Tire pressure monitoring systems
how accurate are they? worth the 300 price tag? Yes I do realize one answer reflects the other.
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Go to the Tiffin Motorhome Service Center's parking area, 100+ spots with hookups. One drive through the area, looking at body and undercarriage damage caused by tire failures will convince you of the cost being worth it. Usually out of all the motorhomes there at least 10% will be there for this type of repair. Not only is it quite expensive, $5,000-$6,000 or more, but the motorhome will be be there for 6 weeks plus as a rule and they have all the parts. A blowout that just takes the inner and outer dual tire is a "good" one. We've seen ones that have taken out wheel wells, holding tanks, hydraulic pumps, inverters, air suspension systems, exhaust systems and body panels back to and including damaged rear caps on our annual trips through there.
We have Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems on both our Phaeton (New TST, booster and monitor), Sport Trac (New TST + extra monitor that is turned off when towing) and our B+ (Old PressurePro System from the Phaeton and toad). Each vehicle has had tires loose air that could have caused major damage from leaks, nails, screws and hitting road hazards (instant blowout while being towed, on the Sport Trac) in the past 9 years of use of Tire Pressure Monitoring System, while fulltiming. With each occurrence it could have caused many thousand of dollars of repair, travel plan changes and down time. That said if you can buy a "good" complete TPMS system for $300, which I doubt. That's around 1/2 the price of one of the 22.5 inch tires on our Phaeton for piece of mind, that isn't bad at all.
We have Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems on both our Phaeton (New TST, booster and monitor), Sport Trac (New TST + extra monitor that is turned off when towing) and our B+ (Old PressurePro System from the Phaeton and toad). Each vehicle has had tires loose air that could have caused major damage from leaks, nails, screws and hitting road hazards (instant blowout while being towed, on the Sport Trac) in the past 9 years of use of Tire Pressure Monitoring System, while fulltiming. With each occurrence it could have caused many thousand of dollars of repair, travel plan changes and down time. That said if you can buy a "good" complete TPMS system for $300, which I doubt. That's around 1/2 the price of one of the 22.5 inch tires on our Phaeton for piece of mind, that isn't bad at all.
