Newbie wheel question
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3rd Gear
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Newbie wheel question
Looking to put some 2000-2004 wheels on my 1999, is there anything that I need to know about or will it be an even swap? Need spacers? Will tire pressure senors be the same? Thanks in advance.
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The Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensors (TPMS) are a different issue. There are two different TPMS for the C5. One TPMS works with 1997-2000 cars, the other is for 2001-2004 cars. They cannot be interchanged.
You need to be sure you take your current TPMS and have them installed in the new wheels. They will fit and work fine. If you try and use TPMS that came for a 2001-2004 car, nothing will be damaged, but because the later TPMS transmit on a different frequency than your car "listens" for .... your DIC will display XX as the tire pressure for each tire.
Finally, once the new wheels are installed on the car, you should re-train the Tire Pressure system to ensure that the car knows which sensor is at which wheel. If you don't know the procedure ... go here for instructions. A good tire shop should know how, and have the tools, to do this .......
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...D=77&TopicID=1
