My 2005 regular cab Tundra came with steel wheels. I've always had problems getting a good balance at local shops due to the lug-centric steel wheels, and have been forced to pay dealer rates for tire balances. I've wanted a set of alloy rims which solve the balancing issue, plus they look nicer and would be easier to wash. Plus, I've been toying with the idea of getting snow tires too. So I came up with the brilliant idea of buying a set of snow tires and putting them on the existing steelies, then buying a set of alloy wheels and putting some nice all-terrains on those.
But then there's TPMS...
As far as I can tell from the threads here on the forums, I'll need to buy five new sensors at at least $120 each, if not more. Plus, the computer can only remember five sensors at a time so I'd need to visit the dealer at the beginning and end of winter each time. And, the TPMS sensors are different between steel and alloy wheels so I couldn't just move the steelie sensors over to the new alloys and ignore the TPMS light in winter.
You have got to be kidding me! Is it really this difficult to have a dedicated set of snows on a Tundra?
That's an option, but I'd still need to spend the $600 to buy TPMS sensors for the summer alloys, as the sensors in my current steelies aren't compatible (based on what I've read in the forums). I tow in the spring/summer/fall, so I'd prefer to have TPMS in the summer versus winter.
Well you can always ground out the tpms compy and not use it...just be sure to keep an eye on your tire pressure.
Do a search and you should be able to find the grounding info.
what happens when the computer doesn't get a reading on the TPMS system? is it just a check engine light?
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Well you can always ground out the tpms compy and not use it...just be sure to keep an eye on your tire pressure.
Do a search and you should be able to find the grounding info.
Thats what I would do....I don't really need a computer checking my air pressure for me....I'm pretty sure Ican do that myself... Forget the sensors and just find a way to not have the tpms light or check engine light (which ever it is) come on....Problem soved
what happens when the computer doesn't get a reading on the TPMS system? is it just a check engine light?
Yes, its a little yellow flat tire looking thing, my father in-law has it on his Tacoma and it drives him nuts.
I believe you can go to Toyota and have it programmed out if you want, I am like all the others on here, I can check mine with a gauge!
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My 2005 regular cab Tundra came with steel wheels. I've always had problems getting a good balance at local shops due to the lug-centric steel wheels, and have been forced to pay dealer rates for tire balances. I've wanted a set of alloy rims which solve the balancing issue, plus they look nicer and would be easier to wash. Plus, I've been toying with the idea of getting snow tires too. So I came up with the brilliant idea of buying a set of snow tires and putting them on the existing steelies, then buying a set of alloy wheels and putting some nice all-terrains on those.
But then there's TPMS...
As far as I can tell from the threads here on the forums, I'll need to buy five new sensors at at least $120 each, if not more. Plus, the computer can only remember five sensors at a time so I'd need to visit the dealer at the beginning and end of winter each time. And, the TPMS sensors are different between steel and alloy wheels so I couldn't just move the steelie sensors over to the new alloys and ignore the TPMS light in winter.
You have got to be kidding me! Is it really this difficult to have a dedicated set of snows on a Tundra?
- Chris
Last summer I was thinking the same thing. I ended up getting new rims and tires for the summer mounths,and would see how not getting new tpms sensors would go.Now, I don't know how everybody in TS trucks acted when faced with the same problem. But my light won't start flashing until i'm about 50 miles from my other set of tires with the tpms sensors in them. My normal driving is within 50 miles and my light is always off.The only two times it came on was when we went on vaction. Thats when I noticed the light comming on at about 50 miles. The light would stay on the whole time on vacation then reset after comming home and parking near the other set of rims with the tpms.Sometimes it would take a day or two to reset.Now that it's winter I have my stock rims and tires on and have no problems.I can't wait to see if when I put my other rims on in the summer if my tpms acts the same way as last summer. Good luck,Mark
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