I'll take those recommendations to heart. Tires are coming due, so that seems
like the perfect opportunity to just get everything handled.
On August 14, 2026 6:46:28 p.m. CST, t ray via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
>For the valve-cap TPMS, I'd recommend using all-metal valve stems, and
>rebalance the tire, at your convenience.
>
>On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM t ray <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> To that list, I would add *trailers*. The four valve-cap sensors/ USB
>> display TPMS systems can cost as little as US$ 25.00 complete on Amazon, so
>> buying a second system for your trailer is cheap tire insurance. Five
>> minute install on the driveway. Nobody feels a trailer flat until the
>> trailer tire is destroyed, and maybe the rim with it. The TPMS will tell
>> you immediately if any tire is losing a few PSI, or running hot. I have one
>> for each car, five years and counting, with no failures. Get the ones with
>> replaceable batteries in the sensors. HTH.
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM Ron via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Which one did you get? I've been looking into them given the high rate of
>>> slow leaks I've experienced over the last few years.
>>>
>>> They've all been valve stem failures, sometimes within weeks of
>>> installation. Different vehicles, different wheel types (stock steel,
>>> aluminum), different installers.
>>>
>>>
>>> On August 14, 2026 1:50:04 p.m. CST, redscooter via EV <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> i got an after market one that has its own screw on tire sensors and
>>>> display and usb powered.
>>>> it can be used on any car/ tire/ bike/tractor etc..
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