• TPMS and new wheels.
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So my brother's friend totaled his miata and decided to junk it. My parent's agreed to let him borrow our spare car in exchange for his rims. They are watanabe replicas (who knows if they're rotas, blacks etc) which look quite nice and close the real thing just like these: [img]http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/DSC03586.jpg[/img] (not my wheels, just for illustration) I reckon they'll look quite rad on my 2008 honda fit. However, both my stock wheels and his are due for some new tires (he races his miata regularly, and i bought the fit used) and i figure I might as well move the TPMS sensors to the new wheels in order to prevent a warning light on my dash. So my question is: since my TPMS sensors are already paired to my car, will they need to be re-paired once i get them moved to the new wheels? or is it a simple swap?
I think you need different ones because they wont sit at the right angle in a different wheel? I'm not sure.
well, let's just assume they fit just fine..
A rim isn't always a rim. Depends on the offset on whether or not they're gonna fit.
guys, the question is about the TPMS sensors pairing up with my car, not the rim. The size or fitment of the rim is irrelevant. For all intents and purposes, let's assume the rims fit on my car just fine (i'm 90% sure they do, the bolt pattern matches, i can buy some hub centric rings, and the offset isn't too extreme) and the sensors fit in the rim just fine.
yes the tpms from your car still works with your car. [editline]23rd June 2013[/editline] just be sure you put them back on in the right order so its not telling you 'RF low' when your back left is low
[quote]When you mount the new wheels, set your radio to 90.9FM and push your horn for 5 minutes while flashing your high beams. It will reset your TPMS sensors.[/quote] Not sure if trolling... [editline]23rd June 2013[/editline] [quote]Set the tires at 32 PSI. Check for nails in all 4 tires. If there are no nails found and light is still on after you have at least hit 25 mph then you will need to reset the Tire Pressure Monitor Sensor. Bleed the air pressure from the tires to at least 18 psi. It's gotta bleed at least 3 psi within 15 seconds for the sensor to reset itself. Easier and quicker way to reset them is to buy a tire valve remover to let all the air out of the four tires and then refill them. Or you can always take it to a dealer to do what I explained. Hope that helps[/quote]
You know the best thing to do with TPMS sensors, besides throwing them away?? [img]http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17329[/img]
I don't get the point why people hate TPMS sensors. They are their for a reason to alert the driver of a low tire. Granted the inside the wheel method is silly and using the abs sensor instead to detect how fast its going relative to the others is a nicer system for simplification reasons. Answer to OP's question. The sensors are "paired" to your car. Only thing I see becoming a issue is the sensors might need to be calibrated. And If it was me I would keep using them even tho their a pain in the ass some times, never know when you will acculy have a low tire and not notice and drive for a few weeks and make that tire wear unevenly.
TPMS sensors on aftermarket wheels is a mess.
Make a pipe bomb with it
TPMS sensors seem like another stone on the path that America is on toward being lazy idiots. What's wrong with checking your tire pressure sometimes with a good old fashioned tire pressure gauge? It's encouraging laziness. Also, the ABS sensors monitoring discrepancies in RPM between sides seemed to me to be a good method that worked well for a long time.
It's kinda nice to know that your right rear tire is low when you get in the car in the morning.
I read on motor the other day that most '1st generation' tpms sensors are going bad from age.
well.. they are probably getting old, but i'm sure they have plenty of life left.. maybe the tire place will make a rookie mistake and break them while removing the tire. who knows, i might get a new set for free. lol
Swapping over the senors are easy and you should be able to do it. I wouldn't worry about breaking them because any tire tech who knows what they're doing will be able to dismount the tire without touching the sensor. and no, they shouldn't need to be re-paired while doing something as simple as a tire/rim swap. even if they are, i'm 90% sure your car is an autorelearning system so you would just have to drive it for a half hour at most
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