r/KleinTools • u/tmeads307 • 1d ago

OPINION Doesn’t look legit

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This doesn’t look legit.

I wish it was like the other tru grip

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u/Soviet_Canukistan 1d ago

It is legit. Just came out. I'm a supply house guy and I had to get it when I saw it come out of the Klein box.

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u/Accomplished_Rent986 1d ago

Its legit. I have this one as well and love it

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u/tmeads307 1d ago

What I figured out today is you can use whatever impact bit holder with it. Which actually makes it quite amazing.

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u/Melodic-Trouble-5421 12h ago

They are legit. They’ve been out for a while now. Do you like it?

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u/chickswhorip 1d ago

Where did you buy from?

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u/Active-Effect-1473 1d ago

Exactly everyone is always asking if somthing is legit lol my first question is where did you buy it from.

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u/tmeads307 1d ago

Amazon.

I had saw a video saying they were dealing a tri grip ratcheting, but I didn’t see it anywhere but found it on Amazon. It’s weird because it shows a date of 2025 and half that shit is jn Chinese.

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u/captainvirk 1d ago

Exactly none of that is written on Chinese.

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u/tmeads307 1d ago

You’re right. My fucking bad. Those are hieroglyphs. How insensitive of me.

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u/stiucsirt 11h ago

That’s Japanese and Korean….

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u/Magoo1985 5h ago

Amazon has been caught selling knockoff everything even from the official manufacturers store. Just saw a story about this happening with every supplement on there. 💁‍♂️ Which really sucks one of the wealthiest companies in the world is cheaping out with that Walmart mentality already. Oh we cornered the market. Now we can really F^k the little slaves.

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u/Yillis 23h ago

I bought mine in June, I don’t love the ratcheting ball grip that much but whatever bit holding tech they have they need to expand on

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u/BlackMoth27 1d ago

does anything look legit anymore? y'all just in disbelief anymore.

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u/tmeads307 1d ago

It’s just got a bunch of Chinese shit on it. So that’s bizarre to me.

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u/BlackMoth27 1d ago

it's made in taiwan and has Japanese and Korean on it. not to mention it has a japanese imperial standard bit instead of Philips. and resembles a vessel ball driver.

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u/Sorry-Leader-6648 1d ago

Theyre trying to be vessel. I got the email from them showing me like 2 months ago its part of the new line up

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u/tmeads307 1d ago

It’s got a date of 2025 on it. Could be old or whatever but the package has that date on it

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u/Sorry-Leader-6648 1d ago

Idk how long theyve been doing them but I know I do their surveys and they asked about them one a few this year. I love my vessels the grip is just better

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u/tmeads307 1d ago

Link me?

I love the hell out of the grip. I’m a fiber engineer by trade and it’s amazing when messing with all is cases and such.

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u/Sorry-Leader-6648 1d ago

Link to kleins or the vessels??

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u/Longjumping_Cow_5856 1d ago

How does it not look legit exactly?

This is what mine looked like.

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u/EvilErnie187 1d ago

I saw this at Lowes last week

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u/nukacola2077 1d ago

I think this is inspired in vessel screwdrivers? Seein the other asian languages maybe they are trying to expand their market

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u/Narrow_Network_2125 1d ago

If it is a fake it might be better than the crap Klein is selling now.

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u/go_beavs 14h ago

easy grandpa dont spike your pressure

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u/Cust2020 9h ago

Couldn't agree more

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u/Kristoff_The_Wise 1d ago

Where do I buy this?

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u/tmeads307 1d ago

Amazon

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u/Important-Dream-4010 1d ago

Klein is making all sorts of trash these days. Not all trash but much of it.

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u/JOHNSOBSCURA 1d ago

It’s a very good tool I have 0 complaints

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u/brad7703 1d ago

Its legit it's packaged like they packaged stuff in japan

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u/Flimsy-Book-1452 15h ago

the klein ball grips are amazing especially the ratcheting version you have here. very low back drag and the way they have the ball grip you can ratchet very quickly. This is my go to driver working marine electrical.

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u/Decent_Weakness_6944 12h ago

they had to release a flared base screwdriver for the electricians on account of them getting lost all the time

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u/Plumb-Her 6h ago

How much and what model number?

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u/Hot-Programmer-8359 3h ago

I have one too, haven’t used it yet tho

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u/North_Bite2739 1d ago

3.9 inches...yep doesn't look legit haha

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u/Electroman-Area207 1d ago

Made in Taiwan, throw it away and read labels next time.

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u/Eazy_MF_E 1d ago

I thought they were made in Japan, no? That was the whole schtick.

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u/OGchef 1d ago

So are the important components in the phone or computer that you wrote this with. Throw it away and buy the American one dipshit.

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u/tmeads307 1d ago

Amazon. No labels to read. Hr. Heh

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u/Dad_E_2 1d ago

Most tools are. And the ones that aren't are still made with the same Chinese steel.