Fit2Go Tyre Pressure Monitoring System

This product was sent to us to try out and review, and let me be clear, it would not normally be an item I would ever consider, so I will provide as accurate and balanced judgement as I can.

So, why would you want one? and why does the manufacturer recommend you fit them?

Now I don’t have the brain matter to validate these claims and sometimes feel many manufacturers will make data fit, so I am going to do my best and draw from personal experience.

We have two cars, a Ford Focus we have had for 10 years and 116,000 miles and a Volvo V70 estate that is just over 8 years old, only 2 years with us, and has done 55,000 miles (this one also tows a Caravan). While the Ford seems to float on air and hardly ever require tyres, that cost about £75, the Volvo is another matter. It cost me £500 to replace all four tyres a few weeks after purchase.

So I am fitting sensors to the Volvo.

Fitting and set up.

This was so easy, I went to our local garage, pumped the the tyres up to the recommended 38psi for our vehicle, then screwed on the sensors in place of the previous dust caps, a red LED Light flashes to tell you it’s working then you tighten the locking nut using the spanner provided – DONE – not losing the spanner seems to be my only worry, so I carefully placed it next to locking wheel nut adaptor with the spare wheel.

Next, fit the monitor to the windscreen. The receiver is the same size as the old tax disc and now they are no longer required can be affixed to the windscreen in its place, you simply press the small button on the back to start it up, remove the adhesive backing and stick it to the windscreen. I found that the adhesive area was too flat for the slight curvature on a typical windscreen but the adhesive that did touch has formed a strong fix and it does not budge – DONE.

• NO complicated paring of sensors.
• NO confusing programming of pressures into receiver.
• NO cables or cigarette chargers as it works by solar panel.
• NO re-programming when adding new sensors (caravan / trailer).

from http://www.fit2gotpms.com

That’s it. The receiver searches for the tyre sensors at the start of every journey and they automatically ‘pair up’. The vibration of the car starting up ‘wakes up’ the receiver and an icon flashes every 60 seconds to show it is operating. This automatic pairing means you can easily add sensors to caravan or trailer wheels as the system can handle 8 sensors.

Once a tyre pressure or temperature problem is detected by a sensor, the relevant icon on the receiver will flash on and off combined with a bleeping alarm. The ‘guilty’ sensor will then flash red every 5 seconds for 2 minutes on the next 5 stops. You then remove the sensor, re-inflate to correct pressure before re-attaching the sensor where-upon it re calibrates to the inflated pressure.

My initial thoughts?  First, let me tell you. Before I went to garage to inflate to an accurate start point my ‘visual’ inspection told me the tyres were OK and they looked fine. How wrong was I?  They should have been 38psi and the first reading for the two rear tyres at the garage was 28psi. Based on the data above, that would put me very much in the zone of heavy fuel consumption and tyre life reduction, not to mention the costs and safety risks of a high speed tyre blow-out. The Fit2Go TPMS product disclaimer points out that this is designed as a driver assistance device and should not be used as a substitute for regular manual safety checks. So, at approx £100 for 4 sensors plus receiver, you may be forgiven for thinking this will only warn you of issues mid-journey if you are a strict checker of tyre pressures before every journey, but be honest now, do you do that and do you know the pressure in your tyres right now as you read this and the car sits outside.

I do feel that bit safer and it is definitely making me more ‘tyre aware’. That awareness alone may be enough to make recouping the product cost via fuel consumption and tyre wear possible within a couple of years, but you may even put cost considerations aside if an early warning from the receiver prevented a tyre blow or rapid deflation whilst overtaking HGVs at 70mph on a motorway.

Update : 24 April 2017

When we reviewed the Fit2Go TPMS in February there was one thing missing to improve this product from an excellent safety monitoring device to also being an immediate method of visually checking each tyre pressure whilst simultaneously checking the status of the individual sensors. At that point the only method of checking a sensor was to remove it and wait for the monitor to recognise the pressure drop.

The Fit2Go Tyre Pressure Checker answers this issue and in our opinion now makes a complete package of tyre pressure safety awareness that is extremely simple to set up and extremely simple for ongoing monitoring.

Once you have inserted the two batteries into the ‘Checker’ you simply turn it on and hold it next to the tyre sensors aligning the Fit2Go logo with the sensor, you feel them pull together magnetically and then the pressure in the tyre is displayed along with the battery level on that particular sensor, simple.

I was even able make use of that weird space behind the radio on my Volvo to store the checker, using the self adhesive storage bracket supplied with the unit.

Reasons why we like this compared to some other systems on the market?

• Practically no set up for entire system other than screwing the sensors on
• Subtle appearance. No ‘in car’ display screens or 12v adaptors to use
• The walk-round check using the ‘checker’ prompts a visual tyre check
• The caravan can be included in this process

While the TPMS operates with or without the checker, we feel the checker gives the ‘user’ the visibility, knowledge and confidence in their tyre pressures. Further details on the checker can be found on this link: Fit2Go Tyre Pressure Checker

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