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Hi guys,
I know our cars are so well equiped with tire sensors, but I wanted to know that does anyone use the external tire gauge to measure the air pressure. If yes, what kind, from where, and how much.
I've seen a few on the Ebay, some digital, some with needle, but not sure which would be more beneficial. And I don't wanna pay anything over $10-$15, its a tire gauge after all... shouldn't have a Vette tax on it..
Thanks
I know our cars are so well equiped with tire sensors, but I wanted to know that does anyone use the external tire gauge to measure the air pressure. If yes, what kind, from where, and how much.
I've seen a few on the Ebay, some digital, some with needle, but not sure which would be more beneficial. And I don't wanna pay anything over $10-$15, its a tire gauge after all... shouldn't have a Vette tax on it..
Thanks
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I don't have sensors either. I bought a decent one from Advance Auto for about 15 bucks. It's round and has a 6 inch "extended" hose on it.
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I have the sensors, but I also check my tires cold in the garage with a digital gauage and I have my old fashioned one that I double check the digital against also.
Yes flame on, I am old and I still use the old fashioned one. I have for years always used two gauages because I have never in my 62 years found 2 different ones that read the same pressure. My obsesssive compulsive brain makes me double check.
Yes flame on, I am old and I still use the old fashioned one. I have for years always used two gauages because I have never in my 62 years found 2 different ones that read the same pressure. My obsesssive compulsive brain makes me double check.
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Z06's don't come with the tire presser sensors. 
I bought a pressure gauge a few years ago, I think Victor is the manufacture. It has an easy to read dial, a flexible hose, and it holds the reading until you press the brass release button.
I bought a pressure gauge a few years ago, I think Victor is the manufacture. It has an easy to read dial, a flexible hose, and it holds the reading until you press the brass release button.
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pick up 1 for auto zone last week for only $10 it's digital and it reads 1 pound higher than the tire sensors in the car ..it's always a good idea to have one when adding air in the tires .before i got mine i put air in and they were way too high .so thats what made me buy mine .
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currently have 3 sets of wheel, only 1 set has sensors on them. Obviously for the wheels that don't have sensors, I use a regular gauge, but for the set that does, I use the DIC to keep track of it day to day and make sure it's not leaking air, but when it's time to actually put air in the tires, I use a regular gauge.
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Originally Posted by BobbyG
I bought a pressure gauge a few years ago, I think Victor is the manufacture. It has an easy to read dial, a flexible hose, and it holds the reading until you press the brass release button.
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I use a digital gauge that I got from Radio Shack. Always good to double check the pressure.
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Originally Posted by DeeGee
I sometimes calibrate the TPS against a digital gauge.
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I use a $1.00 stick gauge from O'Rielly when adding air or checking cold!
