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08-31-2011, 11:57 PM
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Drives: 2010 Toyota Yaris 3door LB Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: El Paso TX
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TPMS Sensors... Do I need them?
So for my birthday I got some new rims (rota grids in flat black) and this weekend I'm putting tires on them and finally getting them on my car but heres the question... Do I absolutely need new TPMS sensors because I dont want to swap them over from the steelies because Ill be using those on and off. I can live with the (_!_) light being on. Anyone running like this??
Thanks!!! 
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09-01-2011, 12:02 AM
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I run with the little butt light on during the summer. (Seriously, tell me that doesn't look like a butt now that I've mentioned it...
 )No problems so far and it still passes inspection. There's also a thread here on how to disable it... I'm sure if you search for "TPMS disable" it ought to pop up.
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09-01-2011, 12:03 AM
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09-01-2011, 12:35 AM
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Drives: 2010 Toyota Yaris 3door LB Join Date: Jul 2010
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Awesome thanks!!! and not that you mentioned it hahaha it is a butt light haha
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09-01-2011, 11:30 AM
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Drives: 2009 3dr LB Manual Join Date: Mar 2010
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No, TPMS isn't required. But it's nice to have when you are driving a long distance.
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09-01-2011, 01:07 PM
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I live with the light, and then in the winter it goes away when the snow tires go on, on the original rims.
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09-01-2011, 11:10 PM
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09-02-2011, 01:14 AM
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Drives: 2010 Toyota Yaris 3door LB Join Date: Jul 2010
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I think ill just rock it with the light on it wont bother me besides it hardly snows here in the desert haha. Thanks for all the input!!
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01-20-2012, 09:59 AM
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I have a question: can the TPMS be installed from the stock wheels to any new set of alloys? I don't want to go hacking away at the wiring on my new car...but at the same time, I don't want steelies and hubcaps.
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01-20-2012, 10:42 AM
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01-20-2012, 10:44 AM
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Only if the alloys have a wide enough trough and the sensor valve angle matches
The attached picture is my stock sensor on a scion alloy. It's not a TPMS-compatible model according to Toyota but works fine |
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01-20-2012, 11:46 AM
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Drives: it is kinda stock Join Date: Oct 2010
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i have stock steelies but got new tires (not stock size) the light was not on when i first had the tires put on then a month passed and now i live with the light no tires have lost air
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01-20-2012, 11:48 AM
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you do not need them
but -you will need them installed and working- if you plan on ever selling the vehicle |
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01-20-2012, 12:18 PM
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01-20-2012, 10:41 PM
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I made the mod from this forum. A few dollars and about a half hour if I recall. Getting the glove box door off was the worst issue.
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01-27-2012, 10:18 AM
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i think the TPMS is crucial to use....
because it can monitor the pressure |
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01-27-2012, 02:06 PM
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...and it doesn't cost an arm an a leg to buy, doesn't just tell you if the tire is low on air, doesn't require expensive batteries/replacements, doesn't need to be installed on every wheel you buy, etc...
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01-27-2012, 07:14 PM
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Drives: 2010 Yaris S HB Join Date: Nov 2011
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Yes, but the TPMS is passive, and constantly monitors pressure. It saved my wife and I some trouble when she picked up a screw Sunday evening. She didn't go out to her car in the morning to find a flat tire. On the whole, though, I agree that it is more expensive and often more of a hassle than it's worth.
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