MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: garrardrj on June 01, 2016, 11:41:38 am
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Anyone got any advice as to which one to get. Our Halfords one has broken .
Under £60 ish
Thanks
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£60!? :signLOL:
Mine was about a tenner and its been fine. Tops up the pressure surprisingly quickly.
Actually just found the link, there's a more expensive automatic/digital version but the cheap and cheerful one does me fine
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0030FBSQ2
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Ring products are good quality. I use a noisy oem porsche one my brother gave me. :signLOL:
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Here's the one I got in Feb last year.. Still working well.
Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71VeiVceNTL._SX522_.jpg)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP
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Here's the one I got in Feb last year.. Still working well.
Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71VeiVceNTL._SX522_.jpg)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP
Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:
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Here's the one I got in Feb last year.. Still working well.
Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71VeiVceNTL._SX522_.jpg)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP
Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:
So why post asking for advice? :confused:
..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub. :happy2: Not really.
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Here's the one I got in Feb last year.. Still working well.
Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71VeiVceNTL._SX522_.jpg)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP
Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:
So why post asking for advice? :confused:
..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub. :happy2: Not really.
:signLOL: twin tub
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I use the following. I've had it for years without any problems.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/heavy-duty-air-compressor-12v-140psi-a31hu
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Here's the one I got in Feb last year.. Still working well.
Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71VeiVceNTL._SX522_.jpg)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP
Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:
So why post asking for advice? :confused:
..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub. :happy2: Not really.
As stated at the original post "around £60" , there are a vast amount of machines out there as is highlighted by the Maplin one , just check out ebay for different ones .
HENCE why i sought advice :innocent:
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No offence intended. :drinking:
Good luck with your search.
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Here's the one I got in Feb last year.. Still working well.
Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71VeiVceNTL._SX522_.jpg)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP
Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:
So why post asking for advice? :confused:
..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub. :happy2: Not really.
:signLOL: twin tub
OK so who in here really remembers using Twin Tub washing machines?
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I didn't use one but my mum did when i was around 5-9yrs old. What a pain it was and the house stunk of washing. You had to take the washing out of one tub and put it into another and the hose came out of the thing into the sink .....bloody noisy too
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I admit I remember we had one when I was a youngster, just as you describe.
Thought the forum would be full of boy-racers, obviously there's at least one other grey-hair grandad racer
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Here's the one I got in Feb last year.. Still working well.
Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71VeiVceNTL._SX522_.jpg)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP
Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:
So why post asking for advice? :confused:
..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub. :happy2: Not really.
:signLOL: twin tub
OK so who in here really remembers using Twin Tub washing machines?
We had one back in the late 70's and mum chucked it out so we used to play drown the mice in it :signLOL:
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I admit I remember we had one when I was a youngster, just as you describe.
Thought the forum would be full of boy-racers, obviously there's at least one other grey-hair grandad racer
Plus one on the grey hair, but not quite a grandad...yet. Never the less will take the oppurtunity to blame my daughters for the grey hair..., and yes do remember twin tubs very well...
Who remembers the first automatics? Our first Hoover brand had a large, square cast plastic puck type thing that carried the programmes in a kind of punchcard format. You had to pull it out rotate it, and reinsert on the wash programme as milled into the edge of plastic puck....yes raelly. There's probably a enthusiats group for all this sh*te somewhere on the web?!
Now, dont get me started on crappy modern kettles.....
For OP, i have one of those Ring ones like in the pic ( i think it won best buy in Autoexpress?) I just see these things as consumables! Well made is not only expensive but generally HEAvY!
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I use the following. I've had it for years without any problems.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/heavy-duty-air-compressor-12v-140psi-a31hu
Also had one of these, lasted a couple of years. £10 in TKMax!
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Here's one to look at:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Michelin-Programmable-Rapid-Tyre-Inflator-12266-Brand-New-in-Box-/351733078043?hash=item51e4ecd81b:g:SBcAAMXQC-tTC4pt
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This is what I use for car & bike - lives in boot of the GTI. Not electric, but under a tenner
& pressure gauge as good as a digital one.
http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/tyre-inflators-pressure-gauges/halfords-essentials-metal-barrel-foot-pump-and-gauge
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Thanks chaps for the links and advice so far.
I am one of those sorts of people that has to have something better than i really need . Mt pressure washer was £500 as an example , my bike was £1500 etc.
It would be useful to use the inflator for other inflating jobs too , hence the extra expense. There are some twin pump jobbies on ebay etc and wondered if anyone had experience if them :happy2:
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Sounds like you need one of these then....... :grin: :party:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15CFM-Yanmar-Diesel-Recoil-Electric-Start-Air-Compressor-150-Litre-Receiver-/360934374165?hash=item54095d7b15:g:JbkAAOSwT6pVw2yx
Thanks chaps for the links and advice so far.
I am one of those sorts of people that has to have something better than i really need . Mt pressure washer was £500 as an example , my bike was £1500 etc.
It would be useful to use the inflator for other inflating jobs too , hence the extra expense. There are some twin pump jobbies on ebay etc and wondered if anyone had experience if them :happy2:
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Be warned on those Ring 12v inflators. I had the RAC 635 - and returned it after a couple of uses. Here's the amazon review I left for it, 1/5 stars:
I am in the process of returning this item. It has 3 problems, one of them quite major. In order:
1. I have found that the pressure misreads by about 10PSI. That's a massive amount, and is somewhat concerning as a safety issue. I checked versus 2 other pressure sensors (one digital and the other a traditional gauge on a footpump) which were very close to each other. They measured my tyre at 28psi, whilst this unit told me it was 18PSI. I tried turning the unit off and back on, and unscrewing the connector and putting it back on again as tight as I could. Still said 18PSI. Nonsense.
2. As other reviewers have mentioned, the screw on fixing allows a lot of air to escape before you can unscrew. Not sure why they went for this design.
3. It's a lot noisier than I thought it would be!
So, mainly because of point 1 above, i have contacted amazon and will be sending this back.