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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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I was curious. If someone bought a set of rims and tires but without tpms, what would you have to do to turn off your warning light? Can that even be done? Or would you have to just deal with the warning being ON all the time?
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 01:03 PM
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warning light on all the time
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 02:43 PM
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code the car to take out TPMS
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Yes, TPMS check can be removed or VO removed entirely.
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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i have been w/o tpms for over a year now and have had no problems except for the TMPS light constantly lit. it doesnt bother me too much thou
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 02:40 AM
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cheap solution - a little square of electrical tape covers the warning light
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 08:14 AM
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This is quite odd, but i definitely dont have tpms mounted on my summer rims but i have them on my oem 18's and i dont get any warning light or anything like that, tells me the system status is active when i have the summer rims on!
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by kadafi39
This is quite odd, but i definitely dont have tpms mounted on my summer rims but i have them on my oem 18's and i dont get any warning light or anything like that, tells me the system status is active when i have the summer rims on!
by the looks of your photo, you have pre-lci, which means you actually have FTM rather than TPMS
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 08:43 AM
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I just deal with the light on. Doesn't bother me either. I'll replace the tpms once I need new tires
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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Egh...

:l

Some state require your '07 and up vehicle to have functional TPMS sensors installed to pass their state inspection.

So removing them may not be the best thing to do.

Plus why would you want such a useful feature stripped out of your car?
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