Thread: Aftermarket Wheels Spacer problems
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Default Re: Aftermarket Wheels Spacer problems
When the tires were changed the left rims should have stayed on the left side of the car, likewise the right rims. The TPM sensors are set to specific corners of the car with the gizmo that sets them up. Putting a right in a left position will trigger the light, that's what I have picked up from various sources, true or not I do not really know. To check, switch the tires and take a very short trip. If the light does not go out in a minute or so then it's another problem.

Relearning has been mentioned but I think it is not proved at all. I do think a left rear tire from my car will not trigger a light on another crossfire if placed in the left rear position, providing it was the same part numbered sensor. The sensors are set while on the car, otherwise they could be set in the box and put anywhere. Later sensing systems can identify which tire is low in pressure. I think our sensors could do that but the receiver is not equipped to do it.

This is all I have gathered as I know nothing concrete at all. It appears to be a trade secret so dealers and the like can commit highway robbery.
 
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