[urq] new car tire pressure monitors

[Bill Bennett]

well smartire fiqured out out how to do the same thing as MickieBenZ for
alot less, needless to say, my black bitch will have to live with regular
tire pressure checks on my part, and hopefully her driver(that would be
umm,ah,umm,, yeah,, umm, Me is not so brain dead to not notice a low tire
while driving, sheech! I would ask if most drivers are too stoopid to notice
a low tire, oh it has already been decided by the feds most drivers are. the
mandate new rule thangy. Bill
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Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 11:08 AM
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> ...except for Run Flat or Pax-system tires... These tires have always the
> same diameter, even defalted, hence the presence of a real pressure
> monitor.
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> LaR
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> Actually, been around for some time now -- even on rather pedestrian
> Buicks.
> Yes, it's a lot cheaper using ther ABS signals to determine tire pressure
> problems.
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> The Tirerack also sells the more sophisticated systems for ~$230 and up:
>   http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/smartire/smartire_all.jsp
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> Ingo
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> From: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>
> To: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 1:42 PM
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> ... with the Ford SUV/Firestone tire debacle the gummint is mandating
> tire pressure monitoring, so the problem's going to get worse ... but
> that will probably also mean the prices will get more reasonable.
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> A few friends of mine have been getting Mini Coopers ... one of the
> things I learned on those is that BMW solved the problem using the ABS
> system ... they compare the relative rotation rates of the wheels and
> use that to determine when a tire has lost pressure ... pretty
> innovative IMO!
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> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
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> > Anyone care to guess how many coconuts one pressure sensor
> > inside one wheel
> > costs? it will make you want to go to the MickieBenZ dealer
> > to have your
> > tire pressures checked, or a flat repair, or new tires, oh
> > the battery is
> > not replaceable, you have to buy a new pressure sensor for
> > all 4 wheels
> > every six years or MR. Warning Light will come on, some models include
> > MR.Spare Tire so you could buy five of the little buggers. I
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