Extra Wheels Require Dealer Confiruation Update

[fraggy]

I was going to buy an extra set of rims for snow tires. The dealer told me that every time you change all the wheels you need to take it to the dealer to have a configuration update for the automatic tire pressure monitoring system. Does not make sense to me, since they say each time can cost approx. $100. Has anyone else heard the same information?

 

[Ryan_S]

It's true.

However if you can live with the little blinky light on the dash for the few winter months, you don't need to re program the sensors.

There are a few other people on here that do that. I think there is more info in a tire thread somewhere. HTH.

 

[cowaggon]

I bought aftermarket wheels and tires and just had to swap the TPMS, it required no reconfiguration and my low pressure light never came on. If you want to swap your TPMS sensors out every summer and winter then you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[philsey]

I put Blizzaks on FJ wheels for the winter and left the sensors in the oem wheels/tires. They sit in the garage.

After driving a short while the light comes on - doesn't bother me, I just ignore it. Each time I park (near the oem wheels) the light goes out.

 

[fraggy]

More than 5 wheel sensors required reprogramming

Thanks for the responses. As long as you use only 5 wheel sensors, things are fine. But if you want to keep two sets of wheels (10 wheel sensors), the truck will need to be reprogrammed every time you change them. My understanding is that only the dealer can reprogram them. With today's electronics, it would seem simple to have memory to accomodate 10 wheel sensors. Just a design shortcut. I you do not use the tire monitoring system, this is a non issue.

 

[Renegad44]

I bought aftermarket wheels and tires and just had to swap the TPMS, it required no reconfiguration and my low pressure light never came on. If you want to swap your TPMS sensors out every summer and winter then you shouldn't have a problem.

Exactly, I just did the same thing. My tire man put each sensor, and tire, back in the original position on the new aftermarket wheels, started my vehicle, drove away, and everything works with the new wheels, just as it did with the OEM wheels.

 

[harper7]

TPMS Sensors and service kits

Thanks for the responses. As long as you use only 5 wheel sensors, things are fine. But if you want to keep two sets of wheels (10 wheel sensors), the truck will need to be reprogrammed every time you change them. My understanding is that only the dealer can reprogram them. With today's electronics, it would seem simple to have memory to accomodate 10 wheel sensors. Just a design shortcut. I you do not use the tire monitoring system, this is a non issue.

There are only 4 wheel sensors as the spare doesn't have one. The TPMS on 5th Gens only accepts 4 any ways . Discount tire or most big tire stores will program them for free so skip the stealership . The sensors on our trucks are the PMV-107J to fit the 20 degree face of the wheels.
You can buy them on ebay for like $16 a piece compared to the dealerships $100 plus a piece. You will need the TPMS service kits too and ours take the 20217'

They are correct PN's because I've bought 2 sets and just did this last month for another set of wheels. Programmed first time and took less then 5 minutes as I watched as the guy at Discount tire did it. They forgot the first time and I had to remind them. With the Bartek reader start at left front and go clockwise getting sn's from the transmitters at each each tire, plug the bartek into the IBD port ,hit enter, TPMS light on dash flahes twice and sets. Go's on if tire pressure is below ~26.5 psi I believe.Goes back out when you air them up.

Here are the sensors we use on Ebay..... http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-07-08-To...es&hash=item4165844c7d&vxp=mtr#ht_6258wt_1114

And here's the service kits,you'll need 4 ....... TPMS service replacement kit Toyota - eBay (item 170583942362 end time Aug-24-11 15:09:45 PDT)

 

[Batang.Gapo]

Thanks for the responses. As long as you use only 5 wheel sensors, things are fine. But if you want to keep two sets of wheels (10 wheel sensors), the truck will need to be reprogrammed every time you change them. My understanding is that only the dealer can reprogram them. With today's electronics, it would seem simple to have memory to accomodate 10 wheel sensors. Just a design shortcut. I you do not use the tire monitoring system, this is a non issue.

Completely agree with you. Why Toyota designed 4Runner not allowing multiple sets of tire/wheel. Honda Accord (08 and up) allows multiple set of tires/wheels with TPMS sensors and for $150 tool (ATEQ Quickset) you can skip dealership expensive re-programming services.

I am leaning towards winter tire on steel wheel WITHOUT TPMS and deal with the blinking light during winter months . Could not justify the added expense of re-programming every time I change my tires.

 

[Johnny Utah]

subscribed to this thread for when i buy my gauntlets. thanks for the part numbers harper7

 

[Chrisinvermont]

My understanding is that only the dealer can reprogram them.

Not true. I have 2 sets of tires and I had TPMS sensors installed into after market rims. I bought a tool from ATEQ, I forget the model number and I am at work. I got the tool from the TireRack but I don't see it on their site now. The tool hooks up to my computer where I tell it which tires I am installing and where they go. I then take the tool out to the rig and hook it up. With the press of a button the light resets fine.

The set up did cost some money for the sensors and the tool but I didn't pay almost $40k to look at a blinking dash light for 6 months out of the year!

 

[Kmvreter]

Not true. I have 2 sets of tires and I had TPMS sensors installed into after market rims. I bought a tool from ATEQ, I forget the model number and I am at work. I got the tool from the TireRack but I don't see it on their site now. The tool hooks up to my computer where I tell it which tires I am installing and where they go. I then take the tool out to the rig and hook it up. With the press of a button the light resets fine.

The set up did cost some money for the sensors and the tool but I didn't pay almost $40k to look at a blinking dash light for 6 months out of the year!

I agree.
The ATEQ tool is the Quickset mentioned by Batang. It will pay for itself after a couple of uses if you can't get the reset done for free at a tire shop.
Make sure to write down all the codes printed on any new TPMS before you have them installed.

 

[deanyuan]

So if I put a tpms in my spare, can I rotate my spare in at every rotation, and just have America's tire program that particular tpms to turn on, and turn off the new spare's tpms?