This question has been bounced around on this forum over the years. And as much as it's been bouncing around there appears to be a myriad of solutions.

First of all I want to say I've been driving since 1964, not a youngster. I've owned $300 beaters to $60k luxury cars. I've owned beater British sports cars with wire wheels and tube tires. You name it I've owned it.
Somehow I've managed to survive all those cars and all those years without TPMS. Even my 4 kids and my wife managed to survive without TPMS.
If you feel it's unsafe to drive without a TPMS, maybe you should not be driving.

OK, so I said my piece about TPMS.

I've got 2 C5's. A Z06 for the track(it's street legal & I do occasionally drive it on the street) and conv for the street. I want to run the same tires/wheels on both cars. I no longer trailer my Z06 to the track, I drive it there & hopefully back. Gone are my Hoosier slicks. Have moved to the Yokahama Advan AD08, 295x30Rx18 all around on both cars.

I had the TPMS removed from my street car. After awhile I started getting the warnings that I'd die and never see my family again because the TPMS were not working.

Thanks to this forum I found that the TPMS could be completely deleted using a GM Tech 2 scanner. Thanks to a link I found here I had step by step instructions on how to use the GM Tech 2 scanner & delete the TPMS completely.

Luckily I'm friendly with the service manager of a GM dealer. Mentioned the TPMS delete to him, he said he knew nothing about it, but I was welcome to use his scanner. Earlier today that's what I did. I think it took under 2 minutes to delete the TPMS. Would have been quicker but I was very careful to follow the step by step instructions I had copied.
The manager said it was good to know it could be done and he'd be aware of it if another idiot like me came in asking to delete the TPMS.

Now the DIC gauges display on my conv looks exactly the same as my Z06. Should I sell the car and buyer & wants the TPMS it can be restored using the exact same process.

Thanks to the others on this forum that share their knowledge with others.

 

Sooo how do you feel about CAGS , AH/TC, and ABS brakes?

 

Two C5's! Cool.

I'll have to look into removing the TPMS. Not needed for what I do with the car. I don't have access to one of those scanners so I hope there are other options.

Got my learners in 1967 but I do love many of the modern features cars have now such as ABS brakes.

 

I think you're being a little facetious here

I'll give you my 2 cents anyway:

IMHO:
I don't classify those in the same category as a TPMS.
In my search for a way to delete the TPMS, I found way to many posts thinking their car would be unsafe on even un-driveable without TPMS.
That's what got me started.

With the exception of my Z06, all of my other track cars had no nannies at all. I recently sold my 5.0 powered Miata track car. Put down 388hp at the wheels and 375 ft lbs. torque.

The Miata had nothing, No ABS, NO TC, No Nothin--great car to drive.

On the track with my Z06 I shut off all the nannies I can.
On the streets I leave everything on--you never know when you'll need one of those things to give you a helping hand.

I also instruct others on the track in their cars--with them I leave every Nanny on, at times I wish the car had even more. Once I've found them safe and competent I may allow them to turn something off--usually not.

There've been quite a few times when those nannies kept us going in the right direction.
So, the answer to your question is: Yes I do love those things on the streets. The TPMS--Not So Much

This reminds me of a car I saw at the track, I don't remember what it was, maybe an older BMW. On his rear window he had stickers saying something like:
No Power Steering
No Power brakes
No ABS
NO TC
NO Stability Control

How Does He Do it?
Got a kick out of that.

 

Unfortunately those scanners are very expensive making them somewhat prohibitive for most independent shops. Maybe you could call around to some GM dealers and ask if they'll do it for you. If they agreed it should be pretty inexpensive. From the time the tech would grab the scanner and get into your car, start to finish should be less then 5 min.

Only problem is the potential liability issue that could possibly come back to them. That's the fly in the ointment.

That's why the guy I know gave it to me and walked away.
He heard nothing and saw nothing.

There's a vendor on this forum selling a Chinese version of the scanner $300 that will do the job. As a matter of fact it was on his site I found the step by step instructions. But $300 is a bit stiff if you need the scanner only to delete the TPMS.

 

I don't see anything wrong with a technology that warns you about lost air pressure in the tires, but that's me.

 

I wouldn't go so far as to say it is unsafe to drive a car without a working TPMS on it, but it does give some added peace of mind knowing that should a tire puncture occur, you will get notice that air pressure is being lost. I've driven many cars that did not have the system on them and I appreciate the fact that they are becoming more common on cars now. If you disable the system on your car and feel it is not a necessary item, that's your choice.

I have never messed with deleting things from the computers in the car, but I would say yes it could be restored. Whether it takes a complete re-flashing of the computer or just re-adding that component of the stock settings I do not know. Someone who has dealt with a Tech II will hopefully chime in on what it might take.

 

I deactivated my TPMS with the Tech II two weeks ago. Essentially you are just deactivating an RPO. I played with it, shutting it off and turning it back on with success, but did not want to mess with the new tires and wheels to replace sensors, so I just finally deactivated TPM system.To turn it back on all one has to do is plug the Tech II into the OBD port and reactivate the TPMS. Three-minute job either way. When I had to install a new BCM on my formerly owned 2001 base 1SC convertible, I was able to program in all the RPOs I wished to have active with the Tech II. I have one, and I use it locally to help fellow Corvette guys I know from the club. Hendrick won't do the job or let you use their scanners. My engine tuner guru only works on the ECM.
Dave

 

The TPMS function is restored using the GM Tech 2 Scanner and the exact same steps used to delete the TPMS.
Takes barely a few minutes.

 

Is this for the 2001-2004 models or can it be done on all C5's

 

models. Only on 2001 and up.
Dave