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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 11:35 PM
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Default Re: TPMS sensors
Originally Posted by mferreira3417
only the dealer can program these.you have to get into the tpms computer on the car with a drb or starscan and you use a magnet to program them
car quest is a parts store not a tire dealer
If you buy the part from a parts store then I doubt they have the ability to program them. These parts are available to tire stores and a programing tool is available to them to buy and use.
With the growing need for replacement sensors they are jumping into the market. Why would they sell you tires with fitted sensors in the rims and then tell you to go to the dealer when they could make more money with the whole package.

You just have to know what sensor you currently have and get one that is on the same frequency. The receiver in the car is waiting for the signal, it's dumb it will act on the signal and turn the light on if warranted.

Schrader made some of the TPMS sensors in our cars, they should know how to do it, these EZsensors are meant to replace the majority of the OEM sensors with just a few models. If the receiver does not work with the new sensors then the wrong part is in the wheels. The dealer is not wanting these new sensors as their ones cost twice the price and it is basically the same part.

You must buy the correct model of the EZsensor and it must be programed correctly.
 
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