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Subject:Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:56:14 -0800

With my tpms, no failures apart from having to charge up unit once during darkest winter, no maintenance,no distraction apart from the initial curiosity.

Nothing at all like a cell phone. That’s straw dog.

Alistair

> On Feb 15, 2020, at 3:52 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> At some point all these add ons and things to look at become driver distractions just as bad as using a cell phone. What is needed is notification when something goes wrong, and then get the data to make a decision. For the economy TPMS with screw on valve caps you are also adding another thing to maintain and another failure point. 
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of ddbjorkman@verizon.net
> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2020 5:28 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
> 
> I think he was referring to my vision Alistair.  I want a nice bright, not to small. display.BTW, anyone notice one display is larger than another?
> Dave B.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Fri, Feb 14, 2020 9:23 pm
> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
> 
> My tpms does have those, temp and pressure.
> 
> Alistar 
> 
>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 6:06 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> What you really want is programmable alarm points and an alarm you can hear. 
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of ddbjorkman@verizon.net
>> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 4:51 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
>> 
>> My eyes ain't so good.  Anyone see on Banggood or other vendor a TPMS with a larger display?
>> Dave B.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Fri, Feb 14, 2020 4:01 pm
>> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
>> 
>> RE: TPMS
>> Under $25 shipped from Banggood...