Now that is something I need/want. How much is it and where fromGood to know that my tyres are all the same and my TyrePal keeps an eye on the pressure for me...
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Now that is something I need/want. How much is it and where from
http://www.tyrepal.co.uk/products/tb99-4-or-5-wheel-tpms
There was a discount code ATT1311 which brought the price down. Don't know if it still works as I've had mine a while...
Cheers, Wee Smurf
. I hate checking tyre pressures, I only ever seem to think about it when the weather's bloody awful, which means it's always a miserable job. My 100HP has had two slow punctures in the 18 months I've had it
(one from a demolition site and one from a building site), luckily I spotted both the day they happened (I think). I already have a 12v pump, it was my Grandad's, then my dad's and now it's mine...and it's still going strong haha
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Reminds me of when the Yanks found out that normal ballpoint pens wouldn't work in space. They set up a department with a big budget to develop a zero-gravity pen. After months of trials, research and dollars, they succeeded.
The Russkies used a pencil!
Great gadget, Wee Smurf, but I'll stick to kicking the tyres.
The Russkies used a pencil!
Great gadget, Wee Smurf, but I'll stick to kicking the tyres.
Pricey gadget(£135) but VERY cool .Even 2-3 psi can seriously affect car handling at or near the limit .And the difference between cold tyres at zero degrees and the same 'motorway warm ' ones on a scorching Summers day could be 5-8 psi .If you only potter around it's not so critical but on the limit of handling or in an emergency stop it could be fatal .
I'm sorry but you're VERY much overblowing the dangers there. 2 or 3 PSI is going to make sod all difference and is not going to change things by 5-8 psi at all.
You'd be surprised how the pressure will rise on a warm day. 4-5 psi wouldn't be unusual.
What I've found is how difficult it is to get tyres up to pressure on a cold and wet day. On such a day if I've a long run to do, I've now started to top my tyres up before I leave home.
Added bonus is that tyres are wearing well.
What I've found is how difficult it is to get tyres up to pressure on a cold and wet day. On such a day if I've a long run to do, I've now started to top my tyres up before I leave home.
Added bonus is that tyres are wearing well.
Oh I agree, but being 2-3 psi down isn't going to equate to 5-8 psi on a hot day. Plus 2-3 psi isn't going to affect the handling to any great extent.
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Like that bit!
Is there legislation around now that states every new car must have tyre pressure sensors?
I read the post as describing a 5-8 psi differential between a cold tyre in winter and the "same" tyre under load in the summer, not the variance during the same journey. Not a realistic scenario providing pressures are checked regularly but an interesting observation nonetheless.
No, as far as I'm aware its a pressure warning system. A lot of the cheaper manufactures just put warning light on the dash to advise low pressure on a tyre, which is picked up the the rolling radius being different through the ABS sensors to the best of my knowledge.
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Just found CAR1401 which takes £20 off the price [ATT1311 didn't work for me].
I am pretty tempted to buy one now
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Much as I like the idea of not quizzically staring at the tyres on our steep drive with furrowed brow ("does that look down on air again?") followed by the black-fingered waltz................I'm not paying £120 to have a box to tell me.
I'm staggered that, in this day of "Tell me everything now" connectivity they haven't developed a Bluetooth version with associated iOS/Android app, so your phone can tell you when your near-side rear is a couple of farts short of perfect pressure.
As for the sensor batteries - has no-one invented a micro-kinetic motor/generator to power the circuit based on the wheel movement.
Kickstarter anyone?
I'm staggered that, in this day of "Tell me everything now" connectivity they haven't developed a Bluetooth version with associated iOS/Android app, so your phone can tell you when your near-side rear is a couple of farts short of perfect pressure.
As for the sensor batteries - has no-one invented a micro-kinetic motor/generator to power the circuit based on the wheel movement.
Kickstarter anyone?
Pirelli used to advertise something along those lines. Don't think they ever really sold them though.
Not the power generation bit though.
Not the power generation bit though.
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Now £99.99 + postage via Amazon.
TyrePal TB99 compact tyre pressure monitoring system: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike
TyrePal TB99 compact tyre pressure monitoring system: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike
