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#22 of 71 by barnone Oct 13, 2001 (6:41 am)
the warning label should include wearing a mouth guard and a groin protector just in case the gauge would do something funny
#23 of 71 Brookstone tire guage is 25 years old by morin2 Oct 24, 2001 (5:23 am)
My trusty old Brookstone dial guage just turned 25, given to me by my wife in 1976. Made in USA & used every weekend since new. Just bought 2 new Brookstone tire guages which are now rubber-coated but still made in US, for gifts. Checked the new ones against the 25 year old model on a tire & reading was the same for all 3. Cost is now $10 each. Replies to this message: pooie (May 21, 2006 5:06 am) tosh (Jul 22, 2006 8:23 am)
#24 of 71 dchopp by nygreg Oct 24, 2001 (7:44 am)
I want to thank you for great information in a controlled test. I just happen to have purchased 2 of the Accutire gauges at Sears for $8.99 ea (on sale) about a month ago. After calibrating, they read about 0.5 lbs within each other. Funny thing, my old pen "pop up" type gave me the same reading as the Accutire. Still, I trust the digital more. Again, thanks.   greg
#25 of 71 Thanks by pblevine Nov 09, 2001 (9:48 am)
But I didn't see this topic until now. I had gone out and purchased a very rugged analog gauge made by "Meiser". Its solid brass covered in rubber and has a short hose attached for pushing against the tire valve. It seems to be very accurate but I don't have anything to compare it against. It also has another nice feature, a bleeding valve. If your tire is over inflated, keep the gauge's hose attached to the tire a push the bleeding button to lower the pressure in a very controlled manner. Although the gauge is marked in 1 lb increments, I can see differences of about one tenth pound. Has anyone else come across this unit?
#26 of 71 Misaligned Rear Tire? by headers8 Nov 21, 2001 (10:29 pm)
I just got my first van (Toyota) and am not quite used to dirving one yet. Today while turning in a corner, my right rear wheel rubbed/swiped the curb (gutter). I am worried that I might have mis-aligned my wheel. Would anyone know, if I did (aside from getting symptoms on my tire later on or going for an expensive wheel alignment check?
#27 of 71 No batteries and lower price, top quality-- by fleetwoodsimca Jan 26, 2002 (9:14 pm)
If you like "analog" stick gauges, take a look at the made-in-America gauges at your local NAPA store. They are excellent, accurate, and sell for $4-$5. You can't beat them.
#28 of 71 by dudleyr Jan 30, 2002 (7:12 am)
Is the radio shack digital gauge the same as the accutire? They look almost identical.
#29 of 71 by cyranno99 Jan 31, 2002 (2:58 pm)
I bought a pencil type gauge years ago. It was a Camel and came highly rated by CR. I tested against my new digital gauge and they both got the same results. I am happy to say that I did not have to wear special gears while testing... thank you for you time!   Oh.. I do prefer the digital better even though the pencil is almost as accurate since the digital is within .5 psi. The battery of the digital should last for thousand of uses.... I won't be around to verify that though.
#30 of 71 counter point: by fleetwoodsimca Jan 31, 2002 (7:27 pm)
Batteries wear out whether used or not. At the end of their lives, they have a downward curve of voltage loss that will adversely affect accuracy. Electric instruments are delicate compared to pneumatic instruments.   I'll stick with the metal cased old style gauges.
#31 of 71 tire guages by vwracer Feb 01, 2002 (3:00 pm)
What do you expect for a tool that only cost $1, $4, or even $12. An accurate air pressure guage is gonna cost $50-$75. On a daily driven street car or pick-up 2 or 3 pounds isn't going to make any noticable difference in performance. The important thing is that all 4 tires are the same pressure. Buy a cheap $4 stick guage and forget about batteries. If all 4 tires are 2 pounds too high or 1 1/2 pounds too low, the average person will never be able to tell the difference. As long as all 4 tires are the same that's all that's important. I have learned through experence at the race track never barrow your friends guage. I only set up my race car with my guage not to say it is accurate, but a guage that is 1 pound off will always be 1 pound off. Replies to this message: 55396 (Jun 19, 2005 10:32 am)

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