Frequently Asked Questions

The most common cause on an older vehicle is a sensor that has reached the end of its battery life. Factory sensors are sealed units that usually last 5 to 6 years, and once one stops transmitting the cluster keeps the warning up until it is replaced and programmed. We read the system to confirm exactly which wheel position has dropped out.

Yes, on supported models. We currently retrofit the VW Amarok from 2022, the Ford Ranger and Ford Everest in both next gen from 2022 and previous gen from 2016 to 2022, and the Mazda BT-50 from 2016 to 2020. We supply and program the sensors, then code the vehicle so the cluster displays live pressures for the first time. BT-50s earlier than 2016 and Toyota models have not been tested yet, so ask us if you drive one.

We can supply a standalone tyre pressure monitoring kit instead. It comes with four in-wheel sensors and its own screen, and it runs independently of the vehicle's electronics, so no coding is needed and it will work on almost anything. The screen normally sits on top of the dashboard. There are also screens small enough to replace an unused switch blank, which suits older Toyota Hilux, Prado, Land Cruiser and Fortuner models well, or the screen can be built into an open section of the dash if there is no spare switch position. We fit the screens ourselves, and where the dash needs cutting we use a specialist team we work with.

Typically 5 to 6 years. The battery is sealed inside the sensor and cannot be replaced on its own. Because a full set is fitted at the same time, once the first sensor fails the others are usually close to the end of their life too.

We work on vehicles with a pressure sensor in each wheel. We don't work on indirect TPMS, which has no sensors in the wheels and estimates pressure loss from the ABS wheel speed sensors instead. If you are not sure which system your vehicle has, send us the make, model and year.

A TPMS diagnostic assessment at our premises in Strubensvalley is R500, and replacement sensor programming at our premises is R1,200 per visit. Mobile service is R1,800, covering the call-out and programming of one to four sensors within a 40 km radius of Strubensvalley; locations further away are quoted on request. Sensors are R500 each and are charged in addition to these fees. Retrofit coding and programming labour is R2,700 for the vehicle, so a full retrofit of four sensors is R4,700. Tyre fitment is separate and paid directly to your preferred fitment centre.

No. We supply and program the sensors and code the vehicle. The physical fitting is done by your own tyre fitment centre, who mount them on the rims. That way you keep using whichever tyre shop you already trust.

Yes. Mobile TPMS diagnostics, programming and retrofits are available within a 40 km radius of Strubensvalley, Roodepoort, covering most of Johannesburg. Locations further away are quoted on request. Appointments are also available at our premises in Strubensvalley, Roodepoort.

It clears on its own as soon as the vehicle picks up the new sensor transmitting again. Nothing further is needed from us once the sensor is in the wheel.

Drive about 10 to 20km at a steady speed above 30km/h and the cluster will start displaying live pressures and temperatures for each wheel.