My garage is kitted out with a compressor and air tools, so it's just like blowing up your tyres at a service station, unfortuantly all the neighbours think so too!
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Freelander 2 HSE TD4 - Zenon AFL's - Privacy Glass - 19's - Side Steps - Side Mouldings - Sports Grill - Dual Branch exhausts - DVD System

I use a 12V Woolworth's compressor / lantern that I was given for Christmas by my parents one year. It must be nearly 30 years old by now.

A bit noisy and slow to inflate a large volume (e.g. swmbo's exercise ball) but it does the job and it also holds some sentimental value now.

Used to use an old Dunlop Standard footpump which my dad bought back in the 1940's. Packed up working a couple of years ago as the leather seal in it had perished....wouldn't mind geting my hands on another seal if I could because that was a damn good pump.

I can supply these

Price is £60 inc vat + delivery, they're similar to the ViAir ones I use on adventure trips but made of cheaper materials, fine for 'normal' use but may begin to wear after 10+ trips to the Sahara


ViAir one (complete with sand!) is on the right, the ViAir one costs more than double the one on the left...
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TorqTune
Vehicle maintenance, modifications, training and equipment
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Autologic Diagnostics equipped!
Tunisia Feb. 2010

Please use the email button to contact me rather than the PM button - Thanks!

I bought the michelin CAE12262 for around £40 or so,runs off the cigar lighter socket and fits snuggly next to the spare wheel(back left side),works very well
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Freelander 2 SE TD4 AUTO Sumatra Black
Roof rails and bars,Chrome mirror caps,Chrome vents,Chrome door handles,Chrome light surrounds,19"Triplesport Alloys,Rear entertainment system,Side steps,Stainless exhaust system(twin pipes),Spider chipped.EMPTY WALLET!!

Stole the compressor from my last Merc before I traded it in It also fits snugly next to my spare.

Did feel slightly sorry for the new merc owners as the spare was one of those inflatable spacesaver ones!!
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Baltic blue XS - Alpaca Leather - 18" HSE wheels.

Just buy an "s", you get a, to be honest, good compressor free!
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We Don't Care About Pot Holes !!

Doesn't matter what you use to blow them up with, but always use a proper seperate psi gauge to check them with. The crap ones on foot pumps and the ones you get at the garage are useless, they can be out by 4/5 psi.

In defence of garages, where I worked we had "free air" top quality pressure gauge/inflator which was at side of forecourt. This was often left lying on ground to be run over by next car, thrown to ground when finished with and in general missused. These cost £40-50 each and at end of day a pay to use unit was installed.

Local trading standards check garage gauges regularly, unfortunately the person sent to check them did not know how to use a pressure gauge.
I was called to office where I was told customer gauge was 4-5psi out, I produced calibration certificate for the nearly new gauge. Went with person concerned to reckeck and foud she did not use gauge or her own equipment properly. Instruction on gauge "inflate above desired pressure then lower to correct pressure" was ignored. Test 2 was100% accurate.
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Championship MSA Scrutineer for Scottish Land Rover Owners Club & Scottish Off Road Club.
08 GS Auto Silver soon to be
10 GS Auto Santorini