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Old 11-18-09, 02:54 PM
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Did not use it. I opened the box, chuckled a little, closed the box back up. I'll take some pics.

Something I should add about the Orange kit is that you will need to get them installed inside the wheels which will cost some money too. This is still a much better route then those valve stem ones though.
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Originally Posted by Debonair
Did not use it. I opened the box, chuckled a little, closed the box back up. I'll take some pics.

Something I should add about the Orange kit is that you will need to get them installed inside the wheels which will cost some money too. This is still a much better route then those valve stem ones though.
Yeah I was looking at those Orange TPMS kits, and they look really nice. I just didn't want to spend too much to get my tires off, then have those sensors installed inside, then remounted, plus the cost of that kit.
Old 11-18-09, 11:46 PM
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I have a kit from schrader , it is not a nice display like the one above but it works by telling me individual tire temps and pressures.
The ones that sit on the valves stems look stupid and you still have to get the wheels balanced.
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As promised....





Old 11-19-09, 05:24 AM
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you need to clean that Lexus sign on the back of your keys. :P but wow those sensors are huge.
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Originally Posted by Mike813
you need to clean that Lexus sign on the back of your keys. :P but wow those sensors are huge.
The gold is worn off. The key is clean.
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Originally Posted by Debonair
As promised....





Thanks, wow those sensors are huge. That's the only thing I was worried about actually was the sensor size. Thanks for the pics bro
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Originally Posted by NemeGuero
well yeah.. but

But I said having properly pressurized tires does all that.
haha nah u said tpms does this for you

Originally Posted by Debonair
Cold weather....whats that? (Cali Love )

I believe the "Alarm" pressure is programmable so you should be able to set it below your cold weather temp, unlike preset OEM units.

And I agree with NemeGuero that TPMS setups make it somewhat easier to keep proper PSI since it is essentially labor free. This of course translates to better fuel econ., tire life, etc. As long as you are not Brian's lazy buddy that is.
yeah yeah its just starting to get cold her....mid 30's and some 40's not back into the 50's today. abel, i can adjust the oem ones on my nissan truck? gotta check the manual then....yeah i keep telling him to go air it up
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Originally Posted by debonair
....is programmable so you should be able to set it below your cold weather temp, unlike preset oem units.
Originally Posted by sakataj
abel, i can adjust the oem ones on my nissan truck? Gotta check the manual then....yeah i keep telling him to go air it up


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Originally Posted by Debonair


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dammit....just saw that. thanks abel
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I've seen some kits on Tirerack.. Not a bad price for the monitoring system..
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
I've seen some kits on Tirerack.. Not a bad price for the monitoring system..
Yeah I hear you, just worried about the size of those sensors. I'm trying to picture how it will look installed on my stock wheels for the GS...if anyone has pics installed please help
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i want the same thing but my wheels have 90 degree valves that dont come straight out like all the ones pictured :-(
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for 90 degree stems they sell adapters online.
I know your not going to ask me where before you do a Google search.
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Originally Posted by sakataj


haha nah u said tpms does this for you

Originally Posted by NemeGuero

I like TPMS cuz it improves handling, ride quality, gas mileage, etc..to have evenly pressurized tires.
I like a Tire Pressure Monitoring system because it improves your handling, ride quality, gas mileage to have evenly presssurized tires.


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