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After Market Wheels. Did you get TPMS installed?

   
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Old 02-22-2009, 04:14 PM
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After Market Wheels. Did you get TPMS installed?
Just curious, I put on aftermarket wheels only to discover that the TPMS light will come on with out the TPMS sensors. I had not been aware of the 2008 regulation on TPMS until now. I have chosen to live with the light for now. How many people have put on aftermarket wheels with TPMS? Without?

Installed TPMS?

Live with TPMS light on dash?
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 05:14 PM
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I purchased my aftermaket wheels and tires from the Tire Rack with TPMS. The TPMS was an $320 extra, but I figured by the time I paid to have the factory TPMS uninstalled and reinstalled on the new wheels, all the extra labor costs I would have incurred made the extra $320 seem reasonable. I paid another $90 to have the new TPMS sensors calibrated at the Honda dealership, so my TPMS dash light would go off.
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 05:49 PM
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Third option... No TPMS system in Canadian Fits. We don't need to worry about that.


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I've heard that putting the TPMS sensors into the spare can disable the system so the light turns off. Someone who has TPMS could try that to confirm if it works or not.
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 06:49 PM
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i got the konig heliums and just had the tire shop install the oem tpms on them and they fit like a charm.
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 07:26 PM
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Haven't shelled out the $50 to have the shop install them. Will do so when I get my new set of tires...
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 08:12 PM
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I very much hate TPMS
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 08:28 PM
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Made the light go away on mine.... I did not use the sensors in my WORK wheels...
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 08:36 PM
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How did you make it go away?
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 11:18 PM
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lol... he took the bulb out
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 01:12 AM
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lol... he took the bulb out
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 01:44 AM
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good ol tape it over or block the light some how trick
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 03:17 AM
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jes covered the dash completely with my SINGHA BEER rag!
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 11:13 AM
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i have my blitz TC mounted there so it is blocking it
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 12:59 PM
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i dont run the modules in my aftermarket wheels.
both GD and GE are showing the TPMS light.

as soon as i put on the GE's stock wheels this spring
im sure it will go off.
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 04:04 PM
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i been riding with tpms light since i switched wheels i gotten used to it.. unless there is a secret to removing it.. ill take it off...
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 07:14 PM
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like a few here I just had the tire shop install the OEM one on to the aftermarket wheels
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 08:27 PM
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Not to hard to deside. Put the tpms sensors on the new wheels if they dont fit or wont clear when they put the tires on then ur just gonna have a light on. It shouldnt be more than like 20-25bucks to get them installed.
 
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Old 02-24-2009, 12:26 AM
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I just put on some Enkei's and the shop installed the TPMS for free, works like a charm.
 
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Old 02-24-2009, 07:56 AM
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i'm getting a set of Enkeis from tirerack and i figure i might as well spend the extra $130 to get the TPMS sensors....
 
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Old 02-24-2009, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by JDM_DOHC_SiR
Made the light go away on mine.... I did not use the sensors in my WORK wheels...
I want to know how, PM me
 
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