Flex Head Spanners ?? What are these used for?

[jackneander@hotmail.com]

Hi All

Recently purchased a new Kit for myself for work on the car and around the house.
I purchased the Bahco 94pce Socket & Spanner Combo Set. #S87+7.

All looks fantastic only issue is I have no idea what the Flex Head spanners are mainly used for ?

The parts I am talking about are as follows
Flex Head spanners
8-9 mm
10-11 mm
12-13 mm
14-15 mm

Can anyone can shed some light on these spanners and what they are usually used for?
Any feedback would be appreciated. 

Regards
JN

[zoidberg]

They are used for off angled or hard to reach areas.

[Sea Monster]

I have the same set mate, They're for bloody everything. Once you get into the guts of your car (or boat, or anything else) you'll find a bunch of fasteners that you previously would have wasted good quality swear words on trying to get purchase with ring spanners or trying to fit the ratchet handle and socket into the space and still be able to swing it.

They might seem redundant at first, but when you need one, they'll be worth every penny.


{They can be a bit frustrating if you're getting on the nut-end of a longer bolt, as they don't have a lot of depth and sometimes you won't clear the bolt, but I guess you can't have everything...[Well that's not true, you can get flex head ratchet spanners, but the Bahco flex head spanners predate the popularity of ratchet spanners by a bit, and I guess they don't see any compelling reason to change them yet (I love nested parentheses)]}

[zoidberg]

Yeah flex head ratchet spanners are super useful if you can afford them.

[Sea Monster]

Yeah flex head ratchet spanners are super useful if you can afford them.

And afford to replace them 


Flex Head Ratchet Spanners (Yes, quality brand) are not Sea Monster Proof 

[dks]

I usually just bend the head of a regular spanner, use it, and then bend it back to straight.
 

But, female mechanics may not be able to do that.   

[Sea Monster]

But, female mechanics may not be able to do that.

I've got one in the loungeroom, should I go ask her?

[dks]

But, female mechanics may not be able to do that.

I've got one in the loungeroom, should I go ask her?

Yes, but if she hits you with a spanner, do not blame me or the MTO community
 

[Sea Monster]

She said to call you a nadelstich?

I'm not sure what that means, maybe one of the native speakers on here can help us translate it  

[dks]

Based on google translate, she is flirting with me