One of the guys at my work is retiring and moving to Phoenix. He has a set of original 2012 Toyota Camry 17 inch aluminum wheels mounted with 215-55-17 Michelin Ice-X snow tyres as well as full set of TMPS sensors. He's offering to sell me the four wheel assemblies for $400 USD. MY questions is will these wheels fit on my HS250? Also, will the TPMS sensors for a Camry work on the HS250h? I asked the Toyota Dealer who seem unfamiliar with an HS250h, while the Lexus Dealer couldn't say yes or no. Can anybody here give me some insight?

 

Yes they should fit, same center bore, same widths, same tire size compatibility. Only difference is the Camry wheels has a higher offset, so it will be "sunk in" by 6mm.

Couldn't tell you about the TPMS though, I have a set of HL wheels on an RX350 and it different MHz between the two SUVs, so TPMS won't work.

At 400$, its a deal, and just ignore the light with some black electrical tape and occasionally check the pressures...

 

Yep, I had the same issue (opposite direction) trying to put Lexus TPMS in my old Toyota Tundra wheels years ago. Not sure if Techstream has gotten any smarter about the differences.

 

The tires are the right size. They will be a bit inside the fenders due to the offset but that should not be a problem.
Check the manufacturers date code. If over 5 years old they will age out in 2 years and you should get a big discount.
How much tread is on the tires?
You may have better luck with an independent tire or repair shop coding those TPMS to your vehicle than a dealer. They all use similar scan tools. TPMS are only good for 10 years then the batteries wear out and they need to be replaced (the TPMS as you cannot replace the battery itself). They are best replaced when getting new tires to save on labor.

FYI if you belong to Costco they have the best prices to replace TPMS. I had it done on my HS for under $250 including scanning them to the car.

 

Thanks guys for the info. I completed the sale today. The Michelins are at 8/32 and have 7,000 miles on them. The dates show them to be about three years old. I test fitted the wheel assemblies and took them for a drive around the block. Everything looked good and fit well. The TPMS did not program with Lexus. But, I can live with the light illuminated for two or three months of the year. Over all a solid buy. Btw, my friend threw in a free set of Toyota lug nuts as well. Apparently, he put on aftermarket wheels on the Camry and they use custom lugnuts.

 

Speaking of the illuminated light, is there any way to deactivate it? I thought I had replaced my sensors a few years ago but looking back at my invoice i think i only did a rebuild (rubber gaskets) as they were only $7 per wheel. One just died today (right after adding air to 38 psi), and my tires are fairly fresh so I'd hate to deal with putting new sensors on. But my teen drives it to school now and she is freaking out about seeing warning lights on the dash :-(

 

This was my dad's solution to the HL wheels... Just check the tires periodically.



I noticed the 8/32 comment, they have way more than 7k on them, maybe 27k... A new tire is either 10/32 or 11/32", so they've been used for those 3yrs... Today, I just sold some winter tires I bought in 2016... with 7/32"

 

I would suggest going to Discount. One of the TPMS Sensors in my Volvo SUV died a couple of years ago. Discount Tire was able to get a replacement in the next day and installed it for $60 USD. For a Volvo Part, that is very good. I am sure an OEM Lexus/Toyota Part should be less than what I paid for an OEM Volvo Part. Also, check Costco. My local warehouse's tire shop does TPMS replacements with factory authorized replacement parts. I am not sure if that is OEM or Aftermarket sensors.

 

Thanks - Discount is where I bought my tires last year. I see they have Continental and another brand for $60 on their online store, but it doesn't say anywhere if that includes programming them into the system or if they can even do that. Any problems getting your Volvo to recognize the new TPMS? I'll see if they give me a break on mounting/balancing since they just installed these tires. What kind of sucks is the system shuts down and doesn't show me the other three tire pressures if it can't see all 4.

 

On my Volvo, Discount just charged me the $60 for the TPMS sensor. I don't know if it is because I bought the tyres from them but, they didn't charge me anything for dismount or balancing. As for programming, my departed Volvo is a much more primitive vehicle as compared to an HS250h; unlike the HS250h, the Volvo didn't give direct inflation numbers. Programming involved rotating the key through the accessory position a number of times then holding the trip odometer button. The TPMS light then started to flash, when I pressed the TPMS reset button at the same time while holding the trip odometer button. The light then extinguished.

 

I just wanted to let everybody know, a couple of weeks ago, the TPMS warning light came on in the HS250h. I checked and two of the four TPMS Sensors were showing dashes. I checked the pressures with a tyre pressure gauge and confirmed they had full pressure. I then went to Discount Tire and showed them my problem. They confirmed that two of the TMPS Sensors' batteries had failed. Discount recommended that I replace all four sensors. I agreed. They were able to deflate the tires and break the bead to get enough clearance to install the sensors. The also programmed the new sensors to HS250h's OBD-2 port quite easily. The cost ended up being $60 USD per tyre. Now all of the sensors work great. Just in time for me to put on the winter tyre wheel/rim combo without TPMS. At least I will know everything will work when I put the all seasons back on.

 

In January of this year, I found a pretty serious nail in my winter tyres. Since the previous owner bought the tyres from Discount Tyre, they repaired the damage free of charge. When they mentioned to me the TPMS Light was on, I told them that wheel assemblies have OEM Toyota TPMS Sensors installed and a local shop was unable to load the ids into the vehicle's TPMS. The DT Tech told me that they shop did not have the correct equipment. He immediately brought out a hand held TPMS programmer and was able to load the ids without issue. The HS250h's display even shows the correct inflation numbers. DT mentioned that they will load scan sensor ids for free for me at every tyre/wheel change. This March when I reinstalled the the all-season tyre/OEM wheel assemblies, they were able to scan the ids back without issue.