TPMS or Tyron Bands?

Stewart P
Stewart P Forum Participant Posts: 31
edited April 2022 in Caravans #1

We ordered a new caravan at the February NEC show which should be delivered in September. When we took delivery of our current caravan we decided to have Tyron Bands fitted as they were on our previous caravan we had bought second-hand and seemed a good safety feature. For this reason we ordered our new caravan to also have the Tyron Bands fitted.

We are now wondering if we should cancel the Tyron Bands and buy a TPMS system? The Tyron Bands are good in that they help to keep the tyre on the wheel rim after a puncture and reduce the likelihood of damage to the caravan should this happen. The TPMS system however should give early warning of tyre deflation so might actually prevent the tyre being damaged in the event of a puncture.

What do you think is the best?

Peter

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  • Lutz
    Lutz Forum Participant Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2022 #2

    No-one, not even the manufacturer, has ever proved that, under otherwise identical conditions, one would be better off with Tyron bands than without. They can't stop the tyre from disintegrating even if they were to prevent the tyre bead from separating from the wheel rim, but I've never had that happen following a blowout, even without Tyron bands. Forget the bands and go for TPMS.

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