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From: Port Washington
I want to install Smartire on my new Workmeister S2R wheels but none of the 10 tire places in Albany I called want to do it... Before I buy the kit from Tire Rack: does anyone know how the in-tire pressure sensors attach to the wheel? Is this something I can do and then bring the wheel to anyone to have the tires mounted? I do all my own mods (headers, intake manifiold removal, supercharger install, huge stereo, etc) so I have a great deal of technical/mechanical ability... just to give you a guage of my experience/ability.
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Luis,
They say "Smart Tire, what's that" or "No we don't do that"... that's it. One Sears Automotive technician in Albany took Smartire's test and passed it... and that location still said "Sears doesn't install Snartire"...
If I am not able to install it myself then I just won't purchase the kit...
They say "Smart Tire, what's that" or "No we don't do that"... that's it. One Sears Automotive technician in Albany took Smartire's test and passed it... and that location still said "Sears doesn't install Snartire"...
If I am not able to install it myself then I just won't purchase the kit...
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Shaner,
I don't think this is a job you can do yourself. You can probably mount the sensor on the wheel, but getting the tire back on the wheel is the trick. I watched as mine were installed. The sensor in each tire straps around the wheel at the section with the smallest circumference, with the sensor opposite the valve stem. The trick for the installer is mounting the tire back on the wheel. They have to have the most up-to-date mounting hardware, which keeps the inside tire edges from catching on the sensor as they're slipped over the wheel. An inexperienced mechanic might have trouble with this.
Sears is an authorized Smartire dealer, I think, so they should be able to handle it. I'm surprised your Sears people wouldn't do it. But check the Smartire web site or contact the TireRack. They can probably give you the names of installers in your area. That's what they did for me. As it turned out, the installer was also an S2000 owner, so he did the job with great care. What luck!
Luis,
The only minus I can think of is the cost and the question of where to mount the monitor in the S2000 when space is a premium. My mounting location solves the latter problem, and I figure if the system extends the life of my tires or keeps me from ruining one, it will pay for itself over about 20,000 to 30,000 miles.
[Edited by Rick Hesel on 02-08-2001 at 06:35 PM]
I don't think this is a job you can do yourself. You can probably mount the sensor on the wheel, but getting the tire back on the wheel is the trick. I watched as mine were installed. The sensor in each tire straps around the wheel at the section with the smallest circumference, with the sensor opposite the valve stem. The trick for the installer is mounting the tire back on the wheel. They have to have the most up-to-date mounting hardware, which keeps the inside tire edges from catching on the sensor as they're slipped over the wheel. An inexperienced mechanic might have trouble with this.
Sears is an authorized Smartire dealer, I think, so they should be able to handle it. I'm surprised your Sears people wouldn't do it. But check the Smartire web site or contact the TireRack. They can probably give you the names of installers in your area. That's what they did for me. As it turned out, the installer was also an S2000 owner, so he did the job with great care. What luck!
Luis,
The only minus I can think of is the cost and the question of where to mount the monitor in the S2000 when space is a premium. My mounting location solves the latter problem, and I figure if the system extends the life of my tires or keeps me from ruining one, it will pay for itself over about 20,000 to 30,000 miles.
[Edited by Rick Hesel on 02-08-2001 at 06:35 PM]
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