Help TPMS $650 dollars?

WWONG · 07-11-2010, 01:39 AM

I'm new to this whole TPMS thing... why do you need them replaced? Do they need to be replaced every time you need a new set of tires or something?

Rydawg1 · 07-11-2010, 07:48 AM

Lets say you purchased a set of aftermarket rims and tires that didn't come with the TPMS sensors. In some places, they won't mount/balance/install your new rims and tires without them. I got quoted some new law that they said it requires them to be installed on vehicles that utilize the TPMS system...

Moxie · 07-11-2010, 02:02 PM

EAS sells a part that allows you to not run TPMS & not get the warning light. TPMS makes it more difficult to balance. That's why you always see a bunch of weights opposite of the valve. Myself, I'd rather not have TPMS. I think it was brought on by folks being to uneducated to check their tire pressure regularly.

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WWONG Banned 109 Rep 1,830 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW X5 xDrive35d Join Date: May 2010 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (14)	I'm new to this whole TPMS thing... why do you need them replaced? Do they need to be replaced every time you need a new set of tires or something?
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Moxie Lieutenant Colonel 67 Rep 1,895 Posts Drives: AW 328d Touring/SG 335d Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (12)	EAS sells a part that allows you to not run TPMS & not get the warning light. TPMS makes it more difficult to balance. That's why you always see a bunch of weights opposite of the valve. Myself, I'd rather not have TPMS. I think it was brought on by folks being to uneducated to check their tire pressure regularly.
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