[Bosch IDH182-02L - Week one]

I tried it on the lug nuts on my truck - no go. I don't know whether they were torqued down properly or whether some Jack-the-Bear mechanic beat on them with an air impact. 

 

$88 is a great price considering you got the tool, two batteries and a charger.

Amazon wants $99 for just two batteries. The cells in the Bosch batteries I opened are the same Samsung INR 18650s that I found in much cheaper Ryobi and Craftsman batteries.

 

My truck's lug nut are supposed to be tightened to 140 ft/lbs - a tad beyond Bosch's spec.  My car is supposed to be 100 ft/lbs so the Bosch should handle it. I need to look up my boat trailer, but when a tire on that blew out a couple years ago it was a huge pain breaking those lug nuts free. Loosening all those lug nuts and tightening with a torque wrench is on my to-do list because I'm sure the tire shop doesn't take the time.

[Bosch IDH182-02L - Week one]

I was lucky enough to get the idh182-02 for $88 a couple weeks ago, but I got a soft case and not the l-boxx I wanted. I agree the lights are great; lights that are only on when the bit is spinning are worthless. I haven't had issues seeing the torque/speed indicator lights - though a sliding switch would be nice if it was dust proof or at least moved to a location where dust and debris wouldn't rain down on it. I have yet to try this tool on lug nuts. I'm curious to see if it has the torque to help with flats.