Redo TPMS with new tires?
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Redo TPMS with new tires?
So, if your sensors are working do you go ahead and replace them when you get new tires or leave 'em as is?
BTW, I think I'm gonna go with the Hankook V12's. The Mich. PSS are probably a 'better' tire but I for half the price I think I'll be fine with the V12. Wooden squares would be better than these frikken run flats!
BTW, I think I'm gonna go with the Hankook V12's. The Mich. PSS are probably a 'better' tire but I for half the price I think I'll be fine with the V12. Wooden squares would be better than these frikken run flats!
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I went with the Hankook V12's too. I am happy with them. They are so much better than the stock run flats it will feel like a new car.
TPMS. It depends on how old yours are. I have not heard of many failures at 10 years or less. I hear of quite a few lucky ones at 14 years and even a very few at 17. On mine one failed at 13 years and the others all failed within another year. On another one they were all working at 14 years, but this was a very low mileage car.
Weigh the age against the cost for replacing them later. A tire shop will charge for doing it and it may be a good portion of the TPMS price. So if they are getting older (maybe about 7 years) I would buy new sensors. (However in practice, I wait until they fail since I have access to tire and balancer machines at no cost)
For the 2001 and newer the Schrader 20117 are frequently sold at a good price. Schrader made the OEM units and these are the same part (except the plastic body is orange instead of black). I have seen close outs at Rock Auto and sales at Amazon or Ebay for about $30 per sensor and occasionally less. I put these sensors in mine for 2 sets.
Good luck.
TPMS. It depends on how old yours are. I have not heard of many failures at 10 years or less. I hear of quite a few lucky ones at 14 years and even a very few at 17. On mine one failed at 13 years and the others all failed within another year. On another one they were all working at 14 years, but this was a very low mileage car.
Weigh the age against the cost for replacing them later. A tire shop will charge for doing it and it may be a good portion of the TPMS price. So if they are getting older (maybe about 7 years) I would buy new sensors. (However in practice, I wait until they fail since I have access to tire and balancer machines at no cost)
For the 2001 and newer the Schrader 20117 are frequently sold at a good price. Schrader made the OEM units and these are the same part (except the plastic body is orange instead of black). I have seen close outs at Rock Auto and sales at Amazon or Ebay for about $30 per sensor and occasionally less. I put these sensors in mine for 2 sets.
Good luck.
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Good advice from QCVette. Mine actually lasted from 1997 to 2012, mileage was around 70k, but they were definitely on their way, as it could take up to a mile before they all "woke up". My decision at that point was easy - I was getting tires and wheels, so I bought them pre-mounted and balanced from Tire Rack, complete with new sensors installed. Just make sure you get the right sensors for your year.
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You wouldn't have gone wrong with the Michelins, but IMO it was a good choice to go with the Hankooks. A very good tire for the price and as you say, much better than the run flats.
If you have the original TPS in your car, then I would go ahead and just replace them when you put the new tires on. They would have to be getting close to their end of life point and there's no use having to break the wheels down a second time to put new sensors in.
If you have the original TPS in your car, then I would go ahead and just replace them when you put the new tires on. They would have to be getting close to their end of life point and there's no use having to break the wheels down a second time to put new sensors in.
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Yeah, I came to the conclusion that it'd be pretty dumb to not do it while the tires were off. "Pay me now or pay me later" 
What the life of the TPMS in a C5 will be is pretty much a crap shoot. Witness this recent thread about the claimed life of TPMS for a couple of early year C5 owners:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...tpms-life.html
You have to decide on how likely your TPMS are to fail vs the benefit (even if it is just peace of mind) you get from replacing them while the tires are being replaced and not at additional expense shortly after the tires are replaced..............
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...tpms-life.html
You have to decide on how likely your TPMS are to fail vs the benefit (even if it is just peace of mind) you get from replacing them while the tires are being replaced and not at additional expense shortly after the tires are replaced..............
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So, if your sensors are working do you go ahead and replace them when you get new tires or leave 'em as is?
BTW, I think I'm gonna go with the Hankook V12's. The Mich. PSS are probably a 'better' tire but I for half the price I think I'll be fine with the V12. Wooden squares would be better than these frikken run flats!
BTW, I think I'm gonna go with the Hankook V12's. The Mich. PSS are probably a 'better' tire but I for half the price I think I'll be fine with the V12. Wooden squares would be better than these frikken run flats!
Hankook V12's and bought new GM TPMS
and bought a magnet and retrained them within 5 minutes...Too easy?
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I'm replacing my wheels with C6 wheels. The sensors I have now are about 6 yrs old. I figured, new wheels, new tires, might as well get new sensors too.BTW, Being I have Conti Extreme Contact DWS's now I went with theml again.
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LoneStarFRC> no only annoying....
Every start, you;ll get a "service tire monitor system" message on the DIC
And one other one - I forget the exact text "low pressure XY" where XY is the tire position, I think Have to clear both messages.
Bigger issue, perhaps, is if you have run flats, its really hard to tell if you have low/no pressure without the TPMs working correctly.
Of course, low/no pressure causes uneven wear and early replacement, and tires are not necessarily cheap.
Every start, you;ll get a "service tire monitor system" message on the DIC
And one other one - I forget the exact text "low pressure XY" where XY is the tire position, I think Have to clear both messages.
Bigger issue, perhaps, is if you have run flats, its really hard to tell if you have low/no pressure without the TPMs working correctly.
Of course, low/no pressure causes uneven wear and early replacement, and tires are not necessarily cheap.
Last edited by aj98; Apr 6, 2017 at 07:54 PM.