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| Author: | Mubby [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | ARB air compressor! |
Heya just got the goods from arb, air compressor, air up kit and a gauge. Just wondering were you guys mounted your air compressors, my 09 jimny has minimul room under the bonnet ? Also what are the pros and cons of placing the compressor under the drivers seat?  Thanks 
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| Author: | gjb977 [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Mine is under the passenger seat. So far so good. |
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| Author: | monley [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
I haven seen them mounted, over by the washer bottle, with a bracket made up, to move the washer bottle forward (towards the headlight), then the compressor mounted in between the bottle and the ABS thingo. The other place i have seen them mounted, is right behind the passenger side head light, but it would be a pain in the arse, if you had to change a globe on the middle of woop woop at night. Take pics once you have mounted your, cus i will have to be doing the same to soon 
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| Author: | Mubby [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Hey gjb977 how did you go about mounting it under the passenger seat? Did you make up a bracket of some sort? Will definately post pics once its sorted monkey! |
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| Author: | kemlar [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
If you want you can have a look at mine. Its under the drivers seat. Saves looking at pictures.. |
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| Author: | Teracis [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Just be careful if it's touching anything, they get bloody hot! I learned the hard way when I went to disconnect the hose on tuff coily's compressor! |
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| Author: | Jagman [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Ive got mine under the passengers seat aswell. But in a vitara. Perfect spot for me as it is a space not used for anything else, plus it keeps it away from water sand mud and other shit. Also saves getting under the bonnet just to air up. |
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| Author: | suzukiboy [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
My mate had his fitted under the bonnet of his Jimny, can't remember which side. Not much room under the Vitara bonnet as well, mine is on the passenger side. 
My mate had problems with oil coming back out of the compressor, so I wouldn't want diff oil in the cabin. Never had a problem in the Vitara. |
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| Author: | gjb977 [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Will take a photo tomorrow. It's out of the way. And yes, they do get bloody hot. |
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| Author: | Mubby [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Awesom thanks for your help guys, Think im going to mount under the seat!
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| Author: | woo603 [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
any updates on this im waiting to get my compressor and mount it in the jimny |
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| Author: | Liljim [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
woo603 wrote: any updates on this im waiting to get my compressor and mount it in the jimny
x2 I want to install mine, and install the switches to cut down the cost of air locker installation down the track. |
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| Author: | Scales [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
i didnt realise itd fit under a seat. love to see a pic of the mounting also. i was just going to bolt it on my flat floor in the back. but thats a much better idea |
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| Author: | ajsr [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
no way I'd put one under the seat, the noise would send me insane |
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| Author: | Scales [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 3:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
personally, i dont fill tyres while i am sitting in the car...... so the noise wouldnt annoy me |
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| Author: | Benz [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
if you ever plan on fitting lockers don't put it under the seat. cab will smell of diff oil... they shouldn't leak... but trust me... it will squirt a fine mist of oil every you turn off the locker/s mine is fitted behind the passenger side headlight. as i have dual bats under the bonnet it's the only place it would fit. |
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| Author: | woo603 [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Thanks mate that is what i wanted to, see where some one has put one 
I think that is where mine will have to go, only problem i see though is how do you change a globe ??
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| Author: | Moag [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
woo603 wrote: Thanks mate that is what i wanted to, see where some one has put one I think that is where mine will have to go, only problem i see though is how do you change a globe ?? Two screws and a pull..........
Has anyone considered putting it under the left front guard? More then likely it won't fit  so just a thought.
Where mine got fitted 
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| Author: | squibby [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Moag wrote: Two screws and a pull..........Has anyone considered putting it under the left front guard? More then likely it won't fit so just a thought.Where mine got fitted I was just going to suggest this! If you put it here you still have room for dual batteries. Did you just bolts through the inner wheel arch? that would have been easy. |
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| Author: | VAXXi [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Inside rear wing:    
Or under the trunk flooring, where the jack is:    
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| Author: | Benz [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
yeah you can pull the whole headlight out pretty easily. can't say i have ever changed a headlamp globe... may be better mounting it like monkey did (come on, put a pic up) as you can't put dual bats under the bonnet without moving a fair bit of stuff anyway on the ABS jimnys. vaxxi has some good ideas =] |
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| Author: | monley [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Benz2369 wrote: yeah you can pull the whole headlight out pretty easily.
can't say i have ever changed a headlamp globe... may be better mounting it like monkey did (come on, put a pic up) as you can't put dual bats under the bonnet without moving a fair bit of stuff anyway on the ABS jimnys. vaxxi has some good ideas =]  I don't even have a arb compressor.
I was going to get one today. How much it cost for the air locker compressor and air kit? |
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| Author: | Scales [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
i got the mid-range one (not the airlocker exclusive one) and the air kit for 320 total |
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| Author: | monley [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Scales wrote: i got the mid-range one (not the airlocker exclusive one) and the air kit for 320 total
Was that with the air hose and gauge?? |
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| Author: | monley [ Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
I ordered my compressor today (the ones that dose lockers and tyres) i got it for $345 with air hose and gauge. |
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| Author: | woo603 [ Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
Thanks for the info guys |
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| Author: | Mubby [ Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
sorry for taking so long heres were i ended up mounting it, just gotta relocate the breather to a higher position but otherwise works a treat! I welded up a right angle bracket and used the screw holes that were already there to mount it solid as a rock 
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| Author: | Benz [ Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
sorry monkey misread your post. didn't see the "have seen" bit looks good anyway mubby. will be lots easier to work on in that location if anything ever goes wrong. one of the great things about the arb ones is you can get spares for them =] |
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| Author: | Scales [ Sun Sep 11, 2011 4:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
just finished mounting mine, this is what i did. 
full info on my build thread. http://auszookers.com/index.php?name=Fo ... 298#455298 |
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| Author: | Mubby [ Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARB air compressor! |
nice thats a good idea! |
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