Dunlop air suspension (1 Viewer)

[Trout bum]

Hi
I'm going to be fitting aux air suspension to my Adria Matrix purchased the Dunlop kit including compressor and gauges any ideas on where to site the compressor for this unit , brilliant fitting instructions for the air units but no advice on where to sit compressor , any ideas. ??

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Hi
I'm going to be fitting aux air suspension to my Adria Matrix purchased the Dunlop kit including compressor and gauges any ideas on where to site the compressor for this unit , brilliant fitting instructions for the air units but no advice on where to sit compressor , any ideas. ??

From what I see, under a seat or in the corner of a locker suits. I never bothered with the compressor as I weighed number of times adjusting vs cost of compressor and just went for the gauge option

 

[DP+JAY]

I use the compressor supplied with the vans fix & go kit. Guages sited by drivers seat.

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[TCG]

Hi
I'm going to be fitting aux air suspension to my Adria Matrix purchased the Dunlop kit including compressor and gauges any ideas on where to site the compressor for this unit , brilliant fitting instructions for the air units but no advice on where to sit compressor , any ideas. ??

Hi I am looking at this, can you please tell me where you purchased it from
Thanks

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Hi I am looking at this, can you please tell me where you purchased it from
Thanks

Marcle leisure is the place. For fitting, it is well worth a trip to @dave newell lvs for a first class fitment. He both supplies and fits

 

[andy63]

Hi
I'm going to be fitting aux air suspension to my Adria Matrix purchased the Dunlop kit including compressor and gauges any ideas on where to site the compressor for this unit , brilliant fitting instructions for the air units but no advice on where to sit compressor , any ideas. ??

Fitted the dunlop kit a few months back.. on a chausson 620..ford base.
Ended up fitting the compressor in the old gas locker which is just storage space now..
Ideally i would have liked the gauges on the dash but settled for some plastic trim above the drivers seat where there was enough clearence for gauges and pipes to be fitted..

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[Landy Andy]

Marcle leisure is the place. For fitting, it is well worth a trip to @dave newell lvs for a first class fitment. He both supplies and fits

I looked at Marcel leisure, but they wouldn’t take order. Website listed something about, no orders taken due to illness, or similar. Shame, I liked the look of the Dunlop setup for my Adria. Non compressor setup for me though.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

I looked at Marcel leisure, but they wouldn’t take order. Website listed something about, no orders taken due to illness, or similar. Shame, I liked the look of the Dunlop setup for my Adria. Non compressor setup for me though.

Www.airride.co.uk
Motorcaravanning.co.uk

Two alternatives. I simply got Dave Newell to supply and fit it, though

 

[The Nomad]

We had this system on our previous MH; but I didn't bother with the weight and bulk and complexity of compressor.
We just ran it at 3 to 3.5 bar, and I just topped it up with a bicycle pump once every couple of months.

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[Minxy]

Hi
I'm going to be fitting aux air suspension to my Adria Matrix purchased the Dunlop kit including compressor and gauges any ideas on where to site the compressor for this unit , brilliant fitting instructions for the air units but no advice on where to sit compressor , any ideas. ??

It depends if you want to be able to adjust the suspension frequently or not, if you do then having the compressor/controls accessible from the driver's seat would seem the most logical thing but this may not be suitable if there's no-where big enough to do so.

 

[Trout bum]

Hi guys
I tried Marcel leisure but sadly they are not taking any orders due to illness hope everything works out ok , you can get the same unit from motorcaravaning.com who deal I think for Marcel, well today I contemplated fitting the system but due to time restraint decide to get the hard work over with first. So reversed up on the ramps blocked the front wheels and found I didn't need to raise axle up plenty of space to fit the unit I just followed the instructions page by page , read them a couple of times before starting .

 

[Trout bum]

Prt 2 found the instructions spot on must say the build quality of the brkts and parts is first class got both bellow systems fitted just run pipes into garage at the moment and connected up to the guages and fitted them in garage meantime used tyre compressor to blow up to 3 bar will see how that goes , need more time to fit compressor and guages as drilling needs to be spot on, guages will eventually be on the dash and I'm thinking about putting compressor in locker under the travel seats where the boiler is , as I say system is very well built very pleased with it ,

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[MikeD]

Dave Newell installed our Air suspension and fitted the air compressor below the driver seat and used a Markel plate specially made for the Fiat dash.

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[Trout bum]

Hi Mike D looks great you've got me changing my mind now cheers for that nice nearly job he's done

 

[Trout bum]

Sorry meant nice neat job he's done

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[MikeD]

Dave has fitted Air assist suspension to two of my motorhomes now and has always done great work.

 

[Trout bum]

Looks good I asked around up here if anyone would do it for me along with fitting a bike rack sent emails to several companies but just don't get any replies so just decided to give it a go myself , enjoyed doing it when under the van I could see if any issues as well and check things out , don't know about fitting a bike rack though tried Adria to get some drawings of the rear of the van to see where the loading points are for a bike rack to be fitted but be as well asking the dog , for a company who produce well made vans there customer relations are just

 

[TCG]

Www.airride.co.uk
Motorcaravanning.co.uk

Two alternatives. I simply got Dave Newell to supply and fit it, though

Do you mind us asking how much you paid for supply and fit

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[Minxy]

Looks good I asked around up here if anyone would do it for me along with fitting a bike rack sent emails to several companies but just don't get any replies so just decided to give it a go myself , enjoyed doing it when under the van I could see if any issues as well and check things out , don't know about fitting a bike rack though tried Adria to get some drawings of the rear of the van to see where the loading points are for a bike rack to be fitted but be as well asking the dog , for a company who produce well made vans there customer relations are just

Unfortunately many companies take a long time to reply to emails, or don't do so at all, assuming they haven't ended up in their spam folders anyway, it takes a lot longer to do this than answer a phone call so it's usually much better to ring and ask the question.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Do you mind us asking how much you paid for supply and fit

Mine was a more expensive kit as it was for a Merc 519 and there were other things done as well so hard to say. Best thing is to contact @dave newell lvs via email or contact page on his website and get a proper quote. Mention Fun as well for a discount

 

[27 TUG]

What do you boys run your air sup at Andy

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[Blue Knight]

What do you boys run your air sup at Andy

The only rule is to increase the pressure if you have a large overhang or where you have a higher degree of mass to the rear end.

I have a 2.8m overhang and with 65kg in the large garage I run a pressure of 3-bar.

It's a bit of a trial and error situation until you are happy.

All the best,

Andrew

 

[27 TUG]

Hi is it comfortable ride at that then sounds bit high Andy

 

[Blue Knight]

Hi is it comfortable ride at that then sounds bit high Andy

Andy, not at all, it's fine on my van. If you run a PVC then 3-bar would be too high but if your van is a low profile with a large rear end then you need that extra rigidity to help stabilise the chassis.

All the best,

Andrew

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[27 TUG]

I got A class Rapido merc 966m it’s on 30 psi and it’s awful ride thinking of taking air off not got a lot in garage I am new to MH ing

 

[Blue Knight]

I got A class Rapido merc 966m it’s on 30 psi and it’s awful ride thinking of taking air off not got a lot in garage I am new to MH ing

I spent two weekends getting the right setting so I would certainly have a play-around before you remove it. Try a low setting and work upwards.

 

[27 TUG]

What do you call low start also taps have got to be close or open when driving?

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[Blue Knight]

What do you call low start also taps have got to be close or open when driving?

The minimum setting for any air system is 0.5bar. Not sure what you mean about taps - sorry.

 

[27 TUG]

The red and blue when put air in or out when driving have they got to be close or open

 

[Spanner]

What do you call low start also taps have got to be close or open when driving?

Taps / valves should always be OFF except when you're adjusting the pressure.
Try 15 psi and you will notice the difference, then raise or lower the pressure, you'll notice the difference in ride straight away.
Never heard of anyone being dissatisfied with air suspension, perhaps your tyre pressures are too high ?

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