irishpwr46
Official Site Vandal
So you got a set of wheels with no TPMS. You, like most others, hate that light in your peripheral vision. Build one of these, and get a set of sensors to put inside and forget that light forever. It works best with your stock sensors as you wont have to reprogram the system, but if you have the tool, you can do it easily enough.
parts list
1- piece of 2" pvc pipe 10-12" long
1- 2" pvc end cap
1- 2" pvc by 2" female adapter
1- 2" pvc threaded plug
1- bolt style Schraeder valve
1- can pvc primer
1- can pvc cement
4- TPMS sensors
*NOTE: 07-09 TPMS sensors will not work with 10-11 cars and vice versa*
Also, if you have the 10-11 sensors, you may have to change all that two inch to three inch. I dont have any on hand to check if they fit into the two inch pipe.
Start by drilling an appropriate sized hole in the 2" threaded plug for the air valve. This one worked out to be 1/2". Then install the valve in the plug.
Next, prime and cement the end cap and female adapter onto the pipe. Have a beer and note how much it looks like something you saw some girl using in a porno one time.
Next, if you have the stock sensors that are still programmed for your car, you can put them into the tube. Use some sort of padding to keep them in place and prevent them from rattling around (personally, im using a couple of newspaper sheets). If you dont have the sensors, you will need the TPMS reset tool. (about $40 from american muscle). I would suggest laying one by each wheel as it will make it easier to reset them and less possible to mess it up. I copied this next bit from another website.
To get the Sensors in the learning mode. Just follow this on/off key sequence.
1. Start with the key in off position and press and release brake pedal.
2. Turn the key to on position (not start) and after the first chime turn it to the off position.
3. Turn the key to on position (not start) and after the first chime turn it to the off position.
4. Turn the key to on position (not start) and press and release brake pedal and turn key to off position..
5. Turn the key to on position (not start) and after the first chime turn to off position.
6. Turn the key to on position (not start) and after the first chime turn to off position.
7. Turn the key to on position (not start) and leave in on position. Horn will chirp once and the message center will display the following message:
Take your sensor and hold it opposite the valve stem and point the sensor to the inside of the rim and press the button. In approx. 5 seconds the sensor resets, the horn will chirp and your the message center will notify you to train the next sensor.
Do the same to the RR and the LR wheels. After the LR is done the message center will display the following:
If the Training is not successful, the horn will chirp twice and you must repeat the training process.
That's it! Takes less than 2 minutes to do the entire process.
Now that we all have sensors trained to our cars and installed in the tube with sufficient padding, its time to plug it and pump it up. Put some thread lubricant (teflon is fine) onto the male threads and screw the plug into the female adapter. After its good and tight, you can use a bicycle pump or equivalent to pump your tube up to 32 psi. You can also paint the tube or whatever you want to customize it. Toss it in the spare tire well or anywhere else, and forget that light ever existed.
overall cost is about $20 for material.
parts list
1- piece of 2" pvc pipe 10-12" long
1- 2" pvc end cap
1- 2" pvc by 2" female adapter
1- 2" pvc threaded plug
1- bolt style Schraeder valve
1- can pvc primer
1- can pvc cement
4- TPMS sensors
*NOTE: 07-09 TPMS sensors will not work with 10-11 cars and vice versa*
Also, if you have the 10-11 sensors, you may have to change all that two inch to three inch. I dont have any on hand to check if they fit into the two inch pipe.
Start by drilling an appropriate sized hole in the 2" threaded plug for the air valve. This one worked out to be 1/2". Then install the valve in the plug.
Next, prime and cement the end cap and female adapter onto the pipe. Have a beer and note how much it looks like something you saw some girl using in a porno one time.
Next, if you have the stock sensors that are still programmed for your car, you can put them into the tube. Use some sort of padding to keep them in place and prevent them from rattling around (personally, im using a couple of newspaper sheets). If you dont have the sensors, you will need the TPMS reset tool. (about $40 from american muscle). I would suggest laying one by each wheel as it will make it easier to reset them and less possible to mess it up. I copied this next bit from another website.
To get the Sensors in the learning mode. Just follow this on/off key sequence.
1. Start with the key in off position and press and release brake pedal.
2. Turn the key to on position (not start) and after the first chime turn it to the off position.
3. Turn the key to on position (not start) and after the first chime turn it to the off position.
4. Turn the key to on position (not start) and press and release brake pedal and turn key to off position..
5. Turn the key to on position (not start) and after the first chime turn to off position.
6. Turn the key to on position (not start) and after the first chime turn to off position.
7. Turn the key to on position (not start) and leave in on position. Horn will chirp once and the message center will display the following message:
Take your sensor and hold it opposite the valve stem and point the sensor to the inside of the rim and press the button. In approx. 5 seconds the sensor resets, the horn will chirp and your the message center will notify you to train the next sensor.
Do the same to the RR and the LR wheels. After the LR is done the message center will display the following:
If the Training is not successful, the horn will chirp twice and you must repeat the training process.
That's it! Takes less than 2 minutes to do the entire process.
Now that we all have sensors trained to our cars and installed in the tube with sufficient padding, its time to plug it and pump it up. Put some thread lubricant (teflon is fine) onto the male threads and screw the plug into the female adapter. After its good and tight, you can use a bicycle pump or equivalent to pump your tube up to 32 psi. You can also paint the tube or whatever you want to customize it. Toss it in the spare tire well or anywhere else, and forget that light ever existed.
overall cost is about $20 for material.
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