Tire Gauge Find!

[GSXfs600]

So I went down to sears to get a tire gauge and could find nothing but junk! On the way back home I stop in at a local speed shop just to take a look.

Well they have these really nice Moroso tire Gauges at anywhere from $35.~$300. So I pick up a $117. dollar model. I also got a $12. tire gauge for the glovebox.

When I got home I tried out both and they read the same! I was shocked at the quality of the cheap gauge! I had just come from sears and they had 6 different models of tire gauge, all JUNK! Now I'm finding a $12. Gauge that built well and nice quality, this from a high priced speed shop!

Anyway, I returned the $100.+ gauge and bought another $12. gauge. And this is the Gauge! :

http://performanceparts.com/part.php?partID=93171

[StevieB]

$117 for a TIRE GAUGE??? Does it inflate the tire AND blow you, too?

[Adequateman]

$117 for a TIRE GAUGE??? Does it inflate the tire AND blow you, too?

I'd buy one

[GSXfs600]

$117 for a TIRE GAUGE??? Does it inflate the tire AND blow you, too?

No! thats why I returned it! When I compared the two and they read the same, I thought...WTF! I'm not paying $117. for 1% accuracy, a 4" dial and 15" hose. when a $12. model works the same! Also the Moroso is made in the USA and the Professional Products is made in Taiwan.


I compared them at 20psi 40psi and 60psi. The both read the same.

I'm all for buy US made stuff if I need to pay a little more, but this $12. gauge is very nice quality.

[jdm5770]

I have a really nice professional spark plug gaper. I'll sell it to you for 1,000.00 It's made in the US and is solid piece high grade steel.

[loudnlow7484]

I don't care if the gauge was .000000005% accurate, I wouldn't pay $100 for it! You know what happens (almost without fail) to my tire pressure gauges? I drop them. On a hard surface. And then they are not accurate anymore. I re-"calibrate" them as well as I can, but that's only in comparison to another gauge...... which more than likely will be a $5 autozone piece, or something similar. If I had kept on being a mechanic, I probably would have gotten a digital gauge. At least they don't go wonky when they get dropped.

[Kfreak]

No! thats why I returned it! When I compared the two and they read the same, I thought...WTF! I'm not paying $117. for 1% accuracy, a 4" dial and 15" hose. when a $12. model works the same! Also the Moroso is made in the USA and the Professional Products is made in Taiwan.


I compared them at 20psi 40psi and 60psi. The both read the same.

I'm all for buy US made stuff if I need to pay a little more, but this $12. gauge is very nice quality.

Dude, you got a Suzuki. Nuff said. Sometimes the USA stuff isn't worth it.

[Astro4x4]

This is what have been using for last few years. I have one in each van and one under the seat of the bike.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396676731&bmUID=1229812627457&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442952251&assortment=primary&fromSearch=true

[kidblooper]

well glad ya found a good cheap one.. and thanks for the link to the site.. pretty decent

[Londob5]

$117 for a TIRE GAUGE??? Does it inflate the tire AND blow you, too?

Where can I get one too?
Is it available online? (I prefer the toothless model).

[GregS]

The problem with the cheap gauges is they get inaccurate over time even if you don't drop or abuse them. As long as you check them every several months to a year then your OK.
I wouldn't pay a hundred bucks for a tire gauge either. I recently picked up one from Matco for twenty. It's digital and reads identical to my 25 year old Snap On gauge that I make sure to check for accuracy every year or so.
While on the subject of my old gauge, I paid something close to 25 bucks back then so I guess in quarter century old dollars I paid over 50. Maybe I am crazy after all. In any event it has proved accurate over the years with no recalibrating. I recently put it up against a new Mac gauge and mine read a few pounds different. So I checked my old gauge against my Digital Scope with its transducer and my gauge was correct. Moral of the story is price and even newness does not equal accuracy.

[GSXfs600]

well glad ya found a good cheap one.. and thanks for the link to the site.. pretty decent

This was my point. There's cheap junk gauges(most under $20. IMO), and there are well made low cost gauges(far and few).

I had a old store credit that will expire at the end of the year, so I need to use my $100. gift card from last years xMas.

I just found it odd, and would find it hard to believe if I were told I could get a good quality gauge for $12. So I thought I'd share.


The link is not where I bought it, just a pic for all to see.

http://www.professional-products.com/gaugesTire.html

[katman05]

Heres the one I use, picked it up on sale for $9.99 http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

[fixer]

Cycle Gear has the one mentioned in the OP, but it's $18

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=PRC_L35-11401_G

while i'd love to get one for $12, by the time i get to the local "performance" shop on the other side of town to see what they have, i think any savings in price will be burnt up in gas and time. IF they charge $12 for it here.

[GSXfs600]

Cycle Gear has the one mentioned in the OP, but it's $18

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=PRC_L35-11401_G

while i'd love to get one for $12, by the time i get to the local "performance" shop on the other side of town to see what they have, i think any savings in price will be burnt up in gas and time. IF they charge $12 for it here.

Thats funny! Same gauge! I also found the same gauge under the Accu-Gauge brand, but it was $25.