Tyre Pressure Monitors

Thanks Crow,
I take it you have had no problems in that time are the sensors internal or the valve type?

I have also heard some say the temp reading are not accurate, is that your experience?

Can you set the low pressure alarm point?


Rgds
Ian

I have had no problems they are internal valve stem type you have to get a tyre fitter to fit them. They have been removed and refitted to 2 vans and 3 cruisers in the last 4 years without any dramas.

Thanks Graham,
I have a six wheeled bus plus I want to tow the Suzuki, hence 10 sensors would be ideal. I take your point about the guages, I have had several over the years and all been a bit over the place.

How long do you find the batteries last? are they easily available? do you change them your self?

Rgds
Ian

You can get extra sensors with unit and use them for spare as they "learn"

Batteries life varied and are expensive like $15 each here Bought them on Ebay for $1.50 each from USA They are lithium 2032 batteris changeable yourself.

Thanks for the info, good idea about the batteries

Greetings, have TYREDOGS external sensors for 18 months, still trying to justify the cost. Like you the idea on my eight wheels was great. I would not buy them again. The other brand seems to be doing much better. Those with US original sensors built into their imported cars are great, but they are not aftermarket.
WD

Thanks for the feed back WD,

Is it a reliability issue
or just a cost V benifit issue?

Rgds
Ian

You can buy the 2032 lithium batteries locally from places like Battery World for about $2.50 each. It's twelve months since we purchased new ones for our monitors & from our experience they last about 12 months.

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but when handling these little button batteries, avoid holding them between thumb & pointer finger,because I think it creates a short circuit & thus shortens the life of the battery?

Thanks for the info Barry

Rgds

Hi Noldi,

You firstly, I believe anyway, need to consider what type of driving you do. If its bitumen and you rarely let you tyres down, then maybe the valve cap types will do. If you're beach driving you'll soon tire of fiddling with them if you've fitted the locks, when airing down and then up. If you don’t fit the locks then there's the risk of having the senders pinched.

I do mostly severe off road desert travel, and lots of it off road i.e. no tracks at all. I have used both the valve cap type (Tyre Dog) and the internal type (SensaTyre) and found the internal type to be more serviceable i.e. they don’t fault as much because the valve stem isn't bouncing around due to the corros.

The SensaTyre model can be purchased to service up to about 12 or more tyres I seem to recall. Also there are two models of internal SensaTyre - I got the jubilee clamp around the rim model. The reason being if I need to repair the tyre in the bush there's less chance of damaging the sender.

In six months my SensaTyre set has already saved me three tyres ad paid for itself.
Cheers

Phil

Thanks Phil,

What I have now is a bus soon to tow my suzuki so always on the tar/gravel.

But I already have lost a tyre and cracked a rim so I guess it would have paid for itself.

However I think for my application the valve cap type may be sufficient which I guess would be easy to install myself.

Thanks for the info

By the way since yesterday there are 2 others interested (one guy lost 2 tyres last year $400 each, ouch)

Rgds
ian

I've been using Tyre Dogs for about 18 months and have done all sorts of trips with them and think they are great. I have the 6 sensor unit (2 on my trailer) -In teh beginning i was constantly looking at teh unit but now - I find that I do not an initial check to see that all pressures are in the right place and then ignore the unit - it will give a warning if a tyre starts loosing air or exceeds (+or -)user settable thresholds for temperature and pressure.

Thanks for the info MrB