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suspectnumber961 · 06-13-2011, 05:28 PM

I'm now the proud owner of 3...yes...three...el cheapo dial type tire pressure gauges.

Amazon.com: TEKTON by MIT 5938 Dial Tire Gauge - 100 PSI: Home Improvement

Had to glue the rubber gasket into it...bezel is glass...domed and too likely to get cracked...only paid $7 though. Reads at 42 PSI.

Amazon.com: 4X4 Accu-gage: Automotive

Larger and bulky...but easy to use. Has a rubber shield on the dial. Reads at 41 PSI. I paid ~$7.

Buy Victor Tire Gauge with Bleeder - Dial - Mini 22-5-60023-8 at Advance Auto Parts

Probably the best of the 3...has a case. Reads at 42 PSI. On sale for $5.

ALL of these have a release button so you can remove them from the tire and see the pressure.

Best bet? Buy 2 of the last one and make sure they agree and agree with a Master gauge. When one shows an off reading...buy another?

06-13-2011, 05:28 PM	#22 (permalink)
suspectnumber961 EcoModding Alien Observer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: I flitter here and there Posts: 547 highcountryexplorer - '86 Nissan 720 KC 4x4 ST with fiberglass cap 90 day: 21.78 mpg (US) Elroy - '03 Ford Focus ZX3 w/Zetec DOHC engine 90 day: 32.89 mpg (US) Thanks: 6 Thanked 78 Times in 65 Posts	I'm now the proud owner of 3...yes...three...el cheapo dial type tire pressure gauges. Amazon.com: TEKTON by MIT 5938 Dial Tire Gauge - 100 PSI: Home Improvement Had to glue the rubber gasket into it...bezel is glass...domed and too likely to get cracked...only paid $7 though. Reads at 42 PSI. Amazon.com: 4X4 Accu-gage: Automotive Larger and bulky...but easy to use. Has a rubber shield on the dial. Reads at 41 PSI. I paid ~$7. Buy Victor Tire Gauge with Bleeder - Dial - Mini 22-5-60023-8 at Advance Auto Parts Probably the best of the 3...has a case. Reads at 42 PSI. On sale for $5. ALL of these have a release button so you can remove them from the tire and see the pressure. Best bet? Buy 2 of the last one and make sure they agree and agree with a Master gauge. When one shows an off reading...buy another? __________________ *Carry on humans...we are extremely proud of you.* .................. Forty-six percent of Americans believe in the creationist view that God created humans in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years. GALLUP POLL