Wheels & Tires

[LockMD]

Saw somewhere (maybe on here) that they make blue tooth enabled valve stem caps that will tell your smart phone the tire pressure. Sweet! I can see getting these. Problem is, they only come in a set of four!

So you'll have a spare

I do like the sound of this too, I'll have to look into them.

 

[Johnapool]

While I totally agree John, I could see where something like the TPMS would be handy. The front spats/fairings pretty much hide the valves, so you'd need someone outside the Elio to tell you when it's accessible. It's either that, jack it up and spin the wheel, or remove the fairings...all of which I'm too lazy to do.

OK, OK, I stand corrected! I forgot about the dang wheel fairings....just make it something simple, cheap and dependable!

 

[NSTG8R]

Saw somewhere (maybe on here) that they make blue tooth enabled valve stem caps that will tell your smart phone the tire pressure. Sweet! I can see getting these. Problem is, they only come in a set of four!

Yep, goofyone posted a link to the site a page or two back. Just use the extra one for the spare tire on one of your other vehicles. Nothing worse that getting a flat, then finding out that your spare is flat too! (Son ran over something at his buddy's house in my wife's Jeep, swapped it with the spare, and "forgot" to tell me. )

 

[LockMD]

I just ordered a pair of these Bluetooth Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems for my vehicles and hope to eventually use some on my new Elio:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fobo-tire-world-s-first-all-bluetooth-smart-tpms/x/8622646

The system has four tire pressure monitors which attach to the valve stems of you car and communicate with a base station in your car and/or directly with your phone via Bluetooth 4.0.

SWEET! Thanks for sharing Goofyone. After looking at it for a little bit, I bought 5 sets for 400 bucks

 

[goldwing06]

While I totally agree John, I could see where something like the TPMS would be handy. The front spats/fairings pretty much hide the valves, so you'd need someone outside the Elio to tell you when it's accessible. It's either that, jack it up and spin the wheel, or remove the fairings...all of which I'm too lazy to do.

u know that lots of small planes have tightly faired wheel pants and some have small doors that fit flush that can allow airing and checking of the tp. those could be made or installed on the front wheels of the elio and i use the brail method to check the rear tire on the goldwing, since it's pretty well buried like the back of the elio in its current configuration of styling.

 

[skygazer6033]

Small access doors are good but you still have move the car until the valve stem aligns with the door. Guess you could mark the back side of the tire with a marker to help you align the valve.

 

[JEBar]

Small access doors are good but you still have move the car until the valve stem aligns with the door. Guess you could mark the back side of the tire with a marker to help you align the valve.

and, just to manually check the air pressure could easily mean moving the Elio 3 times

Jim

 

[skygazer6033]

Count on it jim. The chances of even 2 being accessible is slim.

 

[goofyone]

and, just to manually check the air pressure could easily mean moving the Elio 3 times

Jim

The rear tire will be easy as the side panel unlatches and flips up easily however for the front two you will either have to remove the fender or roll the Elio forward or backward.

 

[goofyone]

and, just to manually check the air pressure could easily mean moving the Elio 3 times

Jim

The rear tire will be easy as the side panel unlatches and flips up easily however for the front two you will either have to remove the fender or roll the Elio forward or backward.