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Watching the Tire Pressure

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ghostrider1964

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Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 4:50am

PICS JOHNS!!! PICS! Need to see if it is fitting for my BMW steed :-D
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Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 5:03am

Quoted from "ghostrider1964"

PICS JOHNS!!! PICS! Need to see if it is fitting for my BMW steed :-D

Check reply 7 above. Mine is same except it's black & as I said the sensors are now brass inside.

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Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 11:56pm

Thanks for the complete, informative review, John! Just to make it easier for readers, you were talking about this device:



PS to the Tire Watch sensor batteries: The front sensor battery of my tire watch now as well shows 'low battery' warning in the display. The vendor data for the running time are far to optimistic (5 years). They lasted 2.5 years for me.
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Thursday, October 15th 2009, 3:34am

Still 2.5 years is not bad battery life for the sensors...
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Tuesday, April 10th 2012, 11:12pm

Tire Watch update:
- Installed in May 2007
- The front sensor triggered a low battery alarm in the display after 2,5 years of usage.
- The rear sensor triggered a low battery alarm in the display after 3 years of usage.
- Now, close to 5 years later both sensors still work on the same batteries, with the flashing 'Low' in the display.

5 years battery live is fine to me. The low battery warning certainly is too early, like after 1/2 tank getting the yellow light for "Low fuel" alarm. The cause could be quite likely a programming issue. It might be fixed on later models. Mine is an early one.
Peter .PEOPLE WHO HAVE VISIONS SHOULD GO TO SEE THEIR DOCTOR
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