Hey guys,

since im guessing most of you got new rims and tires on ur car, what did you do about the tire pressure sensor in the stock wheels?

did you

A. remove them from the stocks and put them in ur new ones

B. ignore the light on the dash

C. Get another set of sensor to put in your new tires

I have a feeling that the light on the dash would bug me

Thanks

 

Here's the PVC pipe trick solution for "B." above:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=234237

 

best way is A.

new sensors are expensive as well as the hassle of getting them programmed to the car.

 

I put mine in the new rims.

 

i put a piece of black tape over light in the cluster. no light showing for me.

 

All these ghetto solutions (PVC Tube, tape over the light)....it's not that hard to take the sensors out of your stock wheels. Unless you've got a wheel that prohibits the use of the sensor...but that's a fairly rare issue.

The sensors would be even more important in low profile tires because it's not as easy to see/feel a low tire.

 

thats a damned good point bones...I nvr thought about that . haha, I know what i will be doing!Plus any tire shop can do that, I have never dealt with TPMS personally.

 

i hate the d@mn tpms. i have an extra wheel that i want to put on in place of my tiny curb rash wheel but no tire or wheel places never want to touch it because they dont want to accidently brake it and have to pay 4 it. **** sux so i said screw it. plus its a hassle when buying new wheels and tires ***** a pain in the @$$. plus we can obviously see when are tires or low and can even feel it when driving and turning.

 

You need to find a tire shop that knows how to do their job. If you break sensors, you're an idiot. I can see doing it once, maybe...but I would rather change a set of tires on a car with sensors over one with rubber valvestems, because it's one less step...no changing valvestems.

The TPMS on Toyotas is pretty simple since it doesn't monitor sensor location. That's where you get headaches because every manufacturer is different in regards to their reset procedure.

It's not near as easy to tell if you have a low tire with low pro tires vs stock/higher profile tires so it might be too late til you realize. IMO....the TPMS can save you money because it can keep you from ruining an otherwise repairable tire.

 

hey i wanna jump in on this thread,im gonna get new rims and tires but swapping the sensors over is a lot of money because of the remounting and rebalancing. If that tpms light is on, will my car pass inspection at the dealer or any other place?....i never thought about this until now....any input

 

Kept the TPM sensors in.....wanted to protect the new rims. [/img]