TPMS sensor changes over the years
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JK Enthusiast
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TPMS sensor changes over the years
Anybody know if 2012 TPMS sensors will work on a 2008 JK?
I have an 08 Rubi Unlimited. I just picked up a set of brand new tires & wheels from a 2012. I noticed that the valve stems are now plastic, vs the hard stems on my 08. Wondering if I'll have to have my sensors swapped to the new wheels or not.
Thanks,
D
I have an 08 Rubi Unlimited. I just picked up a set of brand new tires & wheels from a 2012. I noticed that the valve stems are now plastic, vs the hard stems on my 08. Wondering if I'll have to have my sensors swapped to the new wheels or not.
Thanks,
D
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Yes they will. I sold my take off wheels and tires to a buddy who buys/sells Wranglers and he stuck those on a 08. It took about 50 miles for them to sync up but they work as intended.
I then bought a set of TPMS sensors off somebody on the board here. I believe they were from an 09 or 10 and stuck those on my 12 and they work as intended.
I then bought a set of TPMS sensors off somebody on the board here. I believe they were from an 09 or 10 and stuck those on my 12 and they work as intended.
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huh, well I got around to swapping them a couple weeks ago and the TPMS warning light has been going off ever since. It blinks for a while, then goes solid, indicating a TPMS system error.
Tried disconnecting the battery to reset the computer, and that didn't work either.
Any ideas?
Don't know if it's cheaper to take to a dealer to 'flash' the computer, or cheaper to have the old TPMS sensors swapped into the new wheels.
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Tried disconnecting the battery to reset the computer, and that didn't work either.
Any ideas?
Don't know if it's cheaper to take to a dealer to 'flash' the computer, or cheaper to have the old TPMS sensors swapped into the new wheels.
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My understanding is that they changed them 1/2 way through 2010 and that the older sensors will work on the newer models but the sensors out of the newer models will not work in the older ones. I have seen issues first hand with tire swaps and the difference in the sensors. maybe the 12 is different
I do buy and sell about 80 wranglers a year and I buy a lot of take off tires to put on thoes that i buy with the small steel wheels, I have only had a couple of issues and it was when I was putting newer sensors on older jeeps. its a pita to swap the sensors and rebalance.
..... or was it the other way around......
NOW IM CONFUSED?????
I do buy and sell about 80 wranglers a year and I buy a lot of take off tires to put on thoes that i buy with the small steel wheels, I have only had a couple of issues and it was when I was putting newer sensors on older jeeps. its a pita to swap the sensors and rebalance...... or was it the other way around......
NOW IM CONFUSED?????
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yeah, that's why I'm trying to avoid swapping the old rigid sensors into the new wheels - balancing might be rough.
It's great to have the nice shiny new wheels off the 2012, but I can't pass VT inspection like this. so I need to figure something out.
I've read a few posts about finding somebody with a TPMS programmer, so that might be my next step.
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It's great to have the nice shiny new wheels off the 2012, but I can't pass VT inspection like this. so I need to figure something out.
I've read a few posts about finding somebody with a TPMS programmer, so that might be my next step.
D
