Car Creeper Recommendations

Car Creeper Recommendations

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Lost In Space

Original Poster:

14 posts

171 months

Tuesday 18th March 2014
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Can anyone recommend a car creeper please?

I'm 6'3 and approx. 115kg, so particularly interested in something that's long enough and robust. Are the formed/moulded plastic ones any good for taller people or am I better with the more traditional metal frame type?

Looking forward to not sliding around on my back!

Cheers

Toaster Pilot

14,661 posts

165 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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Also interested in this, and I'm similar in dimensions hehe

gaz453

387 posts

139 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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My creeper is part of a set from halfords and that does the job(only used it a handful of times. Only difference from me to you is im 6'1 and about 80kgs. And the creeper is made of metal so i should think it would be fine

Toaster Pilot

14,661 posts

165 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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I see that halfords set is only £50 at the moment - good value for a jack, stands and creeper.

eltax91

10,049 posts

213 months

Friday 28th March 2014
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I've got one that was on special offer in lidl years ago. My advice would be don't bother.

I'm 6' 3" and 13.5 stone and I can't get under the cars comfortably. Even with the mx5 jacked right up on top of my beefy (tall) axle stands i find some part of my body or other gets snagged on the car and I end up on my back on the floor.

Mine converts into a seat, which I've used way more for brakes/ wheel work than as a creeper.

Lost In Space

Original Poster:

14 posts

171 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Quick update - I've been given a creeper by a friend, which took away the dilemma of what to buy!

It's a metal frame version, with six wheels and padded base. Initial impressions from use are, it's long enough but only just. I need to put my butt right on the end to get my head on rest, but need to be careful as when you have all the weight that one end the other end occasionally lifts up. Once laying down it feels sturdy enough to move around on. I'll get some measurements for info when next in the garage.


Lost In Space

Original Poster:

14 posts

171 months

Monday 31st March 2014
quotequote all
Quick update - I've been given a creeper by a friend, which took away the dilemma of what to buy!

It's a metal frame version, with six wheels and padded base. Initial impressions from use are, it's long enough but only just. I need to put my butt right on the end to get my head on rest, but need to be careful as when you have all the weight that one end the other end occasionally lifts up. Once laying down it feels sturdy enough to move around on. I'll get some measurements for info when next in the garage.