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mikestock
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Sep 27, 2015

TPMS for towed. Watch out.

I recently added flow through sensors on my CR-V so I don't take a chance that I could get a flat and not know.

First lesson I learned was not to go through an automatic car wash with them installed. I exited the wash, miacuiously, with only one flat tire. Could have been four. Ended up breaking the Honda stem a requiring me to have to replace the Honda TPMS sensor. Probably would have been OK except for a solid goide that moves in prior to the tire washer. Each sensor has a small set screw which makes them, not so easy, to install and remove. Guess I'll leave them off until we go on a longer trip.

Just a tip from someone who learned the hard way. It would be nice if you could get a Honda receiver that would work in the coach with the OEM sensors.
  • Probably wouldn't have broken if they had been rubber, but can't imagine what the centrifical force would do with the weight of the sensors being mounted on rubber stems.
  • Executive wrote:
    OMG, Dutch! Aren't you afraid of having them stolen??...TIC....:W....Dennis

    Heh! Not really... Someone would have to recognize what they are and know which system they work with to make it worth the risk of stealing them. With the smaller size, they really don't stand out.
  • mikestock wrote:
    Probably wouldn't have broken if they had been rubber, but can't imagine what the centrifical force would do with the weight of the sensors being mounted on rubber stems.

    I agree, Mike. That would be the trade off in that case, and the reason TST recommends metal stems. The flow-thru's are probably fine on short stubby metal stems where they don't stick out as much.
  • If your toad is new then I believe it's 2007 and equipment with a car tire sensors, then you can't put metal stems on, because the sensors are part of the stem, unless you want to buy new sensors that have metal stems, I believe they're around $100 each.

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