# whats a decent cordless impact gun? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 6, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974 "2007-07-06T16:51:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/1 "2007-07-06T16:51:24Z")
Looking to buy a cordless impact, I’m not sure what is the brand to get. I don’t want to spend a few hundred bucks on a snapon, probably 150ish tops for a decent one. Whats a good brand? This thing won’t be used often, mostly just to rotate tires, and do brake jobs. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/2 "2007-07-06T16:52:34Z")
Your going to lol at me but I have used the harbor freight cordless impact 4 years now… ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/3 "2007-07-06T16:56:44Z")
the goodyear ones at pepboys people swear by ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/4 "2007-07-06T17:06:10Z")
[quote=“FormulaLS1,post:2,topic:31974"”] Your going to lol at me but I have used the harbor freight cordless impact 4 years now… [/quote] Ha, do you have the cheapass 29 dollar one, or the 79 dollar chicago electric one? [http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=cordless+impact](http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=cordless+impact) ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/5 "2007-07-06T17:07:22Z")
dewalt ftw I have had one for a long long time at work and it has been dropped left in the rain and it still keeps rocking ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/6 "2007-07-06T17:09:56Z")
I have the 79 one ---
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/7 "2007-07-06T17:19:36Z")
Dewalt DW059K-2 ~ $250ish Snapon ct4850 ~ $morish I would be using it daily and would want to take lugs off and such. Don’s snap-on one is pretty baller. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/8 "2007-07-06T17:33:00Z")
be prepeared to pay $500 for it but you will never ever use another gun again. ---
**Author:** ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/9 "2007-07-06T17:38:47Z")
18V snap-on … FT mutha fuckin W … I know people that wont even use air impacts afetr using mine ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/10 "2007-07-06T22:34:04Z")
exactly ---
**Author:** ![BaD\_AZz\_Z\_28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@BaD\_AZz\_Z\_28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BaD_AZz_Z_28)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/11 "2007-07-07T00:15:33Z")
My dewalt is the shit too, used non stop at the shop, just so easy to use and strong as fuck ---
**Author:** ![Studderin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/studderin/32/7197_2.png) [@Studderin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Studderin)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/12 "2007-07-07T00:24:28Z")
The shop 18v snap-on is great, used everyday hard. I did break it once.:roll: Its overkill for you. ---
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/13 "2007-07-07T05:51:44Z")
I’m sure you’re right about how great they are. When I was wrenching I was going to buy a 3/8 one because I was always taking off covers on forklifts. I thought the Milwaukee was a good deal. I planned on buying one of them but still too much money for JustinH. I won’t buy one now since I won’t use it enough and the $100 batteries will just go to shit from sitting. I’d say just buy the best one you can find for the 150 you want to spend. It won’t get a tool truck one or a milwaukee for that money but you should get something decent. ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/14 "2007-07-07T14:35:51Z")
I have a Makita 3/8" electric 12v impact and I love it. As for 1/2" the only one I’d ever buy is the 18v snapon. ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/15 "2007-07-08T05:51:06Z")
[quote=“BDR5oh,post:9,topic:31974"”] 18V snap-on … FT mutha fuckin W … I know people that wont even use air impacts afetr using mine [/quote] I hardly ever use my compressor because of this gun. ---
**Author:** ![13005TEDGP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/edb3f5/32.png) [@13005TEDGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/13005TEDGP)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/16 "2007-07-08T07:45:50Z")
Noice…I’ve been looking to buy one of these as well. ---
**Author:** ![331camaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a88e57/32.png) [@331camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/331camaro)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-a-decent-cordless-impact-gun/31974/17 "2007-07-08T10:14:32Z")
ive been considering a cordless impact too, just cant make up my mind if thats the way i want to go. they both have their pros and cons.