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.. >>> ------------------------------ >>> Address messages to [email protected] >>> No other addresses in TO and CC fields >>> HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >>> OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/ >>> >>> -- >> Ron >> _______________________________________________ >> Address messages to [email protected] >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields >> HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> OT: If you use an Android device, please read >> https://keepandroidopen.org/ >> >
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