BldrRover
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I had the day off today, so I decided to pick up a full size spare and check out a few of the 4x4 shops in the area for toys. After trying, unsuccessfully, to fit the inflated Cooper Zeons under the car, I decided that I needed some way to fill the spare back up if I ever need to use it. I checked out some of the suggested compressors, but they were either more than I wanted to spend right now or way too slow(Q-Industries). I decided to try another route since I had some time on my hands...
I pulled the plug from the front of the onboard air tank under the driver's side and, after about 4 hours, found a custom fasteners shop that had a metric connector that I could attach, through a reducer joint, an air tool coupler to( the quick-connect on the hose attaches there). After tightening the whole thing up and checking for leaks... bang... unlimited onboard air for under $60 (including hose, chuck, psi pen tool).
I was able to air my front tire from 15psi to 39psi in about 3.5 minutes (with the tank full). The truck does throw a fault when I use it, but it clears once you cycle the car back on. It appears that if you are airing up while the compressor is on, it will throw a fault and shut off. You just have to cycle the car back on and wait of the tank to fill again. Overall, seems to work pretty well. I'll put in an update if any issue pop up.
I pulled the plug from the front of the onboard air tank under the driver's side and, after about 4 hours, found a custom fasteners shop that had a metric connector that I could attach, through a reducer joint, an air tool coupler to( the quick-connect on the hose attaches there). After tightening the whole thing up and checking for leaks... bang... unlimited onboard air for under $60 (including hose, chuck, psi pen tool).
I was able to air my front tire from 15psi to 39psi in about 3.5 minutes (with the tank full). The truck does throw a fault when I use it, but it clears once you cycle the car back on. It appears that if you are airing up while the compressor is on, it will throw a fault and shut off. You just have to cycle the car back on and wait of the tank to fill again. Overall, seems to work pretty well. I'll put in an update if any issue pop up.
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