kellyf Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Has anyone seen or heard of built in tool storage for techs. The dealership I'm moving to is installing them in the new shop they're building. My service manager me he had seen pictures at another Ford dealer, but could not remember which one.Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 This is what they mean. Keeps the shop to one color, looks more professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeR Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Build A Bay. We (Snap-on) do this all the time, all over the place. One one hand, it's great for the techs because you aren't supplying your own tools. On the other hand, it can be a pain when you don't dictate what's in the toolbox you work out of. Airlines are switching over to boxes like this with electronic tool inventory. If you want to land a plane in Europe, that plane needs to be built and worked on with total tool inventory control. If not, their insurance won't let that plane land there. It'll be Stateside eventually. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyf Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Our Lexus dealership has this but I don't think they supply the tools. You have to ut your own stuff in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyf Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Yes we have to supply tools also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeR Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 That's cool. I wasn't aware of any that were done and didn't include tools. While it's a bummer that you have that expense, I'd rather have my own tool choices if I was working in a shop. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I thought I heard a few years back that all Toyota mandated that kind of setup for their dealers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 It seems to be the way it's going with newly built shops. There are a few around here. Boxes are supplied, but tools aren't. I guess it's cool, unless you're the guy who just paid 10Gs for a new tool box, just so you can take it home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kridd12 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Had a buddy that worked at a ford dealer in southern alberta that did this and he said it was a great idea but the one drawer for sockets was 1/4 inch too short to stand up sockets and most of the longer tools did not fit in any of the drawers so they were always lying around. We have built ins here but they are just cabinets with a shelf on one side and a open cabinet with a roll out cart that has storage in it so it works for most stuff. we also have an upper cabinet that has computer and more storage. Guess it would all depend on what brand of built ins they were using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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