My sisters tire blew out

[nizmainiac]

thats a good idea, where did you get your pressure monitor system from?

[BMW 5 SERIES]

I bought the system two years ago from a local dealer in Greece were I live. The system consists from 5 wireless valve senders and one control unit which displays continuously when engine running the pressure and the temperature of all four tires plus the spare wheel.

[nizmainiac]

do you have to put the wheels back in the same place ? ie you cant swop them around? the renault lagunas are the same , if you do swap them about it confuses the computer

[BMW 5 SERIES]

Yes that is almost correct.
All the valve senders are marked with a different color. Once you put them all in your tires you run a test from the main unit which identifies which color you put and were. For example red front right, green front left e.t.c. Now if you want to replace your wheels for example from front to back you have to replace the valve senders too.
If you don’t replace the valves you will still getting readings from the tires but then you have o remember which color is were

[nizmainiac]

that sounds about right, you also have to be careful when fitting the tyres too, always start and finish at the valve otherwise you end up crushing the sensor, and theyre not cheap to replace, renault ones are about £300 a piece and i think the lexus one are even more expensive, not that i have ever broken one

[Qube]

Maybe it was through my old police training, but I never drive without doing a once around the car.

[nizmainiac]

i always check my pressures once a week

[632 Regal]

your a Fed?

Maybe it was through my old police training, but I never drive without doing a once around the car.

[Qube]

your a Fed?

Secret Service, lol. Nah, I was doing some 'special' work before for the blues. Due to eyesight, I'm now in IT Sec. for big brother.

[nizmainiac]

define "special" or would you have to kill me if you told me btw. thanks for suggesting the imageshack toolbar , almost got it figured out