Wheel Application Help
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Racer
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From: Genoa Nevada
Wheel Application Help
I have a 2005 C6 with stock wheels. I have an opportunity to buy a set of stock 2009 wheels. I don’t think the seller has the lug nuts so my questions are; will my stock lug nuts work with the 2009 wheels. Additionally, the fronts are 18X8.5 and the rears are 19X10's any problems with this?
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Do the 2009 wheels have tires and sensors installed???
If they do, you'll need to program those sensors into the TPMS computer in your car - it can only hold 4 sensor ID#s, so the new ones will need to be programmed so the DIC will report the pressure in your new wheel/tires properly.
If you're taking your tires off your old wheels to put onto the new ones, you can also swap the sensors to the new wheels.
If you tell the tire shop guys to note which corner the sensors were on, and make sure they go back onto the same corner, then you won't have to do anything.
If the sensors get mixed up the DIC will still report the pressures, but if the one that was originally on the RF is now in the LR, if the DIC says "RF 23 psi" it will really be talking about the pressure in the LR. To get the DIC to report correctly you'll need a relearn procedure performed with a TPMS tool to program them into the proper position.
Bob
If they do, you'll need to program those sensors into the TPMS computer in your car - it can only hold 4 sensor ID#s, so the new ones will need to be programmed so the DIC will report the pressure in your new wheel/tires properly.
If you're taking your tires off your old wheels to put onto the new ones, you can also swap the sensors to the new wheels.
If you tell the tire shop guys to note which corner the sensors were on, and make sure they go back onto the same corner, then you won't have to do anything.
If the sensors get mixed up the DIC will still report the pressures, but if the one that was originally on the RF is now in the LR, if the DIC says "RF 23 psi" it will really be talking about the pressure in the LR. To get the DIC to report correctly you'll need a relearn procedure performed with a TPMS tool to program them into the proper position.
Bob
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 288
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From: Genoa Nevada
Do the 2009 wheels have tires and sensors installed???
If they do, you'll need to program those sensors into the TPMS computer in your car - it can only hold 4 sensor ID#s, so the new ones will need to be programmed so the DIC will report the pressure in your new wheel/tires properly.
If you're taking your tires off your old wheels to put onto the new ones, you can also swap the sensors to the new wheels.
If you tell the tire shop guys to note which corner the sensors were on, and make sure they go back onto the same corner, then you won't have to do anything.
If the sensors get mixed up the DIC will still report the pressures, but if the one that was originally on the RF is now in the LR, if the DIC says "RF 23 psi" it will really be talking about the pressure in the LR. To get the DIC to report correctly you'll need a relearn procedure performed with a TPMS tool to program them into the proper position.
Bob
If they do, you'll need to program those sensors into the TPMS computer in your car - it can only hold 4 sensor ID#s, so the new ones will need to be programmed so the DIC will report the pressure in your new wheel/tires properly.
If you're taking your tires off your old wheels to put onto the new ones, you can also swap the sensors to the new wheels.
If you tell the tire shop guys to note which corner the sensors were on, and make sure they go back onto the same corner, then you won't have to do anything.
If the sensors get mixed up the DIC will still report the pressures, but if the one that was originally on the RF is now in the LR, if the DIC says "RF 23 psi" it will really be talking about the pressure in the LR. To get the DIC to report correctly you'll need a relearn procedure performed with a TPMS tool to program them into the proper position.
Bob
The "package" is both the tires and the wheels. I believe the TPMS units are included. If so, I will research the relearn procedure, if not, I will make sure that mine go back where they came from.
Thanks for the heads-up
