TPMS - Recomendations

[Larkn5]

Looking to buy a TPMS any recommendations from those of you who use them? And screw on type vs permanent mount on rim? Thanks

[Cannon]

Originally Posted by Larkn5

Looking to buy a TPMS any recommendations from those of you who use them? And screw on type vs permanent mount on rim? Thanks

I use the TST 507 and have had no issues.

[dartwest]

I use the one that Ford sells as an option for my truck. You add the receiver on the trailer, new valve stems in the trailer tires and run the cables. Cost approx. 500.00 if you self install. Works great.

[2naEagle]

TST 507 cap sensors
https://www.technorv.com/tst-cap-sys...to-12-sensors/

[Jim Smyth]

Originally Posted by dartwest

I use the one that Ford sells as an option for my truck. You add the receiver on the trailer, new valve stems in the trailer tires and run the cables. Cost approx. 500.00 if you self install. Works great.

I plan to use the same system once I need new tires so its a one stop swap so to speak. I see the kit includes a camera that I dont need. Already have plenty on the truck and a furrion on the back of the 5er. So can I ask what the cables mean? Are the cables only for the camera? I plan on wiring the booster near the battery in the garage but have no use for any more cameras. TIA, Jim

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I've been happy with my TST 507 system on my truck. I have the monitor mounted to the dash of my little '08 F150 Screw by the driver's side windshield pillar and hard wired into the power window circuit to charge the internal battery whenever the truck is running. I have the external sensors on all four tires and the spare. I chose the external sensors so I don't have to have the tires broken down to install the internal ones. I can replace the batteries myself and, if a sensor should die, easily replace it myself (I have a spare sensor in my truck).

I've heard good things about Tire Traker and they now come with a lifetime warranty. I don't especially care for their vertically mounted monitor but, if I was shopping for a new TPMS, I would give Tire Traker another look because of the warranty.

[dartwest]

If you do not have the feature on the truck you have to add a connector near the 7 way trailer connector. You also have to add a cable on the trailer that runs from the truck to a receiver near the trailer wheels to receive the wireless signal generated by the monitors in the wheels (new valve stems). Took me a couple of hours to do the project not including getting the local Discount Tire to install the new valve stems in my trailer wheels.


I used this online add to get my local Ford dealer to drop their price.

https://www.levittownfordparts.com/f...8aArz2EALw_wcB

[Jim Smyth]

Originally Posted by dartwest

If you do not have the feature on the truck you have to add a connector near the 7 way trailer connector. You also have to add a cable on the trailer that runs from the truck to a receiver near the trailer wheels to receive the wireless signal generated by the monitors in the wheels (new valve stems). Took me a couple of hours to do the project not including getting the local Discount Tire to install the new valve stems in my trailer wheels.


I used this online add to get my local Ford dealer to drop their price.

https://www.levittownfordparts.com/f...8aArz2EALw_wcB

Thanks for the link. I have a 2018 F350 Lariat that has all towing stuff. Included on my dash is the place for the trailer tire pressure reading so I assume I have everything in the truck. So I would need the 4 TPMS installed when I change tires and also a powered unit in the garage hooked up to the battery so the truck can read the TPMS? Do I need to run any wires/cables for this set up? Thanks

[Marcm157]

Another vote here for the TST 507 - works perfectly for me without the need for a booster...

[Screwby]

Originally Posted by Cannon

I use the TST 507 and have had no issues.

Same here, I like the new color display and no need for metal valve stems

[vcbice]

I have had the HawksHead and TireMinder and both worked fine. I got the booster for the current trailer because it allows for a good signal even when the sensor batteries are a little weak. It is really an issue of whether you want internal sensors or tire stem mounted.

The only mandatory thing is to get all metal valve stems if you use the external sensors. I only know of two failures of tires with the stem mounted sensors. One was a rubber/metal valve stem (metal threads, rubber body) and the other was a catastrophic sensor failure (owner thought he hit a rock).

[norty1]

Another cheer for TST. My RV510 system with 8 sensors has been working faithfully for over 7 years.

[vcbice]

If you have external sensors I highly recommend metal stems. Yes, the sensors are very light (they don't even affect balance of a small motorcycle tire), but, rubber valve stems are a source of failure for these things. I know of one that did fail that way and others have reported that type of failure.

But, I never liked rubber valve stems on vehicles anyway so it wasn't much of an issue for me.

[robkelly]

Yet another TST 507 vote. On our fifth season with it and have never done anything except replace the sensor batteries once a year.

[dartwest]

You would need to run the cables on the trailer from the tongue to somewhere near the axles where you would mount the receiver that talks to the wheel sensors wireless. The kit I purchased did not have the camera but the connector is there. Look at the plug on your bumper that connects to the trailer. If it is a 7-way and a 4-way then you will need to add the connector to the truck. The connector is a part of the kit.

[blujay40]

I have used a TST507 RV system with the flow thru sensors for 2 years now. Just shipped the entire setup back for issues.

The black and white display has lost it's mind and is flashing, beeping, clicking, and displaying every possible LED bar, icon, etc. on the screen. Happened right in the middle of a trip and no way to reset it.

All four pass thru sensors were within a 1-2 lbs when new but 3 are now reading inaccurate by over 5# when compared to the same 3 tire pressure gauges (analog stick, digital, and Viair pressure guage) I have used the entire time with one over 15# off and was setting off alarms constantly before the monitor lost it's mind.

It now has me wondering if the monitor was the problem all along with the sensors pressure readings changing over time vs. having both a bad monitor AND bad sensors all at once but until I hear back from the company on what they find out, my plans to buy more sensors for my TV are now on hold.

[edatlanta]

I have been using the TST 507 system with the original sensors for 8 years now. During this period I had the original monitor wouldn't set a sensor to one location so I just used the adjacent location and since I don't have dual wheels it wasn't a problem. I was replaced under warranty. Since then I have had two sensors fail out of 8. I full time and the sensors are in use 24/7/365.

[Forelyndogs]

I got a TireMinder 660 which is still available but they now have newer models. I bought the TPMS because we were merrily driving down the road when several people got our attention because the right rear tire on our toad had blown. Besides a new tire, there was about $900 bucks worth of damage to the car. Clearly, we needed a way to monitor the tires on the toad and it made sense to have a system for the RV too. We've had the system for about four years and are completely satisfied with it. Not only does it do what it is supposed to do, but their customer service is outstanding. They have one of the best customer service philosophies I have ever encountered. They truly care about their customers.

[russ10]

I have the tire safeguard-rv-6 on my 24k motorhome. Used the screw on cap type as the flow thru doesn't fit the front wheels on the sprinter without some modification to the wheel cover. No problems so far.

[mammut]

Found this TPMS system on Amazon and have to say it is working great on my TT. Hard to beat $50.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075848KTW