i plan to put the compressor and the other thing in my trunk. on a piece of plywood or board of some sort…
my question is… is there a certain way im supposed to arrange them?
is it supposed to be like any of these. because im going to bolt them to the wood. and then have a friend install them… so i need to know how big to make the board and cut it… so i can put the felt over the wood. so it blends in…
let me know which way im supposed to mount them… so i dont get any thing in the way of where the wires and stuff will be
also… i know i will probably need extra air line… because with the 4 horns… i have a mustang… so i will probably have the horns at all 4 corners of the car lol… depending on where its easy to mount them.
U can mount the compressor any way u want… my basic way is right next to the tank…very easy to get to…
so i would put the tank down and compressor next to it, and get a peice a wood long enough for them both…
then go ahead and cover the wood, i suggest like some tweed or something… its ur choice… then mount the tank ontop and the compressor right next to it…
and i dont suggest mounting a horn on each corner i suggest keeping them fairly close… hope this helps you!
oh ok… i am not going to be doing the install… just the mounting to the wood… lol… thanks for the help… the guy i know who is installing it knows MUCH about them… so im sure he would tell me the same thing… i didnt get to ask him about where to mount them yet…
Just to clarify… pic #1 or pic #2 is how i should mount them? lol
All the caps on the tank are called ports they plug into ur airlines,saftey valve, and compresser. Yeah you could mount it right next to it like that olny if you wont be using that port if ur gonna use the port youll wanna move it away a bit. Hope that helped.
stretch out the hose from the compressor that goes into the tank and mount the compressor the length of the hose away… leave a little bend in the line tho, and u should be fine!
and will i have to drain the tank? i read it in the other thread…
Yes, you will need to drain the tank periodically. Especially in the winter when the tank gets cold and then it warms up in your vehicle and in the sun, this causes condensation (internal sweating of the tank) which can lead to rust and failures down the road if left unattended.
the tank wont run when the car is off will it?
If you hook it up wrong it will!!! You should run it through a relay and into an accessory switch, so the compressor will not run when the car ignition is off. You can always put a toggle switch in-line like I did. I have a 20 gallon tank and a 165/200 psi switch so I added the toggle so that I can run the tank down to whatever psi and bypass the pressure switch if needed, since I have such a big tank and a large volume of air.
wow… thanks alot… i understand it a bit more… i will slowly learn lol…
what kind of switch do i need to buy for it? like the button i hit when the horn goes off… of did my kit come with one? i didnt open all of the packages yet lol
