wvstar
Well-known member
My TPMS sensors showed a 29 PSI reading for both my front tires the other day (cold) and bumped up to like 31 after a short drive. I stopped to add air but the gauge showed the tires had like 35 lbs. (Hmmm?) Which do I believe? I figured add a little air and see what happens. I bumped the (air gauge) reading up to just under 40 lbs to see how the TPMS sensors responded. They never changed. Also, each time I drive the car, they report 29 PSI and bump up to 31 later.
Been using my hand-held gauge. Do the TPMS sensors normally fail to read properly when their batteries going low / bad? Or do they just quit working?
Also, how does the dash/display react when a sensor goes bad or you do not have the sensors (say on wheels w/o TPMS installed)? I know you would not get readings (of course)...but does the system beep / alarm ,etc or anything else annoying?
As you can tell...I've only had my Vette a few months now so not real familiar with a lot of the workings, etc.
Definitely looking to upgrade wheels over the winter. Am running stock steelies (17" & 18") and would like to bump up to maybe 18" - 19" setup. Would I be better off buying new sensors or having my existing sensors installed on the new wheels (i.e. if I can replace the batteries and get them working correctly)? Sounds like maybe my sensors are going to crap anyway.
Thanks for any input!
Been using my hand-held gauge. Do the TPMS sensors normally fail to read properly when their batteries going low / bad? Or do they just quit working?
Also, how does the dash/display react when a sensor goes bad or you do not have the sensors (say on wheels w/o TPMS installed)? I know you would not get readings (of course)...but does the system beep / alarm ,etc or anything else annoying?
As you can tell...I've only had my Vette a few months now so not real familiar with a lot of the workings, etc.
Definitely looking to upgrade wheels over the winter. Am running stock steelies (17" & 18") and would like to bump up to maybe 18" - 19" setup. Would I be better off buying new sensors or having my existing sensors installed on the new wheels (i.e. if I can replace the batteries and get them working correctly)? Sounds like maybe my sensors are going to crap anyway.
Thanks for any input!