Garmin gps / tpms

[MPSS]

Hey all, just looking at the Garmin GPS with the TPMS: can anyone tell me why you require metal valve stems as opposed to rubber to use the TPMS with the Garmin GPS?

Thanks


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ron

[smokey]

Hey all, just looking at the Garmin GPS with the TPMS: can anyone tell me why you require metal valve stems as opposed to rubber to use the TPMS with the Garmin GPS?

Thanks


:???:

ron

With the rubber the tpms sensor may not seat all the way down, with the metal you don't have that problem, I had rubber on mine and the TPMS leaked slightly, went to metal and never had a problem.

[petenomad]

This is actually not just with Garmin sensors. But a quick google search found this: gpscity q&a (http://www.gpscity.com/questions?qid=41619) Checkout the final response.

[petenomad]

With the rubber the tpms sensor may not seat all the way down, with the metal you don't have that problem, I had rubber on mine and the TPMS leaked slightly, went to metal and never had a problem.

It's really about putting a bunch of weight out at the end of a flexible rubber stem that is going to see a lot of high speed vibration.