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  1. 22nd April 2010, 06:50 PM #31
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    Good post George. I can only plead with people to follow your example and avoid the super-cheapies. $220 is not a lot for a useful bit of kit that can easily last you ten years or more.

    I met a bloke over the weekend who sold an old ARB compressor on eBay for $290 (!) and bought a brand new, updated model for $280. I agreed he shouldn't have mentioned it to the buyer, if you can't be bothered to do your research and think everything on eBay is a bargain, well you know what they say about fools and money.
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  2. 22nd April 2010, 08:19 PM #32
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    So what can i expect paying for a ARB compressor? I'm keen on the sound of this.

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  3. 23rd April 2010, 06:07 AM #33
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    I purchased a Bushranger Power Air compressor - 6 years ago and has been great. Not the fastest compressor on the market but only takes around 3-5 minutes per tyre to get up to pressure after deflating to 18-20 psi even when I had oversized tyres on an old Disco 1.

    The reason I liked it was that most of the cheaper compressors have a short duty cycle (i.e. you have to stop between tyres) - this thing can go for 5 hours without stopping - also the price was $99. I have never had any issues with mine and would buy again if it broke.
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    The ARB "on board" compressor - CKMA12 - costs $290:00.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldsalt View Post
    The ARB "on board" compressor - CKMA12 - costs $290:00.
    Is that fitted?

    Also how easy is it to fit this yourself?
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    I got sucked into buying a cheaper compressor. Steel casing, nice and heavy, all for $90!! It was quite quick, but after about 20 uses it died on me in Nora Creina, near Robe. Luckily there were other compressors around. The new ARB one is excellent. And there is good back up all over Australia.
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  7. 23rd April 2010, 09:02 AM #37
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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoSaffa View Post
    Is that fitted?

    Also how easy is it to fit this yourself?
    Thats pretty good value. Fitted?

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