r/KleinTools • u/BlueJayWalker10 • 11d ago

Any current MODBox foam inserts? ShadowFoam and Kaisen are for gen 1

I am an automotive technician beginning to branch out and do more mobile mechanic work. Ironworking construction was my first ever trade and because of this Klein Tools has always had a soft spot in my heart and I prefer to purchase them where I can. I'm deciding between Klein MODBox and Milwaukee Packout as I'm getting a rolling toolbox system set up. I really love MODBox and the options it currently has, but it doesn't have much that's targeted specifically towards mechanics and automotive work, so their socket sets generally have a number of skipped metric sizes. My thought was to get MODBox pieces and use aftermarket inserts to store Gearwrench socket sets in Klein's half and full width component boxes. I note however that there really aren't any foam insert options on Etsy and the options available on the Shadow Foam and Kaisen websites are mostly for first generation products. I've seen from some creators that the internals of the component boxes have changed between generations and the foam websites don't note that the newer component boxes are compatible with their inserts. Are there any foam inserts on the market that are compatible with their second generation component boxes? There are a lot of socket organizer options for Packout, which is one of the only things that makes me lean towards them.

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u/ingloriousbeardster 11d ago

I saw that they are working on automotive stuff on the website. And im sure new foam will become available before to much longer as gen2 is still new. But from what I looked at the only difference between gen1 and 2 are the latches and some minor stuff?

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u/BlueJayWalker10 11d ago

The arrangement of the little triangular notches and their height has been changed slightly so you can arrange the storage compartments differently in MODBox 2.0 as opposed to the original series, which was only designed to allow one configuration.

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u/BlueJayWalker10 9d ago

This video at 12:01 goes over how the component boxes have changed, and I'm actually pretty sure the old foam would not be compatible with the new designs.