Started getting the 2007 Coupe prepped for the trek to the Crossfire Fall Rally next weekend. Cleaned tires & wheels today. May vacuum the Coupe later today. About all the time I have with Crossfire today. Wife & I are headed to VWs in the Valley car show Friday AM in Maggie Valley, NC. Gotta a few things left on our 2016 Beetle Dune Hatchback.

 

Installed my forward facing rear sub surrounds
super easy to install. Noticeable improvement to sound with the roof in both up an down position
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Great way to improve sound quality with out a really large investment.

I could not build them for what it cost to by them.
forum member Chynnalou is the fabricator.

Want better sound? Get a set of these.

I’ll post installation images when I return.

 

It finally cooled down enough here to put the top down. Today we went to Tortilla Flat AZ for lunch, it was a nice twisty road skirting the Superstition Mountains and Canyon Lake.

 

Nice looking car

 

Thanks, that’s the daily driver of the three. The other two don’t get out much.

 

Drove it. Took an 80-mile round trip for leaf spotting and lunch. Had the left rear tire fixed yesterday so I was a bit annoyed when the TPMS light came on. Again. Pressure in all four tires was well over minimums since we'd been driving an hour, so once again I am bedevilled by the damn TPMS. Would the system trip if tire pressure got too high? The problem child tire was at 44, the others were at 42. Apart from the left rear which I didn't check after the repair, all were filled to 34 pounds to help avoid the TPMS triggering when the tires cool off and we start off again.
At this point, I'm ready to replace the TPMS entirely, go with an aftermarket, modern system that shows all four tires' pressure along with new sensors.
No, a piece of tape over the light is a dumb thing to do, in my opinion, and I intend this car to be a cruiser, to be enjoyed as much as possible. This means updating things, not ignoring them. Many of you have done this fix and I'll go into the archives as well as Amazon to find what will work best for my needs.
Love this car, she's just so much fun to drive.

 

The batteries in the valve stems of the tpms were not designed to be replaced or last as long as most of the Crossfires on the road, Someone will know which new ones work the best and answer your post

 

To my understanding a HI reading will trigger them also.

 

"I'm ready to replace the TPMS entirely, go with an aftermarket, modern system that shows all four tires' pressure along with new sensors."

I opted to go with the 1/2" piece of electrical tape fix. But I would love to put in a modern system. Has anyone done this and if so how does one go about getting that done? Is there a kit? Does one have to rip out a bunch of electrical stuff?

 

If considering the purchase of new wheel sensors, I recommend any that are pre-programmed. These can be bought from Schrader, Autel, Redi-Sensor, etc. Best option is to clone the existing sensors (if they still are operable) so the TPMS module (located under the interior light module mounted in the headliner) will be able to recognize the replacement wheel sensors since they have the same IDs as the OEM sensors. (Note: Gotta make sure the tire shop mounts the cloned wheel sensor & tire in the same position as the OEM sensor & tire.) Otherwise, you'll need to be able to have someone with a DRB3 Emulator perform a 're-learn' setup to load new wheel sensor IDs into the TPMS Module. Several of us have this software w/Micropod device & can perform this 're-learn' setup for you - just ask around. Another option is to find a dealer that still has the OEM DRB tooling but you'll pay out the 'ying-yang' to have them do this. Most independent tire shops won't be able to perform the 're-learn' setup since they don't have the software. (Note: I've always wondered why an independent M-B shop wouldn't invest in the DRB3 Emulator w/Micropod so they could handle replacing TPMS wheel sensors on a Crossfire & execute the 're-learn' setup. It's only several hundred $s for the whole shooting match.)

 

Dedward, you're killin me with all this electronic DRB3 re-learn TPMS module IDs Emulator module cloned pre-programmed tire shop mumbo jumbo. No disrespect.

My level of expertise ended at the 1/2" of electrical tape over the idiot light.

Now, at the Ozarks rally Bob McCubbin tested all 4 wheels with his electrical doo-dad and the left rear wheel is the culprit. So can I just stick my Silverado pick up truck sensor in there, get it re-learned and we're GTG?

 

Depends on whether your Silverado wheel sensor is the same transmitting frequency as the sensor used by the Crossfire.

 

Member ZR SRT6 wrote a post that is very well worth reading. It concerns the use of Schrader Universal valves which can be matched to your existing valves that have died using the number on them or made to match the weak signal if they are just alive.
Mine died two years ago and I have done nothing about replacing them, I may get around to it sometime.

 

There is the problem.
Not going to pull all four tires from rims, at home, so I can read the numbers off the stock units to order replacements.
Because I'd wind up with same ole situation...
A TPS low Pressure light, no way to tell which tire is low from the cabin, and if I gotta check all four tires it will always be the last one I check.
F that.
Any system that tells you pressure at each corner is far, far superior to a TPS idiot light.
I'd just order the new whole new system instead.
I hear you can unhook the stock setup by going behind dome light and disconnect the micro connector.
Then get a modern version and be way happier.
I can feel when a tire is low, fronts dont steer properly, rears waggle the ***.
That can be surmised before you leave your neighborhood, and hit the highway.
Get more in tune with the car, it'll tell you what's up.
My two cents are when I lost a sidewall on a rear tire there was no need for tps to tell me, I knew right away!
I check my tires if Im going to be "driving".
Good tires are spendy and best to not trust any idiot light when it comes to what meets the road.
At best the stock system made you check all four tires.
Cheers and Good Luck

 

BPCR45-70, If you are interested in a simple aftermarket solution, I purchased my aftermarket TPMS from Amazon two years ago. Works well for me. And my little piece of electrical tape is still in place. I attached the monitor/display to the dash with Velcro on the far left drivers side. Just need to turn it on and off when needed. Here is a link to the system I installed:

 

All of these electronic problems with TPMS, power seats, fuel filler doors, etc... Makes me happy to own a base model. Less to deal with.

 

Used to live in AJ. Rode Harleys, and that ride to Tortilla Flat was always fun

 

I scheduled a full transmission service, including the conductor plate, and replacement of the cabin air filter for next week.
Last big thing to do with this car. Getting the left rear tire fixed seems to have sorted out the TPMS light coming on all the time.
In another 10k miles I'll do the oil change (30k miles).
This car is becoming very reliable and so more and more fun. Really looking forward to more and more long drives and road trips this winter.

 

Carried out a fluid, filter and electrical connector change on my srt gearbox yesterday. Oil was still in very good condition just a small amount of slug in the pan. New Needswings headers being fitted in the next week

 

Oil change in another 10K miles, how long do you go between changes?