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Shrekster · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject:

After two days of driving, the tire pressure light comes on indicating a malfunction. Checked all the tires and the pressure was all good. I think it's time to get rid of that light and those TPS sensors. Twisted Evil

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eight08customs · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:32 am Post subject:

its not going to read right becuase the 16 tp and volume isnt the same.. that why i tell everyone that they might not work if you put them in new rims.

Shrekster · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:00 am Post subject:

Shrekster · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:08 am Post subject:

Okay, this is what I found out about the TPMS system. The sensors are programmed into your computer. If you change them, they need to be reprogrammed at the dealer so that the computer can read them. I also found out that the sensors triger the light when there is a difference between the four of them.
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eight08customs · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

you also have to remember you have a smaller spare tire.. that TP is about 75lbs..

Shrekster · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject:

No sensor in spare tire. Just in the road wheels on the xb's.
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katchkillah · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject:

or just throw all of um in the spare. LOL.
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Shrekster · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject:

katchkillah · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject:

LOL. so far mine been good. just no can use the spare tire.

so now i could put my bling bling plastic diamond valve covers on. LOL.
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Shrekster · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject:

The problem with mines is that I bought a new set of sensors for the new wheels. The original ones are still in the stealies. I was going use those original sensor in my other set of wheels that I want to run someday. I did not realize that the sensors needed to be programmed with the scan tool for it to function properly. I found all this out on Scion Life. They have a lot of threads on the TPMS problems.
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hanakepa · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject:

Shrekster · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

When I went to my storage unit today, I stacked my stock wheels and tires on a wagon and wheeled them out behind my car. Started her up and just like magic the tire light went off! Put them back in storage drove off and in about 5 miles the light came back on again. I guess I need to have them programmed by the dealer so that the computer can recognize my new wheel sensors.

Or maybe just drive around with my stocks in the back to get that lowered look! Shocked

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Shrekster · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

I guess the reason why I could drive nearly a hundred miles when I first put on my new wheels and tires without the light coming on, is that for the first few days, I had my stocks in the back of my car until I finally had a chance to go to my storoge unit to drop them off. Now I recall that shortly after dropping them off, the light came on.
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spamcan · Post Whores Anonymous Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Posts: 4347

almost sounds like kittens taken away from a mama cat.

Jon · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: