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07whitefg · 08-15-2007, 12:24 AM

not every tire pressure system has sensors inside the wheels, and the government doesnt actually require that type of direct monitoring. this other type works by detecting diffrences in wheelspeed for a long duration of time, i.e. if a tire is low on air, it will have a smaller radius than the other tires and hence spin faster. the computer uses the information from the 4WAL (4 wheel anti lock brakes) sensors and determines if the tire is too low. this is how most "lower end" cars will monitor the pressure, although it is my guess that the civic will indeed use the valve stem radio signal type, which are a pain in the ass even if you have stock wheels b/c you have to reset it every tire rotation and every time it has a low tire warning...... the system is not inteded for enthusiests (sp?) like us, but rather people who DGIF (dont give a fu**) about their cars.

08-15-2007, 12:24 AM	#16 (permalink)
07whitefg Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 100	not every tire pressure system has sensors inside the wheels, and the government doesnt actually require that type of direct monitoring. this other type works by detecting diffrences in wheelspeed for a long duration of time, i.e. if a tire is low on air, it will have a smaller radius than the other tires and hence spin faster. the computer uses the information from the 4WAL (4 wheel anti lock brakes) sensors and determines if the tire is too low. this is how most "lower end" cars will monitor the pressure, although it is my guess that the civic will indeed use the valve stem radio signal type, which are a pain in the ass even if you have stock wheels b/c you have to reset it every tire rotation and every time it has a low tire warning...... the system is not inteded for enthusiests (sp?) like us, but rather people who DGIF (dont give a fu**) about their cars.