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Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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 |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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 === I have no experience with them but know that many newer vehicles are coming equipped with them. Have you asked around on the RV groups or checked Amazon reviews? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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Poco Deplorevole Wrote in message:
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 Not that particular system but I have a Tire Tracker. The wheel sensors appear? to be identical. I helped a buddy install similar system last week 3 out of the 12 sensors were bad. Be prepared to do a little trouble shooting. -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Wed, 24 May 2017 12:15:32 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:
Poco Deplorevole Wrote in message: 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 Not that particular system but I have a Tire Tracker. The wheel sensors appear? to be identical. I helped a buddy install similar system last week 3 out of the 12 sensors were bad. Be prepared to do a little trouble shooting. Was it this same maker? These come with a three year guarantee, except for batteries. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On Wed, 24 May 2017 09:40:19 -0700 (PDT), 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 got factory sensors in the truck tires. So far no problem. Costco takes pretty good care of them apparently, although whenever the tires are rotated I have to switch my thought pattern!! I'll go back and read the Amazon reviews. Strangely, Amazon wants more for them than the producers. Thanks. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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. That is cool. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On 5/24/2017 2:06 PM, Poco Deplorevole 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. That is cool. I've noticed a few minor things that impress me as to some creative thought on this car. For example, when you use the windshield washer it first sprays the windshield and then, after a short delay, starts the wipers. Every other car I've had does both at the same time so you are dragging dry wipers across a dirty windshield for the first swipe. Another is if I am in the house and depress the unlock button on the FOB and then immediately depress it again and hold it depressed the two front windows go down. Nice for sunny hot days when you left the windows up and the inside of the car is hot as hell. I am trying to figure out if there is a way to make them go back up for days that I left them open and it suddenly starts raining. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On Wed, 24 May 2017 14:24:43 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 5/24/2017 2:06 PM, Poco Deplorevole 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. That is cool. I've noticed a few minor things that impress me as to some creative thought on this car. For example, when you use the windshield washer it first sprays the windshield and then, after a short delay, starts the wipers. Every other car I've had does both at the same time so you are dragging dry wipers across a dirty windshield for the first swipe. Another is if I am in the house and depress the unlock button on the FOB and then immediately depress it again and hold it depressed the two front windows go down. Nice for sunny hot days when you left the windows up and the inside of the car is hot as hell. I am trying to figure out if there is a way to make them go back up for days that I left them open and it suddenly starts raining. Cool stuff. Just think, in another ten or twelve years GM may have some of that. I can start the truck from in the house, but don't have any other capability. I hate the way the truck windshield washer works. The sprayer nozzles are in the wiper arms. Hitting the wash switch starts the wiper and the spray. I much prefer having two separate buttons or even a delay like yours. |
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On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 2:24:52 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/24/2017 2:06 PM, Poco Deplorevole 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. That is cool. I've noticed a few minor things that impress me as to some creative thought on this car. For example, when you use the windshield washer it first sprays the windshield and then, after a short delay, starts the wipers. Every other car I've had does both at the same time so you are dragging dry wipers across a dirty windshield for the first swipe. Another is if I am in the house and depress the unlock button on the FOB and then immediately depress it again and hold it depressed the two front windows go down. Nice for sunny hot days when you left the windows up and the inside of the car is hot as hell. I am trying to figure out if there is a way to make them go back up for days that I left them open and it suddenly starts raining. My Audi has the window up/down feature in it's software, but Audi chose to not enable it in either my trim level, or in this region (US vs Europe). With a cable and some software called VAG-COM, I can plug into the CAN BUS that is the data backbone of the car and turn that on as well as several other features, and change scores of the car's settings. Problem is, you can also screw some things up if you aren't careful. It's due for scheduled maintenance in the next couple of weeks, so I'm going to ask the dealership if they'll make the change. If not I'm betting the indie shop that will be doing the brake job in the next month or so will. You have to use that VAG COM tool to issue commands to do the brake job! |
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On 5/24/2017 3:18 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 2:24:52 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/24/2017 2:06 PM, Poco Deplorevole 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. That is cool. I've noticed a few minor things that impress me as to some creative thought on this car. For example, when you use the windshield washer it first sprays the windshield and then, after a short delay, starts the wipers. Every other car I've had does both at the same time so you are dragging dry wipers across a dirty windshield for the first swipe. Another is if I am in the house and depress the unlock button on the FOB and then immediately depress it again and hold it depressed the two front windows go down. Nice for sunny hot days when you left the windows up and the inside of the car is hot as hell. I am trying to figure out if there is a way to make them go back up for days that I left them open and it suddenly starts raining. My Audi has the window up/down feature in it's software, but Audi chose to not enable it in either my trim level, or in this region (US vs Europe). With a cable and some software called VAG-COM, I can plug into the CAN BUS that is the data backbone of the car and turn that on as well as several other features, and change scores of the car's settings. Problem is, you can also screw some things up if you aren't careful. It's due for scheduled maintenance in the next couple of weeks, so I'm going to ask the dealership if they'll make the change. If not I'm betting the indie shop that will be doing the brake job in the next month or so will. You have to use that VAG COM tool to issue commands to do the brake job! Turns out Nissan allows you to lower the front two windows in the manner I described but does not allow you to raise them back up using the FOB. There's an aftermarket module that does it but I am not going to bother with that. There's also an app for your smartphone called "NissanConnect" that allows you to do some stuff but I really am not that interested. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 3:42:36 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/24/2017 3:18 PM, Its Me wrote: On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 2:24:52 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/24/2017 2:06 PM, Poco Deplorevole 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. That is cool. I've noticed a few minor things that impress me as to some creative thought on this car. For example, when you use the windshield washer it first sprays the windshield and then, after a short delay, starts the wipers. Every other car I've had does both at the same time so you are dragging dry wipers across a dirty windshield for the first swipe. Another is if I am in the house and depress the unlock button on the FOB and then immediately depress it again and hold it depressed the two front windows go down. Nice for sunny hot days when you left the windows up and the inside of the car is hot as hell. I am trying to figure out if there is a way to make them go back up for days that I left them open and it suddenly starts raining. My Audi has the window up/down feature in it's software, but Audi chose to not enable it in either my trim level, or in this region (US vs Europe).. With a cable and some software called VAG-COM, I can plug into the CAN BUS that is the data backbone of the car and turn that on as well as several other features, and change scores of the car's settings. Problem is, you can also screw some things up if you aren't careful. It's due for scheduled maintenance in the next couple of weeks, so I'm going to ask the dealership if they'll make the change. If not I'm betting the indie shop that will be doing the brake job in the next month or so will. You have to use that VAG COM tool to issue commands to do the brake job! Turns out Nissan allows you to lower the front two windows in the manner I described but does not allow you to raise them back up using the FOB. There's an aftermarket module that does it but I am not going to bother with that. There's also an app for your smartphone called "NissanConnect" that allows you to do some stuff but I really am not that interested. Interesting. I googled it to find out how it works, and it essentially links via bluetooth to your phone, then uses your phone's data plan to access certain features and data it needs. I like that better than Audi's system which makes you purchase a separate sim card with a data plan to use some of their MMI functions, like google maps and street view. Audi also creates a wifi hot-spot in the car so passengers can link a laptop and do work or surf, for example. I didn't renew after the trial period expired because I didn't find it that useful. |
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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. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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). |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Does it adjust for temperature? That would be great if the tire was cold before you took off for a drive. |
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Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/24/2017 2:06 PM, Poco Deplorevole 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. That is cool. I've noticed a few minor things that impress me as to some creative thought on this car. For example, when you use the windshield washer it first sprays the windshield and then, after a short delay, starts the wipers. Every other car I've had does both at the same time so you are dragging dry wipers across a dirty windshield for the first swipe. Another is if I am in the house and depress the unlock button on the FOB and then immediately depress it again and hold it depressed the two front windows go down. Nice for sunny hot days when you left the windows up and the inside of the car is hot as hell. I am trying to figure out if there is a way to make them go back up for days that I left them open and it suddenly starts raining. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I have that and if you have the key in your pocket with something else it can happen at a bad time. I bought a cover for the key fob and that did the trick. Mine go up and down. The Z4 will open and lower the top. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On 5/24/2017 5:16 PM, 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. I would *never* expect that *you* would. :-) --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On 5/24/2017 7:51 PM, Alex wrote:
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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Does it adjust for temperature? That would be great if the tire was cold before you took off for a drive. I think it does. I can display the air pressure in all four tires on the car's information display. I noticed that in the winter when it is cold and before I drive anywhere the pressures will indicate 30 psi. or so. After driving for a while the pressure in all four tires will rise by about 2 psi as the tires warm up. It reads in tenths of a lb, ie. "31.8 psi" for each tire so it's fairly sensitive. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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 |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com My Volt has the factory system. Works pretty well. I know friends who have problems when they go to the mountains, 6000' or so. Gives a low pressure reading. An aside in the no pressure gauge. Got the trucks oil,changed in Santa Monica one time when visiting daughter. Start to drive home and truck is squirrelly as heck. They had adjusted the tire pressure to 32 on all the tires. Truck has 55 in front and 80 in back or the reverse. Says it on the door jam. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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! |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Wed, 24 May 2017 17:16:05 -0400, 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. It's not spot on accuracy I worry about. It's losing 10-20 lbs rapidly, or the temperature increasing rapidly that worries me. I like the idea of a warning alarm when either occurs. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Wed, 24 May 2017 22:21:07 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
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! That's the recommended cold pressure for the tires on my trailer. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Thu, 25 May 2017 01:32:05 -0400, wrote:
On Wed, 24 May 2017 22:21:07 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 7:45:17 PM UTC-7, wrote: 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! I got a dial style gauge from Napa that seems to be very accurate. With what are you comparing it? I've got two dial styles and several sticks. None read the same thing on a given tire. I guess the thing to do is take five readings and use the mean. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Wed, 24 May 2017 19:51:38 -0400, Alex wrote:
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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Does it adjust for temperature? That would be great if the tire was cold before you took off for a drive. Driving north on a hot, sunny afternoon on I-81 will raise the tire temp a bunch. I wonder how the TPMS compensates, if at all. I suppose if both driver-side tires are at the same (higher) temp then the fear would be reduced. I wish they also made a wheel bearing temp monitoring system. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On 5/25/2017 6:25 AM, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Wed, 24 May 2017 17:16:05 -0400, 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. It's not spot on accuracy I worry about. It's losing 10-20 lbs rapidly, or the temperature increasing rapidly that worries me. I like the idea of a warning alarm when either occurs. Don't know how the system you are looking at for your 5'ver works but the factory systems look for a difference in pressure in one compared to the others. As Greg said it seems to be about 4 psi or so. In other words, if *all* the tire pressures go up or down uniformly, no warning is given. Some however, like the one in the Altima I am currently driving allows you to read actual pressures in each tire on the dashboard display. This is the first car I've had that does that. The others simply displayed a warning if one of the tires lost pressure and you had to check each one manually to find the culprit. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/25/2017 6:25 AM, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Wed, 24 May 2017 17:16:05 -0400, 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. It's not spot on accuracy I worry about. It's losing 10-20 lbs rapidly, or the temperature increasing rapidly that worries me. I like the idea of a warning alarm when either occurs. Don't know how the system you are looking at for your 5'ver works but the factory systems look for a difference in pressure in one compared to the others. As Greg said it seems to be about 4 psi or so. In other words, if *all* the tire pressures go up or down uniformly, no warning is given. Some however, like the one in the Altima I am currently driving allows you to read actual pressures in each tire on the dashboard display. This is the first car I've had that does that. The others simply displayed a warning if one of the tires lost pressure and you had to check each one manually to find the culprit. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Our toyotas show individual tire pressures. Accurate, too...checked it a couple of times with a good tire pressure gauge. -- Posted with my iPhone 7+. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On 5/25/2017 6:32 AM, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Wed, 24 May 2017 19:51:38 -0400, Alex wrote: 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Does it adjust for temperature? That would be great if the tire was cold before you took off for a drive. Driving north on a hot, sunny afternoon on I-81 will raise the tire temp a bunch. I wonder how the TPMS compensates, if at all. I suppose if both driver-side tires are at the same (higher) temp then the fear would be reduced. I wish they also made a wheel bearing temp monitoring system. Heh. One of the reasons I got out of RV'ing. Too many things to worry about. I've grown to really like simplicity. First blow out I had was on the christening voyage to Florida in a brand new Pace Arrow Class A motorhome. Inner tire on rear blew. Spent the night in a truck repair parking lot while the replacement was ordered and delivered. Pace Arrow was a piece of crap, BTW. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On 5/25/2017 6:52 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/25/2017 6:25 AM, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Wed, 24 May 2017 17:16:05 -0400, 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. It's not spot on accuracy I worry about. It's losing 10-20 lbs rapidly, or the temperature increasing rapidly that worries me. I like the idea of a warning alarm when either occurs. Don't know how the system you are looking at for your 5'ver works but the factory systems look for a difference in pressure in one compared to the others. As Greg said it seems to be about 4 psi or so. In other words, if *all* the tire pressures go up or down uniformly, no warning is given. Some however, like the one in the Altima I am currently driving allows you to read actual pressures in each tire on the dashboard display. This is the first car I've had that does that. The others simply displayed a warning if one of the tires lost pressure and you had to check each one manually to find the culprit. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Our toyotas show individual tire pressures. Accurate, too...checked it a couple of times with a good tire pressure gauge. Maybe Greg will eventually become a believer that *some* technological advances actually work pretty well. :-) |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Thu, 25 May 2017 06:55:10 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 5/25/2017 6:32 AM, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Wed, 24 May 2017 19:51:38 -0400, Alex wrote: 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Does it adjust for temperature? That would be great if the tire was cold before you took off for a drive. Driving north on a hot, sunny afternoon on I-81 will raise the tire temp a bunch. I wonder how the TPMS compensates, if at all. I suppose if both driver-side tires are at the same (higher) temp then the fear would be reduced. I wish they also made a wheel bearing temp monitoring system. Heh. One of the reasons I got out of RV'ing. Too many things to worry about. I've grown to really like simplicity. First blow out I had was on the christening voyage to Florida in a brand new Pace Arrow Class A motorhome. Inner tire on rear blew. Spent the night in a truck repair parking lot while the replacement was ordered and delivered. Pace Arrow was a piece of crap, BTW. Heard a lot of bad about Pace Arrow. The tires for my 5'er are readily available and are less than $150 each, replaced. I had a slow leak during this last trip. Called the Good Sam road assistance folks from the campground, and they had a guy out there within the hour. Turned out to be a nail close to the sidewall. The nail was angled towards the center of the tread, so the sidewall wasn't damaged and the repair was good. The guy removed the tire repaired it and replaced it. Good Sam covered everything but the actual repair, which cost me $15. Couldn't bitch too much about that. Tire got me home and still has 80-85 lbs of air, so the patch held. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Thu, 25 May 2017 06:49:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 5/25/2017 6:25 AM, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Wed, 24 May 2017 17:16:05 -0400, 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. It's not spot on accuracy I worry about. It's losing 10-20 lbs rapidly, or the temperature increasing rapidly that worries me. I like the idea of a warning alarm when either occurs. Don't know how the system you are looking at for your 5'ver works but the factory systems look for a difference in pressure in one compared to the others. As Greg said it seems to be about 4 psi or so. In other words, if *all* the tire pressures go up or down uniformly, no warning is given. Some however, like the one in the Altima I am currently driving allows you to read actual pressures in each tire on the dashboard display. This is the first car I've had that does that. The others simply displayed a warning if one of the tires lost pressure and you had to check each one manually to find the culprit. The pressure difference is what is monitored on the truck. If one gets low compared to the opposite side, the warning sounds. On the trailer, the system is 'wheel independant'. Each wheel is self-sensed and sends a signal to the monitor. The link above shows the system pretty well. It would operate more like the Altima. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Thu, 25 May 2017 06:25:42 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote: On Wed, 24 May 2017 17:16:05 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 24 May 2017 13:34:15 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. It's not spot on accuracy I worry about. It's losing 10-20 lbs rapidly, or the temperature increasing rapidly that worries me. I like the idea of a warning alarm when either occurs. That is what the sensor is meant to do. I still want to use a real gauge to inflate them. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Thu, 25 May 2017 06:32:10 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote: Driving north on a hot, sunny afternoon on I-81 will raise the tire temp a bunch. I wonder how the TPMS compensates, if at all. I suppose if both driver-side tires are at the same (higher) temp then the fear would be reduced. I wish they also made a wheel bearing temp monitoring system. Do you have an IR gun? It is a handy thing for looking at all of that stuff. They are getting pretty cheap but I would get one from the middle of the pack, not the cheapest one you find. |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On 5/25/2017 11:29 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 25 May 2017 06:25:42 -0400, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Wed, 24 May 2017 17:16:05 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 24 May 2017 13:34:15 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. It's not spot on accuracy I worry about. It's losing 10-20 lbs rapidly, or the temperature increasing rapidly that worries me. I like the idea of a warning alarm when either occurs. That is what the sensor is meant to do. I still want to use a real gauge to inflate them. I checked the readings given by my car display with a dial type gauge that I have used for years. It's a fairly expensive one that holds the reading until you push a button on the side to release the pressure within the gauge. Anyway, dead nuts with the Nissan system readings as near as I can tell. The Nissan display reads in 10ths of a psi. Can't resolve it that well with the expensive dial gauge. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
On Thu, 25 May 2017 06:55:10 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: Heh. One of the reasons I got out of RV'ing. Too many things to worry about. I've grown to really like simplicity. First blow out I had was on the christening voyage to Florida in a brand new Pace Arrow Class A motorhome. Inner tire on rear blew. Spent the night in a truck repair parking lot while the replacement was ordered and delivered. Pace Arrow was a piece of crap, BTW. If you go often and go on short trips like John, the RV thing may be worthwhile but for the once or twice a year guy, a first class plane ticket, a rental car and a real nice hotel is a lot cheaper. |
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