c6 wheels on c5
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,140
Likes: 0
From: HANOVER PARK IL
c6 wheels on c5
ok i just put c6 wheels on my c5......my tps wont read i tried doing the thing with the magnet and all trying to reset it.....but it wont catch.......do i have to put my c5 tps on the new wheels>???? or is there another way.....please help thank you......
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 35,617
Likes: 167
Tech Contributor
Cruise-In 11 Veteran
NCM Ambassador
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'10
Originally Posted by omarcoolguy
ok i just put c6 wheels on my c5......my tps wont read i tried doing the thing with the magnet and all trying to reset it.....but it wont catch.......do i have to put my c5 tps on the new wheels>???? or is there another way.....please help thank you......
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 16,135
Likes: 5
From: Newberry FL
Cruise-In VIII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by talon90
Are you saying you left the C6 TPS on the C6 wheels? They will not work. Period. You need to put your original sensors back on or get a second set of C5 TPS. Bear in mind that they are specific to your year C5. There are '97-'00 sensors and '01 to '04 sensors.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 5,300
Likes: 4
From: Mississauga, Ontario Corvettes were built to be driven...not trailered
St Jude Donor '07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by talon90
Are you saying you left the C6 TPS on the C6 wheels? They will not work. Period. You need to put your original sensors back on or get a second set of C5 TPS. Bear in mind that they are specific to your year C5. There are '97-'00 sensors and '01 to '04 sensors.
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 16,477
Likes: 26
From: Gone
CI 6-7-8-9-10 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '03
Originally Posted by cenzo
I thought C6 sensors were the same as 01-04 sensors and should work on those C5 years. 97-00 won't work with C6 sensors.
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 12,071
Likes: 0
From: Hoover Alabama
Originally Posted by talon90
Are you saying you left the C6 TPS on the C6 wheels? They will not work. Period. You need to put your original sensors back on or get a second set of C5 TPS. Bear in mind that they are specific to your year C5. There are '97-'00 sensors and '01 to '04 sensors.
