New rims and tires

Discussion in 'Prius Owner Photos' started by Damageinc, Dec 11, 2005.

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Allannde Just a Senior

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2012 Prius Plug-in

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Plug-in Advanced

I replaced the wheels on my 2006 Prius. Yes, the idiot light stays on, but that's it. No problems. I'm not worried about the light, I just ignore it.

Did you know that you can probably use the sensors from the OEM wheels on your new wheels? They were part of the valve stems of the original wheel/tire setup. To install them in your new wheels you must take off the new wheels, break the bead, take out the new valve stems and insert the old valve stems with the sensors on the inside. You will see that they are held in place with a nut on the outside of the wheel. Then reinflate the tire. If the sensors were new, you would need to have the tire sensor ECU reprogramed but the sensors from your old wheels are already programed into your car. That will work for you if you saved your old wheels with the sensors. If you didn't, you could get new sensors for $106 each and have them programed into your car. It gets complicated and expensive.

You have a choice other than looking at the warning light (and doing without the tire pressure warning system).

Allan de
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#21 Allannde, Feb 15, 2006

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