New TPMS Required?
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New TPMS Required?
I am replacing the tires on my '03 Anniversary Edtion coupe with 11,000 miles and the TPMS system.
Do I need to buy a new TPMS for each wheel or just do a rebuild with o-rings, washers and valve stems?
Thanks
Do I need to buy a new TPMS for each wheel or just do a rebuild with o-rings, washers and valve stems?
Thanks
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From: Hershey PA
Thanks. I have read some postings that advised that the battery life was +- 10 years and if you changed tires it was a good idea to replace the TPMS rather than wait until they go bad and have to have the tire bead broken again just for the TPMS.
I was trying to find out if they were repairable or I needed to replace them.
I was trying to find out if they were repairable or I needed to replace them.
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If it were me I would replace them, on a basically 10 year old car, while the tires are being done. You will definitely need to replace them during the lifespan of these new tires, and it will cost you to unmount, install TMPS's, remount, balance at that time. I did this when I bought a used set of CCW wheels, with tires, and no TPMS's. It cost about $110 to have the new TPMS's (purchased seperately) installed.
The batteries can be replaced, but it is not a simple straight forward swap. The search function is down at the moment, so I could not get a link to the process, or the person/company that you can send them to if you want to go that route.
New sensors (with nuts & O-rings) should run you around $180 - $200 shipped, for the new version used on an '03.
The batteries can be replaced, but it is not a simple straight forward swap. The search function is down at the moment, so I could not get a link to the process, or the person/company that you can send them to if you want to go that route.
New sensors (with nuts & O-rings) should run you around $180 - $200 shipped, for the new version used on an '03.
Last edited by roscoe118; Aug 30, 2012 at 10:57 AM.
