Eugh Neutral Newbie March 23, 2007 Share March 23, 2007 Has anyone tried any TPMS on their rides or know of any pros and cons?So far have heard of Road Snoop and the 3rd Eye systems available. Anyone tired them before care to comment? Thanks. I have the 3rd Eye system and it seems to be very accurate. Also when I had a problem with the receiver (after one year, the warranty is 2 years), it was replaced FOC be the agent - very impressive after sales service - they even upgraded my valve stems to the metal ones w/o charge. Recommended if you are looking for a TPMS... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingsect 5th Gear March 23, 2007 Share March 23, 2007 how much the 3rd eye cost ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunk Clutched March 23, 2007 Share March 23, 2007 i imported 3 sets from China, wanting to start a little biz selling them, but now canned the idea. One of them installed in my car, the other 2 sets for sale at cost, not making money, just covering freight and insurance that's all. Anyone interested kindly PM me, thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear March 23, 2007 Share March 23, 2007 Finally gotten it. No more worrying about if there's anything wrong with the tyres. Good for people like me that travel NSH for short trip. May try it out. I read from somewhere that US (or some States) is trying to make it a law to install them but I may be wrong. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falc 3rd Gear March 23, 2007 Share March 23, 2007 Yap that's right You are seeing more new cars come with tpms in stock form. But those may be implemented riding on ABS system which is not so good compared to sensor type. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falc 3rd Gear March 23, 2007 Share March 23, 2007 Not many people think it's impt. Car enthusiast may think they don't mind checking pressure manually weekly, while non car enthusiast cant even be bothered. BTW, u dont happen to carry skunk2 products do you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear March 24, 2007 Share March 24, 2007 (edited) 1. Visual check is not reliable at all and it takes you a while to figure out that a tyre is striked by a nail or sharp object. How to check a nailed tyre from inside? tires these days very good can withstand puncture without giving visual differences. With TPMS, you will know right away which tyre is giving you problem. Remembered a case of car accident, due to tyre burst. With TPMS, the driver would have picked out something fishy. 2. One thing is, I don't like to occupy my dashboard with stuff. Wonder if there is something less prominent meter, very slim and work as a TPMS. Regards, Edited March 24, 2007 by Kelpie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focusdude Neutral Newbie March 24, 2007 Share March 24, 2007 (edited) Hi skunk bro, I'm interested in your TPMS. How does it work (which of the two methods listed above)? Also, any warranty? Thanks! Edited March 24, 2007 by Focusdude Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falc 3rd Gear March 24, 2007 Share March 24, 2007 Agreed. And I have the same dislike on cluttered dashboard too. My TPMS is powered by cig lighter so i just leave plug it in and leave it in the storage DIN when using it, which is not 100% of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear March 24, 2007 Share March 24, 2007 1. I don't even like the idea of using ciggy lighter as a power source. I would prefer to wire all my gadgets directly. 2. You selling TPMS? Which model and made? Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falc 3rd Gear March 24, 2007 Share March 24, 2007 If you are willing to pay i'm sure you can get any ICE shop to wire everything and mount it somewhere nicely for you. Me not selling, good luck in searching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunk Clutched March 24, 2007 Share March 24, 2007 it works by Radio Frequency, the type of transmittor hidden inside the tire. no warranty, bought it direct from factory by my friend based in Guangzhou, then he sent it back to me. Brand new lah, used for half a year already, no probs at all. Thanks for being interested at all, wasted $800plus bringing in these stuff, including one set for motorcycles. Haiz, should have done my research first before importing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focusdude Neutral Newbie March 25, 2007 Share March 25, 2007 Thanks for your reply. How much is one set (your nett selling price)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgun Neutral Newbie March 25, 2007 Share March 25, 2007 (edited) A number of friends including myself had problems with slow leak and not detected until they became fullblown flats under hard driving up North...reason no 1, car can lose control when there's a leak and tyre can blow up, and can be the cause of accidents,... Reason 2: The inconvenience and costs in M'sia...not easy to repair tyre puncture, most of the time cannot repair, 18" tyres and performance tyres almost impossible to get unless you're around KL, or the other cities...some people also don't carry spare tyre, having taken them out for ICE, ... TPMS is a good thing if you're on the roads often... Edited March 25, 2007 by Topgun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear March 25, 2007 Share March 25, 2007 PM me your price? I read from a car magazine that some workshops are selling. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony 1st Gear March 25, 2007 Share March 25, 2007 suddenly i felt so lucky that my car came equipped with such thingy.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear March 25, 2007 Share March 25, 2007 suddenly i felt so lucky that my car came equipped with such thingy.. Wow...your car so "high-tech". I thought only USA only realized the importance of it lately. What conti car is that? Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgun Neutral Newbie March 25, 2007 Share March 25, 2007 What car do you drive, that comes stock with TPMS? 2 years ago I had a blown tire just into NSH at Chemor (near Ipoh) coming home. Limped to a petrol station. Had to source for a 18" replacement, called many many shops, had to settle for a Eagle F1 (considered lucky already, only available brand for that size while my tyres were S02A). Could get S02A but can only trucked in from KL and would take 1 day and RM1200! Finally when on the road 6 hours later, paid RM950 for the tyre, installation all in, considered fortunate liao. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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