Going from 18s to 19s, do I need TPMS?
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I am trying to buy a set of 172s that dont come with TPMS. My existing 124/RFT have the TPMS. A few questions:
- are they interchangeable?
- is it worth spending the $ to remove them from my 18s and get them mounted to my 19s?
- do i really need TPMS if I dont have runflats?
thanks.
- are they interchangeable?
- is it worth spending the $ to remove them from my 18s and get them mounted to my 19s?
- do i really need TPMS if I dont have runflats?
thanks.
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Originally Posted by bay550i' post='982086' date='Aug 19 2009, 09:33 AM
I am trying to buy a set of 172s that dont come with TPMS. My existing 124/RFT have the TPMS. A few questions:
- are they interchangeable?
Yes, a halfway decent tire shop should be able to change them out for you.
- is it worth spending the $ to remove them from my 18s and get them mounted to my 19s?
Yes, if you want the system to work. It might even throw iDrive errors if you don't have any sensors mounted.
- do i really need TPMS if I dont have runflats?
Yes, TPMS is a great safety feature, without runflats it's even more important, not less.
thanks.
- are they interchangeable?
Yes, a halfway decent tire shop should be able to change them out for you.
- is it worth spending the $ to remove them from my 18s and get them mounted to my 19s?
Yes, if you want the system to work. It might even throw iDrive errors if you don't have any sensors mounted.
- do i really need TPMS if I dont have runflats?
Yes, TPMS is a great safety feature, without runflats it's even more important, not less.
thanks.
Please see answers above. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by bay550i' post='982086' date='Aug 19 2009, 12:33 PM
I am trying to buy a set of 172s that dont come with TPMS. My existing 124/RFT have the TPMS. A few questions:
- are they interchangeable?
- is it worth spending the $ to remove them from my 18s and get them mounted to my 19s?
- do i really need TPMS if I dont have runflats?
thanks.
- are they interchangeable?
- is it worth spending the $ to remove them from my 18s and get them mounted to my 19s?
- do i really need TPMS if I dont have runflats?
thanks.
Yes
Yes
Your car will show the Flat tire warning on the dash without them, and the dealership will not turn it off for you, for safety and liability purposes. Swap the TPMS for buy new ones for $200.
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='982102' date='Aug 19 2009, 05:53 PM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Your car will show the Flat tire warning on the dash without them, and the dealership will not turn it off for you, for safety and liability purposes. Swap the TPMS for buy new ones for $200.
Yes
Yes
Your car will show the Flat tire warning on the dash without them, and the dealership will not turn it off for you, for safety and liability purposes. Swap the TPMS for buy new ones for $200.
You can buy any rim and tyre you like and fit it. The pressure monitor doesn't reside in the rim, tyre or valve. Its just registered through the ABS.
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Originally Posted by Salvatore' post='982103' date='Aug 19 2009, 12:56 PM
This isn't strictly true. There is nothing on the rim or in the valve to act as a monitor. It's simply an ABS trick which is triggered if it is behaving oddly. That is of course if the US is the same system as the UK.
You can buy any rim and tyre you like and fit it. The pressure monitor doesn't reside in the rim, tyre or valve. Its just registered through the ABS.
You can buy any rim and tyre you like and fit it. The pressure monitor doesn't reside in the rim, tyre or valve. Its just registered through the ABS.
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Originally Posted by Salvatore' post='982103' date='Aug 19 2009, 09:56 AM
This isn't strictly true. There is nothing on the rim or in the valve to act as a monitor. It's simply an ABS trick which is triggered if it is behaving oddly. That is of course if the US is the same system as the UK.
You can buy any rim and tyre you like and fit it. The pressure monitor doesn't reside in the rim, tyre or valve. Its just registered through the ABS.
You can buy any rim and tyre you like and fit it. The pressure monitor doesn't reside in the rim, tyre or valve. Its just registered through the ABS.
Not quite true, you are thinking of FTM which is what I have on my car. TPMS does actually have a sensor in the valve stem to monitor pressures.
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Originally Posted by Salvatore' post='982103' date='Aug 19 2009, 11:56 AM
This isn't strictly true. There is nothing on the rim or in the valve to act as a monitor. It's simply an ABS trick which is triggered if it is behaving oddly. That is of course if the US is the same system as the UK.
You can buy any rim and tyre you like and fit it. The pressure monitor doesn't reside in the rim, tyre or valve. Its just registered through the ABS.
You can buy any rim and tyre you like and fit it. The pressure monitor doesn't reside in the rim, tyre or valve. Its just registered through the ABS.
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='982102' date='Aug 19 2009, 12:53 PM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Your car will show the Flat tire warning on the dash without them, and the dealership will not turn it off for you, for safety and liability purposes. Swap the TPMS or buy new ones for $200.
Yes
Yes
Your car will show the Flat tire warning on the dash without them, and the dealership will not turn it off for you, for safety and liability purposes. Swap the TPMS or buy new ones for $200.