Safety seal kits.
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 18:01
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For those after a Safety seal kit, ARB on South rd,
Adelaide are selling them for $88 at the moment... normal retail is $130.
Mick.
Reply By: D-Jack - Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 18:46
Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 18:46
Pardon my ignorance, what is a safety seal kit? Does it involved mammals clapping their flaps together??
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Follow Up By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 19:14
Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 19:14
Safety seal ia a top notch sticky string type tyre plug kit for fast trackside repair of punctures.
I wouldn't travel without one.
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Reply By: ACDC - Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 20:10
Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 20:10
I believe ARB now have there own brand kit at half the price. so are flogging off the Safety seal kits, no doubt it's made in China.
Rooftop tents are about to hit the market from China.
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 20:51
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 20:51
The crap ones are sold on EBAY, they show the safety seal in the pic but you get a chinese unit with half the spaces in the box empty.. Michael
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Reply By: pooj - Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 21:05
Wednesday, Sep 20, 2006 at 21:05
BUY THE BEST AND NEVER COME TO REST.........
I've had the elcheepo ones and now have a safety seal kit and will never have anything else. There is no comparison in the kits whatsoever!
mine cost about $99 at a fourby show in Brisvegas......
Cheers.....................Pete!
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Follow Up By: Member - uncle - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 04:19
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 04:19
Will agree on that one, I can rmember looking at the cheapies in Super cheap, and just imagining the thought of doing a roadside repair, with one of those plastic handled tyre plug applicators, the plastic breaks and the sensation of driving the steel applicator right up into the palm of my hand.... ouch! I think I'd be peeved enough having to do the repair in the first place.
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Reply By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 07:49
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 07:49
I'm in for one.
I impressed the Bush Princess a few weeks ago when she said. " You will have to change the tyre on my car, it's flat"
I found the nail, put in the sticky string, pumped it up and it was all done in 10 minutes and is still going strong.
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 08:42
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 08:42
I agree the kits with those nice steel handles are the best to get.
I'm still using the plastic
tools that I bought from Rocca Brothers 6 years ago - been going to replace them if they break, but so far they have put in probably 100plugs without a problem.
My only other comment about the Safety Seal kit is that they give you a jar of lube so the plugs slip in easy. In my experience you need to use tyre glue instead of the lubricant if you want a nice permanent seal - especially for the bigger holes.
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 20:48
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 20:48
Hi Phil, You have just made a good point about breaking those cheap tools. Someone made the same statement some time ago in that if you break one off, it will be when you are using it. The last thing that you would want happen out in the middle of nowhere and on holidays is that the shaft of it goes through your knuckles. The safety Seal kit really is a professional piece of equipment. I have used
mine 5 times so i guess it has paid for itself.. Michael
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 22:10
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 22:10
Michael,
You're absolutely right - except they probably pay for themselves the first time - saves all that blood, sweat and tears fixing a tyre for the first time.
If I can be critical of only one thing, and that is that there are better plugs around. If you get hold of the "Tech" Brand plugs and glue, you'll see what I mean. Each plug individually wrapped, so they don't dry out in storage, and I've never had a Tech plug leak. They also tell me that its a legal repair with the Tech stuff - whatever that means.
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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 14:13
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 14:13
Thanks for that Mick,
Just ordered one over the phone....great stuff!!!!
I've always wanted one of these kits, but thought they were a bit overpriced @ $99- (12 years or more ago). Now I get a set for $98- (inc $10- postage) at 2006 dollars, not 1994 dollars.
YeeHaa
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 16:12
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 16:12
Me too, tks Mick
Michael
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 16:26
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 16:26
..........and only $6.60 postage Roachie;))))))
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 16:29
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 16:29
Bugga....................ripped off yet again...hahahaha
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 20:54
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 20:54
Roachie!! I guess you are doing you calculations right now to work out where you are going to put the safety seal box!!! Michael LOL
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Reply By: Moggs - Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 15:17
Thursday, Sep 21, 2006 at 15:17
Excleent bit of kit the Safteyseal - it is good to see an ARB store putting up a decent price on something. Was in the Dandenong store today and they wanted $65 for the 1 watt LED Dorcy torch - trickies sell them for $39 (they are also an excellent bit of kit!)
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