Option 482 - TPMS can now be ordered.
05-12-2005, 10:04 AM
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Option 482 - TPMS can now be ordered.
Received a call from my dealer. Tire Pressure Monitoring System is now showing up as an option on future or changable orders. Does anyone know the price?
05-12-2005, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by rss997
Sounds like another electrical gadget to go wrong.....Who would need this anyway?
05-12-2005, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rss997
I see, I guess if it works then oh well...
05-12-2005, 04:52 PM
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No spare so it should be freaking standard! Also my car has the idiot light for it on the speedo.
BTW. The Feds are going to make it a standard safety device on all cars starting in 2007.
BTW. The Feds are going to make it a standard safety device on all cars starting in 2007.
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05-12-2005, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rss997
Sounds like another electrical gadget to go wrong.....Who would need this anyway?
The dash read out system was/is standard on the GM plastic 2 seater and on days with high or low temps and/or changing altitudes from say 6000 ft. to sea level (Tahoe to San Francisco) it was amazing to see data of how pressure would fluctuate. I've left Tahoe with 40 PSI, hit 47+ going over the passes in the heat, and found only 30 PSI in the morning after overnighting in a cool SF hotel garage because the tires had be filled at 6000 ft.
The GM system was transferable among aftermarket rims as well. Very useful tool and I admit I was surprised Porsche, of all companies, didn't embrace it.
05-13-2005, 12:10 AM
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So, is the Porsche system simply an 'idiot light' or does it report PSI? Anyone know for sure? Perhaps model year 2006 might be different?
I will say this: I will likely call my dealer and change my order to add this feature for my July build. I have this on my M5. 5 days after I picked up the M5, the MID (instrument readout) reports "tire malfunction". WTF? I call the dealer and he says it means the TPMS senses a flat. I check all the tires - and nothing doing. So, I reset the system per dealer instructions thinking it was a calibration error. 24 hours later, I get the same warning. I check the tires - and again nothing doing.
So, now I am sure its a system malfunction. I drive for a day with the error showing and it starts raining. I pull into my garage after work, check the tires again, and again nothing doing. I am quite frustrated. The next morning, I get ready to leave for work and there is a faint gurgle noise - barely audible. It just so happens that the left rear tire is sitting in the one remaining puddle in my garage - the drip-off from the previous day's rain. I push the car back a few inches and what do I see? A frucking bolt is embedded in my tire and there is a very VERY slow leak. The TPMS was able to read that very slow leak when, to the naked eye, the tire was absolutely perfect.
So I was pissed that I needed a new z rated tire 5 days after delivery of the Beast, however, the TPMS worked flawlessly. It really makes me want this again, whether its an 'idiot light' or actual PSI readout.
- Adam
I will say this: I will likely call my dealer and change my order to add this feature for my July build. I have this on my M5. 5 days after I picked up the M5, the MID (instrument readout) reports "tire malfunction". WTF? I call the dealer and he says it means the TPMS senses a flat. I check all the tires - and nothing doing. So, I reset the system per dealer instructions thinking it was a calibration error. 24 hours later, I get the same warning. I check the tires - and again nothing doing.
So, now I am sure its a system malfunction. I drive for a day with the error showing and it starts raining. I pull into my garage after work, check the tires again, and again nothing doing. I am quite frustrated. The next morning, I get ready to leave for work and there is a faint gurgle noise - barely audible. It just so happens that the left rear tire is sitting in the one remaining puddle in my garage - the drip-off from the previous day's rain. I push the car back a few inches and what do I see? A frucking bolt is embedded in my tire and there is a very VERY slow leak. The TPMS was able to read that very slow leak when, to the naked eye, the tire was absolutely perfect.
So I was pissed that I needed a new z rated tire 5 days after delivery of the Beast, however, the TPMS worked flawlessly. It really makes me want this again, whether its an 'idiot light' or actual PSI readout.
- Adam
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05-13-2005, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by 1080iAddict
So I was pissed that I needed a new z rated tire 5 days after delivery of the Beast, however, the TPMS worked flawlessly. It really makes me want this again, weather its an 'idiot light' or actual PSI readout.
- Adam
- Adam
05-13-2005, 12:26 AM
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TPMS shows up under tach as a readout of each tires pressure, and will alert you of any sudden drop in pressure. Great when you don't have a spare, may save a tire and wheel.
05-13-2005, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Carlos from Spain
TPMS is 691€ here in Spain,.
I take it that the option will be $800 - $900.
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05-13-2005, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 996ttcab
TPMS shows up under tach as a readout of each tires pressure, and will alert you of any sudden drop in pressure. Great when you don't have a spare, may save a tire and wheel.