER..:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer
LIKE THE BEER IDEA...

that little doova-lakky that ya use to get the hub caps off with... otherwise it can b a BEEARTCH to get em off!

DEF any VW should carry a FIRE EXTINGUISHER!

ciao
Kat:P