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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #40 on: 25 July 2009, 16:00 »
Im not impressed with the flat tyre indicator on our mk5 GTI, :sad: It took it to get to 10psi before it noticed. (I was not driving it that week :wink:)
You should notice it before it does.
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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #41 on: 25 July 2009, 16:00 »
Quote from: Snoopy on 25 July 2009, 16:00
Im not impressed with the flat tyre indicator on our mk5 GTI, :sad: It took it to get to 10psi before it noticed. (I was not driving it that week :wink:)
You should notice it before it does.

Thats not how it works.
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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #42 on: 25 July 2009, 16:02 »
Quote from: gizzywizzy on 25 July 2009, 15:50
Doh, flat tyre indicator!!!! blah what a waste of £35.  Who the hell needs that?  if your tyres are that flat you'll know anyway.  Jesus, VW certainly try to get us lot to chuck our hard earned at them mind you if anyone is fool enough to add flat tyre indicator to their spec I for one can't blame VW.  Oh my lord I'm splitting my sides laughing :laugh: :laugh:. You know what they say "fools and their money.......... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Another one that doesnt have a clue how this is supposed to work, where do we get these people  :grin: :grin:
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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #43 on: 25 July 2009, 16:10 »
Quote from: VWKev on 25 July 2009, 16:00
Thats not how it works.

Quote from: VWKev on 25 July 2009, 16:02
Another one that doesnt have a clue how this is supposed to work, where do we get these people  :grin: :grin:

I know how it works. The point is its not a great deal of use. :rolleyes:
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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #44 on: 25 July 2009, 16:10 »
VWKev please do enlighten us as to how you think it works... I know but like other posters said it doesnt do what it says on the tin afaik.
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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #45 on: 25 July 2009, 16:19 »
Quote from: R32UK on 25 July 2009, 16:10
VWKev please do enlighten us as to how you think it works... I know but like other posters said it doesnt do what it says on the tin afaik.

Gladly. but I don't think, I know.

If you get an immediate flat, or a blowout, the FTI wont tell you sh!t, it hasnt had time to. So for the people saying 'If your tyres are flat you'll know anyway' is true, but its not designed to tell you when your tyres are flat (as the other poster said, thats obvious) its designed to tell you if your loosing tyre pressure.

If you get a slow puncture, your FTI will calulate over a certain distance the pressure in the tyre, the wall rim size and the weight of the wheel to give you an accurate reading of the PSI. It will need time to do this, so it works very well for the job its designed to do. You will then in turn have enought ime to change the wheel or get it repaired. Thats the job its supposed to do.
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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #46 on: 25 July 2009, 16:41 »
Quote from: R32UK on 25 July 2009, 16:10
VWKev please do enlighten us as to how you think it works... I know but like other posters said it doesnt do what it says on the tin afaik.
Yeah Kev enlighten us less brainy than thee!!!!
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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #47 on: 25 July 2009, 16:58 »
Quote from: gizzywizzy on 25 July 2009, 16:41
Quote from: R32UK on 25 July 2009, 16:10
VWKev please do enlighten us as to how you think it works... I know but like other posters said it doesnt do what it says on the tin afaik.
Yeah Kev enlighten us less brainy than thee!!!!

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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #48 on: 25 July 2009, 17:12 »
Quote from: VWKev on 25 July 2009, 16:19
Quote from: R32UK on 25 July 2009, 16:10
VWKev please do enlighten us as to how you think it works... I know but like other posters said it doesnt do what it says on the tin afaik.

Gladly. but I don't think, I know.

If you get an immediate flat, or a blowout, the FTI wont tell you sh!t, it hasnt had time to. So for the people saying 'If your tyres are flat you'll know anyway' is true, but its not designed to tell you when your tyres are flat (as the other poster said, thats obvious) its designed to tell you if your loosing tyre pressure.

If you get a slow puncture, your FTI will calulate over a certain distance the pressure in the tyre, the wall rim size and the weight of the wheel to give you an accurate reading of the PSI. It will need time to do this, so it works very well for the job its designed to do. You will then in turn have enought ime to change the wheel or get it repaired. Thats the job its supposed to do.

Thats not how it works.  It doesn't tell you the PSI at all.  It just gives you a warning light and a beep.

And I would echo others experience of the system in that it doesnt' work at all.  Didn't spot my slow puncture.  And yes, I did calibrate it properly.

It relies on the ABS sensors and compares the rotational speed to what it should be.  Its a cheap system unlike the Audi system that has a pressure sensor in the wheel and does actually measure the pressure.
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Re: Car Finally Ordered !!!
« Reply #49 on: 25 July 2009, 20:10 »
Don't care really, I got a good enough deal that £35 is neither here nor there.  :cool:

Now take a look at some of the other options people are getting, and start talking about fools and their money....  :rolleyes:

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