Installing tyre pressure & temp monitors

[Hunty]

Hi Guyz
I am loving my new tyre dogs - Pressure & Temperature monitoring (realtime)

I added the monitors to hopefully save destroying an expensive tyre or two whilst wheelin - I have programmed the monitors for on road and off road;

On road the low pressure alarm is set to activate when a tyre falls below 30psi and I usually run between 32 & 35psi

Off road I set the alarm to a couple of psi below my aired down pressure ; if I am on sand and am running 12psi I set the alarm to 10psi

Hopefully this will allow me time to pull over and fix a leak before I have chance to shred them driving on a flat tyre - as all of you know its hard sometimes to know when you have a flat especially if you are in MUD!

I bought the tyre dogs that screw onto the valve stem - dumb@ss I hear some of you saying already. (Yom - stop laughing!)

Why;
1. I wanted to be able to remove them and use them on hire vehicles.

2. They are coded to the wheel position so if (and I always do at half way) I changed the front tyres to the back - didnt want to have to break the tyre bead. just to relocate the monitors.

3. I often tow a trailer and will take the front 2 off and put on the trailer when towing - as you all know when the trailer starts to feel a little soft / bungee to tow its too late - tyre already shreaded.

Tip
When I screwed them onto the valve they protruded past the sidewall of the tyre - this was clearly going to be a bad idea for serious wheelin so I took another handful of smart@ss pills and modified my rims!

I found a wheel mod friendly tyre store and had them remove my tyres and drill 4 additional valve stem sized holes and installed 4 extra valve stems - 1 in each rim! as close to the centre of the rim and as far as possible away wheelin danger.

Bonus
Not having to remove them & replace them everytime I wanted to Air Down & Air Up
I can now air up with the Mrs comfortable in the car with aircon on - all she has to do is toot the horn when the tyres are back to road pressure - I don't have to continuously check the pressure - can do other things like reconnect my sway bars, wipe mud from lights and number plates etc
Enjoy Cheers Hunty









ps
15.7l/100 is what I get towing a car trailer

[mike_nofx]

I use a $5 tyre gauge!

[BJ73]

Nice problem solving, I'd still be happier if their was some type of valve gaurd around them, like a piece of right angle welded over the top with just enough room to get the top off the valve.

How do those gauges work remotely anyway, is it blu tooth or wifi or something like that ?

Pretty techno savvy aproach to monitoring your tyre pressures, I like the idea.

Cost much ?

PS what's with the pink mesh behind the grill ?

[Red04VXE]

Thanks for sharing mate

[Mick.]

I can just see some kid now ''gees those valve caps will look cool on my bush bike".

I like the idea but you would have to be very careful were you park your 4wd.

Cheers Mick.