Oem TPS ?

[1GR8M56S]

Im about to purchase a set of oem wheels that come with tires and tps, do I have to program the tps's to my car or will they just work?

[Debonair]

They have to be programmed.

[Ilya]

I dunno...my aftermarket TPMS did not need to be programmed when I moved the wheels from my 07 (traded in) to my 11. It picked right up. They were ones TireRack installed in the wheels/tires when I got them. At least I do not remember ever having them programmed...

[Debonair]

I have three used OEM and one aftermarket in my new wheels. I definitely had to program them when I installed them. There is no way for the car to recognize them without it being told to look for the sensors being put into a discoverable mode first. You need a capable scan tool and a hand held TPMS tool.

Also, the 2011 and newer M's got a new sensor that is not compatible with the older ones. I had to make sure I got the correct ones when I was preparing for my new wheels. Maybe the aftermarket sensor work with both systems.

[1GR8M56S]

so if the (OEM) rims and tires are from the same year body style and model car I would still need to program the tps?

[DoN_BLaZe34]

I recall the older sensors would recalibrate after 100 miles or so, at least they did so on my M45. I've never had that luck with the newer ones.

In summation, yes, they'll still need to be reprogrammed. The sensors have individual serial numbers that need to be registered to the car, regardless of them being from the same year and model.

[1GR8M56S]

Do I have to get each serial number off the tps then or does the programming machine do it automatically?

[Debonair]

Do I have to get each serial number off the tps then or does the programming machine do it automatically?

They are electronically read as part of the registration (programming) process.

[CRV_33]

I bought a set another set of wheels for my M and it had rubber valve stems instead of the TPMS sensors. I went about almost 2 weeks until the TPMS light notifaction on the dashboard finally went on.