Blocking Your TPMS Light

[CzRceCar]

I have worked for Discount Tire Co. for 4 years now. If you purchased a new set of wheels there are rebuild kits for our FRS/BRZ's sensors. At any DTC we can swap the sensors for much less than a dealer and programming is not necessary from what i have found so far. Like all toyota's,Subaru's unless you are replacing a damaged sensor with a replacement Schrader or Dill sensor they Auto relearn to the vehicle.

So there should be no need for going to any dealer and over paying for this. I had my FRS on a lift today checking clearance to order wheel's and tires and was speaking with our dept on just such a matter.

[CzRceCar]

For example during rotations there is no need to relearn the sensors to the new positions on the vehicle. Just the same when installing new wheels and swaping sensors over there is no need to relearn.

Hope this helps

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by CzRceCar

I have worked for Discount Tire Co. for 4 years now. If you purchased a new set of wheels there are rebuild kits for our FRS/BRZ's sensors. At any DTC we can swap the sensors for much less than a dealer and programming is not necessary from what i have found so far. Like all toyota's,Subaru's unless you are replacing a damaged sensor with a replacement Schrader or Dill sensor they Auto relearn to the vehicle.

So there should be no need for going to any dealer and over paying for this. I had my FRS on a lift today checking clearance to order wheel's and tires and was speaking with our dept on just such a matter.

Programming was mentioned for those who want two sets of wheels. Having two sets of sensors will require programming t least once. Hopefully the system will hold two sets of sensors.

[chulooz]

Thanks for the detailed write up! how about some result pics in the day and night, is it 100% perfectly fixed?

[Juanito08]

I wonder if you remove the needles like you do in the TC, have you been able to remove the Ac panel?

[DarrenDriven]

Originally Posted by chulooz

Thanks for the detailed write up! how about some result pics in the day and night, is it 100% perfectly fixed?

Actually, at night there is a BARELY BARELY BARELY glow that escapes around the tape that I inserted. I can only notice it if I stick my nose right in there and focus... so essentially it is a 99% perfect job but the tiny amount of light that escapes isn't enough to be noticed.

[chulooz]

So you think it goes around the tape? could a larger piece fir without interference and was the tape totally stuck onto the bulb side or only wedged in?

[ScottyP3821]

+100000000 for shade tree reference I loved that show as a kid.

[DarrenDriven]

Originally Posted by chulooz

So you think it goes around the tape? could a larger piece fir without interference and was the tape totally stuck onto the bulb side or only wedged in?

Yeah, I didn't really make my tape perfect, but when I say it barely shines through I am talking that it is SO dim that it is almost completely impossible to see it, even in total darkness. The tape was only wedged into the bulb cavity. I'm sure that someone could think of something better to push in there that might fill the cavity a little more perfectly.

[DarrenDriven]

Here is a photo of the cluster after blocking the light.

[Guff]

Can you reach the LEDs from the back? Or would that require further disassembly? I feel like pulling the light could be a viable solution as well...

[DarrenDriven]

Already asked and answered...

Originally Posted by DarrenDriven

I tried to separate the gauge cluster to remove the light, but to do that you need to pull all the needles, pull the dial face off and access the screws underneath it. I gently tugged on one needle to see if it would come off easily and it didn't. I feared that I would damage the cluster by removing the needles, so I went this route instead.

[CzRceCar]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Programming was mentioned for those who want two sets of wheels. Having two sets of sensors will require programming t least once. Hopefully the system will hold two sets of sensors.

The Programming is all done with the sensors themselves. You clone the sensors coming off the vehicle. Basically if done correctly say you're going out for a weekend Auto-x. As long as you mark your tires with chalk as to which positions they came off you should be able to unbolt one set and bolt on the track set and then bolt on the daily set on the drive home.

tomorrow i was going to check into this issue specifically at work as i am ordering a new set of wheels and tires myself. I will repost Tomorrow evening with a more clear answer.

[niceassfd]

Thanks for the write it, it takes a lot to do that.