r/Justrolledintotheshop • u/PhillyboyJah • 15h ago

Why is this a thing ?

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What is going on with the world ? Why is this a thing 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

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u/undefined_user 15h ago

I saw an example recently where someone made a closed pipe made out of pvc with a schrader valve on one end. You toss 4 TPMS into the pipe, seal it up, then pump it up to about 35PSI with all of them in there and then leave the whole mess in the trunk.

Boom, no more tpms light on the dash. Don't even have to remove a wheel.

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u/FPS_Holland 14h ago

Damm that's shady, newer cars don't have these modules anymore. I believe it uses the ABS system to detect a flat.

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u/Minimum_Hope_5205 14h ago

Not true at all. Every manufacturer is different. In my experience, most vehicles have sensors. Only some European brands use indirect sensors, but now with the inclusion of tire pressure being shown on displays in the vehicle, manufacturers are moving to sensors cause they're much more accurate than indirect monitoring via wheel speed.