Aftermarket Wheels & Service Tire Pressure Monitor - SVC TPM
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The 22" wheels look nice, but the damn SVC TPM is getting annoying now.
If you are asking can you take your TPM sensors from the stock rims to the new rims, the answer is yes, if they will fit. The tire valve is part of the sensor.
If they don't fit, you might be able to install them to the center of the rim using a large tie strap. People did this with Vettes and it worked ok.
(ME TOO)
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The actual sensor is inside mounted to the rim, the valve is metal and acts as a antenna to send the signal to the BCM.
If your new rims have the right mounting surface and distance from the mounting surface to the hold for the stem, the sensors should fit.
However, I will guess that not all aftermarket rims will allow for the installation of the sensor.
On vettes, if the sensor did not fit, they would epoxy the sensor to the center of the rim, and help hold with a giant tie strap (I have some that are three feet long). Then install a standard rubber valve stem and the tire. All the sensor has to do is send a signal with the pressure reading.
If the signal from the sensor reaches the BCM all is well. If it won't then the TPM will turn on warning you of a problem.
The dealer does not have any way to turn this off since it is mandated by a Federal Law.
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I bought my new wheels from Discount Tire, and they took the sensors out of my old wheels, and put them into the new ones. They also put standard stems back onto my old wheels without any additional charge.
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