 Tpms Advice, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems |
| Tpms Advice, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems |
| GandJ |
 Sep 2 2012, 02:24 PM
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Does anyone amongst us have advice, experience or opinions on aftermarket tire pressure monitoring systems?
Our regular vehicles (car, truck) were made before TPMS came along, so the only experience I've had with them were on a rental car. (When the idiot light came on, it looked to me like someone's backside seated on a slatted sauna bench. Took awhile to figure out it was was showing a tire going flat.) Has anyone found them at all useful? Thanks in advance for your reply. -------------------- It's always the batteries!
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| GandJ |
Sep 16 2012, 04:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 28-October 11 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 64530 |
We decided to get the TST 507's. This is the only system we looked at that will easily allow us to disconnect our truck from our trailer and use the TPMS on just the truck without re-programming everything.
Since TST didn't have a presence at the Hershey Show last week, I e-mailed them and asked if they had a "show price" anyway (a "not-at-the-show" discount?) and they offered me one! Also free shipping and an extended warranty (2 years) as is listed on their site. This brought the cost down into the range of the Tire Minder system we were looking at locally. It was suggested by TST's rep that we NOT use the flow-through sensors, since they stick out farther and might be a problem if we use the TMPS on our Honda Civic Hybrid when we take it on drive trips. Thanks again for your help. -------------------- It's always the batteries!
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| GandJ |
Sep 24 2012, 01:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 28-October 11 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 64530 |
Received our TPMS last week, but didn't have much opportunity to play with it due to a bout of the flu. It's installed on the Honda now...pretty darn nifty.
One question for anyone who uses it on a regular-non-RV vehicle or on a tow'd (toad?): Do you leave the default tire temp setting of 175 or should it have a different setting for vehicle tires, which are maybe less "robust" than RV tires? Thanks again for any/all replies. -------------------- It's always the batteries!
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GandJ Tpms Advice Sep 2 2012, 02:24 PM
Dutch_12078 The TST (Truck Systems Technologies) TPMS system I... Sep 2 2012, 06:40 PM John Blue We do not have one yet. The damage over low air p... Sep 2 2012, 08:23 PM weighit Owning any tire pressure monitor system will be be... Sep 2 2012, 08:37 PM Denali We used the Pressure Pro system for five years, un... Sep 4 2012, 11:09 AM joez We have used a Pressure Pro system for five years ... Sep 4 2012, 11:26 AM
GandJ Thank you very much for the information. It helped... Sep 5 2012, 11:26 AM gsbogart
Thank you very much for the information. It helpe... Sep 8 2012, 09:01 PM scottybdiving +1 on the TST. I have the 507 with flow through se... Sep 6 2012, 02:59 PM GandJ Thanks for the info. We're leaning toward get... Sep 6 2012, 04:41 PM weighit Yes leaving the preset temp at 157 is fine and no ... Sep 24 2012, 07:56 PM GandJ
Yes leaving the preset temp at 157 is fine and no... Sep 25 2012, 03:13 PM |
