this should work? For everyone that has a spare tire, if you put all the sensors inside the spare tire or lets say a wheel barrel tire. the system would not trigger, and you would also know when your spare is getting low. LOL!!!

 

nope.

sensors activate when the tire spins... a better idea that yours was tried, and failed..

beers

 

fail?

 

yep,

i think it was mad dog. built a pressure vessel out of pvc..

did not work.

beers

 

You could take the wheel barrel tire and mount it on a wheel chair motor in your trunk, powered through a solid-state motor controller tied to the wheel speed sensor.
That'll give you the inertial component as well as the pressure component.

Or, you could just ignore the light.

 

Small piece of electrical tape over the light.
I think you coould just attach the wheel barrow tire to the back of the car with the 4 TPMS' duct taped to it so they rotate . Like a little wheelie bar.

 

Brilliant!!!

 

Um, that was me. <-Clicky!

 

I think I have the solution...

 

sorry,

that was a good guess from memory... it was a brilliant try..

beers

 

Okay, so if it only activates when rotating, why does mine come on before I even move the car? (I have a leaky valve, and need to add air every couple weeks)

 

Or...you could buy TPMS compatible rims? Why lose the function? I think its cool that it warns you of low pressure. Especially since most of us do not have spares.

 

Some higher performance rims are not TPMS compatable. Sure, if the rims are all for show, just get compatible rims. Otherwise, I, personally, dont want them in there. Besides, who doesnt check their tire pressure every time before they drive. It should be SOP.

You stop seeing the light after about 6 months.

 

Someone mentioned strapping the sensor to the center of the wheel. Not sure if this would work or not.

 

it depends on how long it has been since you have driven the car.... i notice that if it is less that 12hrs. i get instant low pressure light...

if over 24 hrs... i have to get up to 10mph before it happens, and then i get a chime..


beers