TPMS procedure
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TPMS procedure
I have a 2008 and want to use a set of wheels that I had on my '98 for cruise nights , etc. They are aftermarket AFS Z06 copies. I put them on and found out that the C6's must have TPMS units installed. It let me go 60 mph and then sent a message and lowered the power.
I wouldn't mind buying a set of monitors and have them installed on the AFS wheels BUT I have heard that there is a intricate procedure that must be performed for the '08's computer to accept the new monitors. And I understand that this may be required each time that I switch out the tire/wheel sets.
My question is: What is the procedure?
If this is to much of a pain in the butt I would probably just sell the tire/wheels.
Thanks for you help.
I wouldn't mind buying a set of monitors and have them installed on the AFS wheels BUT I have heard that there is a intricate procedure that must be performed for the '08's computer to accept the new monitors. And I understand that this may be required each time that I switch out the tire/wheel sets.
My question is: What is the procedure?
If this is to much of a pain in the butt I would probably just sell the tire/wheels.
Thanks for you help.
Team Owner
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Our resident TPMS expert posted a video of the relearn procedure here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1565322491-post2.html
The answer to the 2nd part of your question is yes, you have to do the relearn every time you change wheels/sensors because the C6 system only stores 4 sensor ID's at a time.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1565322491-post2.html
The answer to the 2nd part of your question is yes, you have to do the relearn every time you change wheels/sensors because the C6 system only stores 4 sensor ID's at a time.
Melting Slicks
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Since my car is brand new (with original wheels), something doesn't seem right. From the TPMS posts I've read, my problem is one of the following:
Thanks for the replies.
- All of my TPMS sensors are bad (not likely)
- The sensors weren't registered properly at the factory (is that even possible?)
- For some reason my car doesn't have any of its original sensors (how would that happen?)
Thanks for the replies.
Team Owner
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Since my car is brand new (with original wheels), something doesn't seem right. From the TPMS posts I've read, my problem is one of the following:
Thanks for the replies.
- All of my TPMS sensors are bad (not likely)
- The sensors weren't registered properly at the factory (is that even possible?)
- For some reason my car doesn't have any of its original sensors (how would that happen?)
Thanks for the replies.
Race Director
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From: Daytona Beach FL
Since my car is brand new (with original wheels), something doesn't seem right. From the TPMS posts I've read, my problem is one of the following:
Thanks for the replies.
- All of my TPMS sensors are bad (not likely)
- The sensors weren't registered properly at the factory (is that even possible?)
- For some reason my car doesn't have any of its original sensors (how would that happen?)
Thanks for the replies.
Check and make sure the type of wheel you have corresponds with the RPO code on the glove compartment door and your window sticker.
If not, the dealer may have swapped wheels from your car to some other car on the lot if somebody else wanted the the comp gray/chrome/polished/etc. wheels that came on your car.
If the wheels were swapped and the relearn procedure wasn't done, it's just as if you have no sensors.
Discount Tire will normally do it for free, but I agree that the dealer should be fixing a problem on a new car.
Bob
Melting Slicks
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From: Dayton Ohio
My car was not ordered. It's a 1LT car with no options and "base" wheels. It was in stock at this dealer for 7 months...so I suppose anything could have happened in that time.
The only reason I may avoid the dealer is if they want me to leave the car with them for the whole day until they can get it in. I'd rather take it somewhere that can deal with it while I wait...even if it costs a few bucks.
I will try Discount Tire. Thanks for the tip. I'll let you guys know what happens.
Race Director
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From: Daytona Beach FL
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1565322491-post2.html
If you don't like that one, take a look at this one where I'm using a different tool:
I can put up a textual description if you don't understand the videos, but take a look at either one of those videos and you'll see how to put the car into the learn mode and then go around and trigger all 4 sensors to get them to send their data to the TPMS computer in the car to log the sensor ID#'s into the TPMS memory.
Bob
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Having been through this drill six times in the last 3 years, I can tell you that if you abort a re-learn in the middle due to battery failure or other reasons, that your best bet is to drive the car a while and try the complete sequence again at a later time.
Alkaline C-cells never seem to last 6 months so this time I invested in rechargeable NIMH batteries so it works the first time for the first time! If you're going to make a habit of this like I have, I do recommend rechargeables.
Alkaline C-cells never seem to last 6 months so this time I invested in rechargeable NIMH batteries so it works the first time for the first time! If you're going to make a habit of this like I have, I do recommend rechargeables.
Since my car is brand new (with original wheels), something doesn't seem right. From the TPMS posts I've read, my problem is one of the following:
Thanks for the replies.
- All of my TPMS sensors are bad (not likely)
- The sensors weren't registered properly at the factory (is that even possible?)
- For some reason my car doesn't have any of its original sensors (how would that happen?)
Thanks for the replies.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,098
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From: Dayton Ohio
I had the TPMS "re-learn" procedure done over the weekend (for FREE) at a Discount Tire. Thanks for the tip. It took all of 2 minutes and I was good to go!
I still don't know for sure why a brand new car with its original wheels needed to have this procedure done.
I could see some slight marring on all of my lugnuts...so there's no doubt that something happened with the wheels on my car before I purchased it (even though they are "base" wheels). Maybe they were swapped onto another car for some reason...I don't know. The current wheels all look good to me, so I'm not complaining. This car sat at the dealer for 6 months before I bought it, so I guess anything is possible.
Thanks again for the Discount Tire tip!
I still don't know for sure why a brand new car with its original wheels needed to have this procedure done.
I could see some slight marring on all of my lugnuts...so there's no doubt that something happened with the wheels on my car before I purchased it (even though they are "base" wheels). Maybe they were swapped onto another car for some reason...I don't know. The current wheels all look good to me, so I'm not complaining. This car sat at the dealer for 6 months before I bought it, so I guess anything is possible.
Thanks again for the Discount Tire tip!
Race Director
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From: Daytona Beach FL
I had the TPMS "re-learn" procedure done over the weekend (for FREE) at a Discount Tire. Thanks for the tip. It took all of 2 minutes and I was good to go!
I still don't know for sure why a brand new car with its original wheels needed to have this procedure done.
I could see some slight marring on all of my lugnuts...so there's no doubt that something happened with the wheels on my car before I purchased it (even though they are "base" wheels). Maybe they were swapped onto another car for some reason...I don't know. The current wheels all look good to me, so I'm not complaining. This car sat at the dealer for 6 months before I bought it, so I guess anything is possible.
Thanks again for the Discount Tire tip!
I still don't know for sure why a brand new car with its original wheels needed to have this procedure done.
I could see some slight marring on all of my lugnuts...so there's no doubt that something happened with the wheels on my car before I purchased it (even though they are "base" wheels). Maybe they were swapped onto another car for some reason...I don't know. The current wheels all look good to me, so I'm not complaining. This car sat at the dealer for 6 months before I bought it, so I guess anything is possible.
Thanks again for the Discount Tire tip!
Take a look in your glove compartment at the sticker that has all the RPO codes for the options that your car was built with. You may see one of the following:
QG6
Wheel - 18 X 8.5 FRT & 19 X 10 RR, Aluminum, Styled
QG7
Wheel - 18 X 8.5 FRT & 19 X 10 RR, Polished
QX1
Wheel - 18 X 18.5 FRT & 19 X 10 RR, Aluminum, Painted, Flangless
QX3
Wheel - 18 X 8.5 FRT & 19 X 10 RR, Chrome, Flangless
Those are for a 2007 model, but I think the 2008 was the same, except maybe for an additional model wheel.Wheel - 18 X 8.5 FRT & 19 X 10 RR, Aluminum, Styled
QG7
Wheel - 18 X 8.5 FRT & 19 X 10 RR, Polished
QX1
Wheel - 18 X 18.5 FRT & 19 X 10 RR, Aluminum, Painted, Flangless
QX3
Wheel - 18 X 8.5 FRT & 19 X 10 RR, Chrome, Flangless
If, for example, you see a "QX3" on the list in your car, then it had chrome wheels on it from the factory, and the dealer probably switched them from your car to one that somebody wanted to buy but it didn't have chrome wheels, and they put the base silver painted wheels on your car.
If that happened, there's one fairly big deal involved - the warranty!!!
If you have a problem with your wheels and they aren't the ones on your build sheet and associated with your VIN, they won't honor any warranty work on them.
Anyway.....there are silver painted, comp gray, polished, chrome, and gumbys available and I suspect your car had an upgraded wheel on it originally, and that the dealer swapped them off to put on another car that a buyer wanted different wheels on and your car ended up with the base wheels.
Bob
