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Hopkins 30100VA nVision Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Hopkins 30100VA nVision Tire Pressure Monitoring System

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Brand: Hopkins
Category: Automotive Parts and Accessories

List Price: $299.99
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 6 reviews

Media: Automotive
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 7.2 x 2.4

MPN: 30100VA
Model: 30100VA
UPC: 079976301008
EAN: 0079976301008

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Features:
  • Works on small trailer tires, car tires, truck tires all the way to large RV tires between 10 and 150 PSI
  • Monitor the vehicle you are driving, your towed vehicle or trailer, and any spare tires (up to 24 tires simultaneously)
  • Four programmable memory positions means no need to reprogram each time you drive and/or tow a different vehicle or trailer; just save different vehicle combinations for recall at the push of a button
  • Includes one monitor with non-skid pad, one power cord and four tire sensors
  • Easy and quick to install; highly durable

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Product Description
This easy-to-install tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) uses wireless technology to provide you with up-to-the-minute tire pressures. The advanced, 2-level warning system keeps you informed of poor fuel economy and increased tire wear as well as dangerous driving conditions caused by low tire pressure. The monitor is easily transferred from one vehicle to another and features multi-vehicle memory that allows it to save 4 different vehicle/trailer combinations for easy recall.

Amazon.com Product Description
The Hopkins 30100VA nVision Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is a wireless, in-vehicle diagnostic tool designed to effortlessly enable drivers to monitor the tire pressure of every one of the vehicles they have on the road. Installing in minutes on nearly any set of tires, pressurized from 10 to 150 PSI, fully customizable, able to track up to 24 tires simultaneously and possessing four different memory positions, it is the ideal TPMS for motorhomes, trucks that pull trailers, and standard passenger cars and trucks.

The Hopkins 30100VA nVision TPMS with included 4 tire sensors and wireless antenna
Monitor tire pressure from your dashboard.
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Why Get a Tire Pressure Monitoring System?
Tires bear the full weight of your vehicle as you move down the road, and maintaining proper air pressure plays a significant role in protecting them from dangerous blowouts, preventing excessive and/or uneven wear, and maximizing overall fuel efficiency. But situated out of sight of the driver, tire pressure levels are all too often neglected. Nine of ten tire failures are caused by driving on under-inflated tires, and tires do not become visibly low until they have lost 40% of their air. Dangerous driving conditions begin when tires pressure is 25% low, which can be a recipe for disaster.

The Hopkins 30100VA nVision TPMS' 2-level warning system explained
Convenient 2-level warning system.
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The Hopkins 30100VA nVision TPMS' closed lid design
Closed lid operation for minimal distraction.
Explanatory graphic of the Hopkins 30100VA nVision TPMS' tire valve sensor
Wireless pressure monitoring from each tire.
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Four included wireless tire pressure valve sensors included with the Hopkins 30100VA nVision TPMS
System includes 4 sensors and can accommodate up to 24.
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The Right TPMS Diagnostics for Any Vehicle
The Hopkins 30100VA nVision TPMS makes tire diagnostics clean, easy and painless year-round, right from the comfort of the driver's seat. The system consists of a small programmable wireless enabled monitor, which, after being synched with sensors that attach to the valves on your tires, allows drivers to monitor tire pressure from a spot near the dashboard at any time. Four sensors are included, but the system is able to simultaneously monitor up to 24 tires with additionally purchased sensors, making the nVision TPMS ideal for nearly any vehicle or vehicle configuration, including RVs with or without towed vehicles, vehicles pulling trailers or boats, and standard cars and trucks.

The 2-Level Warning System: How It Works
The unit works on an easy to understand 2-level warning system. Simply ensure that your tires are filled to the proper pressure*, attach the sensors to your tire valves and synch them with the unit's monitor. The system will use this initial, correct pressure reading as a baseline, subsequently issuing visual and audio warnings from your monitor when/if pressure drops to below one of two crucial levels. For example, when all of your tires are reporting normal tire pressures, the green light on the monitor face will be illuminated, but should any tire fall 12.5% below normal -- indicating that it is slightly low and should be filled at your first convenience -- the yellow light will flash and a beeping alarm will sound. Furthermore, if pressures fall to the dangerous level of 25% below normal or below, a red light will flash and a constant tone will sound. At this point you should stop immediately and add pressure to the tires. To determine which tires need attention simply open the monitor by touching the release button and the screen will flip open. The low tire(s) will flash and readout the exact tire pressure. On the face of the monitor you'll find a mute button to eliminate the audible alarm, but the yellow or red lights will continue to flash until the low tire pressure problem has been corrected.

Although the nVision TPMS' handy, easy to read, fold-up LCD screen provides comprehensive information on your vehicles tire pressure, it was also designed to operate in the closed position while vehicles are in motion. By closing the screen when mounted in the car, driver distractions are minimized, while all around driving safety is maximized. In addition, the unit has a four-position memory, allowing drivers to use it across four different vehicles/vehicle configurations without reprogramming.

Key Features:

  • Monitor the exact number and configuration of tires that correspond to the vehicles you are driving and/or towing
  • With four programmable memory positions there is no need to reprogram each time you drive and/or tow a different vehicle or trailer; just save different vehicle combinations for recall at the push of a button
  • Wireless technology guarantees transferability of the unit; just buy enough sensors to monitor all the tires on all your vehicles and the portable monitor goes with you to whichever vehicle you are driving.
  • With the ability track up to 24 tires simultaneously users can monitor the vehicle you are driving, your towed vehicle or trailer, and any spare tires
  • Works on small trailer tires, car tires, truck tires all the way to large RV tires between 10 and 150 PSI
Complete Specifications:

Sensor
Transmit Range: Approx. 75 feet (Line-of-Sight)
Operating Frequency: 433.92 MHz FM
Operating Temperature Range: -30° to 85° Fahrenheit
Weight: Approx. 2/3 oz.
Dimensions: 1.01" H x 1.11" Dia.
Batteries: Internal, non-rechargeable
Pressure Range: 10 - 150 PSI/68 to 999 kPa/1 to 9.99 BAR (+/- 5% range)
Low Voltage Shutdown: 2.2 Volts
Monitor
Power Requirements: 12V DC; typically draws 25mA in standby, less than 150mA with LEDs on.
Dimensions: 4.25" W x 8.0" (including antenna) L x 4.5"(open) H
Weight: 5.8 oz.
Power Cord Plug Type: Jack size - 3.5mm outer diameter & 1.35mm inner diameter.
Tire Positions: 1 to 24 wheel positions
Sensor Alarm Trigger Settings: 12.5% and 25% below the original tire inflation level

What's in the Box
TPMS Brake System Monitor, 4-sensors, a detachable antenna, adjustable nonskid pad, power cord, owners manual.

One Year Limited Warranty
Hopkins' 30100VA nVision Tire Pressure Monitoring System is warranted by Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation against defects in material or workmanship that result in a product failure during the one-year period following the date of purchase. This limited warranty applies only to claims made by the original end user (hereinafter "you") and cannot be assigned, transferred or conveyed to any subsequent users.

*Optimal tire pressure for can vary according to temperature and weight borne by your vehicle. Proper monitoring by this system requires a correct initial reading with regard to these conditions. Consult your vehicle's owner's manual and/or driver's side car door panel for suggested tire pressure in various situations before setting monitoring baselines.




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5 out of 5 stars Hopkins Mfg Tire Pressure Monitoring System review.   June 10, 2009
Ronald W. Stoven (Groton, CT USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

Compared many brands and this was best overall due to number of memory locations (24). With multi-vehicles I can monitor all tires in one unit without having to purchase multi receivers, just transfer this one receiver to other vehicles as needed and ZINGO all done. The receiver has a large viewing screen making it easy to read; it is also self-checking. Mdl 30100VA has 4 sending units whereas Mdl 38100VA has 6 sending units. Additional sending units come 4 units per set and their internal batteries last 3-5 yrs before replacement depending on how often the pressure is monitored/checked externally; at about $20 a unit spread over 3-5 yrs that isn't bad. Install and setup is a snap. Hopkins 30100VA nVision Tire Pressure Monitoring System


5 out of 5 stars Great product.   December 9, 2009
Flying Circus (Lansing, MI USA)
These tire pressure monitors will be well worth the money when and if a tire starts leaking. I put these on my motorhome and with tires costing about $300 each, I want to know if pressure is correct. If just one tire slowly loses air without warning and overheats, it's goodbye $300.00! (Which is $250.00 more than the cost of the tire's monitor. Also, their customer service hotline is great! I had some difficulty in the initial setup, and one phone call to a friendly, helpful technician solved the issue. Thanks, Hopkins!


3 out of 5 stars Use with care   September 12, 2009
William L. Giles (Louisville, KY United States)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

This after-market system works accurately. The monitor is a little large to conveniently fit on must dashboards (which are not flat), and is difficult to read in bright sunlight. The biggest issue I have with the system is the tendency of the pressure sender devices to work loose, and let air out of the tires. Sort of defeats the purpose of having the device in the first place. So far, in several months of use I have lost pressure in two tires this way, although it was quick to report that the pressure was falling. I'm going to look for a new system that is installed inside the wheel as an itergral part of the air stem, like the TPMS systems on new cars. I use the system with my 5th wheel trailer.


2 out of 5 stars Amazon Hopkins specifications should say celsius   November 30, 2009
D. J. Sharp (Mustang, OK)
I was curious also about the operating temperature of -30 to only 85 degrees fahrenheit. So I called the manufacture, he said that the specifications printed in Amazon's web site are for celsius not fahrenheit. I have not purchased one of these units yet so I can't give a true rating at this time.I pull a 5th wheel RV and I am thinking very seriously about doing so. If I do I will give my personal review later.


1 out of 5 stars Cause more problems than it does good   January 19, 2010
R. Davis (Tucson Az)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I installed this system on my motorhome, 3 of the 6 sending units would not send a signal. Two of the units continually leaked air. After about 2 days tire presure would go from 110psi to about 20psi. I am taking it back to the store that I purchased it from. I would rather take my chances than have something that causes flats.

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