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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
The TPMS is like this
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14th Nov 2015 1:06am |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
Look
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14th Nov 2015 1:14am |
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axle Member Since: 28 Oct 2007 Location: Perth Perth the end of the Earth Posts: 2964 |
There is a receiver inside each wheel arch it's an oval metal arial thingy and the subsequent wiring harness to connect them all to the module and there is a fifth receiver somewhere in the roof lining or near the rear view mirror I believe . 2008 MY Supercharged
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14th Nov 2015 2:28am |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7941 |
Given the number of people that have had issues with the factory TPMS, I'm not sure why you'd want to bother....
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14th Nov 2015 10:23am |
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dhallworth Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 3106 |
We had a blow out in the SC when towing the trailer with a car on it up the A1 last year.
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14th Nov 2015 10:34am |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
The BMW Mini uses the ABS system to monitor tyre pressure. If pressure loss in any tyre occurs the difference in diameter of the tyre throws a fault on the dashboard. No sensors, no faffing about just blow up the tyres and set the system and it works |
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14th Nov 2015 10:40am |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
No wonder they play up, I have an after market system which consists of 4 sensors, one in each wheel and a receiver on the dash, which shows all the tyre pressures and temperatures in real time. From what I have gathered it is way better than the factory system as I can see which tyre is low, or too hot, which is better than driving down the road and being told there is a tyre problem and having to stop. Although I'd rather that than finding out on the first round about that you come upon
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14th Nov 2015 10:51am |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
I had a similar thing happen on the A5, picked up what I thought was a stone, for a few miles. then it all went quirt, thought that the road was badly tram lined and discovered that I'd covered about 3 miles on a flat tyre when I hit the first round about that was a clean under pants needed moment I didn't know anything until I got to the R/B, and I too destroyed a less than 5000 mile old tyre If I had known that the tyre was flat / going down I'd have changed it and got the puncture fixed, but, I had to buy another tyre Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one! Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool' Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor! |
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14th Nov 2015 11:03am |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7941 |
Fair enough I'd still question why the system was disabled though - there must have been some sort of issue.... There are plenty of after market kits like the ones miggit linked to - some that will do the trailer wheels & temps too - I'd be more inclined to go with something like that than try to retrofit a LR product |
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14th Nov 2015 2:59pm |
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dhallworth Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 3106 |
The Golf R32 I had used the ABS system to detect the tyre pressures, a much better system then these valves!
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14th Nov 2015 4:14pm |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6370 |
Just don't bother is my advice, TPMS is always problematic, I hated it and so glad my SC AB doesn't have it. Discovery 4 HSE
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14th Nov 2015 4:30pm |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7941 |
If you really want to do it, then get it working on the old car first - do you have an IID to re-enable it ?
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14th Nov 2015 6:27pm |
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miggit Member Since: 12 Jul 2014 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3657 |
This very similar to mine, the only difference is my display is a small unit , looks like a stunted sat nav, and requires wiring in to the car, this one just plugs in to the cig lighter, which I assume is still in the console near the gear select, and would be easy to see
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15th Nov 2015 12:41am |
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