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jzk
Member Since: 15 Mar 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 99
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| Tapping into the air compressor system? |
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How cool would it be to be able to have a air hose nozzle attachment such that we could quick connect into the air system. My old motorhome was like that.
Is this possible? LR3 HSE
http://www.pbase.com/jzk/lr3
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 12th Apr 2005 11:57 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6463
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jzk, that is an excellent idea and have you seen the size of the air tank? 
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| 13th Apr 2005 7:52 am |
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Phil B
Member Since: 12 Apr 2005
Location: Amersham, UK - gone to the country!
Posts: 93
 
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It's standard on the Touareg with the air supension. They have a hose under one of the seats I believe.
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| 13th Apr 2005 8:52 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
  
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on the Touareg you can use this to re-inflate tyres too. I believe there is even a pressure gauge included.
Great for when you need to lower pressure for a particular off road surface and re-inflate... just like a Hummer (but his is done in the cab).
Imagine going to the beach or camping and being able to blow up dingies and air beds !
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| 13th Apr 2005 9:14 am |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
Posts: 889
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Ah well, so again it takes a quality European manufacturer (VAG) to do things right  , when will Ford wake up 
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| 13th Apr 2005 9:35 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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HE HE
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| 13th Apr 2005 12:03 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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Could we use it for an air locker?? DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 13th Apr 2005 1:03 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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or even better... air bags to lift the car if stuck or to change a tyre.
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| 13th Apr 2005 1:05 pm |
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jzk
Member Since: 15 Mar 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 99
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If there were a nozzle to attach an air hose, we could use it for whatever we wanted! First on the list would be to air up the tires after airing down. I have hose and lots of attachments for tires, inflatable toys, tubes, etc. LR3 HSE
http://www.pbase.com/jzk/lr3
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| 13th Apr 2005 1:30 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6463
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I could even use the air to blow dry my hand washed Flash car 
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| 14th Apr 2005 6:41 am |
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Outrageous
Member Since: 10 Jan 2005
Location: New Hampshire, USA
Posts: 44
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The problem with using the compressed air is that there is a dessicant (dryer) that absorbs moisture from the incoming air, and is recharged (dried out again) when compressed air exits the system. This works because it is a "closed" system. If you were too liberal in the use of the compressed (and dried) air for "external purposes", you would cause the dessicant to become saturated. This is why on the Touareg they advise to only use the air nozzle to inflate the spare tire and not for anything else.
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| 15th Apr 2005 12:29 am |
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