MICHELIN 12v Micro Tyre Inflator

To good too fast built quality is premium

Excellent

The Michelin 12V programmable micro inflator is a compact and user-friendly device with a preset pressure feature, capable of inflating tyres from 0 to 35 PSI within the company’s specified time. I am satisfied with this product because it is original and performs exactly as described

I purchased this item in August 2018 and it roughly cost me ~₹4050 then. It fits within the hollow created in the spare tire rim and does not take up additional space in boot. It has travelled 90000 kms with me and has served very well for regular top ups of. I specifically recall its invaluable use during one emergency top up from flat tire at near midnight hour. Highly recommended for longevity and reliability and accuracy.

It is still working almost after an year. But this can be used to fill the air in the air but if the tire is completely FLAT, this pump cannot pump air.

I've been using the MICHELIN High Power Tyre Inflator for over a year now, and it's consistently impressed me with its speed and reliability. Whether I'm topping up the tyres on my Maruti Brezza or handling the larger wheels of the XUV700, this inflator performs effortlessly. It delivers quick inflation with minimal noise, and the build quality feels solid and durable. A must-have for anyone who values convenience and peace of mind during road trips or daily commutes.

I bought this after my last Tyre inflator conked out after 13 years of service. It was a cheaper Chinese one, but it still lasted long. On the other hand, this one is quite sturdy and well-built. At 3.5k it is expensive compared to other units you get but performance is much better I believe. I use it on my Innova. It fills the air much faster—from 28psi to 35psi in less than a minute. It doesn't get heated up or make too much noise. The cables are big enough. It comes with a pouch so easy to carry. Much smaller than what it looks in a picture. Smaller than my previous one. The digital gauge is very accurate and matches my TPMS readings exactly. I always carry this on long drives. Overall very happy with the Quality.

While it may be only the first day of my experience, I felt that I can rate my Michelin Tyre Inflator based on my previous experiences and my first impressions with this unit. I have been driving vehicles for decades and this must be my sixth or seventh electric Inflator. However, I was excited from the word go. I am not going to write here whether you need a tyre inflator or not. It is your choice. But for those who want one, I feel that they will more or less identify themselves with my experiences. I also started with foot pumps and graduated to electrically operated ones. Initially, like most of the people, I picked up the low cost ones which conked off within 30-40 uses or if used for more than 10 minutes at a stretch. Conking off does not mean total shutoff. They just don't inflate beyond 10-15 psi. Most of them move from my cars to kids' cycles. Or lying somewhere in the garage cupboard. I then started buying various makes which are more expensive (Rs.1000-2000 range) from SE Asia or even Germany. However, I suspect all of them anyway made in China and have similar characteristics. Analog needle type gauges which can be +/- 5 psi in terms of accuracy (if you ignore the wrong PSI and Pa scale placement matchings), highly noisy (always the KRRrrrrrrr & KiT Kit Kits together) and jump or walk around during operation. You just have to hold them with hand. The switches or the build quality was nothing to write about. And as the age goes up, ie., within 15-20 uses the time taken for inflating increases. They just struggle beyond 30 psi. And between a small car (say an Alto or an I-10) or a SUV, they show their weakness immediately, in terms of time taken per psi of pumping in the 25-35 psi range. With this background and when my German unit became weak and seized one day, I finally decided that I will pick up the most expensive compact inflator, which happened to be Michelin 12266, among the reputable brands. I noticed that there were no reviews for this on Amazon, in our country, despite a lot of people looking at it and probably leaving it due to high price. But let me confidently tell you. If you are fed up with your various electric inflators, you can as well try this. It is also made in China, but looks like those high quality items (Laptops, cell phones etc) which come from China. Hopefully Michelin brand and QC should count. Despite the fact this is only a one day of experience, I feel reasonably confident that it will work better and longer than my previous ones. Cross my fingers and pray. Anyway, I will tell you the reasons for my optimism. a. The quality of body, switches, cable and hose are superb. The packing is typical Michelin. b. The first surprise is that this is the lowest noise making inflator that I have seen. It is very pleasant. In fact, my neighbor who was cleaning his car, about 5 car bays away, could not hear it till I wanted to showoff my new acquisition. c. My Grand I-10 & I-10 tyres were at 27-28 psi and one of the tyres of my Ford Endeavour was at 22 psi. It took a few seconds for small car tyres and less than 2-3 minutes for the big ones to reach the recommended pressure. Even the hose did not heat up till I went to my sixth or seventh tyre. I kept trying on our neighbours' cars and even after six cars (x4 tyres each) the body did not show any traces of heat. The noise did not change. d. The unit stayed on ground with reasonable stability. At least it did not jump around. e. The accuracy of the digital gauge was unbelievable. I checked thrice at various Psi pressures with my high end sensitive hand guage and if we really want to split hairs, it perhaps would be less than 0.5 at our normal pressures. (Anyway I keep about 0.5 higher for compensating possible loss while removing the pressure hose). f. Auto cut off (it tries 3-4 times at the end for accuracy at the end, due to sensor) is a big relief. Combined with the non-walk character, you can leave it to its work and attend to other jobs on the car. It just switches off at the pre-set pressure that you feed in. It also remembers this for the next time. g. Though the 12V power output socket and the USB charging port were not the main reasons for picking this unit up, they add to the convenience. Mainly if you have a small test lamp / emergency light and have only one 12V socket in your car. Think of a situation that you wanted to fill up air on a dark highway-side as well as use your plug-in lamp, you have the convenience. And of course, you get double the length of electric cable for your plug in lamp to reach more than 8-10 feet away from your electric socket. The socket works just fine. My charge-dead, Thule Clamp lamp worked brightly from the first second of plugging in. May be a protective case to keep it in and a better On/Off feel (the visible difference in height of the button between both the positions is nil, though the guide says otherwise) could have made it more desirable. All in all, I feel that it is money well...