Tyre pressure monitors....

Landy.

I've got the Smartire system with the full display which I have had since early this year. We got this one because it was expandable so that we can monitor the tyre pressures on our van as well as the car.

I have found it accurate to within 1 psi, it's easy to monitor and programme, especially when you going off road and airing down and up etc. It's very quick and easy to re programme it with your pressure variations. Otherwise, in normal touring conditions, say cruising along, you won't hear a beep out of it unless there is a problem. As far as I'm concerned it does exactly what I wanted a tyre pressure monitoring system to do.

It's not only perfectly suited to those wanting to do some serious touring but is also invaluable to any motorist who wants to know what the tyres are doing and goes along way towards saving tyres which might have a slow leak, not to mention blow outs and their consequences.

I can't think of a single negative with the system, apart from the price. I got mine on special at one of the 4WD shows and was pretty close, cost wise, to two new tyres. I think they are a great 'investment'.

True Blue.

Baz ,

Forplayful , a fellow forumite has them . He came with us into the desert west of Alice last year . H e spent the entire trip worried about each change in the temperature of his tires and really , it meant nothing 99% of the time .

I think it is a bit anal really .

Willie .

Yep I use them. I have a "Tyre Alert" set up.
I had it in the Prado for a few years and have just transfered it over to the new Nissan Patrol.
Works great, keeps you across temp and pressure. Saved a tyre on the Gibb River Road by indicating pressure loss before it ran flat. I had it off and replaced (rock spike) before it went flat.

Just fitted one of these systems.

www.wtpms.com

It works very well only problem is there was no sender for the spare so will just have to do a four wheel rotation from now on unless I want to change all the senders around.

It was the best price of any system I could find.
$295 on ebay.
Fitted it all myself using r & r beadbreaker.

Lloyd B.

Baz,

I think Vic has a set now, I know Peter has a set that he had put on last year just before he did the Canning with me. The unit that Peter has is not cheap, but it has 6 sending units so that he has them in the spare tyres as well as the four on the vehicle.

They will not stop you getting a flat, but will let you know if there is a change in pressure or temperature.

Wayne, one of the new drivers had a set but it was a cheap version and didn't work very well. A lot of high temp and air pressure readings that were way out.

I don't know what make of tyre pressure monitor they have but can find out if you want.

Wayne

Next thing on the market will be a device that tells you if your stress levels are up or down...hahahaha. They should be of good use to Truck drivers

Not for me. I just drive and get there without worrying if the LH front tyre has 2psi more in it than the RH rear tyre.

Cheers

Hi Landy

Have a look at post 44829.

a href=" Sensatyre" target="EOF" class="lbg">Site Link vs Smartire

We have 20 sets on order for trial and then may stock them as a product line.

Cost should be $250.00 for monitor and set of 4 sensors and $25.00 per extra sensor.

There are 6 forum members on the waiting list and I can ask them to contact you to tell you what they think of them once they have tested them out.







Regards

Derek.

To me its just another gadget and I have enough trouble with a GPS lol ...... Currently while I don't travel as much as many on this site I do check tyres (including spares) and fluid levels in the morning also when I stop for a break (which is often) I do a walk around the vehicle and check my tyres visually.

So far this has served me well.

Mind you if it saves a tyre from shredding maybe worth the $$$$ as saving one tyre its payed for itself really :).

Then again I thought the inline water level thingie was just another gadget but I now have that, just got to fit it.

If you feel comfortable using them and feel more at ease "get it" does not matter what others think, that don't have them really.

Brian

I've written off 2 tyres now .. one near dalhousie springs & one on the gibb river road. both times i didn't detect the leak quickly enough & one less spare tyre decreases my safety margin (.... it's almost impossible to buy non-standard sizes outside major cities)
I am going to buy TPMS (via Derek above) for 3 reasons:
- with tyres at about $300 each, these systems pay for themselves by saving just 1 or 2 tyres
- when on more remote trips I am happy to fix leaks but not have tyres destroyed .. as i said, this decreases your safety margin
- i use 17" tyres (cooper ATR) & you can't readily buy replacement tyres except in the bigger cities .. the same applies to the brands/sizes on many other modern 4WD

I would argue that your tyres are one of the most vulnerable parts of your 4WD when offroad & a TPMS (whatever brand) seems really cheap insurance to me

The landy,
I have a Sensatyre kit on my hilux, been on there for 2 years now with no problems and saved ! 2 tyres from destruction.
Looked at other brands but battery life was very short, Sensatyre has 10 year battery life.