TMPS question
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TMPS question
I bought a set of wheels yesterday from a fellow forum member….the factory wheels came with the monitors still installed in them…..my question is this: when I install the wheels on my car, will the monitors work or will I need to have them reprogrammed? Are they program once and they work on whatever vette you put them on or it is VIN specific? Just asking since Ive never dealt with it before
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Aug 5, 2024, 10:47 PM
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You need a TPMS relearn tool. Costs about $10 on Amazon. I purchased the VXDAS el-50448 to use on my 2012 GS. Once you have the programmer, follow the steps.
1: put 9volt battery in the TPMS tool
2: put car in accessory mode
3: hold lock and unlock at the same time on the key fob until you hear car horn beep
4: hold TPMS device to sidewall on drivers side front tire, right above the valve stem, and press and hold the button on TPMS device until car horn beeps. Run around car and repeat for each tire starting with drivers front, then passenger front, passenger rear, and last is drivers rear. Car will beep twice at the last tire to tell you it's done.
1: put 9volt battery in the TPMS tool
2: put car in accessory mode
3: hold lock and unlock at the same time on the key fob until you hear car horn beep
4: hold TPMS device to sidewall on drivers side front tire, right above the valve stem, and press and hold the button on TPMS device until car horn beeps. Run around car and repeat for each tire starting with drivers front, then passenger front, passenger rear, and last is drivers rear. Car will beep twice at the last tire to tell you it's done.
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I bought a set of wheels yesterday from a fellow forum member….the factory wheels came with the monitors still installed in them…..my question is this: when I install the wheels on my car, will the monitors work or will I need to have them reprogrammed? Are they program once and they work on whatever vette you put them on or it is VIN specific? Just asking since Ive never dealt with it before
That said, tpms aren't bin codes or anything, they're just little radio transmitters but you do usually needs to sync them to the car.
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You need a TPMS relearn tool. Costs about $10 on Amazon. I purchased the VXDAS el-50448 to use on my 2012 GS. Once you have the programmer, follow the steps.
1: put 9volt battery in the TPMS tool
2: put car in accessory mode
3: hold lock and unlock at the same time on the key fob until you hear car horn beep
4: hold TPMS device to sidewall on drivers side front tire, right above the valve stem, and press and hold the button on TPMS device until car horn beeps. Run around car and repeat for each tire starting with drivers front, then passenger front, passenger rear, and last is drivers rear. Car will beep twice at the last tire to tell you it's done.
1: put 9volt battery in the TPMS tool
2: put car in accessory mode
3: hold lock and unlock at the same time on the key fob until you hear car horn beep
4: hold TPMS device to sidewall on drivers side front tire, right above the valve stem, and press and hold the button on TPMS device until car horn beeps. Run around car and repeat for each tire starting with drivers front, then passenger front, passenger rear, and last is drivers rear. Car will beep twice at the last tire to tell you it's done.
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Was not aware of that. My car is a ‘10 GS, the “new” wheels came from a ‘13 GS. I’ll keep that in mind…..if new sensors are needed its not that big of a deal, just dont want to spend the money if its not needed. Thanks for the heads up.
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I’m pretty sure the 10’s won’t work in the ‘13. You need to know for sure, otherwise if you can’t pair them to the car, you won’t know if it’s the tool, the way you are following the procedure, or the sensors.
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You need a TPMS relearn tool. Costs about $10 on Amazon. I purchased the VXDAS el-50448 to use on my 2012 GS. Once you have the programmer, follow the steps.
4: hold TPMS device to sidewall on drivers side front tire, right above the valve stem, and press and hold the button on TPMS device until car horn beeps. Run around car and repeat for each tire starting with drivers front, then passenger front, passenger rear, and last is drivers rear. Car will beep twice at the last tire to tell you it's done.
4: hold TPMS device to sidewall on drivers side front tire, right above the valve stem, and press and hold the button on TPMS device until car horn beeps. Run around car and repeat for each tire starting with drivers front, then passenger front, passenger rear, and last is drivers rear. Car will beep twice at the last tire to tell you it's done.
and the sequence I followed was RF to RR to LR to LF. And, just like you said, she beeped twice at me to let me know I was done. 
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Like FatsWaller explained, the car only knows that you linked another tpms sensor and assigns it based on a predetermined order. So the car doesn't know that you are at the driver rear wheel, it only knows how many sensors you linked and it assigns them in order. The sequence is supposed to be LF, RF, RR, and the LR last.
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Thanks so much, Torch RF and FatsW! I’ll be reprogramming mine in the proper sequence today! Truly appreciate it! 