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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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I have a 98a4 got it a month ago,need new front tires.Senors are working good.Is there a way,like a code that tells how old they are.12 yrs and still working.Would like to have these rebuilt are new ones,but if not too old,reuse these.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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This was posted on the forum a while back as to how to tell the age of a TPM sensor:

On the backside of the sensor you should see a little clock molded in. The pointer on the clock points to the month. i.e., 8 = August. On the left and right side of the pointer you should see a number, that is the year.

If they are more than say 6 -7 years old, then I would probably just replace them with new ones instead of trying to change the battery.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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Thanks vetteman,looks like aug 02,eight yrs old.will replace.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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If the things still work why buy new ones at around $400 when you can just have the batteries replaced for around $100? I just had my batteries replaced and had them back a week after I sent them in. There's also a thread on here on how to change them yourself. Why buy new?
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