TPMS question

2018 TRD Sport. I'll be getting 4 new tires before winter. Truck has 81k on it. I've done some reading here and elsewhere about life span of the sensors and what is involved to replace them. I drive around 7k miles a year. If that much. So I'm buying top shelf tires and I don't see them being changed again for quite some time.
So the big question for me is, should I just replace the 4 sensors when the tires are mounted now or let them ride? Seems it would be the better part of valor to just buy once.
This is quite confusing for me. Being older and the fact that, (ready for this one), this is the first vehicle I have ever owned with TPMS. What the hell happened to the good ole days. Life was much simpler.
So, what would you do?????

 

Me personally, I’d buy the Denso equivalent. ~$30/each instead of the ~$100/each from the dealer for basically the same product.

I’d feel better having all new tires and all new tpms, knowing that they’ll last, but that’s me

 

I chose the simpler route, sold the OEM wheels and tires the weekend after I got my truck, and been living with the yellow TPMS light for the past 5 years. I air down and air up 1-2 times a month off road, so I check the pressures with a basic analog gauge like the good ole days, when babies were wrapped in cellophane and doctors recommended Camel.

 

First part - Yes I would replace all (4) sensors. You're starting to approach the age & miles I had on my previous Taco when an occasional sensor would fail or get wonky.
Second part - simpler yes, but it required self reliance on maintaining stuff. Self reliance seem to be a bit lacking these days.

 

@.mr.e. after watching the car guy (I think) video I'm leaning more towards oem. Not saying anything bad about Denso but when it comes to electronics.............and me............

@3JOH22A I totally get where your coming from. This truck will see dirt roads once in a while at best. I have a supply of off road machines for play time so this will be the Sunday driver for me. So (for once) I'll try to things right. Wish me luck on that. And yes, when I was a kid and the doctor had to come to the house it was always brandy and cigarettes for him and Pops after the exam.

Thanks @CT Yankee I'm sure that's where I'll be heading. And I would add common sense to the list of lacking today.

One last question. Seems every tire dealer I go to wants to charge me 21.00 to 25.00 dollars for reprogramming the sensors. I thought it was plug and play. Anyone have any insight on this.
Thank again guys
John

 

The programing is telling the truck to look at the new sensor's ID numbers and take out the old ones
There are blank sensors that can be cloned to the original IDs but those are more for the people that have summer and winter wheel sets and don't want to do the reprograming every 6 months

Denso is Toyota's primary parts supplier

 

I think @CraigF addressed that for you. Plug'n'play it's not. I have to pay my local shop every time I switch from my Winter tires to Summer & vice versa. At least it's a contribution to help keep them in business.

 

The OE senors is made by Pacific Industrial. If you look at pictures of The Denso aftermarket senor you will see Pacific Industrial. Denso does not make them. I see them for $40 . I would say it's safe to buy the Denso aftermarket ones.

Mine acted up at 130k miles right after getting new tires. I went with Autel sensors since I have their programmer already. America's installed and programed no charge with the new tires. Will see how long they last.

I drive 25k miles a year and only get about 35k miles on tires. I have a canyon commute so it grinds them down fast.

It also wasn't the battery that died. I cut it out and still got 3.06 volts on the 3 volt battery.

With you getting these new tires for what seems like would last at least 6 years I would just change the sensor now.

 

Wow, what a learning curve. But I'm enjoying it. I am going to go with the

$38 Denso 550-0103 TPMS 315-MHZ Sensor for Toyota/Lexus with Factory Alloy Wheel Options. (THIS SENSOR MUST BE PROGRAMMED BEFORE USE), Black

Denso 550-0103 aftermarket sensors. According to the description from Denso they're no preprogramming, no cloning. For some reason if there is a problem then I will just live with stupid little light on the dash like @3JOH22A. But wait, it gets better. I just received an offer from a client I do work for and owns a Livery business to just get everything online and bring it all to him (with a cold 6 pk) on a Sunday afternoon and we'll just do the job in his shop. I'm thinking this is more of a 2 six pk adventure. 15 years ago it would have been a case then a trip to the bars.