After doing the LMC5 & Shift bushings, belts, tensioners, pulleys, battery.............

What would be a good emergency tool kit to put together for a C5 owner?

Anyone can have tow insurance but I am looking to hear if any veteran C5 owners that does his own repairs, do you have a well thought of tool kit stashed in the vette for any emergency's?

example: like the torx drive & sockets to get the console off, to get at the shift linkage or anything else that might fail while on the road at a car show or wherever?

 

This has been asked before. I personally think it's pointless. You could load 100# of tools only to not have a belt, or precisely the right tool.
That said my BMW's had a small set fixed into a kit in the trunk from the factory. Never used them...

 

I hear you, the Vette is 17 years old, well maintained but always have these thoughts

 

I have a small tool bag with some metric wrenches, sockets and screwdrivers. It doesn't take up much room in my rear center storage compartment.

 

Best to just add a ball hitch and tow a Snap-On truck behind you!

 

That's about what I carry in mine, along with some pliers. I do have emergency road service on the car so a tow, if needed, can be had.

 

I always carry my small 12v portable compressor and a fresh tire plug kit. Also carry a phone.

 

I have put 110K miles, 80K with non-runflats on my 03 and have driven coast to coast three times. I agree that in reality there is probably not much you could fix with simple hand tools. However, those little cubbies don't do you any good sitting empty. I like to be prepared (a few combat tours will do that to you...) I have on a couple of occasions used my tools to help someone else.

I carry a halon fire extinguisher, first aid kit, road flares, air compressor, plug-n-patch kit, can of fix-a-flat, vice grips, channel locks, screwdrivers, common sized sockets and a crescent wrench (metric of course)

 

I just carry one of those emergency prepacked kits but have never had to use it. Fits nicely in the cubby hole.

 

One absolute essential - the small metric wrench (8mm??) to deal with those evil battery side terminals. Add a 12v compressor and a tire plug kit as basic essentials. I run wheel locks (they were OEM on the early cars at least and I got in the habit), so the special "socket" is always on board. And I always carry a quart of oil, even though it has never needed any oil between changes its entire life. Just makes me feel better, I guess.

Much more than that, and it is coming home on a flatbed.

 

 

Duct tape and AAA card.

 

tool kit with wrench for the belt idler, tire repair kit with compressor, spare belt, booster cables

 

I am going to put together a kit, I was thinking of replacing my metric set of wrenches but good luck finding affordable USA made tools now a days, even craftsman is china made crap now.

I have a good idea what to buy, thanks for the suggestions

Hey jcgunn, thank you for your service!

 

I always keep a small "justin case" from Walmart in the trunk of my cars, it come with things like jumper cables and fix a flat and a crappy flashlight, but is expandable, so in the expanded part I keep a roll of duct tape, a small bottle of power steering fluid (good all around oil to have), one of those screw driver sets with like 30 heads and some socket heads, some decent mechanics gloves, a few road flares (that id highly suggest), a cheap harbor freight set of Allen and torx wrenches, a small crescent wrench, and some small needle nose pliers and a small/medium size crow bar. In cars with more luggage space or when I go on trips in the vette I toss in a small briefcase sized universal tool kit by craftsman, that's got wrenches, sockets, and screw drivers with a special universal type of teeth that you can make work with just about anything. I've never needed much more than all of that in emergencies, and it's surprisingly nice to have when you're out and about, say at a friends house or work and they don't have any tools when the occasion calls for it. And it all fits in a nice snug space. Beyond that I always keep a small amount of emergency medical supplies and a couple other emergency things in that case or in the car by it. No reason not to have some super glue to close bad cuts, also for all the other things that can be glued, or a small medical kit with gauze and bandages and such, (I STRONGLY suggest the LA police gear pocket trauma kits, I always have one or two in the car and they're small but full of great stuff) and I even have a thing of combat quick clot as another just in case. Not so much for a Russian invasion as to treat a bad cut or injury in the middle of nowhere. The world throws curve *****, and I like having a big bat to even my chances.
-Gabe

 

I carry extra fuses and a credit card..

 

I keep an 8 mm wrench for the battery in my console.
It is the 1 tool that everyone should have on board

 

This is probably one of the better lists. Honestly there's not a lot you can prepare for as virtually anything can go wrong out on the road.

I carry the following;
- A spare 8MM as mentioned to get at the battery terminals
- Both a flat-head and phillips screw driver, along with a crescent wrench, two different pliers, and electrical tape (it likely won't work well enough being stored in heat but will at least have some adhesive).
- A quart of oil and a spare container in case I need to fill with water. An emptied jug of Dex or whatever coolant you're running usually works well as it's relatively flat.
- A 12V air compressor. Any flat can usually be aired up enough to get to service, and if there's sidewall damage the tire shouldn't be driven on regardless.