I picked up the newest copy of HondaTuning and was checking out the Insight/K-sight and noticed it had OEM rims on it from another model. So this got me thinking, since I really liked the wheels on that K-sight, that instead of buying aftermarket wheels that I could check out the import salvage yards around here for some nice OEM wheels from say a Civic or something. But would that work with the TPMS? Are there any flaws in my thinking there, or should I just not go that route and get some Volks or Enkei wheels or something?

Also, I'm not digging on the OEM Fit Sport wheels, so I won't consider those. But these, for example,



And here's a pic of the K-sight, just for grins.

 

All 2008 and beyond Hondas come with TPMS on the wheels.

Older wheels like the 2007 Fit Sport wheels don't come with TPMS and I'm not sure that they are even compatible.

If you buy rims that don't have TPMS and put them on your Fit you can get the dash light that stays on.

You can sometimes put TPMS on your upgraded rims but you have to check if it will work. Then you have to reset the TPMS at the dealership, you can't do it yourself.

You can also run the Fit without TPMS, just take off the stock wheels and put them aside far away so they don't trigger the dash light. Then put on any 4x100 wheels that are not too wide like up to 7" and use an offset about +45mm to +50mm (stock is +55mm for 15x6 rim).

The older Civics were 4x100 but the new ones are 5 bolt.

 

I had the stock sensors installed in my aftermarket wheels, no need for a dealer trip to reset anything.

Are you also saying that if you put wheels on without the sensors, the light wont come on and stay on? I;d think it would since the system isnt getting a reading from the sensor.

 

If the stock TPMS came off your Fit and you put them on exactly where they came from i.e. right front TPMS goes on right front tire, etc then you do not need to reset anything with dealership but if you put one TPMS out of order then the Dash light will come on.

If you remove stock wheels with TPMS and put them at least 75 feet away from your FIT and install other wheels you can trick the Dash light not to come on. How long will depend on your luck. I have driven a day or two with no dash light. Once the dash light comes on then put the stock wheels back on in the correct original positions and drive around a few blocks and the light goes out. I've done it.

 

So if I get some OEM rims from import salvage or something like that, could I replace the TPMS sensor from the stock steelies myself, or does a mechanic/dealer have to do this? Would it be something done when I take the new OEM wheels to get thier tires?

But worst case scenerio is just deal with the TPMS light, cuz it looks like no matter what wheels I use I'll have this problem?

thanks guys.

 

When I had my sensors swapped over to my new wheels, I dont know for a fact, but I would almost bet they didnt go back in the same location. the shop didnt do one at a time, they pulled everything off and apart, then put the sensors in, then the tires on, sure didnt look like they were working to put things back where they came off. But who knows. I can't imagine the sensors would have to go back in the same spot. That would mean you need to get them reset every time you rotate your wheels, which is completely ridiculous.

 

When I go in for an oil change next week, I'll as the dealer's tech about the TPMS. I'm sure they'll just say to pay them to do something.

 

If you search tpms you'll get a lot of responses. The tpms on the Fit is not wheel specific, as long as you have it you're going to be able to get the message in your cluster! Don't waste your time asking a dealership tech, they're going to tell you to bring it in because tech's make $ off selling work that way. I know because I used to do it

 

Yeah, I know. That's what I assumed. I'm rolling out to some salvage yards shortly to find stuff for my 96 Geo Prizm, so I'm gonna look at some scrapped Civics to see if I can spot on decent OEM alloys. Not gonna buy anything though, just for the sake of looking though.

 

Search for TPMS, many cars have sensors that are wheel specific and cannot be easily rotated without reset by dealership.

If the Fit doesn't have that limitation then we can do tire rotation and not trip the dash TPMS light. So a simple test is in order. Move two tires around right to left or front to back and run for 1000 miles and see if the light goes on or not. No light means no trouble doing your own tire rotation.

I had searched this site earlier and it was mentioned that each wheel is specifically positioned so that reset is needed after tire rotation.

I would not assume that all wheels old or new will work with TPMS.
Tirerack specifically asks about build date and the selection wheels is different for 2007 vs 2008 Honda Fits and other cars that used to have no TPMS but now do.

You can install TPMS yourself but don't break it. It's costly-
DIY: Installing TPMS on your aftermarket wheels. - G35Driver

 

Read my post above /\