Tire Pressure sensors, aftermarket rims

[Just-in]

How are tire pressure sensors mounted to the rim? Do they thread in somewhere? has anyone installed them on aftermarket rims (drill &tap) thanks

[Yellomantis]

The sensor is kinda like a rectangular puck with the stem coming off it through the valve stem hole in the rim. There is a nut that threads on top of that to hold it in place. Make sense?

[Just-in]

makes sence thanks, so you can use them with aftermarket rims & tires, but do you need the computer re-flashed or anything to recognize the new pressures? and hows the sensor connect to the computer?

[Yellomantis]

Originally Posted by Just-in

makes sence thanks, so you can use them with aftermarket rims & tires, but do you need the computer re-flashed or anything to recognize the new pressures? and hows the sensor connect to the computer?

You can use them with most aftermarket wheels. Just gotta make sure: 1. the valve stem hole is on the face of the wheel, 2. the "nut" portion of the sensor can physically seat in the hole provided. No "re-flash" required, you're just moving from one wheel to another.

[Just-in]

Thanks
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[baseballfanz]

You might want to get some new seals, some get transfer with no problems while others reported leaks and had to get new seals.

[ptvolly]

^^I don't know anything about the seals- but I had a couple of leaks. The shop actually warned me about it because of the two different types of metals being together. I had to retighten 3 of them, 1 of which I cranked the dog sh*t out of, and haven't had any problems for a long time now.

[bigjimbo]

Anyone with stock rims and 35's do your sensors read correctly?