hey i have some axis reverb wheels I want put on my car. I have stock wheels with 15k on them ,so I am gona use those tires now .I have been to 3 or 4 places to get the rims mounted, and balanced and they have told me that my tps sensors may not work when i swich wheel because they might break . I have taken the car to minakie and a few other tire places and have goten some high prices 130 for all 4 is that badd, or am i just thinking it should be cheaper o ya i took it to walmart and they said it would be 35 dollars but there machine couldnt do aftermarket wheelsss btw i live in tampa so if anyone noes any tire placess let me no thanks for your help

 

Well part of the process is that they have to move that TPMS to each new wheel. And it is possible those Reverbs are not necessarily compatible with TPMS to begin with. Have you gone to the dealer for anything to see what they say? I mean, really... Mieneke? Walmart?

 

I work at a merchants tire here in Virginia. Since you are using the stock tires, it really shouldnt be that big of an issue. Moving the sensors take literally 2 minutes a rim. If they fit on the rims you want, the price you should be looking at it close to 9.99 per wheel for balance and 4/10 of an hour labor for the tpms swap. 130 is wayyy too much for that. they are trying to rip you off. Balancing tires is virtually all profit so the more they can sucker you for the more they get. Now if the tpms dont fit the rims then you are SOL. I know a guy who didn't want his light on so he literally put the sensors all inside the wheel of the spare and aired it up to 33psi. Light is out, but the sensors really don't do ____.

 

the Meinekee around my house does great work, i've had them customize my exhaust, and do my axles, infact they welded in a resonator, fixed all my hangers so that my exhaust wouldnt touch my bumper, and moved my 02 sensor so that my exhaust wouldnt rattle all for $70, and then they did the labor on my axles for $200 and i got the parts somewhere else for 300 i love this Meinekee

 

ya maybe it is this one by my house that suckss they do realy good exaust

 

work but will the dealer mount and balance tires

 

i am gona take it to the dealer on mondayy

 

Dealers should know how to mount and balance your tires man. Just be prepared to bend over. Dealers aren't known for thier prices. Atleast not where i live.

 

haa ya i no lol idk what i am gona do cuz i am looking to spend like 60 not 130

 

i work at a dealer and i do wheels and tires all the time. any good tech can dismount, mount and re balance a set of 4 tires in under an hour or close to it. i forgot how much our shop labor is but its close to $100 an hour. so yea its gonna be somethin around what said you were quoted at a dealer.

some wheels will not work with tpms because of the way the wheel sensor sits in the rim and the tpms computer will not recieve the signal.

i don't know if you have some hole in the wall tire shops in your area. we have some here that will dismount tires for like $20. then remount for $20 and then balance for $20 so that will be what your willing to pay.

 

ya i am not looking for some pos shop i am just not looking to get riped off lol i called a budy of mine i am gona go see how much its gona be at the place he recomended now how can they break a tps sensor at minake they said that it is possible they would break i have never heard of that

 

If they try to break the bead next to the valve stem, the bead breaker will usually hit and damage the TPMS sensor. Most tire places are learning the hard way that all vehicles past 2007 have a TPMS sensor in the wheel. (I think they passed that law )

 

ya i realy want my tps sensors and if they break them there like umm 80 dollars a peace

 

they are about 130 a peice but do they have a town fair tire near you or something like that? they are hardcore about not damaging TPMS

 

dam 130 lol whats town tire fair i am in tampa i have never heard of that we have the major ones tires plus goodyear all those places those are the ones that say that cant gaurantee that my tps sensors will not break of lol for 130 they beter make it lol i checked my wheels can use the tps sensors from the stock wheels so now its just finding a place to do the workk lol

 

Dealer? They should warranty against breaking them. Might save you the cost difference for not having to buy another sensor.

 

ya thats what i am thinking i am gona go to that place my buddy recomended and then go to the dealer but the dealer is a last thing cuz i realy dont wana pay 150 if i can get it done for like 70-80

 

come to ft myers i work at tire's plus i can do it for prolly 50$ and we do alignment's for 40$ only my hook up price's only

 

dam i will be down there when ever u can do it for 50 tps sensors and everything i still have ur number ill try and make it down there tom um what time do u close i get off work at like 2 so i could be there by 4

 

i dont need a allignment anytime soon tho cuz i just got one with my oil change at 15k and i have 18k