question about a 2006 viper...

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It has a TPMS, but only has a single idiot light and chime to indicate that one or more tires are low. No way to tell which tire or what the pressure is in any tire without measuring it. Some owners install the Orange Electronics add-on TPMS, which has individual tire pressure and/or tire temperature displays color-coded for good or bad. See Amazon.com.

NOTE: installing an add-on TPMS means the OEM TPMS will forever be signalling bad tire pressure since the OEM tire pressure senders are gone. One solution to this is to buy a pressure cup that mounts the four OEM senders, pressurize the cup to normal tire pressure, and keep the pressurized cup somewhere in the car. The four pressurized OEM senders keep the OEM TPMS happy and quiet, while the four add-on senders mounted in the wheels do the real work.


As for a trip computer, all it has is a trip odometer which can be reset to zero.
 
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There are several DIY instructions and photos. Google for TPMS CANNISTER or TPMS CAN or TPMS BOMB. I remember seeing an advertisement for one, but didn't save the link.

Basically get a short section of 3" or 4" diameter PVC pipe and two end caps. Glue one end cap to PVC pipe. Put three TPMS sensors in pipe, and pad with cloth so they don't rattle. Drill other end cap and mount last TPMS sensor on the end cap. Glue last end cap onto pipe. Pressurize pipe to 30 psi using sensor mounted through endcap. Put pipe cannister in car somewhere. Since all four sensors are pressurized, all four sensors report good to car TPMS.

Some people use a screw-on end cap on one end, instead of a glue-on end cap, so they can remove sensors without destroying cannister. Your choice.
 
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Thom...thanks for all the info. I don't think the TPMS will be an issue. Just wanted to verify what types of sensors the 2006 had.
 
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