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not if you're lucky and hit the right one on the first try
I asked the shop if it would make a difference and they said no. So to prove it, I watched them intentionally move the fronts to the back and swapped sides as they were moving them from my stockers. No difference.
wait huh? i meant if you get the tpms light... and you have low pressure in 1 tire, then you'd have to check each tire... but if you hit the right one... you don't have to check all 4?
O! Sorry .. thought you meant the shop might have put mine back in the original spots. But I'd still chack all four if I got a light!
Originally Posted by aliiin
wait huh? i meant if you get the tpms light... and you have low pressure in 1 tire, then you'd have to check each tire... but if you hit the right one... you don't have to check all 4?
OK that is what I thought. Since our car does not say specifically which tire is low but instead that one of them is low that it should not matter that you dont put them back where they originally came from. Good to know. Thanks.
Terry...that's great info bud. Thanks a lot for that. I was getting kinda worried about getting them in the right wheel. I just hope they're compatible with Vossen wheels!
Terry...that's great info bud. Thanks a lot for that. I was getting kinda worried about getting them in the right wheel. I just hope they're compatible with Vossen wheels!
It depends on the barrel section. There is a company that also makes various adapters to get them in there. Because of the way the valves sit on my 20" DPE wheels, they drilled holes for the TPMS on the inside section to take advantage of the clearance.
Mine are mixed and matched all over my car with no error lights. The G's BCU does not display which tire is low on air like the M does. However, if you happen to have a CONSULT III attached to the car, it will display which sensor is giving the error code.
In short, your sensors will work fine no matter which corner you have them on. You get a low pressure icon if any ONE of the sensors picks it up, so you end up having to check all four tires anyway.
The factory service manual says the sensors have to be programmed in a certain order (FL,FR,RR and RL). And they have to stay in that order to not throw a light. They work in series.
