Any recommendations for a great tire pressure gauge?

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by MaggieMay

Sorry 'bout that Indyking - mine is a squeeze through the wheel cover, but I can get it attached with the covers on. Did we ever figure out what sort of hit the FE took from removing the covers?

It's OK. The gauge works fine with a little twisting, no problem.

Regarding the wheel covers, it appears that just at least one person reported a 5 MPG hit without them but most people agree that if there is any hit at all, it should be around 2-3 MPG. Also, it appears that the impact on MPG is often seen only with highway driving... The impact seems to be negligible with city-only driving…

[Bill075]

Can't post the link (under 5) but Longacre racing dot com has some nice and some expensive tire gauges. Purchased the magnum last year with angle chuck.
-Bill

[darelldd]

Originally Posted by Boo

Darell,

Is this Accu-Gage for Presta valves bad?

Bicycle Tire gauges - Presta - Schrader

Whoa! Thanks for pointing that out, Boo! I'd not seen it before. Don't have much to lose, I'm getting me one!

Originally Posted by Indyking

Regarding the wheel covers, it appears that just at least one person reported a 5 MPG hit without them but most people agree that if there is any hit at all, it should be around 2-3 MPG. Also, it appears that the impact on MPG is often seen only with highway driving... The impact seems to be negligible with city-only driving…

There's just no way that those things make any recordable difference. And they add extra weight!

[goldfishu]

I just got my Accu-gage 60psi from getagauge.com. The gauge works great and I don't have to worry about batteries going dead like the digital kind. Really fast shipping, 100% satisfied!

[bps]

Originally Posted by Indyking

The bloody wheel cover prevents it from latching appropriately. I have to keep moving and twisting the gauge end until it latches, losing a good amount of pressure until it happens. This process is also scratching the wheel cover itself...

Did you get a straight, swivel-angle, or right angle chuck? I'm getting ready to order one, but I want to make sure that I get one with the best fit for the Prius.

Thanks!
Bryan

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by bps

Did you get a straight, swivel-angle, or right angle chuck? I'm getting ready to order one, but I want to make sure that I get one with the best fit for the Prius.

Thanks!
Bryan

Straight angle. The chuck does latch but I may loose too much air until it happens...

[MaggieMay]

Originally Posted by bps

Did you get a straight, swivel-angle, or right angle chuck? I'm getting ready to order one, but I want to make sure that I get one with the best fit for the Prius.

Thanks!
Bryan

Bryan - I got the swivel version - like I said earlier, it's tight with the wheel cover, but it works!

[bps]

Thank you everyone for the inputs. I guess I still have one more thing to resolve before I order an AccuGauge.

I like the idea of being able to add air and bleed it with the gauge hooked up to the tire. However, to do this, it looks like the EZ-Air model by Accugauge is the only model that will allow you to do this. A picture of the EZ-Air can be found by clicking here.

Does anyone have this model and can verify that it still fits, or does the plastic hub cap make the fit too tight to use?

Also...I assume that the H-series models do not clip on to the tire making them slightly more difficult to use?

Thanks again!
Bryan

[bps]

Has anyone tried the EZ-Air version? ^^^ see thread above ^^^

Thanks!
Bryan

[jay_man2]

Originally Posted by bps

Has anyone tried the EZ-Air version? ^^^ see thread above ^^^

Thanks!
Bryan

That's the one I have, and I used it when I put the chek-a-spare valve extender on the spare, but haven't tried it on the other wheels yet. When I do get a chance in the next couple of days I'll report back.

EDIT- so I got off my butt and tried it on a couple of wheels. I had no issue like Indy with leaking air while clamping it on, and it seemed to fit okay, but when I removed it I did notice the wheel cover circle around the valve was marred and pitted a bit. One wheel cover was nicked in a couple of places, and the other in just one, where the edge of the clamp touches the wheel cover.

I also noticed that the gauge reads 2 psi higher than my old one, which is similar to the S-series gauges, picture attached. I'll use the new gauge when I fill the spare with the valve extender, but won't be planning on using it on the other tires. I imagine if you got a short set of valve extenders like I had to put on a Scion xB the EZ Air gauge would be just fine.