 Tyre Inflator, Recommendations please |
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 Apr 10 2008, 11:08 AM
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Top Rank Poster!  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4921 Joined: 10-December 04 From: Liverpool Member No.: 16729 Car Model:Toyota Golf GT TDI :P Location:Liverpool  |
My tyres are looking a bit flat & the gauge on inflator at the local garage doesn't work & I don't like the 1 at the local tesco because it's a digital 1 so I can't check if it's actually doing anything so I'm looking to buy something of my own.
There's only going to be me using it & it wont be very often so I don't want to spend a vast amount of cash but I don't want to get something cheap & nasty that forces me to sit there for 6 hours whenever I want to top up the pressure of a tyre so I'm looking for a happy medium. Something that I could use to check the pressure before I started inflating & then watch as it increases would be ideal. Any recommendations? Thanks all |
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Apr 10 2008, 11:30 AM
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 Top Rank Poster! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2955 Joined: 19-July 05 From: Nottinghamshire Member No.: 21636 Car Model:94 MR2 GT T-Bar, 95 Corolla & 03 Lexus IS (for sale), ST185CS Location:Nottingham |
I've got a Bosch PAG12V which came as a set with a Drill and a Torch, all of which use the same batteries.
It's a brilliant piece of kit if you can find one at the right price; I think the set I got was about £50 but I don't think you can buy them now. If you can find one I recommend it highly. It's perfect for putting a few lbs in a car or bike tyre, but for larger volumes I use the compressor built into my Halfords battery pack because you can leave it running on its own for a few minutes to blow up a tyre from flat. Oh, and I don't rely on the gauges on either; to check pressures I use an accurate (I believe) digital meter. It's quicker to check the pressures with that, then attach the pump when air is needed, rather than using the gauge on the pump to check pressures. |
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Apr 10 2008, 11:31 AM
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Advanced Club Member Group: Registered Member Posts: 399 Joined: 30-January 08 From: Maidstone Member No.: 52578 Car Model:Celica VVTI Location:Kent |
I've got a digital tyre pressure guage and use it along side a cheap (£5) electric pump. It does the job and doesn't take long at all to do.
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Apr 10 2008, 11:36 AM
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 Top Rank Poster! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3340 Joined: 25-August 05 From: Not Telling You..... Member No.: 22297 Car Model:4.2 Model RAV4 D4D VX 5 DOOR Location:Essex |
Kev,
Brought this one...as like you all the garages near me (10 miles away) inflater's are all broken or useless.... Wife's car had a rear tyre that kept loosing it's pressure and this tyre inflater kept it topped up and fast as well.....  I believe Halfords sell or any good car auto store will.... Read This Here Keeps my RAV tyres nicely pumped up....you know checking them every week...  |
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Apr 10 2008, 02:46 PM
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 Midlands Meet Co-ordinator  Group: TOC Supporter Plus Posts: 3805 Joined: 26-January 03 From: notts Member No.: 1354 Car Model:corolla gti 3S-GTE Location:notts |
halfords do a good one for about £25 auto shut off digital gauge and torch.
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Apr 12 2008, 06:41 PM
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Advanced Club Member Group: Registered Member Posts: 115 Joined: 16-October 07 Member No.: 47071 Car Model:Corolla T-Sport Location:North West England |
They have these on sale at Shell filling stations for £5.99, and it has a analogue dial
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May 19 2008, 06:35 PM
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New Member Group: Registered Member Posts: 10 Joined: 30-April 08 Member No.: 58320 Car Model:Corolla GT Twincam AE86 Location:Notts |
I bought a digital one for my ole man for his birthday. It was from Halfrauds, made by Michelin and cost £28 if memory serves me correct. You can set the pressure to a set point where the pump will auto-shutoff....runs off the cig lighter point.
Plus the guage is accurate too |
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Jul 27 2008, 01:08 PM
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New Member Group: Registered Member Posts: 9 Joined: 27-July 08 Member No.: 63353 Car Model:Carina E Location:Exmouth |
most gauges that you buy from shops etc are not always 100% accurate. take it to your local tyre fitting place and ask them and they should do it for you.
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