Managed to mount up the compressor this arvo. Installed it up near the firewall on passenger side mainly because I was too lazy to extend the cables to the battery had I mounted on the drivers side firewall area (there is plent of room here on the petrol), but as it was I didnt have any spare cable anyway and I think I've spent enough already....It is a bit squeezy but should be OK. I have run the cable loom in corrugated conduit along the firewall to inside and fitted off the switch in the usual position below the side mirror adjustment controls. currently the only two mechs mounted here are the mirror mech and dimmer for lighting but neither of these switches are illuminated?. I will have to pull the dash apart tomorrow to get a feed off the 2nd start switch on the other side of the steering wheel as this is the next closest source.
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I got a great deal at my local ARB and bought the compressor, hose kit, and the tyre pressure gauge for $298! I wouldn't buy the $49 chuck, you don't really need it. Just use your gauge. I also use the gauge to pressure down at the beginning of the day. It does 36pst to 18psi in about 30 secs... it's not the gauge that takes out the valve core too... don't like playing with that stuff!Loz - 2007 GXL D4D Auto White
ARB Deluxe Winch Bar, 2" OME Lift, ARB On-Board Air, Safari Snorkel, GME TX3440 UHF, GME AE4018K1 antenna, Redarc/Exide ED5 dual battery system, ARB 47L fridge, Cooper AT3's 265/70/17, LeighW's voltage booster, Lightforce 240XGT's, Outback Solutions Drawer Systems
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Originally posted by Lorenzo View PostI got a great deal at my local ARB and bought the compressor, hose kit, and the tyre pressure gauge for $298! I wouldn't buy the $49 chuck, you don't really need it. Just use your gauge. I also use the gauge to pressure down at the beginning of the day. It does 36pst to 18psi in about 30 secs... it's not the gauge that takes out the valve core too... don't like playing with that stuff!2011 150series GXL
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The $55 hose kit comes with a hose and a standard chuck which bites into the valve screw thread and starts pumping. It will not stop until you disconnect it. For a further $49 you can buy the chuck with an incorporated pressure gauge. This means that you'll have to keep the button pushed when inflating the tyres, as opposed to plugging it in, standing up, waiting 1 minute and then disconnecting.
I reckon it's better to have a separate pressure gauge to check the pressure once you're close, and you can use it when airing down as well or just to check the pressure. You wouldn't use the pressure gauge chuck to check your tyre pressures.Loz - 2007 GXL D4D Auto White
ARB Deluxe Winch Bar, 2" OME Lift, ARB On-Board Air, Safari Snorkel, GME TX3440 UHF, GME AE4018K1 antenna, Redarc/Exide ED5 dual battery system, ARB 47L fridge, Cooper AT3's 265/70/17, LeighW's voltage booster, Lightforce 240XGT's, Outback Solutions Drawer Systems
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Hi guys,
just got my car back from the panel beaters after 7 weeks and surprise surprise, the compressor no longer works! Lights on the switch don't come on and it's completley dead. I've checked all the wiring and fuses and everything seems to work. The illumination source (idle up button) work as the illumination on idle up button works, and the switch is wired to an ignition point, the same as the first post of this thread. Am I missing something and is there some kind of reset?
I was going to fix this myself this weekend as opposed to having to take the car back to the panel beater, but if I can't then I'll have to do that and get him to rewire it properly!
Cheers,
LozLoz - 2007 GXL D4D Auto White
ARB Deluxe Winch Bar, 2" OME Lift, ARB On-Board Air, Safari Snorkel, GME TX3440 UHF, GME AE4018K1 antenna, Redarc/Exide ED5 dual battery system, ARB 47L fridge, Cooper AT3's 265/70/17, LeighW's voltage booster, Lightforce 240XGT's, Outback Solutions Drawer Systems
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Problem solved... The idiot panel beater put both the positive and negative cables of the compressor to the positive terminal of the battery!!! Bloody idiots!Loz - 2007 GXL D4D Auto White
ARB Deluxe Winch Bar, 2" OME Lift, ARB On-Board Air, Safari Snorkel, GME TX3440 UHF, GME AE4018K1 antenna, Redarc/Exide ED5 dual battery system, ARB 47L fridge, Cooper AT3's 265/70/17, LeighW's voltage booster, Lightforce 240XGT's, Outback Solutions Drawer Systems
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Originally posted by Lorenzo View PostProblem solved... The idiot panel beater put both the positive and negative cables of the compressor to the positive terminal of the battery!!! Bloody idiots!2014 D4D 150 GXL Automatic - CHARCOAL
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It's got me stuffed how he did it! Silly me for not checking that to begin with, but I didn't think that anyone can be that dumb! Seriously it's electricity 101!Loz - 2007 GXL D4D Auto White
ARB Deluxe Winch Bar, 2" OME Lift, ARB On-Board Air, Safari Snorkel, GME TX3440 UHF, GME AE4018K1 antenna, Redarc/Exide ED5 dual battery system, ARB 47L fridge, Cooper AT3's 265/70/17, LeighW's voltage booster, Lightforce 240XGT's, Outback Solutions Drawer Systems
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Originally posted by LiveFreeAndRoam View PostOn my last inflation, I blew a hole in my air-hose. Upon closer inspection I see the hose is perishing in several places. A little disappointing. Now, I'm thinking about alternatives to ARB's hose.
I took my air hose back to ARB and they kindly replaced it "under warranty", despite the hose being 3.5 years old and warranty had long since expired. Nobody could understand what had caused the hose to perish in the first place, as it sits in a soft-cloth bag in the car 24x7. In any case, I'm taking no chances with the new replacement hose, and have decided to wrap it in split-tubing (which I had laying around). Turns out the split-tubing makes the hose slide more easily over itself, which in turn makes it marginally easier to unravel/ravel.
Good on you ARB!! It's companies who stand by their products that keeps me coming back for more kit. I'll be back.
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Really top write up LFAR. Confirmed for me that I have left a wiring loom somewhere for mine- and I think it is in the Patrol I sold. Doh!2008 V6 GXL 120 | Bilstein & Lovells 2" Lift | Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ 4-Rib (265/70/17) | ARB Winch Bar | Tigerz11 Winch | Cobra HIDs | Airtec Snorkel | Dual Bats | Dept of Interior Rear Drawers | Waeco 60ltr | ARB Air Compressor | Steel Tradesman Rack | ATS Rocksliders | amts Bashplates/Diff Drop/wheel spacer
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Originally posted by barryswanson View PostLucky ARB sell the looms individually2008 V6 GXL 120 | Bilstein & Lovells 2" Lift | Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ 4-Rib (265/70/17) | ARB Winch Bar | Tigerz11 Winch | Cobra HIDs | Airtec Snorkel | Dual Bats | Dept of Interior Rear Drawers | Waeco 60ltr | ARB Air Compressor | Steel Tradesman Rack | ATS Rocksliders | amts Bashplates/Diff Drop/wheel spacer
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