DON’T BUY This Aftermarket Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

[tinyman392]

change .ca to .com. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079CFQG3T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_E1PQCbV1PB7F8 It's out of stock there too.

I did that, which is why I was disappointed Thanks for the tip though

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[Andjoo]

I bought mine on eBay. But there are none available right now.

 

[Mick the Quick]

I have this installed.
Plugs into the obd2 port, and used the abs sensors.

Works well.

I considered ones similar to the OPs, using sensors on the valve stems. But seemed like a hassle down the road with battery replacements and people taking them off ‍

Looks great. Has it informed you of a particular tire being low on air? I am not sure if CTR’s OBD-II output can show which specific tire is low. Thanks.

 

[keiothic]

A lot of these seems to come out of Thailand (or perhaps highly used there). Can any Thai folks vouch for similar product or perhaps a reliable source of purchase?

 

[SCOPESYS]

MAJOR PROBLEM with this Dashboard TPMS unit.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0728B9MRD
Unit is fully functional, everything work, but when it is mounted on the Dash, it is unreadable -- the LCD looks very very dim/dark.

This is because the viewing angle of the LCD is totally incompatible with the 10th Gen Civics dash angle.

The LCD is designed to be viewable from Straight on, to about a 45 deg angle looking down on it.. as you would if you are the driver and the unit was mounted on a Vertical surface.

However, the location it mounts on the Honda Dash slopes at about 60 degrees , with the display point up at 60 degrees.
When you view it, you are therefor actually viewing it from an angle BELOW its straight on view, and at angles below Straight on view, the LCD viewing angle is such, that the LCD appears to be virtually black.

In order to view you, you have to lean forward, with your face so far forward, that your chin is on top of the steering wheel.

So yes, when the alarm goes off, you can contort yourself forward, and are able to read it, but it might not be advisable to do so when driving !!!

It is UNREADABLE from a normal driving position !!!

It's a shame, its a nice unit, and is probably bright enough (when viewed at the correct angle) , to be visible in relatively bright sunlight, but I will not be fitting it to my SI.

Instead I will stick with the Bigger unit, in the center Smartphone pocket.

The Dash unit can display PSI, but the Deg C cannot be changed to Deg F.

So, bear this in mind before you drop $84 dollars on this TPMS, unless you can accept these limitations.

The unit was obviously designed for a VERTICAL Dash mounting .
Very strange that making it Honda 10the gen fitting, the manufacturer did not notice the viewing angle issue.

 

[keiothic]

MAJOR PROBLEM with this Dashboard TPMS unit.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0728B9MRD
Unit is fully functional, everything work, but when it is mounted on the Dash, it is unreadable -- the LCD looks very very dim/dark.

This is because the viewing angle of the LCD is totally incompatible with the 10th Gen Civics dash angle.

The LCD is designed to be viewable from Straight on, to about a 45 deg angle looking down on it.. as you would if you are the driver and the unit was mounted on a Vertical surface.

However, the location it mounts on the Honda Dash slopes at about 60 degrees , with the display point up at 60 degrees.
When you view it, you are therefor actually viewing it from an angle BELOW its straight on view, and at angles below Straight on view, the LCD viewing angle is such, that the LCD appears to be virtually black.

In order to view you, you have to lean forward, with your face so far forward, that your chin is on top of the steering wheel.

So yes, when the alarm goes off, you can contort yourself forward, and are able to read it, but it might not be advisable to do so when driving !!!

It is UNREADABLE from a normal driving position !!!

It's a shame, its a nice unit, and is probably bright enough (when viewed at the correct angle) , to be visible in relatively bright sunlight, but I will not be fitting it to my SI.

Instead I will stick with the Bigger unit, in the center Smartphone pocket.

The Dash unit can display PSI, but the Deg C cannot be changed to Deg F.

So, bear this in mind before you drop $84 dollars on this TPMS, unless you can accept these limitations.

The unit was obviously designed for a VERTICAL Dash mounting .
Very strange that making it Honda 10the gen fitting, the manufacturer did not notice the viewing angle issue.

If you look at AliExpress and another other china-based online stores, there are plenty of similar switch button shaped solution. I think this one is just based off the same 'mold' without further thought of adjusting it for better readability (even though it has more info to display) The maker probably didn't have a degree in UX :/

I noticed this unit (or similar unit) on YouTube, when the alarm goes off, it does not stop beeping until you acknowledge it? Is that true? That sounds practically annoying.

 

[SCOPESYS]

If you look at AliExpress and another other china-based online stores, there are plenty of similar switch button shaped solution. I think this one is just based off the same 'mold' without further thought of adjusting it for better readability (even though it has more info to display) The maker probably didn't have a degree in UX :/

I noticed this unit (or similar unit) on YouTube, when the alarm goes off, it does not stop beeping until you acknowledge it? Is that true? That sounds practically annoying.

That is true -- you have to press one of it's buttons to silence it, but after a time, if the fault is not corrected the alarm starts again. I think its about 10 minutes, but I was not paying that much attention on the sound, I was more concerned with what I could not see !!

SO I wonder if any of the other ones are any better ?
I'll let someone else spend a few $'s to find out .
This one is not the one to get .. IMHO

 

[keiothic]

That is true -- you have to press one of it's buttons to silence it, but after a time, if the fault is not corrected the alarm starts again. I think its about 10 minutes, but I was not paying that much attention on the sound, I was more concerned with what I could not see !!

SO I wonder if any of the other ones are any better ?
I'll let someone else spend a few $'s to find out .
This one is not the one to get .. IMHO

Perhaps the guy with the similar style product (lights only for each wheel instead of psi counter) can chime in his long term review.
EDIT: t'was @Andjoo

 

[Andjoo]

The unit I have, I have no problems with readability of the display. The lights are pretty bright.
When the alarm goes off, you do have to acknowledge it (I haven't tested to see if it will ever shut off on its own).
Not really annoying, since it's not something that goes off very often. And personally, I don't mind it this way.

 

[Andjoo]

Here's the seller on eBay (this is where I bought mine).

A few weeks ago he had a few more listed, but they sold pretty quick.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/283421297175?ViewItem=&item=283421297175

 

[SCOPESYS]

Here's the seller on eBay (this is where I bought mine).

A few weeks ago he had a few more listed, but they sold pretty quick.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/283421297175?ViewItem=&item=283421297175

This one is an INDIRECT TPMS-- it does NOT measure the pressure, but uses an Indirect method, like the USA OEM TPMS system in the USA Civics,
But at least it does tell you which tire is low !!

Because it is indirect, and does not need it's own Tire Pressure sensors, I can see why it might be a reasonable option to those in Canada , who do not currently have any TPMS on their Civics !!

 

[Andjoo]

This one is an INDIRECT TPMS-- it does NOT measure the pressure, but uses an Indirect method, like the USA OEM TPMS system in the USA Civics,
But at least it does tell you which tire is low !!

Because it is indirect, and does not need it's own Tire Pressure sensors, I can see why it might be a reasonable option to those in Canada , who do not currently have any TPMS on their Civics !!

Correct. I wouldn't have purchased if we had oem tpms like other countries. But a good option for us Canadians

 

[keiothic]

Correct. I wouldn't have purchased if we had oem tpms like other countries. But a good option for us Canadians

We're with you Canadians. Knowing which tire need attention saves some time.

 

[SCOPESYS]

We're with you Canadians. Knowing which tire need attention saves some time.

You would have thought that since the tire information seems to be on the Can-Bus, that the head unit should be able to have an App that displayed which tire was bad, when one was detected to be lower than the rest.

 

[keiothic]

You would have thought that since the tire information seems to be on the Can-Bus, that the head unit should be able to have an App that displayed which tire was bad, when one was detected to be lower than the rest.

Perhaps this could be a "there's an app for that" kind of situation

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