Replacement TPMS
03-01-2018 | 12:55 PM
#76
Pro
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 505
Likes: 21
From: Edmonton, AB
I'll be replacing tires this spring. I had intended on replacing the TPMS as well, but after reading about the life expectancy of the batteries, I'm beginning to think they've recently been replaced and I don't need to.
Car is 2009 C2S with 51,000km (32,000 mi). Car is summer only and stored in winter (both by me & previous owners, that's just what you do in my part of the world).
Would the ORIGINAL TPMS still be working after 9 years? If so, I'll replace them. Else, I might take a gamble on swapping rubber without them.
Car is 2009 C2S with 51,000km (32,000 mi). Car is summer only and stored in winter (both by me & previous owners, that's just what you do in my part of the world).
Would the ORIGINAL TPMS still be working after 9 years? If so, I'll replace them. Else, I might take a gamble on swapping rubber without them.
03-06-2018 | 10:36 PM
#78
Racer
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 310
Likes: 79
From: St. Louis, MO
I'll be replacing tires this spring. I had intended on replacing the TPMS as well, but after reading about the life expectancy of the batteries, I'm beginning to think they've recently been replaced and I don't need to.
Car is 2009 C2S with 51,000km (32,000 mi). Car is summer only and stored in winter (both by me & previous owners, that's just what you do in my part of the world).
Would the ORIGINAL TPMS still be working after 9 years? If so, I'll replace them. Else, I might take a gamble on swapping rubber without them.
Car is 2009 C2S with 51,000km (32,000 mi). Car is summer only and stored in winter (both by me & previous owners, that's just what you do in my part of the world).
Would the ORIGINAL TPMS still be working after 9 years? If so, I'll replace them. Else, I might take a gamble on swapping rubber without them.
03-25-2018 | 08:43 PM
#79
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 235
From: Northern California
Ouch ! !! I have a hard time reading your post with that avatar flashing on the monitor.
12-06-2018 | 03:42 PM
#81
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 64
Likes: 1
I just got TPMS24/7 sensors installed.. and I drove the car home(registered on the car within 2 miles). there is quite a shimmy on the steering wheel @ 100km/hr (60 miles/hr)... my guess is that they need to be balanced. anyone think the same or something different advice?
Tom
Tom
12-06-2018 | 09:04 PM
#83
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,612
Likes: 415
From: Raleigh, North Carolina
I just got TPMS24/7 sensors installed.. and I drove the car home(registered on the car within 2 miles). there is quite a shimmy on the steering wheel @ 100km/hr (60 miles/hr)... my guess is that they need to be balanced. anyone think the same or something different advice?
Tom
Tom
Shimmy isn’t a term I would use for an out of balance wheel. That’s more of a thumping or shake felt through the wheel. The vibration is usually evident in a fairly narrow speed range. Above and below that range, the vibration might be light or even go away. A seriously out of balance wheel will shake so violently that you’ll think the car is going to come apart.
12-06-2018 | 09:32 PM
#84
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 64
Likes: 1
shake is a better word than shimmy. It happens at highway speed, and I would be scared to go faster. It doesn't feel like the car is going to fly apart, but it isn't good! I will call the installers up and get them to balance the wheels.
12-06-2018 | 10:42 PM
#85
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,612
Likes: 415
From: Raleigh, North Carolina
Yeah, if it just started after you installed new tires, or you replaced TPMS and they dismounted the tires and re-mounted them, I’m thinking you probably have a wheel balance issue.
12-20-2018 | 05:27 PM
#86
Advanced
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 60
Likes: 11
From: Minnesota
Just adding in my $0.02 to the thread. I just bought a set of these for $109.80 for all 4 shipped to me for my 2009 C4S after seeing a few other users post them in there. Installed them yesterday with no issues, took about 5-10 miles before they registered. I can try and report back in a year or two if they are still working. But for less than 1 OEM sensors, it's hard to beat.
12-21-2018 | 07:49 AM
#87
Advanced
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 83
Likes: 30
Just adding in my $0.02 to the thread. I just bought a set of these for $109.80 for all 4 shipped to me for my 2009 C4S after seeing a few other users post them in there. Installed them yesterday with no issues, took about 5-10 miles before they registered. I can try and report back in a year or two if they are still working. But for less than 1 OEM sensors, it's hard to beat.
12-25-2018 | 06:44 PM
#88
Advanced
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 60
Likes: 11
From: Minnesota
Just adding in my $0.02 to the thread. I just bought a set of these for $109.80 for all 4 shipped to me for my 2009 C4S after seeing a few other users post them in there. Installed them yesterday with no issues, took about 5-10 miles before they registered. I can try and report back in a year or two if they are still working. But for less than 1 OEM sensors, it's hard to beat.
01-28-2019 | 01:11 AM
#90
Advanced
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 60
Likes: 11
From: Minnesota
I’ve only driven the car twice since then. I spoke to the folks at TPMS 24/7 and they think that there is/was interference with my summer tires and those TPMS as they are about 5-10 feet away in the garage. I may not get many opportunities the next month or two to drive much here in Minnesota, but I’ll be sure to post updates on the sensors.