#Techstream
CL Community Team
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: USA
They can last a long time..... my '07 G35X that I bought new will be 11 years old this March. It is still on stock TPMS sensors (other than a single failed one under warranty)
HIDs are also stock..albeit dimmer than new.
[QUOTE=BlueOnyx;10083218My previous vehicle was a 2006 IS250 and I had bought sensors with winter tires when I purchased the car. Eleven years later (prior to selling the car), all sensors still worked. Time will tell if the cloned sensors will last as long, but overall I am extremely pleased. Would highly recommend![/QUOTE]
HIDs are also stock..albeit dimmer than new.
[QUOTE=BlueOnyx;10083218My previous vehicle was a 2006 IS250 and I had bought sensors with winter tires when I purchased the car. Eleven years later (prior to selling the car), all sensors still worked. Time will tell if the cloned sensors will last as long, but overall I am extremely pleased. Would highly recommend![/QUOTE]
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jun 2017
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From: WI
I was able to have a local tire shop clone my OEM TPMS sensors. It wasn't without effort, but the owner of the tire shop was a good sport and agreed to the "science experiment". The programming device required an update that meant the programmer had to be flashed. We had initial problems with first set of TPMS sensors since the TPMS programmer company had split into two and we required sensors from the other company. In the end, we were able to clone the sensors and it works like a charm. I am now able to swap tires (winter set/summer set) without the need to reprogram the TPMS sensor IDs using Techstream. The only potential downside is the reliability/life of the cloned TPMS sensors. My previous vehicle was a 2006 IS250 and I had bought sensors with winter tires when I purchased the car. Eleven years later (prior to selling the car), all sensors still worked. Time will tell if the cloned sensors will last as long, but overall I am extremely pleased. Would highly recommend!
Driver
Joined: May 2006
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From: Ontario
They were aftermarket sensors. In particular, the aftermarket sensors have the ability to be programmed so the behave like OEM sensor and can have the ID changed to match the OEM IDs. I am not aware of anyone able to change the IDs of the OEM sensors.
Pole Position
Joined: Jun 2017
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From: AL
Run in compatibility mode. Did you try that? WOW (Windows on Windows) is a 32 bit implementation of Win32 on Win64. It not only allows 32bit progs to run on 64bit opsys, but allows for 32 bit output to connected devices also.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2017
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From: TX
First and foremost, turn off ALL of your network capability on whatever computer you're using. Usually the Chinese copies are loaded with viruses and trojans. I'm running mine on a Acer Netbook, Win7 64bit... it did take some fiddling to get it to recognize the driver. Some Googling led me to the Tundra forum where I was able to get the answers I needed.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: San Jose, CA
If you have a 64-bit laptop, this thread can get you going
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/got...laptop.983547/
Or spend $50 or so and get an old Dell D620/D630 on eBay with windows XP installed and have techstream 32-bit. It's money well spent
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/got...laptop.983547/
Or spend $50 or so and get an old Dell D620/D630 on eBay with windows XP installed and have techstream 32-bit. It's money well spent
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: Mississippi
Techstream cost and will it work on 2015 Tundra ?
Girlfriend just got a really nice 2015 GX and the TPMS dash light is blinking (probably bad sensor ) . I was thinking about getting Techstream to use on both . I will check Tundras.com as well .
thanks again .
thanks again .
Lexus Champion
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: AB
cost little over 100.00. It depends what you want. For the time being I'd make sure all tire pressure is OK including spare and reset the system and see. When cold
pressure reds lower..
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: Mississippi
I aired up all 4 tires (not spare) . I will check the spare this week . the dash light flashes and then just stays on. I will stop by my tire guy if the spare is not the issue , he puts a new sensor on for $75 per tire. I may look in the Techstream for both if the work on Lexus and Toyota ( they should ) lol .
Racer
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: San Jose, CA
If you have a windows 32-bit version laptop, the cable is about $30 or less on eBay. It also comes with Techstream software but you can download different version on the Net. It will work with Toyota and Lexus.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: AB
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: IN
Learning new things everyday, I always had cheap ebay cables for Audi/VW, KTM's, and Buells but never thought to get one for Toyota/Lexus! Thanks!
CL Community Team
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: USA
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gx-...l#post10290310
I've used mine for TPMS swaps between summer and winter, installed and programmed OEM remote start, installed Crawl Control as well as full on health checks of vehicle.