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DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!

On the back of the package it says, in small print, "Batteries included," plural. OK, good enough.

So I get home and unpackage it NO BATTERY ACCESS PANEL!!! And no instructions on how to replace the battery(ies).

Being the curious person that I am I start looking for the battery(ies). Remove six tiny crews, split the case, and there it is an unmarked quarter sized flat cell cemented to one side of the case with two leads soldered to it. Basically inaccessible and non-replaceable.

On the other hand, if you are clever enough to take it apart and replace the battery when needed, be sure to observe just how the display is attached to the main board. In fact, it's not. There is a rubber block (apparently with conductive paths through it) on the top of the display which must be placed so it will be pressed against a row of contacts on the board. This is accomplished by pressing the display into a holder on the front half of the case and hoping it stays there when you re-assemble it. Not impossible if you are careful. Oh, by the way, splitting the case tends to peal the rubber grip covers off. They are only glued on. Find some rubber cement to reattach them.

Now, among other things, this thing is a flashlight an LED, to be sure, but any flashlight draws some current and eventually kills the battery(ies) feeding it. And this thing has no protection for the flashlight switch. A very light pressure turns the light on. Where do you keep it? In the glove box? In a pocket in the door? How do you keep the light from accidentally being turned on and unnoticed? Dead battery in no time. Throw the whole thing away and start over. (Or see battery replacement above.)

The digital pressure gauge seems pretty accurate as long as the battery lasts.

The tire depth gauge is another story. It reads 0.0 when fully retracted good. However, when it reads 12.5 (fully extended) the actual depth is 13mm. At actual 6mm it reads 5.6. At actual 2mm it reads 1.4. (all measured with an accurate caliper scale.) Don't count on it to keep you legal even if the battery isn't dead yet.

Now, as far as being able to break tempered glass auto windows it weighs in at a hefty 5.5 ounces. How hard do you suppose you would have to hit a window to break it with that. I'm not trying it on my car, but I wouldn't count on it.

The seat belt cutter seems sharp enough, but again I'm not going to practice on my seat belts.

Just to reiterate DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! Unless you are a tinkerer and like the challenge of keeping it working. I'm returning mine.

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If you want a flashlight/hammer/screwdriver/seat belt slicer combination, this is your tool. If, however, you also want the promised tread depth indicator or pressure gauge, look elsewhere. The LCD in my unit isn't connected to the mainboard at all, meaning that 2 out of the 5 advertised tools are utterly useless. This could be a manufacturing oversight peculiar to my unit, but I think it's something more sinister. I'll be returning mine ASAP, and I'd encourage you to do the same if you've also had a defective unit foisted on you. This certainly tarnishes Slime's name in my mind.

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The good thing about this is the way the tire pressure gauge mounts with the tire. Another product I tried wouldn't work reliably on my tires because it assumed the pins were wider than they really are. This one is designed better and makes a good seal while pressing the pin.

The flashlight is uselessly dim. I thought the light wasn't working because the batteries were dead, so I tried to replace them, but with fresh batteries it is still dim. It's just a really dim light that you can barely tell is on.

Batteries are not meant to be replaced. I took the whole thing apart and the body is actually glued together. Apparently they think that you will just throw this away when the batteries die.

Painted silver? Why? It always looks awful, especially after the silver rubs off and it's black underneath.

Power switch gets pressed accidentally and then it beeps at you constantly and you can't figure out where the beep is coming from.

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I purchased this product at Walmart for only $7. The pressure gauge seals well and the LCD display works perfectly and is accurate both for tire pressure and tire depth. The LED light is bright enough so you could see in the dark during an emergency. I have not used the seat belt cutter or the glass shattering function yet, and hopefully never have to!