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WARP TEN · 12-13-2012

Thanks Hib--Just got two--one for me and one for my son--for Christmas. I've got an older digital guage that seems fine but but I have had it a long time and I expect it to die anytime now.--Bob

HAWAIIZR-1 · 01-23-2017

Talk about bringing back a dead post, thanks for this Hib. I stumbled across this post while in need of a good tire gauge. It arrived today and definitely the best I've ever owned.

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Dynomite · 05-21-2017

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Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1

Talk about bringing back a dead post, thanks for this Hib. I stumbled across this post while in need of a good tire gauge. It arrived today and definitely the best I've ever owned.

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Concur Completely.........the post is NOT dead and the AutoMeter 2343 is the best tire gauge as Hib suggests......just park it in the center console

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gbrtng · 05-21-2017

Here's a decent one - 2 AAA batteries so you can keep it alive; also has a light and
you can measure pressure in 4 different units - I use PSI ... accuracy? It matches my other gauges within one PSI at 30.

https://www.amazon.com/Foval-150PSI-...val+tire+gauge

YMMV ... TGF

A26B · 10-08-2022

I bought 3 of the AutoMeter 2343 gauges when this post came out. Nice looking gauge, fits my hand & seems to be accurate. It wasn't too long before the tip fell out of the first one, then the next & the last one of the three. I could put it back in & it would function. Then one fell out & it was lost. Gauge now toast, so tossed it. I was constantly twisting the tip to get the right angle to seal on the valve stem. I still have two and they work, just not handily. Fix the tip so it stays in and make the tip straight instead of an angle and it would be a better tool.

HAWAIIZR-1 · 10-10-2022

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Originally Posted by A26B

I bought 3 of the AutoMeter 2343 gauges when this post came out. Nice looking gauge, fits my hand & seems to be accurate. It wasn't too long before the tip fell out of the first one, then the next & the last one of the three. I could put it back in & it would function. Then one fell out & it was lost. Gauge now toast, so tossed it. I was constantly twisting the tip to get the right angle to seal on the valve stem. I still have two and they work, just not handily. Fix the tip so it stays in and make the tip straight instead of an angle and it would be a better tool.

That sounds strange Jerry. I have three of the AutoMeter 2343s too and never had a problem with the tip. I also have the AutoMeter 2160 that I keep in the garage. I like it better and easier to use and see the pressure since it has the hose. When I bought it years ago it was $8 less, but it is still a good buy today.

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A26B · 10-11-2022

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That sounds strange Jerry. I have three of the AutoMeter 2343s too and never had a problem with the tip. ............................
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I think I figured out the problem! I'm left handed and the gauges are right-handed. Does that mean they are not handicap accessible? You "righties"
have it made. You should see the contortions I have to do to sign one of those credit card screens, left handed and upside down

Obviously it's really not a big deal to me. a drop or 2 of Loctite would take care of the loose tip. I just need to get a round tuit!

HAWAIIZR-1 · 10-11-2022

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Originally Posted by A26B

I think I figured out the problem! I'm left handed and the gauges are right-handed. Does that mean they are not handicap accessible? You "righties"

have it made. You should see the contortions I have to do to sign one of those credit card screens, left handed and upside down

Obviously it's really not a big deal to me. a drop or 2 of Loctite would take care of the loose tip. I just need to get a round tuit!

Jerry, ha ha! I?m a leftie too, but I check tire pressure with my right. I?m a weird leftie or maybe not a ?real?
leftie? I only eat and write with my left and everything else is right-handed. [emoji12][emoji1360]🤙🏼

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12-13-2012	#11
WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,132	Re: Finally, a good tire gauge at reasonable cost Thanks Hib--Just got two--one for me and one for my son--for Christmas. I've got an older digital guage that seems fine but but I have had it a long time and I expect it to die anytime now.--Bob __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough"

01-23-2017	#12
HAWAIIZR-1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Japan Posts: 3,094	Re: Finally, a good tire gauge at reasonable cost Talk about bringing back a dead post, thanks for this Hib. I stumbled across this post while in need of a good tire gauge. It arrived today and definitely the best I've ever owned. Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry __________________ Craig "ZR-1 NO KA 'OI" "ZR-1 ICHIBAN" 1995 #228 Black/Black with Dunn Heads ZR-1 owner since September 2003 ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #0074 NCM Lifetime Member #2048

05-21-2017	#14
gbrtng Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Antonio area Posts: 1,177	Re: Finally, a good tire gauge at reasonable cost Here's a decent one - 2 AAA batteries so you can keep it alive; also has a light and you can measure pressure in 4 different units - I use PSI ... accuracy? It matches my other gauges within one PSI at 30. https://www.amazon.com/Foval-150PSI-...val+tire+gauge YMMV ... TGF __________________ “Buy the best example of what you want, and pay whatever it takes. That way, you cry only once.” ~ Bruce Meyer

10-08-2022	#15
A26B Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arcadia, OK Posts: 3,392	Re: Finally, a good tire gauge at reasonable cost I bought 3 of the AutoMeter 2343 gauges when this post came out. Nice looking gauge, fits my hand & seems to be accurate. It wasn't too long before the tip fell out of the first one, then the next & the last one of the three. I could put it back in & it would function. Then one fell out & it was lost. Gauge now toast, so tossed it. I was constantly twisting the tip to get the right angle to seal on the valve stem. I still have two and they work, just not handily. Fix the tip so it stays in and make the tip straight instead of an angle and it would be a better tool. __________________ Jerry Downey JERRYS LT5 GASKETS & PARTS http://www.jerrysgaskets.com 1994 *ZR-1*, Black/Black, Lingenfelter Aerobody, 416cu in, 3.91 gears, coil-over susp, Brembo brakes, etc. 2016 Black-Red, 3LT-Z51 Auto 8-speed.