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Tpms trick with spare tire?
02-16-11, 09:32 PM
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I got my IS350 with aftermarket wheels. I got a set of OEM wheels and tires last November. I thought my aftermarket wheels got the TPMS on, but when the tire shop took my aftermarket wheel apart there was no sensor. Now im driving without any sensors on my OEM wheels and theres no light on the dash. I will check the spare tire tonight maybe its there.
02-16-11, 10:44 PM
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You're trying to do what I did when I had wheels that didn't support TPMS. Take all your sensors and put them in your spare tire (no need to "mount" them, just deflate the tire & toss them in, reinflate). Works like a champ - it's the same principle as the "TPMS Pipe Bomb".
And in case you're wondering, I actually DID have to use my spare tire once will the TPMS still in them. Surprisingly, they survived the ordeal.
And in case you're wondering, I actually DID have to use my spare tire once will the TPMS still in them. Surprisingly, they survived the ordeal.
It would be been interesting if they weren't in your spare (hidden pipe bomb?).
02-21-11, 11:05 AM
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I called lexus for a quote of a $100. But the guy said he needs the ID# off the sensor in order to program it. So even if I wanted to buy them from tirerack and have them install them along with mounting and balancing the tire how the hell am I going to get the ID#'s off the sensor then? The dealer said they would have to take the tire off in order get the ID# off the sensor. Unless tirerack gives you paper work with the ID#'s?
03-01-11, 12:32 PM
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