On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 7:45:17 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wed, 24 May 2017 15:40:41 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 5:16:15 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wed, 24 May 2017 13:34:15 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/24/2017 12:40 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 12:29:43 PM UTC-4, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Wed, 24 May 2017 12:19:22 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 24 May 2017 10:35:03 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:

Anyone use one of these systems? I'm thinking of putting this on the RV. Seen too many horrific
results of blowouts on the highway.

http://eezrvproduct.com/products/tir...systems-tpms-4

We have them on the Lincoln. Expect to replace some sensors whenever
they break down a tire because the tire guys usually trash them.

I suppose I could always take off the sensors before any tire work is done.

I think Greg is talking about the factory internal sensors. Both my car and my wife's has those, and we've had new tires mounted and haven't lost one yet. I'm sure it does happen though.

The system you're looking at has external sensors which replace the valve stem cap, so as you say, you could just remove them and replace with the plastic caps until the tire work is complete.

BTW, the Amazon reviews were very positive. One thing I did notice is that someone said the monitor placement was critical in getting a good, solid signal from all the sensors.



I've had several cars with the factory tire pressure monitoring systems.

The Altima I drive now has a cool feature. If you leave the ignition on
(but engine off) when adding air to a tire, the car horn will beep when
the tire is at 32 psi. Don't need a tire gauge.


I am not convinced these things are that accurate.

No reason to think that they are less accurate than a graduated stick in a metal tube (tire pressure gauge).

A agree but if you are willing to spend a few more bucks you can get a
real gauge. You will do as well with the tube and stick on the
inflator at the gas station as you do with the stick gauge and they
are notoriously bad.
What I do know is the Lincoln just says low tire and putting air in
the one with the lowest pressure will not turn it off. Based on
experimenting it seems one sensor triggers about 4 PSI different than
the others


I like the old stick gauge,I keep one in each vehicle, and its alot easier reading for me at least.

Tho on my last Baja trip with the truck I had Cooper A/T tires mounted before I left, While offroad I went to drop the air pressure on the sand and washboard roads finding out the new tires are rated 80 psi after it blew the stick out.
Holy crap 80psi who'd a thunk!