combfilter

iTrader: (3)

I know not an important thread or whatever, but if you are curious here they are. I had mine removed today to install into some new rims/tires. Tire shops will try to tell you this that and the other about "we can't remove them" "it's against the law, blah blah" or they will try to tell you that they have to remove the whole tire and then want to charge you to dismount the tire and remount. They (lexus, discount tire, ntb) will tell you that they can't just push the tire back and remove/add new stems. BS

All you have to do is find like a tire shop in da ghetto that doesn't give a damn. They can push the tire back and pull them off.

kilo6_one

iTrader: (2)

it takes 5 minutes to remove a TPMS, deflate the tire on the dismount machine, dismount tire partially reach inside and unscrew the sleave and it will come right out....... simple as that. Yeah its no mystry, but most shops dont want to be liable for damaging them.........

Ramon

Cool, thanks for the pics. I for one was curious as to what they looked like.

is4fsr

Thank you very much for the info. Now the dealers and tire shops can not BS us when we change our wheels.

javyLSU

iTrader: (21)

So you got new rims Troy? Show us what you got!!!

Javier

combfilter

iTrader: (3)

It's a secret Javier! I'll get pics up once I get them mounted an what not.

How's life in cali? You need to PM me your email addy.

RocketGuy3

iTrader: (1)

So you really did end up beating me, haha.

AME needs to get their **** together and get me my ****ing wheels, damnit!

combfilter

iTrader: (3)

haha nah I went a different route, but it was close. I still want to come by and check them out when you get them.

Hartawan

iTrader: (1)

cant wait to see your new rims.

combfilter

iTrader: (3)

thanks, i'll post pics to the wheel thread here in about 10-15 days. Hurry ups!

ULTiMaX99

iTrader: (5)

i personally saw what the tpms looked like the other day when my tire shop tried to put em into my new wheels. it screwed in fine but since the hole for the nozzle is inside the barrel of the wheel, it would cause the black part of the tpms to stick out. the tire shop said the black part might snap off when they stretch the tire onto the rim. i'm trying to figure out how other people were able to mount their tpms when the hole for the nozzle is inside the barrel of the rim.

combfilter

iTrader: (3)

sorry ULTimax99. wish i had some advice for you to give the tire shop. the guy i am sending mine to, said he has done serveral IS's with not that much trouble.

ben_r_

But why would you want to remove them? To sell them separately? Why not just leave them attached to the rims? Unless you are going to try and get them to work in some new rims...

chaos6458

iTrader: (1)

maybe different rims too?

CWS

Every time I've had new tires put on other cars, they have insisted on replacing the valves, for a couple bucks apiece. Since the valve is incorporated into the TPMS on our IS, do we just reuse the same valve/TPMS when getting new tires? Pretty expensive to replace, I would imagine. Or, is the valve separable from the TPMS part?