Good point about the trailers. They spend so much time just sitting unused that
it's easy to forget they still need care.
On August 14, 2026 6:41:54 p.m. CST, t ray via EV <[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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