Let me tell you, this little $20 set has saved my bacon more times than I can count. As someone who regularly works on old cars, I've faced my fair share of rusted, stripped, and downright stubborn bolts that refused to budge.

The magic happens when you hammer the right-sized socket onto a damaged bolt - the internal threads bite in HARD. I've applied over 80lb-ft of torque (yes, I measured) on a tiny 10mm Miata bolt that I'd stupidly over-torqued, and this set popped it right off like nothing.

The chrome molybdenum steel construction is no joke. I've used these on exhaust systems where other tools failed, and they just keep gripping. Pro tip though - getting the extracted nuts OUT of the sockets afterwards can be a bit tricky sometimes.

What really surprised me was how well they worked on completely rounded-off bolts where pliers and Dremels had failed. There's something deeply satisfying about removing a bolt that's been frozen in place for decades in under two minutes flat.

The heavy-duty case keeps everything organized - crucial when you're elbows-deep in grease and need to grab the right size fast. If I had one complaint? I wish it came with screw extractors too. But for the price? Absolute steal.