Major TPMS Sensor Problem!!!
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Major TPMS Sensor Problem!!!
I bought my farther new 3 piece wheels and in front we are fine but in rear on his 07 vette the new wheels we cannot use the stock tpms due to where the tire beads and size of the sensor.
The shop told me there is some sort of band i can use?? Does anyone have info on this band and can you reuse the stock sensor?
Thanks guys I just want to get my dad back on the road. This is a 07.
The shop told me there is some sort of band i can use?? Does anyone have info on this band and can you reuse the stock sensor?
Thanks guys I just want to get my dad back on the road. This is a 07.
Last edited by NORCALSTI; Nov 20, 2010 at 08:25 PM.
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What's normally used in this application is a very large "hose clamp", something that would be used in a heating/air condition duct application. For insurance, I'd also use a short piece of the 3M double sided tape that's used to hold air deflectors/sun shades in place. Tape the sensor in the "drop" in the center of the rim, then put the band clamp over the sensor.
On further thought, as I'm typing this, possibly Tire Rack sell the "bands", since they sell aftermarket wheels and sensors....
On further thought, as I'm typing this, possibly Tire Rack sell the "bands", since they sell aftermarket wheels and sensors....
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ok can i use my stock sensor and take off the valve stem section and just stick the plastic piece to the rim? I have a band allready and 3m tape but getting the sensor to sit flat on the rim the only way is to take off the valve stem and seeing if thats ok.
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That's kind of what you do, however you have to be careful, as the valve stem is also the sensor's "antenna", which sends the signal to the car's receiver. With my '01, the car's TPMS receiver is located in the LR of the hatch area, and when I had a set of aftermarket rims with the sensors "banded" in the front rims, and I cut down the valve stem, I had trouble with the receiver being able to pick up the signal from the RF tire.
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That's kind of what you do, however you have to be careful, as the valve stem is also the sensor's "antenna", which sends the signal to the car's receiver. With my '01, the car's TPMS receiver is located in the LR of the hatch area, and when I had a set of aftermarket rims with the sensors "banded" in the front rims, and I cut down the valve stem, I had trouble with the receiver being able to pick up the signal from the RF tire.
Thanks again.
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