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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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HELP! TPMS set for winter wheels

Im bulding a winter wheel tire package, wheels are 17"SS / yet to buy altimax arctic

Ive seen many different vendors for the TPMS sensors for 08 09 cobalts. Im hearing that GM used VDO/Seimens brand for the cobalt, but there are seriously like 6 different vendors and some of them look different in design.

I dont want to get shelled 50 plus for each sensor at the stealership, but i dont want shitty ebay ones that wont seat /seal/read right.

Has anyone bought some, and if so what year is your car? where did you buy.
IF any of you have access to look up the part number that would help too....

thanks
-Jason
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxVQ35DE
Im bulding a winter wheel tire package, wheels are 17"SS / yet to buy altimax arctic

Ive seen many different vendors for the TPMS sensors for 08 09 cobalts. Im hearing that GM used VDO/Seimens brand for the cobalt, but there are seriously like 6 different vendors and some of them look different in design.

I dont want to get shelled 50 plus for each sensor at the stealership, but i dont want shitty ebay ones that wont seat /seal/read right.

Has anyone bought some, and if so what year is your car? where did you buy.
IF any of you have access to look up the part number that would help too....

thanks
-Jason
goto rockauto.com u can get pretty much every part for the ss/tc there. including the the tpms sensor. i do believe they are 45 each though.
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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Just put black tape over the dash light and call it a day! lol
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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yup imo just run the winter tires with out tmps. On my ms3, TR even said they wouldnt sell me tmps sensors with my steelie setup as the sensors have been known to break in that setup. IMO not worth $200+ for winter only tires....
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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i was debating on the black tape, but i was worried about not being able to get into comp mode to access my tune...
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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the tpms sensors "should" have zero to do with that. My ms3 I could turn of tsc/esc even with no tmps's in the winter.
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