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Old Mar 6, 2016 | 08:13 PM
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I'll be adding base OEM C6 wheels with TPMS to my C5 soon. What will I need to do to get my C5 to "read" the C6 TPMS (so I can see tire pressure on my DIC)?
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The C6 TPM sensors will not work with the C5 system. My advice is to replace the C6 ones with the appropriate C5 ones and have no problems. Will be much cheaper too, provided you could even make the C6 sensors work by changing out other parts.
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
The C6 TPM sensors will not work with the C5 system. My advice is to replace the C6 ones with the appropriate C5 ones and have no problems. Will be much cheaper too, provided you could even make the C6 sensors work by changing out other parts.



Completely different...only option is to replace with C5 tpms.

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Damn. Is it tough to put the C5 TPMS in the C6 wheels? Would your average tire service center be able to do it?
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I just did this Last week...i put C6 wheels on mine...and I went ahead and bought new TPM's.. for a 2002....I got mine from Tire Rack...42.00 each...tire store charged me 40.00 bucks to install...got home and programmed to the car using a magnet...everything works Great
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Did this a couple of years ago. I used TPMS from my C5 wheels. Tire store rebuilt and mounted to C6 rims and I've had no issues.
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