beefy, put the tyre valve on the lid, pre-drill the hole with a 16mm flat bit drill. put a little soap on the bottom of the valve, then pull it through the lid, with plyiers, carefull you dont damage the brass valve inlet, beefy the valve is self sealing once you pull it throgh the hole. for the gauge, put white plumbing tape around the thread before inserting into the hole. but always make sure the hole is slightly smaller than the threaded base on the gauge,before inserting into the hole. even better if you can get your hand in where the lid is. you can get a rubber washer and nut to fit the thread and tighten it from behind.jouk45