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Tyresure Tyre Pressure Monitoring System - tested

Sensors relay relevant information to unit so you can easily check pressure.

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18th August 2008

Checking tyre pressures regularly is vital, yet often overlooked. But now you can keep an eye on them from the comfort of the driver’s seat, with the new Tyresure Tyre Pressure Monitoring System.

Research reveals that a 6psi drop in pressure can lead to a 10 per cent increase in fuel consumption, plus accelerate tyre wear. Safety is also affected –wrongly inflated tyres can reduce lateral grip, extend braking distances and increase the chances of a blow-out. Tyresure’s TPMS has sensors installed in each wheel, and information is relayed to a display unit in the vehicle – either on start-up or all the time. Normal pressures and temperatures are displayed in green text, while red signifies a problem. The unit is designed to react within three seconds of any abnormalities.

The device can be retro-fitted to all sizes and weights of car and the seven-year battery life means it requires minimal maintenance.

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2 Comments

Nice addition but can be fiddly/tempremental

I've had it fitted to my (Jaguar XK8) for a cople of weeks the fitting was done by a local garage whilst I was away for a week (in addition to some other work). They changed to the fronts to some Uniroyal Rainsport 2's I've been dying to try out and fitted the sensors and also fitted to the existing rears (Michelin Pilot Sport's).

I normally run my tyres on Nitrogen but have had the opportunity to get these refilled as yet, the advantage of Nitrogen is that the tyre pressure doesn't alter due to temperature..so when your tyres warm up the pressure does not increase, so I hope that this little gizmo will advise me when anything untoward is happening (e.g. a slow puncture)

However some initial observations

1) The control unit needs to be connected to power at all times, or more corectly when the ignition is switched on. This is not made entirely clear from the pictures you will see of the unit or the advertising bumph. I had therefore surmised (incorrectly) that it took batteries and even the seller when I asked them directly prior to purchase advised me that it did not need power.

2) it does make a racket for around 2 seconds when you turn your ignition on.

3) And perhaps most importantly I cannot get the control unit to agree with any of my tyre pressure gauges (even the Auto Express winner in tyre gauges) nor with calibrated tyre fitter pressure machines. This would tend to make me think that the Tyresure unit's pressure isn't calibrated properly.

4) The user guide is quite a small affair and when I contacted the manufacturer for the original PDF's I was a little shocked that they didn't have any. Think about it would you want to get your user guide back from your tyre fitter with grubby finger-marks all over it...better to give them a couple of A4 sheets with pictures and diagrams that are easy to read. Apparently the contact who could confirm this (Ian) was on leave until 1st Sept, today is 12th, and I'd not call that terribly good customer service.

I am doing a write up for a magazine and did try to contact the manufacturer via an email address (Ian again) to make them aware and possibly to buy the unit at cost price. A month later I've still not heard but won't let that cloud my judgement on the product.

My initial recommendation would be to nitrogen fill your tyres and check them weekly and treat this product purely as a rather expensive gimmick.

Regards

Mark

By MarkTMorgan on 12 September, 2009, 6:34pm

@MarkTMorgan

Hi Mark,

Thanks for taking the time to comment on the TyreSure TPMS.

Your opinion is a valid one, and we hope to get more readers' experiences of products, as we cannot test every single car accessory that is released.

You'll note that the TPMS doesn't have one of our highly desirable star ratings, because we didn't get this product in to test - this article is a New On The Shelves informing you of the product.

It is through these comments that you, as a reader and as a consumer, help other readers make informed decisions where time constraints prevent us from doing so.

Thanks again for taking the time to comment,

Regards

Jamie Fretwell
Consumer Writer

By jamiefretwell on 14 September, 2009, 9:07am

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Extra Info

Tyresure Tyre Pressure Monitoring System - tested
Price: £299
Contact: 01530 517 920, www.tyresure.com
Maker’s claim: “Crucial tyre pressure and temperature can be displayed in an instant, without leaving the driving seat.”

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