Every Shop's Hero: The Go-To Guy

Alex is the shop foreman for this newer Hyundai dealership. He is the MVP of the shop, and keeps things running like clock work. He has been all around the automotive space and is one VALUABLE technician. Alex is a good friend of mine, and I can't thank him enough for inviting me out and giving me a tour! If you enjoyed the tour Alex took us on, give him a Like! Thanks for watching!
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[@jacobmartinez5673]

I love working under Alex he is a super good foreman with tons of good advice and knowledge

[@ToolBoxTour]

🍻

[@MuzzMan21]

Seems like a really humble chill foreman! Nice

[@lukethompson4901]

Should do a CAT dealer technician

[@james5274]

The dealership shop foreman. Sick! Lots of great tools in this very nice box. Shop foreman is a big responsibility, I'm sure he has to help his guys a lot. Great video! #teamrecall 4 life!! 😂

[@ToolBoxTour]

Haha #teamrecall 🤘😅

[@j2hgamer650]

Been watching your videos for a while now on my tv, didnt like them at first with the background music, now i love them, great work keep it up 👍

[@uenragedbro]

Dude, air will never die

[@U_ever]

Thanks for showing me all the stuff I can't live without that I never knew existed before I watched your video ! "LIKE" button has been torqued to the manufacturer's recommended specification. "CLICK". God forbid you should be running around with a loose "LIKE" button !

[@EATSLEEPFARM]

If you look on those Snap on ratchets whats making it look different is they went from putting the ears where the head attaches to the actual head on the ratchet instead of on the bar. I have both styles and can say the updated version where the head has the ears is much stronger

[@moo7137]

You had me at #teamrecall... brother from another mother🍻

[@andrewmills5364]

Really like your videos are you ever going to do a toolbox tour of somebody that works on semi trucks?

[@ToolBoxTour]

Soon enough 😁

[@ajvillar2467]

Yea definitely need that diesel tech toolbox tour im looking to upgrade toolbox's cause the starter box is full@@ToolBoxTour

[@NewEnglandAudits]

Seriously I work on semis and want to see what people have if you can’t find someone your welcome to come by my shop and check out my box and the other mechanics boxes

[@HNH421]

STILL NO = THIS PRODUCT IS ADDICTIVE WARNING STICKER ??????????? @@ToolBoxTour

[@iankerr1549]

Come check my shop out between my Foreman and myself we’ll blow this guys mind 😂

[@NathanFromme]

I can relate to the seat heater stuff. I’m a VW tech and I take apart seats all the time. I didn’t invest in tools for it for a long time. I used to just use a flat head and a loop pick to completely de-upholster seats to replace the frame or PODS pad or Heat element. Getting the right tools for the job made that warranty 2.30hrs a lot faster and easier.

[@ToolBoxTour]

Any tools that can make a job significantly faster are always worth it imo. I’m glad you were able to speed up that job to make it worthwhile!

[@J.G.Romo.W.]

Been waiting for a Hyundai dealership to pop up.

[@Gsmobleboatwork]

Hey man big fan of the channel. I’m a boat mechanic and would love to see a few marine tec tool box tours

[@ToolBoxTour]

I’ll add it to the list 🙂

[@checkfoldcallraise]

Amazing collection and great video. It amazes me how much function every drawer has. I’m just a diy fix my own stuff kinda guy. I have a craftsman 5 drawer rolling box with an old 4 drawer top box that is getting stuffed. So I just bought the new us general slate gray 5 drawer tool cart during Black Friday deals at harbor freight. I’m sure that will fill up too. It’s just cool to see what the pros accumulate during their careers as tech mechanics. So many things would have solved so many headaches in my driveway 😂😂

[@ToolBoxTour]

It’s true! It’s the reason techs buy such big boxes. They can justify it since more tools = easier job = faster work = more money.

[@edwardfrausto]

Absolutely clean setup! Loving tha tool box tours! Keep them coming!🔥

[@ToolBoxTour]

More to come!

[@alfredbernal8603]

Thank you for the video & your time Friend! Enjoy your weekend!

[@ToolBoxTour]

Thanks Alfred! Have a good weekend!

[@derekcurtis51]

Love the videos man! If you’re ever in New Hampshire and want to tour a heavy duty diesel tech box hit me up! Keep the awesome vids coming!

[@jasonlecreux1175]

Love seeing these videos. Can’t wait to see some Honda tech tours!

[@ToolBoxTour]

They will come eventually! Thanks for watching Jason

[@saintsarecoming13]

That power probe light is so good. That's the only light I've really used in around 2 years.

[@elijahcrosby786]

Love al these! Would love to see you do a tour of a race car mechanic

[@ToolBoxTour]

It’s on the list 😀

[@ryan.mullen]

New video!!! Let’s goooo!!! 😂👍👍👍

[@The_Faceless_Chad]

This channel cost me too much money 😂. I’m not even in the shop any more, all my tool boxes are in my home shop now. I keep seeing new tools in these guys boxes I have to buy.

[@randysmith9636]

Brother I understand. I am a retired (semi retired) mechanic that started wrenching in the late 70s, ASE certified in 85. I have worked in private shops, dealerships and for custom builders. I still buy tools knowing the odds are I won't use them much if any at all. My heart rate increases anytime I walk onto a tool truck.

[@dakotastevens9245]

Tool cleanliness and care for the tools is what makes them last. I’ve had my 14.4 3/8 electric impact for a few years now and I use it every single day and have never had a single issue out of it.

[@mikenormandy9250]

😂Team Recall! 😂Pay attention folks, when a mechanic/tech makes a joke like that about the vehicles and manufacturer - STAY AWAY, that 100k/10k Hyundai/Kia warranty is BS! Good luck! STAY. AWAY. NEEDED that laugh this morning! LOL

[@ToolBoxTour]

😂

[@38skippers]

Nice set up.🇦🇺

[@georgebonney90]

This channels gonna blow up👍God Bless

[@aberodriguez4149]

Thanks for sharing guys.

[@ToolBoxTour]

Thanks for watching!

[@iankerr1549]

Crazy seeing how much shit we keep in our boxes man. I got everything in this video plus a lot more lol. From starting with old school box and bag it makes me proud lol

[@ToolBoxTour]

Love it!

[@zanechristenson3436]

That random junk drawer is an absolute gold mine I bet. No joke that’s a large automotive shops entire tool set in one man’s toolbox. Jealous AF

[@fishingmontana1564]

Be cool to find a transmission shop and do a tour of a tech i want to see what everyone else is using that i need to get

[@nicholasadams4198]

If you have an updates tool and you want it to fit into a slot in a plastic tray, just warm up the tray with a heat gun and push the new tool in. Works on blow molds too

[@ToolBoxTour]

Ohhhh! That’s a slick trick!

[@aidanramirez3357]

Do another Autobody toolbox tour pls

[@gregblau8082]

Awesome tour. We have a couple similar tools for filling diffs and transmissions. The hoses aren't as long so you need to put them on top of something. They work well though and I'm not gonna complain about company provided tools

[@ToolBoxTour]

Awesome! Always nice when you don’t have to buy the tools yourself. Thanks for watching Greg!

[@gregblau8082]

That's something I wouldn't mind buying, but I've always had a hard time with buying a timing kit, ball joint adapter or whatever that costs half of what you're making on the job and you might never use again

[@thepubliceye]

Another 18 years and the toolboxes will be paid for,

[@yobitchgetatme]

You should come and do it toolbox tour of my box ! I promise you won’t be disappointed

[@ToolBoxTour]

Where are you located 👍

[@baja-automotive]

Nice tour, I’m very interested in the part number for those extra long swivel socket extensions. I wants them.

[@ToolBoxTour]

Me too! But every avenue I took to find a part number for them ended with them being shown as discontinued. 😩

[@baja-automotive]

@@ToolBoxTour bummer My MAC dealer is crazy interested and put it on his short list for tool fair

[@ToolBoxTour]

They are made by Monster. That’s all I know

[@larrygary1]

Laser Tools in the UK do a set…part number 7102…310mm long.

[@bigfunwmu]

Suggestion for the torque batteries, try the Lithium AA batteries. They cost about 3x as much as regular AAs but they don't corrode.

[@ToolBoxTour]

That’s genius!

[@m.t.v.7934]

Where czn you buy those oil filter adaptors you were talking about in thiz video? You guys were talking about checking oil pressure?

[@Flatfourmotorworks]

If you ever wanna do a Subaru Techs toolbox tour im in!

[@ToolBoxTour]

Hit me up on instagram @toolboxtours 🤘

[@Flatfourmotorworks]

This is my only form of social media 😅

[@ToolBoxTour]

@@Flatfourmotorworks [e-mail] hit me up through email 🤙

[@ziggy18190]

Should do someone that works on heavy equipment and semis

[@williamuskoski1385]

Agreed. Been a ton of car mechanics

[@coyotekelly7143]

Unfortunately I'm that guy in my shop. Basically the only guy who has big setup and the only one who gets on the trucks every week. So everyone just rapes my stuff. I have a few kits that get used almost every day and I have yet to even use them. I'm about to just shut it down though.

[@ToolBoxTour]

That’s a really tough spot to be in. When you feel taken advantage of, it can get out of hand quick. I remember one time - I was the only one with a grease gun with good grease because I was fed up with the terrible grease guns that were provided and always empty. So I just bought my own and kept it in my box. When techs would see me use it, they would ask to borrow it.. use up all my grease and I’d be left with yet again another empty grease gun that I have to buy grease for to help everyone else. I got a bit petty at that point. Hope things work out for you though!

[@coyotekelly7143]

@@ToolBoxTour yeah it does suck. Lately I have been kinda giving them a hard time and telling them to at least go to harbor freight since they are too cheap to get on the trucks. I purchased a nice hole saw set from my mac guy. Spent some good money on it. Once people seen me walk off the truck with it, they borrow it daily and I have not even used it yet. The other day I opened it up just to look at it, and the paint is worn off most of saws and just plastic shavings all in my kit. It really pissed me off 😡

[@coyotekelly7143]

@@ToolBoxTour plus I'm the only one with a good tap set and rethreading set. So you can just imagine how much that gets raped. Fortunately they are snap on, so they are warrantied. Also I'm the only one with all 4 size torque wrenches. 1/4,3/8,1/2 inch snap on digital tech angle and a Mac 3/4 beam style. So those get raped. My stomach turns everytime someone walks off with one of my digital torque wrenches...

[@ToolBoxTour]

Oooff. Yeah that’s rough. And shops wonder why all the talent is leaving the industry.

[@coyotekelly7143]

@@ToolBoxTour to tell you how bad it is, two weeks ago I was on the MAC truck by myself shopping, and two separate co-workers got on the truck right after each other, not to buy anything or look, but to find me and ask if they can borrow tools and walk off. They couldn't wait 10 mins. My MAC guy was like holy crap dude, that's nuts. He said I should have told them you are in the right place and pointed towards the tools on the truck they needed to borrow lol.

[@logandial1228]

Where can I get those lights with the magnetic charger those seem awesome

[@ToolBoxTour]

Part number is in the video and description as well as a link directly to Amazon.

[@levisenge2762]

as another hyundai tech we also have #teamrecall stickers on all our boxes in the dealership. also there is not a SINGLE repair i've done under warranty that pays well and atleast at my dealer you only get those weird in depth jobs under warranty because our customers don't pay for jackshit. but great toolbox from a seemingly great foreman and if he can make it through hyundai bro can do anything

[@ToolBoxTour]

That’s rough. No wonder so many good techs are leaving the field.

[@levisenge2762]

@@ToolBoxTour i wish some of the labor times were jokes, engines have dropped from 9 or so hours to 5.2-7.1 under warranty and short blocks are 9 and changed compared to longblocks. next time you talk to your friend at this hyundai dealer ask him about the cylinder head t-joint campaign on the veracruz like 2007-2009 model year. you can still make some half decent money though because I'll take warranty work over no work

[@puremayhemFTW]

22:08 anyone know a part# on that set of snap on swivel socket extensions?

[@ToolBoxTour]

206PFSXM

[@johnd9357]

Why does everyone prefer the 1/4 inch Milwaukee ratchet over the 3/8? It seems to be a very common trend I see and I’m not sure why.

[@ToolBoxTour]

I always liked the 1/4 since it’s a little smaller and the sockets tend to be a little smaller as well

[@johnd9357]

@@ToolBoxTour that makes sense. I didn’t realize that the 1/4 drive version was actually smaller. I always assumed it was just a different head.

[@Thatoneguywhowaslikewow]

From one Hyundai dealer tech to another. Fck recalls. Alll day long. Immobilizer update, MCU updates, brand new ionic 5-6's ICCU and VCU updates (45 minutes- 1hr for each of them), tow hitch harness inspection/replacement, Palisade driver side wiper arm.

[@haydenallen6427]

Do you do your tours in only 1 state or do you travel for them? If so what states do you travel to?

[@ToolBoxTour]

I don’t travel often. Most of my tours are in Utah since that’s where I’m located. I travel rarely for really nice setups!

[@haydenallen6427]

@@ToolBoxTour Thanks for the reply! I was just curious.

[@Idahoprepper71]

If that blower is OSHA compliant, it doesn’t move a lot of air.

[@stevensanchez4993]

Need auto body tool box tours

[@ToolBoxTour]

I do need more! I have done one tour on auto body tho. Check out my channel and click the big orange box that says auto body 👍

[@stevensanchez4993]

@@ToolBoxTour will do ! Keep up the great videos deff a new subscriber ! 💪🏼 deff need too see more

[@jonburke7925]

I'm also the I still like my air tools guy in my shop. I could throw away my cordless junk and not miss it.

[@ragoonsgg589]

My dad used to work at a hyundai. When i was a kid i used to 'hide' aka take a nap in whatever car he was working on and ride the lift up so i would stop bitching. My weekends were always boring. But the worst part was how hot it used to get in that pole barn. But then my dad moved to Toyota. Climate controlled service center, baby.

[@pumpfake]

LEXUS tech tool box tour next

[@ToolBoxTour]

If I can find one!

[@SAVikingSA]

Air tools are way better imo

[@davidboone6786]

It's not the best air hammer,.. might be good but not the best.

[@ToolBoxTour]

What’s the best in your opinion?

[@OTAlucard]

​@@ToolBoxTourthose super expensive rivet guns. I would imagine

[@davidboone6786]

@ToolBoxTour Love your videos, it's the long barrel Matco, hands down, without question. I've used both. Ps, idc what your tool truck preference is I will not argue lol 😂

[@automedic9781]

I personally hated the Matco one. Had two of them, and traded them both for the Snap On one which is my personal preference

[@22mpb]

@@ToolBoxTourlong barrel ingersol rand.

[@Idahoprepper71]

He has had the cart for 8 to 10 years, it’s probably half paid off buy now. 500 more weekly payments and he will own it. 😂😂

[@deanodebo]

Honestly you sound like a hater bro. I have a cheaper version of this box, classic 78 top and bottom completely full of quality tools and I’ve never borrowed a penny. Never had a car loan. No debt whatsoever from these two hands. So don’t assume

[@craigmackay4909]

Hyundai diesel isn’t as per Toyota diesels unfortunately .

[@PedroRodriguez-hy5ty]

Snap-on is to high on there price

[@nrxhavoc]

needs to get the new brushless ct861 instead of that old one. great setup

[@owensotak9498]

milwaukees better for price and performance still

[@nrxhavoc]

@@owensotak9498 no one asked 😂

[@delvinishman77]

24:00 @RidGid