Easy & Clean Compressor & Air Coupler Mount

[regriff]

I recently traded in my JK for a JL and needed to find a new home for my ARB single compressor. Criteria for this install:

• Avoid the engine compartment
• Avoid running wires or air hoses from inside the Jeep to the outside
• Not spend excessive money on mounting brackets

The solution I opted for was to mount the compressor in the driver's tail light cavity and install the Next Venture Motorsports Fuel Door Air Fitting Kit. It couldn't have been easier, and is super clean.

Parts list:

• ARB Single Compressor
• Next Venture Motorsports Fuel Door Air Fitting Kit
• 3/8" NPT (M) x 1/4" NPT (F) Reducer. (Qty 2) (if using the provided air coupler, only 1 is needed)
• Viair 92804 18" Stainless Steel Braided Leader Hose without Check Valve

Tools:

• Slip Joint Pliers
• Torx Set
• Dremel
• PTFE Thread Seal Tape

Steps:

• Remove Tail light & Fuel Door Housing
  • Remove Driver's side tail light by removing the single screw under the access panel inside Jeep behind the tail light
  • Disconnect wiring harness from tail light
  • Remove fuel cap (and retaining strap)
  • Remove fuel door housing (4 tabs, depressed using trim removal tool - you can see two of them through the rear tail light cavity)
  • Remove gasket from back of fuel door housing (save for reinstall)
• Prepare Fuel Door Housing
  • Trace Next Venture Motorsports Fuel Door Air Fitting Kit plate onto the back of the fuel door housing, including bolt holes
  • Take a deep breath and cut out the pattern and drill the bolt holes
  • Secure plate to inside of fuel door housing with provided bolts
  • Insert a reducer into both sides of the Next Venture Motorsports air supply hardware (rear side only if using supplied coupler)
  • Connect air coupler with PTFE tape to front of air supply hardware
  • Connect hose to backside of air supply hardware and reducer
  • Insert Next Venture Motorsports provided air kit hardware through plate
  • Secure with supplied ring nut
• ARB Compressor
  • Use supplied bracket and slide behind cavity wall in tail light cavity
  • Secure compressor mount to bracket
  • Secure compressor to mount
  • Connect air hose to compressor
  • Connect power (I ran power from starter battery beneath driver side panels and then down through existing wire access point into tail light cavity)
• Finishing up
  • Reattach gasket to fuel door housing and Next Venture Motorsports plate
  • Reattach fuel cap retaining strap
  • Reinsert fuel door housing

Super happy with the way it turned out.

I hope this is helpful to someone! Happy to field any questions.

Ryan

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[Carlos12245]

I recently traded in my JK for a JL and needed to find a new home for my ARB single compressor. Criteria for this install:

• Avoid the engine compartment
• Avoid running wires or air hoses from inside the Jeep to the outside
• Not spend excessive money on mounting brackets

The solution I opted for was to mount the compressor in the driver's tail light cavity and install the Next Venture Motorsports Fuel Door Air Fitting Kit. It couldn't have been easier, and is super clean.

Parts list:

• ARB Single Compressor
• Next Venture Motorsports Fuel Door Air Fitting Kit
• 3/8" NPT (M) x 1/4" NPT (F) Reducer. (Qty 2) (if using the provided air coupler, only 1 is needed)
• Viair 92804 18" Stainless Steel Braided Leader Hose without Check Valve

Tools:

• Slip Joint Pliers
• Torx Set
• Dremel
• PTFE Thread Seal Tape

Steps:

• Remove Tail light & Fuel Door Housing
  • Remove Driver's side tail light by removing the single screw under the access panel inside Jeep behind the tail light
  • Disconnect wiring harness from tail light
  • Remove fuel cap (and retaining strap)
  • Remove fuel door housing (4 tabs, depressed using trim removal tool - you can see two of them through the rear tail light cavity)
  • Remove gasket from back of fuel door housing (save for reinstall)
• Prepare Fuel Door Housing
  • Trace Next Venture Motorsports Fuel Door Air Fitting Kit plate onto the back of the fuel door housing, including bolt holes
  • Take a deep breath and cut out the pattern and drill the bolt holes
  • Secure plate to inside of fuel door housing with provided bolts
  • Insert a reducer into both sides of the Next Venture Motorsports air supply hardware (rear side only if using supplied coupler)
  • Connect air coupler with PTFE tape to front of air supply hardware
  • Connect hose to backside of air supply hardware and reducer
  • Insert Next Venture Motorsports provided air kit hardware through plate
  • Secure with supplied ring nut
• ARB Compressor
  • Use supplied bracket and slide behind cavity wall in tail light cavity
  • Secure compressor mount to bracket
  • Secure compressor to mount
  • Connect air hose to compressor
  • Connect power (I ran power from starter battery beneath driver side panels and then down through existing wire access point into tail light cavity)
• Finishing up
  • Reattach gasket to fuel door housing and Next Venture Motorsports plate
  • Reattach fuel cap retaining strap
  • Reinsert fuel door housing

Super happy with the way it turned out.

I hope this is helpful to someone! Happy to field any questions.

Ryan

Where did you get the mount that holds the compressor to the JL I called next venture and they don't sell that they only have the air chuck mount.

 

[Grayhound]

I used a homemade mount. If you look at what the original post has, it looks like just a piece of quarter inch with four holes drilled in it. Once you get the tail light off, you’ll see that it’s pretty straightforward to find something that can mount into that little opening.

 

[Carlos12245]

I used a homemade mount. If you look at what the original post has, it looks like just a piece of quarter inch with four holes drilled in it. Once you get the tail light off, you’ll see that it’s pretty straightforward to find something that can mount into that little opening.

ok awesome thanks going to do this asap

 

[regriff]

Where did you get the mount that holds the compressor to the JL I called next venture and they don't sell that they only have the air chuck mount.

So I did make a custom plate with some scrap aluminum but then discovered the plate that came with the compressor fit perfectly. So I just used that.

 

[Ostranza]

Love this. Clean and rad. I'm thinking of doing something with my AUX buttons and compressor was on the list but wasn't sure how yet. Where did you specifically run wire? Keep it all inside under kick panels then poke thru somewhere or a grommet near tail light? Also what gauge wire did you use since its kind of a longer run than most that do it at the front near the battery??

 

[regriff]

Love this. Clean and rad. I'm thinking of doing something with my AUX buttons and compressor was on the list but wasn't sure how yet. Where did you specifically run wire? Keep it all inside under kick panels then poke thru somewhere or a grommet near tail light? Also what gauge wire did you use since its kind of a longer run than most that do it at the front near the battery??

I ran all electrical from engine bay aux switch wire bundle since I was already running a bunch of others. Ran it along driver side under panels, under the carpet in the cargo, and then pushed it through the existing wiring pathway that went into the taillight from the cabin. As far as wire gauge, it went with whatever the recommended gauge was and increased based on the length of the run. I want to say it was 6 or 8 AWG, but I cannot recall.

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