For those of you with after market rims...
What does the tire pressure monitor do when you install after market rims and you DID NOT have the special OEM valves installed? Does the monitor stay lit? or it does nothing at all. Will the sensors work again if you put the oem rims back on.

for example: winter tires on cheap(er) rims (without air pressure sensor) and swapping for the oem sets in the summer...

 

NO ONE can answer this???

 

I wanta know also ...

 

The sensors only transmit if there is a problem but continue to do so until the problem is resolved (it saves battery power to only transmit if there is a problem). In theory if there are no sensors then the computer should not flip on the warning light. I believe that tirerack was working on aftermarket parts for their rims that work with OEM pressure sensors, I would email them and report their reply here.

-marc

 

I'm surprised nobody's answered. Though haven't seen Jamikest (or any othe the other Crossfire tech's) in here in a while.

And the numerous folks who have posted here about switching to snow tires up north last winter, one of them should know how the TPM system responded..... or did they ALL use Crossfire stock front rims (with TPM's) on the rear with 18" snow tires all around????

 

OK - here is my experience:

I did use stock 18" rims all the way around with TPM sensors on the new wheels and snow tires.

When installed, the TPM light was not on and did not come on if I let out some air in one of the tires as a test.

I took it to the dealer, who had to re-link the sensors to the monitor. He had to hook up the computer console to the plug under the dash and go around to each wheel with a round magnet placed on the inflator. The console would beep to indicate that the monitor had received a signal from the sensor. This whole process takes about two minutes.

When I switched back to the Michellins this spring, I had to do the reset again.

So my guess would be that if you put on tires with no sensors, the TPM light will just stay off.

Hope this helps.

 

huge help! so i would need sensors if i changed wheels! thanks!

 

The part number for the sensor is

5096808-AA SENSOR TI 8037155

They cost $45.20 each.

 

jsisabella...

thanks for the info...my local dealer wanted 49.99 for the tpm sensors...

 

jsisabella... does that process have to be done whenever a tire has to be removed and replaced?

 

AZ:

Only if a different sensor has been placed on that wheel location. Just taking off the wheel to fix a tire and then putting it back on would not change the reading by the TPM console.

But that brings up a different question. If you rotate tires side to side, does that confuse the TPM console? Someone is going to have to try that one.... Rotate the tires, and then let some air out of any of the rotated tires and see if the monitor still works.

The reason I am asking this one is that when the sensors are set up. the computer asks for the magnet to be placed on a specific tire starting with left front, right front, right rear, left rear. So it appears that the monitor is checking a specific sensor at a specific location. If the wheels are rotated to the other side of the car, that sensor is no longer where it was originally set up.

If it does work, then the console is just looking at four sensors. If not, the the console really would have the capability to indicate which tire is low, and D/C chose not build that into the display. Buit then D/C will have to do a whole bunch of resets of this monitor system......

Isn't modern technology wonderful?????

:lol:

And BTW, there are pictures of the sensors in my album.

 

Thanks....

 

i just put rims on my car and the light is off !

 

:shock: :x the light is on now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:

 

Sounds like a trip to the dealer to have the sensors calibrated.

 

on fire, do you have already foose wheels installed. any pictures? what size? i was told just to use the original oem valve in order to avoid any tpm light on if a change to a new set f wheels.

 

i just fix the light problem !!

i took out the bulb