Tire Pressure Monitor

I’ve recently finished installing this one maybe 2 months ago in our ‘18 Honda Clarity and have been happy with it so far. I needed to charge it with a USB cord once (to full) on a long trip, now the display runs completely on solar/battery.

(Same seller looks like the same product, but different listing)…


https://www.ebay.com/itm/134615308684?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=u98ZUwn9SrC&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=NQal6T72Ta-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

This would be a nice upgrade if it was was mounted into the dash in a professional looking way... How do those pressure sensor valve caps look compared to standard caps? They appear to be much larger diameter than the valve, but maybe it's just the photo?

Any chance you can post a photo of both cap types for side by side for comparison?

 

I like the location on the advertisement it is higher up near the air vent. Where you have it is below the center console bridge. I can’t readily see the gas pedal from the seated position the monitor would be hard to see, at least for me….

 

I was thinking about installing the display next to the dim mmer wheel because all you have to do is pull the panel downward and pop out one of the blanks and insert display. . The display will be on your left rather than bend down toward cigarette lighter.

 

So those caps press down on the schrader valve in order to see the pressure? Then you crank them tight with the wrench?

 

Can you please share a pic of tire valve caps installed so we can see how much larger they are than normal?

 

I've had the exact same question and I've asked twice and still no answer... I don't understand why he keeps ignoring our question?

 

Amazon has interesting reviews.

 

Silence is violence says one political party

 

Early Gen 3 don’t have direct TPMS? (Our ‘12 has them).

Those sensors have batteries so their mass applies force on valve stem, especially if a rubber stem…

 

Is this a case of: just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you have to?

The stock setup will warn you if you’ve got a significant pressure drop; then you’ve got a 2 minute chore going ‘round with a pressure gauge, to determine who’s low. May even be visually obvious.

I can live that, versus cluttering up the dash, with a display that’ll be fun for a while, then forgotten.

 

I used cheaper external TPMS on my winter wheels which had no internal sensors installed. It works and is more informative than OEM dumb TPMS. The problem is... those external sensors are not durable. They are exposed to elements unlike the one inside tires. Mine lasted only one winter. And after one sensor dies, there is no way to buy an individual sensor and re-program the head unit. So I just had to replace the entire kit for around $30.

If you have to hardwire and permanently install the head display unit in-dash, then annual replacement may become unbearable.


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The external sensor caps are large and ugly. Mine was black as shown in the photo below. But my problem was it never lasted more than two winters. And more than once, it corroded onto the valve stem threads and could not be removed without destroying the sensor. I would not recommend using the external TPMS sensor caps in places where it sees salt on the road.

Although I could have lived without having functional TPMS during winter, I ended up installing "cloned" Autel TPMS sensors (internal sensors as shown in the second photo) into those winter wheels. No display, but functional TPMS. And since they were cloned from the OEM TPMS sensors in summer AS tires/wheels, no warning light after tire changes and no need to re-learn the sensor ID using Techstream or other tire tools which I could do with my Autel TS508. But just swap and go was easier.

 

for 40 bucks, i'd just keep this in the center console and check once in awhile

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My internal sensors included these fancy caps. Also image of set up on the Clarity.