TPMS on aftermarket wheels?!

[Sacky2.5]

So i'm looking to get some nice rims for my a/c and the main problem i'm running into is the damn tpms...and here's a few ?'s:

1. when installing new tpms sensors on your brand new wheels, do you need to buy a new receiver as well, or can any sensors be calibrated to work with the stock receiver on the altima?

2. how much would calibrating the vehicle's tpms receiver with aftermarket tpms sensors on the new wheels cost? anyone have any idea on this? i heard ~$140 at the stealership, but are wheel/tire shops able to calibrate them as well? or is it fairly easy to do yourself?

3. if removing the tpms sensors from the stock wheels, is it difficult to place them on the new wheels? where exactly are they located/is it possible to easily remove them?

thanks in advance guys!

[dangeris]

I'll answer the question sequentially:

1. no you don't have to buy a new receiver. I would though buy them from nissan as TPMS are particular to the vehicle.

2. Depends. My dealership said that they would only charge me $25 to calibrate. You'll need to call and find out.

3. Yes, you can use the stock tpms on the new wheels. no calibration required if you go that route. They are easily removed. Just have the shop who ever is mounting your new wheels to have them take the tpms off of the old wheel.

Good luck man!

[ADKSaad1387]

again, i have learned even more that i need to know before i make decisions haha

[reefman33]

1. To my knowledge you do not need a new receiver when adding new sensors. My recommendation is to get Nissan replacement sensors from http://www.nissanpartsonline.net/ These guys are great and you know it will work.

2. Not sure what the stealership would charge to calibrate if needed. Play dumb on you next oil change and tell them the tpms light came on and you don't know why. Maybe you'll get a freebe.

3. TPMS sensors attach where the tire valve is located.

If you do not plan on using the stock rims, I'd recommend having the sensors removed and installed in the new rims. Save the cost of buying new ones ($60 each) Just my 2 cents.

[Sacky2.5]

wowwww quick replies! thanks a lot guys, this brought me one step closer to getting some new shoes

i still have one last question:

suppose i take off my wheels, and buy new wheels with new nissan tpms sensors to install on teh aftermarket rims. i take the aftermarket wheels to my dealer and they calibrate it, etc. Now if i decide at any point to switch to my stock wheels (ie during the winter), would i need to re-calibrate those as well? or can i just swap them whenever i feel like it at that point?

[R1Wolf]

From my experience, no new reciever. These are what TireRack installed on mine: Schrdr 315mhz sensor 5.5 nm.

Stevens Creek Nissan in San Jose charges $140, and nobody else seems to be able to do it; I called around and they all told me the dealer had to do it.

I would use you old ones if you are in position to do so. Myself, my wheels were already mounted and balanced before shipping, so I could just slap them on and roll. If TireRack would have told me I was going to have to spend another $140 on top of buying new sensors, I would have had them ship separately and used my old sensors.

[dangeris]

suppose i take off my wheels, and buy new wheels with new nissan tpms sensors to install on teh aftermarket rims. i take the aftermarket wheels to my dealer and they calibrate it, etc. Now if i decide at any point to switch to my stock wheels (ie during the winter), would i need to re-calibrate those as well? or can i just swap them whenever i feel like it at that point?

If you have two different set of wheels with two different set of tpms, then yes, you will need to recalibrate it when ever you change your wheels. Remember, tpms works off of radio frequency. Each set has their own which needs to be synchronize to the receiver.

[Sacky2.5]

yeah that's what i thought.... i figured i'd have to recalibrate them

now i'm reconsidering getting wheels since i might be getting the 3.5 6mt and giving my 2.5 to my mom... maybe i'll just wait until i see what happens and then get teh wheels later.

thanks for all the useful info!

[ADKSaad1387]

well guys, dont wanna bring back an old thread, but i dont wanna get flamed for starting a new thread on TPMS

I am getting new 20" rims from my cousin who owns a rim shop down in charlotte. sick price ....anyways i always forgot to ask him about TPMS. i just asked him.

SOLUTION (if u dont really care about the TPMS)

take out all four of the TPMS sensors of the stockies and then take the spare tire, put all four TPMS sensors into the spare, flll the spare up. keep it in the trunk where it belongs and problem solved. it will keep the light on the dash off

[LongBeachCoupe]

What happens when you need the spare then? You ride off balance with $500 of tpms rolling inside the wheel like a roulette ball? Interesting fix... but a bit risky IMHO.... i just deal with the yellow light... its my cold-start timer!

[ADKSaad1387]

you tape them down.......

[Sacky2.5]

hmm that's not a bad solution... not bad at all.... might go this way when i pick up my rims in the summer

i'm a bit OCD so that little warning light would piss the hell outta me everytime i got inside the car so I wanna do away with it, even if by "cheating"

[ADKSaad1387]

yea, at first i was gonna just stare at it...but then i realized it would piss me off way too much.

i think its a clever fix

[LongBeachCoupe]

So you would need to dismount the tire... tape them inside... remount tire... and then balance it.... Seems like a lot of hoops... theres other tricks to getting the light to go off i think

[ADKSaad1387]

yea but i think its better than dismounting 4 stockers, taking out TPMS sensors on each, remount them (maybe for resale later as package), balance all 4, and then put the stock TPMS sensors in the 4 after markets after all four have been recalibrated...maybe there is another trick...but the one i presented has been the best one so far IMO

[adidas2go]

Im pretty sure that wont work. I was told by the STILLEN tire specialists that the TPMS control module looks for each signal at that specific spot. Therefore the light would go off if you rotate the tires without reseting them, etc. Putting them in the spare wouldn't work if this is true. Also how do you think the sensor is gonna get its 30psi sitting in the spare tire? Oh and there is no way tape is going to hold your TPM sensor to the inside of the tire or rim Wait. If you have to dissmount your old tire to take out the TPM sensor and put them in the spare, why wouldn't you just install them on the new rim you are putting on the car, before they mount the tire to it

[dldjros69]

i am going to rotate my tires when i put my springs on

how do i reset it?

[adidas2go]

nissan and they charge like $100

[dldjros69]

wow that is bs.

So every 7500 miles they get another 100 bucks out of me.

I dont think so.

[adidas2go]

i dunno, rotate them and see what happens. Other people have reported no light with rotation.

[Mr. Music]

...I was told by the STILLEN tire specialists that the TPMS control module looks for each signal at that specific spot...

I was told at the dealership that the receiver/ control module is inside the transmission ( ), so I don't know if that is true. It would be stupid if the system tripped from rotating the tires...

[dldjros69]

After install my springs and rotate my tires, i will post the results of the tpms. Should be some time this week

[vkyolv]

I'll answer the question sequentially:

1. no you don't have to buy a new receiver. I would though buy them from nissan as TPMS are particular to the vehicle.

2. Depends. My dealership said that they would only charge me $25 to calibrate. You'll need to call and find out.

3. Yes, you can use the stock tpms on the new wheels. no calibration required if you go that route. They are easily removed. Just have the shop who ever is mounting your new wheels to have them take the tpms off of the old wheel.

Good luck man!

How are the sensors installed? So, should I have my tires and wheels shipped unmounted?