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Title: These have come down in price
Post by: feeutfo on 09 October 2010, 20:24:22

http://www.a1-motorstores.com/store_main.asp?int_product_id=3492

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: Jimbob on 09 October 2010, 20:25:42

now getting to a price that would pay for itself  :y

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: feeutfo on 09 October 2010, 20:30:03

Google mentions it available through some car clubs  ::)

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: Jimbob on 09 October 2010, 20:31:57

in fact it would have paid for itself here this week  >:(

but on the plus side, bye bye avon ditchfinders  :D

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 09 October 2010, 20:35:14

I think at £169, on offer, I will continue to use the Sainsbury's tyre pressure machine............which is free!!! ::) ::) :D :D ;)

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: feeutfo on 09 October 2010, 21:02:38

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in fact it would have paid for itself here this week  >:(

but on the plus side, bye bye avon ditchfinders  :D

It would have saved me 145 quid and a potentially dangerous situation about 8months ago with a puncture destroying an sc3 at speed, but it was still at the old price then.

 I can think of few more fitting ends to an Avon though. But then those that drive miss daisy won't feel the need for this item I suppose....?

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 October 2010, 21:04:15

I dont have TPMS on the Bus but it does have DDS.

And the advert is wrong as in the US you only need DDS

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: feeutfo on 09 October 2010, 21:09:11

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I dont have TPMS on the Bus but it does have DDS.

And the advert is wrong as in the US you only need DDS

An extention of abs? So to speak? Just measures wheel rotation?

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 October 2010, 21:14:56

Yeh, DDS - Deflation Detection System

So the ABS raises a warning when the rolling circumference (and hence wheel speed) drops below a certain threshold.

Works quite well, one of the guys on the Astra forum had his come on recently as his wheel overtook him following two new tyres at Kwik Fit.

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: feeutfo on 09 October 2010, 21:18:14

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Yeh, DDS - Deflation Detection System

So the ABS raises a warning when the rolling circumference (and hence wheel speed) drops below a certain threshold.

Works quite well, one of the guys on the Astra forum had his come on recently as his wheel overtook him following two new tyres at Kwik Fit.

Pmsl, is suppose the wireless system would not report the fault until the wheel was out of range, and won the race presumably  :D

Dds hard to retro fit though I guess?

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 October 2010, 21:27:51

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Yeh, DDS - Deflation Detection System

So the ABS raises a warning when the rolling circumference (and hence wheel speed) drops below a certain threshold.

Works quite well, one of the guys on the Astra forum had his come on recently as his wheel overtook him following two new tyres at Kwik Fit.

Pmsl, is suppose the wireless system would not report the fault until the wheel was out of range, and won the race presumably  :D

Dds hard to retro fit though I guess?

Only really feasible on an ABS unit already equipped with it as its only a little bit of extra software then

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: waspy on 09 October 2010, 21:37:23

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I think at £169, on offer, I will continue to use the Sainsbury's tyre pressure machine............which is free!!! ::) ::) :D :D ;)

 ;D ;D ;D :y

Title: Re: These have come down in price
Post by: Agemo on 09 October 2010, 23:12:42

Free yes, but accurate to within 30 psi either way! I always use my own digi job which I compared with a calibrated one.  :y

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I think at £169, on offer, I will continue to use the Sainsbury's tyre pressure machine............which is free!!! ::) ::) :D :D ;)