TPS Steel Wheels to Alloy Wheels

I have standard 16" steel wheels. I would like to change to an OEM 16" Tacoma wheel. Does anyone know if the tire pressure sensors will work on the alloys? Or are they different angles?

 

I think the angles of the tpms sensors are different. I know my son's 2006 was different when we put 2005 Tundra alloys on his. Not 100% sure though.

 

16" Steel sensors will not work in alloy wheels. I just upgraded my 16" Steel wheels to 16" alloy trd bronze wheels and I made a tpms pipe bomb for my sensors and threw it under the back seats and my lights off and put regular stems in my wheels!

Old wheels:

New wheels:

Tpms pipe:

 

Just flip the sensor 180 degree and remember it's flip if you ever have to dismount the tire to patch for nail puncture.

 

Thanks guys. I will probably just ditch them. I'm old school anyway. I got a very accurate dial pressure gauge and a compressor in my garage. Nice wheel swap moe2o4.

 

Get new programmable sensors for your new wheels - then you can get the truck programmed to recognize the new sensors. Put winter tires or whatever you want on the steelies and when you swap - hit the button on the dash for when you rotate tires ... good to go.

The steel wheel sensors don't fit as mentioned. turning them around and hoping a guy at the tire shop doesn't f-them up ... good luck.

 

We don't have Winter here on the Gulf Coast, so no tire swapping. However if any one can tell me what angle sensors I need for the alloys i may get them. Local dealers part department was clueless. They didn't know what sensor fit which wheel. Called a company that specializes in sensors they were no help either. I agree, turning them around is sketchy.

 

I bought a set of tpms on ebay for $30 and they are oem toyota they work great

 

I suppose they specify what wheels they are compatible to?

 

I bought this set here, they looked to be brand new when I got them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-SCIO...ash=item258f735632:g:bxcAAOxyTjNSoS5r&vxp=mtr

 

Thanks man!

 

There is a lot of info on TW about this, so just do a search. I went through the whole process, and it wasn't easy. Your sensors will work if you flip them over. I'm still having issues with the individual pressure read-outs after a rotation.

G.

 

Did you hit the button on the dash down by the driver's right knee, there's a procedure for that ... then you need to drive the truck at highway speeds for 10 minutes. Mine worked after I drove the truck over 70.. which was also when the warning light came on before I got them programmed. What would happen is I would park truck in front of garage where my original wheels and sensors that were programmed in to the ECU are located. Computer would read them and the warning light would turn off. Then every time driving with the new wheels and sensors that were not programmed yet, every time I would go over 70 or thereabouts the warning light would come on. A lot of extra expense/hassle ....

I'm not sure I'm ever going to get anywhere near the value of price paid, even if a wheel goes flat. Pretty sure I'm going to notice a flat without a dash light telling me I have a flat?? I know I see a-holes driving with a flat on a rim.. pretty sure an indicator light is not going to stop that craziness. I could see it helping say NASCAR IF the sensors were fast enough, I don't think they are all that responsive... it took my truck 2 days or more to notice I didn't have any air pressure due to non-programmed sensors mounted and being driven to turn on the warning light.