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I'm thinking of picking up a portable air compressor to allow me to check / top up tire pressures as I go around helping family swap on their winters and figured it doesn't hurt to have one in the trunk anyway. Does anyone have any good suggestions on which one to get and where? I don't mind spending a bit more if it means I get a decent one that can last a bit (heard you really get what you pay for on cheap ones).

[Built My Way]

I have this one. It's fairly quiet, portable and fills at a quick rate. The gauge on it is not very reliable but I use my digital tire gauge anyway.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...age_reviews_li

[CDNe92]

Get a VIAIR 85P. Great portable compressor. Makes anything from Crappy Tire seem uh, crappy!

Best source is eBay. Get it shipped to USAddress or make sure the seller will ship USPS.

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Originally Posted by CDNe92

Get a VIAIR 85P. Great portable compressor. Makes anything from Crappy Tire seem uh, crappy!

Best source is eBay. Get it shipped to USAddress or make sure the seller will ship USPS.

Yeah I was just reading up on this one. Seems pretty decent. Wish there was a Canadian retailer for it (can't seem to find one) as I'm rather weary of eBay purchases.

[KCX_335xi]

I ended up picking up BMW mobility kit this summer after switching away from RFT's... It comes with a compressor amongst the tire filler stuff...

[Glim]

Originally Posted by CDNe92

Get a VIAIR 85P. Great portable compressor. Makes anything from Crappy Tire seem uh, crappy!

Best source is eBay. Get it shipped to USAddress or make sure the seller will ship USPS.

Nice compressor, found it in Canada at Trail-Gear, for 53.96 will post how much they quote shipping to Victoria BC.

I have been using a slime kit with a compressor and a canadian tire 800A powerbox with compressor, both take a very long time to inflate a tire.

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Originally Posted by KCX_335xi

I ended up picking up BMW mobility kit this summer after switching away from RFT's... It comes with a compressor amongst the tire filler stuff...

Yeah, I thought about this as well but the price didn't make much sense to me after doing some searching online for decent compressors. The sealant supposedly has a shelf life as well.

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Originally Posted by Glim

Nice compressor, found it in Canada at Trail-Gear, for 53.96 will post how much they quote shipping to Victoria BC.

I have been using a slime kit with a compressor and a canadian tire 800A powerbox with compressor which takes a very long time to inflate a tire.

Sorry, just to clarify, which of the two compressors you mentioned takes a very long time to inflate a tire? The one that came with the powerbox or the one from the slime kit? Or both?

[Glim]

Originally Posted by Revision2

Sorry, just to clarify, which of the two compressors you mentioned takes a very long time to inflate a tire? The one that came with the powerbox or the one from the slime kit? Or both?

Both, and they are both noisy.

Takes 15 minutes to bring an 18" tire from 11psi to 34psi.

[bunnn]

I use Stanley Jumpstarter/Mobile Power Pack that I picked up from CT @ 50% off.

[KCX_335xi]

Originally Posted by Revision2

Yeah, I thought about this as well but the price didn't make much sense to me after doing some searching online for decent compressors. The sealant supposedly has a shelf life as well.

Yup, sealant is good for 4 years...

I gotta killer deal from Mike @ Marnello BMW... cheaper than quoted in the US.

[CDNe92]

VIAIR 85P is quiet and fast. Would take about 3 minutes to inflate an 18" tire from 0 to 30PSI.

Here's the link to the product site:

http://www.viaircorp.com/OffRoad/85P.html

[CaptChaos]

Originally Posted by bunnn

I use Stanley Jumpstarter/Mobile Power Pack that I picked up from CT @ 50% off.

How well does the air compressor function work on it?

[ECSTuning]

Originally Posted by KCX_335xi

I ended up picking up BMW mobility kit this summer after switching away from RFT's... It comes with a compressor amongst the tire filler stuff...

The Mobility kit is what I have in the back of all my cars (even the ones that are not BMWs). The compressor is compact but very capable.

Over all the BMW M-Mobility System is pretty slick. Yes the tire sealant has a shelf life but the pumps are what make the system so great. It fits nicely in your trunk and is in a tidy self contained package.



ECS Tuning

[Glim]

Originally Posted by Glim

Nice compressor, found it in Canada at Trail-Gear, for 53.96 will post how much they quote shipping to Victoria BC.

Just left me a message a moment ago, shipping is $17.92 to Victoria, total is $80.51 delivered.

[bunnn]

Originally Posted by CaptChaos

How well does the air compressor function work on it?

To be honest, I don't remember since I've only used it a couple times...but since I don't remember hating it, it can't be bad.

[Glim]

Originally Posted by Glim

Just left me a message a moment ago, shipping is $17.92 to Victoria, total is $80.51 delivered.

Just ordered a VIAIR 85P, will post a comparison against the Canadian Tire Slime Compressor and the Eliminator 800A powerbox's compressor during the upcoming winter tire install this weekend or next (whenever it arrives.)

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Originally Posted by Glim

Just ordered a VIAIR 85P, will post a comparison against the Canadian Tire Slime Compressor and the Eliminator 800A powerbox's compressor during the upcoming winter tire install this weekend or next (whenever it arrives.)

I might just order one as well since most reviews say it's one of the better ones on the market right now.

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Originally Posted by ECSTuning

The Mobility kit is what I have in the back of all my cars (even the ones that are not BMWs). The compressor is compact but very capable.

Over all the BMW M-Mobility System is pretty slick. Yes the tire sealant has a shelf life but the pumps are what make the system so great. It fits nicely in your trunk and is in a tidy self contained package.



ECS Tuning

So the compressor performs reasonably well in terms of speed? The last thing I'd want is to have to wait a long time when I have a family's worth of winter tires to deal with.

[ECSTuning]

It's not as fast as larger compressor with tank set up, but it has never seemed to me that it's taking forever to fill a tire, even when the tire pressure was about 2psi thanks to a schrader valve needing to be tightened and filling to 35psi.

James with ECS Tuning

[Glim]

Originally Posted by Glim

Just ordered a VIAIR 85P, will post a comparison against the Canadian Tire Slime Compressor and the Eliminator 800A powerbox's compressor during the upcoming winter tire install this weekend or next (whenever it arrives.)

Fast shipping: Ordered it yesterday morning it arrived this afternoon.

Plugged it into the dc port on an 800a eliminator power box and filled four winter tires in about ten minutes, they are ready to mount tomorrow, it is a lower hum than the slime and eliminator power box compressors, the connection is better, it's slightly quieter and six times faster.

Plugged in the air mattress adapter and it could fill a twin mattress in about ten to fifteen minutes, have not tried the ball fill adapter yet.

[Yvette]

Originally Posted by Glim

Fast shipping: Ordered it yesterday morning it arrived this afternoon.

Plugged it into the dc port on an 800a eliminator power box and filled four winter tires in about ten minutes, they are ready to mount tomorrow, it is a lower hum than the slime and eliminator power box compressors, the connection is better, it's slightly quieter and six times faster.

Plugged in the air mattress adapter and it could fill a twin mattress in about ten to fifteen minutes, have not tried the ball fill adapter yet.

where did you order from?