So I'm running the GS-R Blades right now and they finally threw out the TPMS on the dash. I wanted to know if there's a way to disable it. I ran a search and found no direct answer about disabling it, just possibly transferring it to the new set of rims.

I don't know if TPMS works with the GSR's for one and secondly they would be a very large bitch to transfer because I already got the wheels with tires mounted and don't really want to goto the hassle of lugging all the stuff to a shop.

So, can it be disabled easily or too difficult? I could ignore it but just wanted to see if there was a solution to it first.

 

ummm i'm also curious about this...

i know people have taken apart the gauge cluster and put black vinyl tape over the indicator on the back.. no easy solutions

 

LOL thats a cheezy way to do it.. i mean if ur gonna take apart the gauges u might as well find out where the wire that takes care of that is..

 

haha do it! start buzzing them out.. get an ohm meter

 

use the tpms sensors from ur stock wheels its a lil peace that attaches to the valve stem on the new gsr blades... did that with the ls mesh i have on no problems

 

If they won't fit with the new rims, place all four TPMS sensors into your spare tire. You won't be able to use the spare, but the light will stay off.

 

The solution is simple: place a piece of black electrical tape over the icon.
That way, if your state will insist on seeing it for your inspection just take the tape off.

If it reqires it to be working but out because the tires are up to pressure you'll have to keep your riginal tires/wheels for that.
And if you change tires on original wheels, warn the installer that the wheels have those $100 evices on each wheel.

 

TPMS? What is that

Canadian Fits are not equipped with such annoying features like this

 

Canada is next on the list.

 

all four inside the spare tire sounds like a good idea.. any way to disable it period? is there a wire or fuse or something? there has to be a way to get rid of the light period, i think its a dumb feature anyway..

 

So the sensors are outside of the wheels right now? I read that someone on here took the tpms out and had no light. Maybe it was a fluke though.

 

Doesn't tire rack sell replacement sensors that can be synced to your system?
http://tires.tirerack.com/search?p=K...20Systems&rk=2

 

thats probably a real solution but that requires additional spending.. i dont even want the tpms period.. its useless. i guess that is a solution for people who want aftermarket rims with tpms. i know i dont haha

 

And what will the receiver sensors in your wheel hubs measure? Sorry, if the $100 each devices aren'y in the wheel the sensors say TPMS
Just cover the icon with black tape.
Oh. and you elected the dimbulbs that legislated that.

 

Putting on the front is absurdly easy. Why make a simple solution so hard?
Besides, you may want to remove it later.

 

From how Honda describes the way their TPMS works, putting them in the spare tire will not work. That solution seems to work for Toyota's system, but not Honda.

Removing the bulb is not an option as the gauge cluster uses LED's

Disconnecting the wire will not work, because the light is driven from the ECU via the CAN BUS input. So no direct wire to the light.

The only bypass method I have come up with is to remove the cluster, pop off the lens and taping over the light, or slipping some plastic behind the overlay.

 

Thank you for answering my question! No wonder it hasn't been done, didn't realize it was directly to the ECU. Like I said, I don't mind having it there, but I was just hoping there was a way to disable it period for future rims that may be incompatible with Tire Premenstrual Syndrome

 

Sorry. I thought that it was only the Acuras that had receivers for each wheel. One of the other forum members who works in the service dept at a Honda/Acura dealership said that the Fit had one central receiver, as it's much cheaper than having four receivers. This is also the reason that the TPMS system doesn't indicate which tire is low, only that you have a low tire. I quote Tim Wilson: '...but I could be wrong'.

And no, I didn't elect them.

 

That's not what you need. Those are for people who want to add the TPMS to their cars. The Hella one does offer individual wheel sensing, however, so I suppose you could use it instead of the Honda system.

Tirerack does carry TPMS sensors which will work with the Fit's TPMS. As to how hard it is to get the system to recognize them, I don't know. I was reading a industry magazine recently and they talked about having to have OEM level access (IE dealer) to the ECU in order to work on the systems of some cars. Here's the set that Tirerack specifies for the Fit, and it's only $128 for all four sensors.

 

Your information is correct. The fit uses a central control unit that receives TPMS sensor information. As long as the control unit receives signals from all 4 tires you should be fine putting the tires anywhere, including the sensors in the spare.