Hazet Assistents

Yeh I used to have one years ago, not sure what happened to it tbh.
Probably popular in the air cooled dub world because, let’s face it, you might as well have one thing that’s reliable!

Funnily enough I didn’t know they existed until I watched soup classic cars (episode 12 I think) on YouTube today and saw an interview with a guy that has one.

Think he said some try and sell them for £700?! Don’t know how much they actually sell for rather than price they’re listed as but look pretty cool if you stumble across one at a decent price.

I had three of them. My father in law was German and did his apprenticeship at Porsche. Gave them away to three good friends when I left South Africa,( He was sent to South Africa in the 1960's when Porsche set up a dealership there. Still have a lot of his Hazet and Stahlwille tools...Streets ahead of Snap On

These are great looking things especially with a bit of garage patina! One on eBay at the moment for £300.

Hazet make the iconic tool boxes that fit in the Beetle spare wheel. Much sought after and obscenely expensive (when they turn up). Last ones I seen have all been over the 800 quid mark. They're supposedly great quality and were offered as an option at VW dealers back in the day, but....I mean, they're nice and all





But you have to be a special kind of originality freakoid to pay over four times what a brand new and equally functional EMPI one would cost you. IMHO, of course

Just found the EMPI tourist on VW Heritage with these two completely opposite statements:

Quality:

Top Quality

Fitting:

Tools Supplied should be considered for show only.

FFS.

Holy thread revival Batman! The 914 and the T4 in that first post of mine are gone now, but the Assistents remain. I picked up another today - I've never seen one like this before, and can't find any info online, either. Looks like it'll be a perfect thing for rebuilding flat fours on. Get a wee stool and a beer on the go.

i currently have 4 of the assistants.. can pick them up pretty cheaply on occasion,

have a early 70s 161 (the single shelf type) was lookign for a 162 or 166TS for ages and a really rough example of a 166 turned up localy, which ive started restoring... also picked up an Atorn branded one from the same guy, Atorn being an industrial tool and supply company owned by Hazets parent company

exactly the same as a later assistant, but white


while i was restoring the 161, i found another very cheap 166TS in germany.. which i dueally bought as its in far better condition than the first one, needed welding to the tub as had cracked.. which they doo if overloaded.


going to keep the second 166 and sell the first once its been restored, need to get round to doing that asap, just the paintwork to do as it had been completly sprayed white really badly :I



i do want a 172 and/or one of the wall cabs if i ever find one at a reasonable price