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Tyres inflators

Post by FrontBackSide2Side » Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:49 pm

Has anyone got a decent tyres inflator that they would recommend? mines just given up the ghost so Im looking to buy a new one and i don't want to end up with a load of rubbish.
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Post by bb1boy » Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:59 pm

I just use the one at Tesco, its pretty good, its digital and its free :)
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Post by bb1boy » Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:00 pm

...I also 'borrowed' a 12v one from my dad's VW Caddy, that thing was pretty good!
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Post by Merlin » Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:32 pm

I use a cheap cigarette socket powered pump but rely on my handheld digital pressure guage for accuracy. I do not trust pumps at garages etc.. You dont know when they were last calibrated. Not a huge deal for a raod car but for my track tyres I need consistent readings.

Plus I love not needing 50p's just to pump up tyres.
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Post by judderod » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:55 pm

I got one of these with some xmas monies Ring Automotive RAC630 12 V Automatic Digital Compressor with LED Light

It's a bit quirky but does the job very well. It's accurate and inflates the tyres very quickly. Plus it's nice that it just inflates to the correct pressure and stops automatically.
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Post by Merlin » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:57 pm

That is basically the same one I have but my one is so old and battered that the pressure cut off no longer works, the guage is innacurate, but it still pumps! 8-)
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Post by Supermarine Blues » Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:03 pm

I have a Sealey one.

It is robust, but it tends to ping fuses if you don't turn the radio off first.
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Post by taz8520 » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:23 pm

I just got the one judderod recommend, not used it yet but said it inflates a tire in 3 mins, my little cheap on took about 20 :lol:
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Post by judderod » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:40 pm

All the talk about it made me go out and do the prelude tyres in the snow. Was nice to be able to just sit in the warm car until I could hear the pump trip out when it got to the right pressure! I used to have one of those cheap ones too but this one is so much better trust me you won't regret it :)
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Re: Tyres inflators

Post by FrontBackSide2Side » Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:27 pm

cheers for all the replies :-) i do like the look of that ring one and the stuff I've had of theirs in the past has always been reasonable. Looks like a good price too so Im definitely tempted.
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