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Old 11-22-2008, 04:43 PM   #1
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thanks for all the responses and from preventing me in making a mistake
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Old 11-23-2008, 06:56 AM   #2
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I've had a flat on the rear of my 01 twice and have not noticed it until I stopped for fuel (Pzeros). Anyone know of a tire pressure monitior that can be retrofitted?
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Old 11-23-2008, 07:53 AM   #3
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http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/category.jsp?category=Tire+Pressure+Monitoring+Sys tems
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Old 11-23-2008, 01:08 PM   #4
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Has anyone used one of the Tirerack monitors, any comments?
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Old 11-23-2008, 01:58 PM   #5
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My wife's minivan (Toyota Sienna) is the AWD with run flats and I hate them.

1.) You have to keep them at max pressure
2.) At low speeds they are noisy and sound like the tire is rubbing

just plain not worth it in my opinion.

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Old 12-16-2008, 02:44 PM   #6
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Has anyone used one of the Tirerack monitors, any comments?
I bought the "Orange" tire monitors and they work great so far
Have a reading for both pressure and temperature and you can set low and high thresholds for PSI for warning sound
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