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Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)


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6 minutes ago, Kopites said:

Thanks. I hardly drive under the sun to be honest. Parked at shelter lot.

just  DIY a usb cable to link it. I just run a usb cable to the top since i pasted it on top right. It has solar though which almost all brands will have. 

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4 minutes ago, Kopites said:

Thanks. I hardly drive under the sun to be honest. Parked at shelter lot.

Just buy a 20 buck screw on solar type to try out. Small money!

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21 minutes ago, Kopites said:

Thanks. I hardly drive under the sun to be honest. Parked at shelter lot.

My unit can be changed by both solar and USB.

When it runs out of battery, just bring home to charge lo

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10 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

My unit can be changed by both solar and USB.

When it runs out of battery, just bring home to charge lo

then must unstick and restick... or i brought a power bank to charge it, in the end i found it too troublesome.

could have wired it up... but too lazy

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Thanks. I will likewise do the same and bring it back to office for charging. Haha

No intention to stick it so probably  leave it inside the glove compartment. 

Ok will go place order tonight.

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17 minutes ago, Mkl22 said:

then must unstick and restick... or i brought a power bank to charge it, in the end i found it too troublesome.

could have wired it up... but too lazy

I have a small space in central console.

I just leave it there. No sticking/unsticking

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A quick question.

When pumping of Tyre pressure do yours tpms need to unscrew the safety nut? 

Can I do away with the nut? Will it function as per normal?

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1 hour ago, Dafansu said:

just  DIY a usb cable to link it. I just run a usb cable to the top since i pasted it on top right. It has solar though which almost all brands will have. 

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Professionally done!

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34 minutes ago, Kopites said:

A quick question.

When pumping of Tyre pressure do yours tpms need to unscrew the safety nut? 

Can I do away with the nut? Will it function as per normal?

the nut does not get in the way for me. but its a hassle. took out the nut after a few times. dont need it.

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3 hours ago, Kopites said:

Interesting! Such tpms run on battery or solely on solar? 

Batteries.

The external sensor use button battery. Mostly are using CR1632, some use CR1225.

The receiver have cigarette type or those with built-in battery with Solar + USB charging type.

 

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6 hours ago, Kopites said:

A quick question.

When pumping of Tyre pressure do yours tpms need to unscrew the safety nut? 

Can I do away with the nut? Will it function as per normal?

no need the safety anti theft nut as mentioned, $20 bucks stuff just get a new one if really stolen unless u buy those $70, $100 bucks type. If not everytime u need to unsecure it to pump air. It's just a antitheft form of hook, doesn't affect its operation.

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4 minutes ago, Dafansu said:

no need the safety anti theft nut as mentioned, $20 bucks stuff just get a new one if really stolen unless u buy those $70, $100 bucks type. If not everytime u need to unsecure it to pump air. It's just a antitheft form of hook, doesn't affect its operation.

Yeah lor, if people really want to steal, only reason is to replace their own spoilt external sensors, and so they would have the small spanner anyway!

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Just now, Volvobrick said:

Yeah lor, if people really want to steal, only reason is to replace their own spoilt external sensors, and so they would have the small spanner anyway!

might not be compatible also, I've tried interchange two of my sets doesn't really work, the setup can be quite complicated cause u won't understand the English in their instruction manual. 

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11 hours ago, inlinesix said:

My 1st set was Philips.  I bought it in 2018.  It was about SGD50 then

After losing 1 of the sensor, i bought current set.  It is from Steelmate at SGD46.

Both sets was bought from TB

Read that the Steelmate brand for TPMS is good.

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Just now, Dafansu said:

might not be compatible also, I've tried interchange two of my sets doesn't really work, the setup can be quite complicated cause u won't understand the English in their instruction manual. 

Yeah. $15 just bin it. Lasting 2years is not a problem. $7.50 for a year is really cheap insurance knowing you can always catch a puncture before it’s too late. 

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