Check Your Pressure
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Check your spare as well!! They are suppose to be at 60 lbs. and they lose air quickly.
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Last month I purchased a set of tire pressure monitor valve caps from autoanything.com. So far, they're working perfectly as I've been double checking with a tire gauge every week.
You simply inflate the tires to the proper pressure and install the monitor valve caps. Normally, the top of the cap is green. If the pressure drops 3 psi, a red flag appears. I simply do a walk-around before I get in the car and I know the tire pressure is good.
I recommend these gadgets. A little pricey at $19.99 a set, but I appreciate the peace of mind of instant warning if the pressure drops in any of the tires. They work over a wide range of pressures and I'm ordering sets for our other cars.
Griot's offers something similar but the caps have a flashing red LED when the pressure drops. A little too "bling" for my taste but there'd be no mistaking a problem at night.
You simply inflate the tires to the proper pressure and install the monitor valve caps. Normally, the top of the cap is green. If the pressure drops 3 psi, a red flag appears. I simply do a walk-around before I get in the car and I know the tire pressure is good.
I recommend these gadgets. A little pricey at $19.99 a set, but I appreciate the peace of mind of instant warning if the pressure drops in any of the tires. They work over a wide range of pressures and I'm ordering sets for our other cars.
Griot's offers something similar but the caps have a flashing red LED when the pressure drops. A little too "bling" for my taste but there'd be no mistaking a problem at night.
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You mean the caps auto-calibrate to whatever pressure they're put on at?
That's pretty cool -- I didn't know they worked that way. Sounds like a good investment (although they might be prone to disappearing). HPH
That's pretty cool -- I didn't know they worked that way. Sounds like a good investment (although they might be prone to disappearing). HPH
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Originally Posted by golfpro,Apr 18 2006, 07:42 AM
Last month I purchased a set of tire pressure monitor valve caps from autoanything.com. So far, they're working perfectly as I've been double checking with a tire gauge every week.
IGriot's offers something similar but the caps have a flashing red LED when the pressure drops. A little too "bling" for my taste but there'd be no mistaking a problem at night.
IGriot's offers something similar but the caps have a flashing red LED when the pressure drops. A little too "bling" for my taste but there'd be no mistaking a problem at night.
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Here's some additional info for anyone that's interested. Oddly enough, I didn't find anything at autoanything.com. Maybe that's not where I got 'em.
http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchd...asp?T1=142+0961
These are the ones I have.
http://www.autobarn.net/kle44444.html
Please understand, you can't install a set of these and go driving merrily off into the sunset and never check your tires again. As I stated, I do a walk-around every morning and still check the pressure with a tire gauge weekly.
http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchd...asp?T1=142+0961
These are the ones I have.
http://www.autobarn.net/kle44444.html
Please understand, you can't install a set of these and go driving merrily off into the sunset and never check your tires again. As I stated, I do a walk-around every morning and still check the pressure with a tire gauge weekly.
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... and this just in from griotsgarage.com.
LED Safety valve caps
http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.jsp?searchtext=46621
LED Safety valve caps
http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.jsp?searchtext=46621
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