TPMS Install Question
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TPMS Install Question
Found a really nice set of basically new GY RFs on Z06 aftermarket rims for less than I could buy the tires for. They do not have sensors installed. I notice OEs cost about $75-100 a piece, yet places like TireRack sell all four for $158. Does anyone have experience with aftermarket sensors? Are the OEs worth twice the price?
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I used OEM TPSs for my new rims and I've never had a problem. I've heard quite a few members who have said they fitted Costco TPSs and I've not heard any negative feedback. Maybe no news is good news?
The only negative I heard was from one member who fitted a single after market TPS with 3 other Delco sensors and he struggled to get it to work.
You could buy the sensors and see if they will program before you fit them. They dont have to be fitted to do that. If you do, either make sure they go in the correct wheel or reprogram them once ftted.
BTW, OEM sensors for an 02 should be less than $75 each.
The only negative I heard was from one member who fitted a single after market TPS with 3 other Delco sensors and he struggled to get it to work.
You could buy the sensors and see if they will program before you fit them. They dont have to be fitted to do that. If you do, either make sure they go in the correct wheel or reprogram them once ftted.
BTW, OEM sensors for an 02 should be less than $75 each.
Last edited by DeeGee; Feb 9, 2012 at 01:38 AM.
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Here you go. Check with Gene Culley at gmpartshouse.com:
||--Genuine GM C5 Tire Pressure Sensors/TPM--||
2001-2004 Sensors
25773946 – sensor – $40.60 each
15234846 – nuts – $3.95 each
||--Genuine GM C5 Tire Pressure Sensors/TPM--||
2001-2004 Sensors
25773946 – sensor – $40.60 each
15234846 – nuts – $3.95 each
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I called it an o-ring, perhaps the appropriate name is grommet.
The '01 sensor has a grommet shown in the picture, one of mine was replaced yesterday when they replaced the QF5 wheel with a brand new QF5 wheel (original cracked from hit/run). I watched them peel off the old one and install a new one.
Interesting...
The '01 sensor has a grommet shown in the picture, one of mine was replaced yesterday when they replaced the QF5 wheel with a brand new QF5 wheel (original cracked from hit/run). I watched them peel off the old one and install a new one.
Interesting...
