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- York, Pa
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '92 Explorer
Looks great Mike, I like!
Thanks Glen!!
Looks great Mike, I like!
License Plate mounted with working light.
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Looks like it will work fine. Check another off the list.![]()
Now that is one kickass spare tire mount. :biggthump
So when are these going into Production?![]()
Looks good, simple but efficient,,
oh no! There after that sweet sweet engine coolant!![]()
I bought this unit from the same vender on ebay several years ago. It has worked without any issues. Runs air tools. When I bought it, it was $150.00.
http://cgi.ebay.com/12v-1-5-gal-air...503?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item48402c35d7
Its the same unit as sold here under a different name;
http://www.extremeoutback.com/product/8/ExtremeAire+12+volt+Compressor.html
I was going to hard mount it in the Explorer, but then I bought an RV. It sets in a storage well wired into the house batteries. I just strap it down in the back when I go on runs without the RV.
If you ever plan on running bigger tires, you need a rockin' compressor to air them up. I have a ARB on-board for the front locker. I spent an hour airing up tires with that.
I run an mv50 compressor, as do some of the southern Ca guys.
One thing I did noticed, the quick coupler on the compressor isn't the normal quick coupler you would expect on the compressor side. I pulled that fitting and put in a normal quick coupler on ours. Now I can run a typical air hose on it.
Also it takes about 6 or 7 minutes to take a 33x12.50 tire from 13psi to 35psi. When your done, you need to let it sit for a bit to cool off if your going to put it back into a bag (not an issue if hard mounted).
Also, they do draw quite a few amps at startup, especially if they are starting against the pressure in a tire (say 40 psi like on a low trailer tire). I've changed the fuse holder on ours to a higher amperage one since the old fuse "holder" melted when I used it for 3 sets of tires.
Overall though.. the mv50 is a good compressor. Of course, I've gotten lazy and impatient in my old age. .I'm using co2 now.
~Mark
I was abit worried about the heat compressor's put out when looking for a place to put mine and I read something about venting them to the outside so there is no oil smell when they're in use(?) There was a spun out idea on some blokes jeep down here where his compressor fit's right into the rear mounted spare
Hey hey hey fantastic!!!! Got any tree's around your joint you can pull down???![]()