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APS question
Putting on new tires. car only has 15K, but is an 02. Should I have the tire press. senors serviced (new seal and sprayed w/conditioner), or dont worry about them?? how much do new ones cost??
Last edited by larrybee; Nov 5, 2010 at 09:25 AM.
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If you think you will be replacing the tires again in the next couple of years or so I would wait and replace them then. If its going to remain mostly parked like it has been the last 9 years replace them now. Your lucky, yours don't cost near as much as the earlier C5s.
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If you think you will be replacing the tires again in the next couple of years or so I would wait and replace them then. If its going to remain mostly parked like it has been the last 9 years replace them now. Your lucky, yours don't cost near as much as the earlier C5s.
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I may be by myself here, but I don't replace working electrical parts "just in case they may go bad". I would use the originals as long as they would last. It's not like if a sensor battery dies, your car is stranded.
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If you have run flat tires, most tire shops will charge you to dismount and mount the tire to replace the sensors because the sidewalls are too stiff to simply break the bead and replace the sensor as you can with non run flat tires. This charge means it makes sense to go ahead and replace the sensors if they are anywhere near the end of their service life and you have the tire off anyway.
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Maybe even a little cheaper than that. I think I would go ahead and spend the $$$s and get them replaced when you do the tires.
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Kinda interested to find out how long they do last....
