Our 87 BMW has one. I'm not sure this counts as factory (though they were sold by Ford dealers) but my 2004 Roush Mustang has a pretty nice one as well.
Our 87 BMW has one. I'm not sure this counts as factory (though they were sold by Ford dealers) but my 2004 Roush Mustang has a pretty nice one as well.
Common theme here seems to be BMW. The e46 has one in the trunk lid that folds out.
Danny Shields said:Our 2002 Boxster S has a tool kit AND a dipstick!
My 2006 Cayman S had no tool kit, no dipstick and no jack.
My 2005 NSX has one. Pliers, screwdrivers, air pump and pressure gauge, open end wrench, jack, lug wrench, towing eye, and a spark plug removal tool that looks like what came with my Harbor Freight 212cc engine. It is not deluxe.
I remember watching a video that showed Jeep Wranglers (still) come with a tool kit. To allow you to drop your windshield, remove the doors, etc.
The EXs 2014 Elantra has one where the spare tire should go.
Nugi said:The new miata didn't even come with a jack, or lug wrench. But it does come with some strange prybar, whose purpose I cannot discern...
That's probably so you can pry off a tow eyelet cover and screw in the tow hook....just guessing.
RossD said:Is this what Texas cabin fever looks like after a little snow?
Either way color me interested!
Mostly it was me walking around the junk yard looking in trunks and taking apart cars. Part of it was the Accord with a mystery battery light the other day (which hasn't repeated) and me thinking that I didn't even have the tools to install a new belt if the one on it had popped much less replace the alternator in a parking lot or even tighten up a battery terminal.
I got to thinking about what manufacturers used to put in factory tool kits and how useful they were for simple things like swapping out a battery or alternator or any of the "simple" fixes that might plague a car driving long distances. I do need to assemble a proper tool kit for the Accord, and probably a couple of other cars.
BMWs as new as the e90, f10 and f01 had factory tool kits. They seem to be missing on the very newest models.
My '98 BMW M3 has one. All my KTM motorcycles have them ('06 640 Adv, '07 990 Adv, '15 1190R), my '15 Porsche Cayenne has one...
josolanes said:I remember watching a video that showed Jeep Wranglers (still) come with a tool kit. To allow you to drop your windshield, remove the doors, etc.
SWMBO's Wrangler definitely has one, and as I recall, it's actually pretty decent. IIRC there's even a pretty nice ratchet and selection of Torx bits. It also has spots to stick all the hardware for the top, doors, and windshield so it doesn't get lost.
I think my E36 still had all of the tools in its kit too. Don't think my Camaro had anything other than a jack and lug wrench, same with my XJ. I'll have to check if my FRS has one or not.
buzzboy said:BMWs as new as the e90, f10 and f01 had factory tool kits. They seem to be missing on the very newest models.
It seems like the sort of thing that would be valued by German drivers, if not actually required by law there.
All my current fleet of cars have the OEM tool kit, the girlfriends dad on the other hand cant seem to buy a car with one.
My 1985 Mercedes 500 SEL had one as well.
The Nissan X-Terra had an optional first aid kit in the rear door, kinda like tools for fixing humans I suppose.
Jumper K Balls said:Ferrari still includes a nice leatherbound tool kit filled with Beta tools
That has to be the least used tool kit ever.
In reply to Nugi :
If you have an electric handbrake, it's probably the tool you need to release it.
In reply to pinchvalve :
That's why they had that stupid tumor on the hatch right?
In reply to jstein77:
My thoughts exactly...what Ferrari buyer is changing a serpentine belt on the side of the road?!?!
jstein77 said:Jumper K Balls said:Ferrari still includes a nice leatherbound tool kit filled with Beta tools
That has to be the least used tool kit ever.
Can you see a road side "engine out" timing belt replacement by a gray haired man in white slacks and fine Italian leather loafers?
I always loved that BMWs had a tool kit. After owning two of them. I see why! ;)
What should you be able to do with a modern tool kit? A code reader would be a big one but it seems like manufacturers could just build that into dash displays. Are tool kits for maintenance? For roadside repairs? What can you be expected to do on a modern car?
Bangshift just posted a review of a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. Looks like this tool kit was intended primarily for removing the hardtop.
That's a good point, what jobs are you supposed to do with the factory tool kits nowadays? Seems like most of them are for removing wheels/tires if you have a flat. Much past that, not so much...
My 07 Z4M has a tool kit. My 09 Solstice just has an air pump nd can of runflat instead of a spare tire.
wspohn said:My 07 Z4M has a tool kit. My 09 Solstice just has an air pump nd can of runflat instead of a spare tire.
Same with my RS.
Which I wish I had back.
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