TPMS Question

Has anyone had any luck buying used TPMS sensors? Or buying them from Amazon or something similar? Dealer wants 95$ per, after $120 diagnostic or local shop still wants 75$ per and $18 to pull the tire....or am I just being cheap?

 

Pretty standard pricing. A tire shop broke two of mine when I installed new wheels but they had a couple lying around to replace them with.

 

Cool thanks!

 

Just get them from the TW Buy/Sell/Trade section. There are a few sets available for around $50 for a set of 4.

 

Tire doesn't get removed to change or install TPMS sensors.

They're trying to dick you for an extra $80.

Breaking the bead doesn't cost a dime in my area.

 

^The shop still has to go through the motion of unmounting and remounting the tires to get to the TPMS sensors.

A couple of things to consider:

• TPMS sensors have limited battery life, anywhere between 3 to 7 years. Used ones need to be very severely discounted compared to new.
• When moving sensors from one wheel to another, the O-rings and other consumable parts should be replaced (typically called a "rebuild kit" or "service pack"), otherwise you might get leaks.
  
  

 

Might be a dumb question, but the guy I had bought my Tacoma from had put aftermarket tires on, does this mean I need a specific PN sensor or were all sensors created equal?

 

The answer is simple when a tire is dismounted by federal law the must service the TPMS. ( Thank Ford for this but that is another story). I bought from rock auto http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...ressure+monitoring+system+(tpms)+sensor,12036 and had installed when new wheels and tires were installed.
Good luck
Dave