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Thanks for the heads up, I totally would have slammed on "any old Ford 5x108 rims with sensors" from Marketplace and lost time figuring it out myself.
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Jokes aside, I keep a mechanical air press gauge in the vehicle.Perhaps as members of the "high tech" generation you guys are unfamiliar with these:
https://www.amazon.com/Milton-S-928...2-a696-c6c6e011925b&pd_rd_i=B0000AXBXW&psc=1#
They do require some effort on the part of the driver...Cost is about $10
And I use a digital gauge when I'm actually adjusting pressures.
I didn't find TPMS all that useful in my previous vehicle, where I could not view actual real time pressure numbers like I can on my 2025.
But now, I use the tire pressure screen on my dash a majority of the time in my Lobo.
Until we get a sweeping Tach screen added, the tire pressure info seemed like the best extra screen for now.
Still would really like a Tach display screen..
Patch it in OTA, Ford, you can do it.
Not sure how 'real time' the readings are. They only poll them every so often, otherwise the batteries wouldn't last. TPMS only came about because of the Firestone/Ford/Explorer fiasco and as a result TPMS was mandated in '07-up vehicles.
Maybe the systems that show actual pressure in each tire are more real time but TPMS itself takes a while to trigger, unless it's a rapid loss of air.
I don't know what the polling interval is specifically, or the update rate of the pressure data.
But its fast enough that I can see them change from cold/parked temp to warming up temp after a few-5+ minutes. And then a final 'up to temp' temp that they tend to normalize at. Often swinging 1-3 degrees depending on day/weather/temps/driving style.
That is to say, more 'real time' than manually measuring them with a gauge, while the vehicle is stationary.
In this scenario, i prefer having the data fed to my dash wirelessly. Which I think is actually useful info, for safety, performance, and efficiency reasons.
The tire store does not need to dismount the tires, just break the bead at the TPMS sensors and swap. It's about $20 per wheel labor. They usually include programming. It's usually $85 per wheel if they install Shrader EZ new sensors for you. If you are having tires installed it's usually $12 to $15 each to rebuild your sensors or replace with your new ones.
I just found experience That just because the Schrader easy go sensors claim that they are compatible with the 25s, there seems to be some problem in the definition of compatible and both the I believe the numbers are 33610 and the 36 510s although they claim their compatible with the 25s they do not work. I ended up buying a set of OEM sensors from the dealership And there were no issues with them communicating with the ECM or ECU whichever one it is.
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