Sitting here at Discount Tire

On some vehicles, the TPMS light will also turn on if the tire pressure is too high (depends on what the parameter is in the computer).

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Originally Posted by ray1970

So... You run your lights during the daytime but don't like daytime running lights? [Coffee]

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Yes. I like the option. I see WAY too many dipshits driving with NO lights in situations where they should have them on. I picked up this habit when I worked at a place where I parked in a parking garage. People would fly around in the parking garage and they were difficult to see.

The worst was last night when I saw something FLYING around a hairpin curve by my house. When it got closer I saw it was a 1500 Silverado. I made it clear that they didn't have their lights on, but there is NO way that asshole didn't know. The corner he was flying around was pitch dark. It was probably a stolen vehicle.

I'll turn on my running lights in low visibility, but my car doesn't have DRLs.

I was just there last month and dropped big coin for my truck tires, let the global warming do its worst.

I've got one sensor that is fidgety. Had it rebuilt, but apparently that is not enough, so it will have to be replaced. Which will be fun, because as much as I love Discount Tire, they screw up the sensor registration every time. I drive off, and the next day, the sensor is blinking. Apparently, they need some kind of special $200 reset tool that they don't have, and swear they don't really need. Fortunately for me, the internet has taught me how to manually register the sensors with a paperclip jammed into the harness.

Also, after three winters of rejecting the idea of buying snow tires for my RWD truck, I finally bit the ($1600) bullet. And all this winter I've been loving the snow and wishing I bought them when I first moved here.

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Originally Posted by JohnnyEgo

I've got one sensor that is fidgety. Had it rebuilt, but apparently that is not enough, so it will have to be replaced. Which will be fun, because as much as I love Discount Tire, they screw up the sensor registration every time. I drive off, and the next day, the sensor is blinking. Apparently, they need some kind of special $200 reset tool that they don't have, and swear they don't really need. Fortunately for me, the internet has taught me how to manually register the sensors with a paperclip jammed into the harness.

Also, after three winters of rejecting the idea of buying snow tires for my RWD truck, I finally bit the ($1600) bullet. And all this winter I've been loving the snow and wishing I bought them when I first moved here.

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200? I am currently demoing a 1500 dollar tool for my shop to see if I actually want to buy it. Lowest cost one I have seen is ~800. With much less in the feature department.

ETA: 1600? What tires did you get if you don't mind me asking.

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Originally Posted by tmleadr03

Tpms is a pain in the ass. Thank you federal mandate.

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Originally Posted by ray1970

I didn't realize the tpms was a federally mandates thing. .

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I had no idea either. My truck, also a Chrysler never has the issue, although 2yrs older. Her car doesn't either, but I'm assuming much better quality than jeep.

one trick I have seen is to build a pressure tank out of pvc, place the sensors in the tube you can get schrader valve that will fit pvc fittings ( rv supply) fill with the proper pressure, easier to replace when one goes bad and they last longer

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Originally Posted by clublights

Not my understanding....

DRL's on car's are for the same reason as motorcycles have had them for 30+ years ... to make them stand out more and appear closer then they are to help prevent accidents.

however I believe that if everyone has them that safety boost is negated. and therefore decreasing rider safety.

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Nope, it's a carryover from the Canucks. They have had them mandated for a long time now and it is easier for the manufacturers to put them on all vehicles instead of having Canada only models.

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Originally Posted by tmleadr03

200? I am currently demoing a 1500 dollar tool for my shop to see if I actually want to buy it. Lowest cost one I have seen is ~800. With much less in the feature department.

ETA: 1600? What tires did you get if you don't mind me asking.

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On a lot of domestics, you can get by with the cheaper TPMS tools. I have a snap-on TPMS1 I think, wasa repo that I snagged for $150 a few years ago. Works good for GMs, etc. Shop has one of the $1k plus tools that uploads the registration info to the module on foreign brands.