Portable Air Compressor?
 

Hello,

does anyone use portable air compressor to check/fix tire PSI?
what brand do you have? what's your experience with it?
I Need some recommendations here

Thank you!

the one that comes in the e46m3 kit is pretty nice. has the fix-a-flat thing in there as well as the pump and its pretty small. i would imagine it would fit in the spare tire well pretty good in the e53.

I have one that I keep in the back of the X5. Actually, I used to keep it there until I got the E90 with run flats. Now it's in the trunk of the E90. I think that no matter which one you get, the 12V portables are limited. They work well enough but take their sweet time. I'd get one from Sears or Costco. I got a Coleman branded one when they were on clearance from Radio Shack of all places.

I have since purchased an actual air compressor that I use at home. It's a $80 Costco special that works great for filling tires and blow drying the water out of crevices of the cars. :D All I needed to buy were a tire inflater and an air pistol.

I also have one that is inbuilt into a neat case. Got from my local motor store for £35

Thank you very much guys!! :thumbup:
I really appreciate all your replies

I bought one at Wal Mart. Don't remember how much it cost, but it was cheap. Works ok. I also carry a tire patch kit.

I used to carry the same one that I first saw in a Porsche accessories brochure. It is in a flat case with the cord coiled inside. I think it was called "Inter Compressor." Porsche had put a badge on the case and was selling it for around $100 I think, but I bought it at Pep Boys for $50. Great unit.

When I got the X5 I decided I needed a portable power supply/jump starter/air compressor so I bought the Xantrex Power Pack 400R. It's a great unit overall, unfortunately it's BIG and heavy. No where in the X5 does it fit well unfortunately and it seems to take up a ton of space in the trunk. It has tons of features and works well. Crutchfeld sells it for $100.

I got one that plugs into my cigarette lighter for about $40. I usually check and top off my tires every few months first thing in the morning while there cold. I can feel the difference of 2 - 3 pounds of air. I've even used it to refill a slow leak flat to drive to the tire store to save removing my spare. I average about 1 -2 nails in my tires per year!

I have the ARB RDCP comes in it's own case came with hose, gauge, other fittings for soccer ball etc.

http://www.arb.com.au/air_compressors.php

Hi there,
i'm considering an ARB air compressor for my X5 E70. How do you exactly connect the air compressor? WIll it damage the electronics in the car?