Nelson V.

I just scored some HRE 540 wheels.

They came with sensors attached with a band wrapped around the wheel.
Seller told me these came off a 2001 C5.
Mine is a 1998.

I think I need to use my sensors, right?

The sensors on the wheels appear to have the valve stems hacked off. Do I need to do this to the sensors off my 1998 before mounting them to the new wheels?
Anything special I need to know?
If I do hack the valve stems off my sensors, do I need to seal that hole or anything?

Thanks in advance.
NelsonV

mrm1149

The '01 sensors won't communicate with your '98 receiver so yep you have to change. Not necessary to cut the stems but you can..........

Bills03Coupe

But I wouldn't cut the stems off. What if you need to re-mount them in other wheels at some point?

jrose7004

I have i-Forged wheels and put my sensors on with bands. I didn't cut off my stems.

Nelson V.

Cool. So what do I do? Just point the valve stems inward away from the way (err, outward from the center of the wheel radius)?

Bills03Coupe

I believe the valves are centered on the wheel when banded, so the direction you mount them shouldn't matter. I would remove the valve stem caps to prevent them from possibly working loose and bouncing around inside your wheel!

7LitreC5

Another option is to send your wheels to HRE and have them drilled to mount the sensors in the valve stem location.

I had this done to my 545R wheels and the sensors bolt right up like on a stock wheel.

Corvette Don

I can get you a fully rebuilt set of sensors with the stems cut off so you can mount them into your wheels for $50 (thats what I have in them) plus your old 98 sensors, I have no use for these, a few have screwed up threads so they would be perfect for straps and you wont be putting old sensors into your wheels, PM me if you want them. Just make sure that either way you do it with the bands to train them to the correct spots BEOFRE installing the tires!

Nelson V.

I'll just re-use me old sensors, as is. Thanks.

Corvette Don

Ok, hopefully you wont have to tear back into them anytime soon to replace them.

M_T_0

lol went thru that, I programmed the sensors off of the car put each sensor into a ziplock bag with the specific wheel indicated on the bag and the tire tech still installed them wrong, lucky for me I had him install all of them in line with the valve stems so I knew where they were. I got a heavy crow bar and a BAM (Big A$$ Maginet) put the end of the crow bar on the spot where the sensor was located and the BAM on the crowbar work just fine. only problem was the tech did not know what he was doing and installed the sensors on the sloped section of the rim and they all came off withing 100 miles. I took them back did it again this time with duct tape and the bands (still on the sloped section of the tire and 150 miles later they were all comming off. they have to be placed in the non-sloped section of the tire the closest to the rotational center of the wheel.

jrose7004

My stems are pointed to the center. They attach on a metal mounting piece that the bands go through. No one told me about the epoxy so mine click at low speeds.

Nelson V.

Hopefully.