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vinnieboy504 · 10-27-2009, 08:38 PM

I am wondering if you can take off the tpms sensors from a set of 08 civic rims and put it on a set of 08 or 07 honda accord rims? Will the tpms sensor be seated properly? Because a honda tech guy told me that only civic products are to be used on civics as in rims. along with that he says that the accord rims aren't meant for civics and the civics tpms sensors cannot be installed on the accord rims. is this tech telling the truth or not? or is he trying to make money?

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2008fijibluesi · 10-27-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by vinnieboy504

I am wondering if you can take off the tpms sensors from a set of 08 civic rims and put it on a set of 08 or 07 honda accord rims? Will the tpms sensor be seated properly? Because a honda tech guy told me that only civic products are to be used on civics as in rims. along with that he says that the accord rims aren't meant for civics and the civics tpms sensors cannot be installed on the accord rims. is this tech telling the truth or not? or is he trying to make money?

You can put the TPMS sensors on pretty much any wheels, and definitely any newer Honda wheel.

vinnieboy504 · 10-27-2009, 08:52 PM

thanks.... thought so... i wonder how come that honda tech guy became a tech?

boxeocampeon · 10-27-2009, 11:38 PM

i ****ing hate those sensors you cant rotate tires with them and theyre just more hassle then theyre worth

K5^ · 10-27-2009, 11:55 PM

How are you rotating your tires?

2008fijibluesi · 10-28-2009, 08:15 AM

Yeah...I wanna hear this too.

FijiBlueFG2 · 10-28-2009, 09:03 AM

I rotated my tires....

tomh1979 · 10-28-2009, 09:39 AM

mine get rotated at every oil change, not cause they need it, just habit, but yes you can rotate them, they are not governed to staying in one location, and the tpms isn't designed for them to be, that would be just dumb if they were, which would be another reason why some think they already suck, i like mine, then yet i decided to keep my OE wheels on the car.

2008fijibluesi · 10-28-2009, 11:50 AM

Yeah...the TPMS sensors are not specific to a certain wheel.

revtune · 10-28-2009, 02:19 PM

Considering most places like Discount Tire will put new sensors in (for most applications), you're not limited to what rims you can use especially it being from another Honda.

FAb5 · 11-03-2009, 07:25 PM

were is the tpms located on the wheel anyways n if i get after market wheels do i have to switch them..

K5^ · 11-03-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FAb5

were is the tpms located on the wheel anyways n if i get after market wheels do i have to switch them..

They're part of the valve stem.

FAb5 · 11-03-2009, 07:29 PM

so i would have to put them on my new wheels then

K5^ · 11-03-2009, 07:36 PM

Yes. I bought another set of sensors for my next set of wheels that way I can interchange between the two sets without having a 'TPMS' error light.

ajpturbopittsburgh · 11-03-2009, 08:04 PM

K5 you can't do that because the ECU only recognizes one set of tpms. I did the same thing and took my new wheels and sensors the the dealer and they told me than once they "initialize" the new sensors the ECU will not recognize the originals sensors

K5^ · 11-03-2009, 08:10 PM

Oh damn it. Did they charge you for initializing your sensors?

av911 · 11-03-2009, 08:27 PM

Sorry for going off topic, but I can't believe you guys go through all that crap (money and time) just for TPMS.

I, myself, would sell the sensors, get some money back, and remove the bulb for the TPMS light.

K5^ · 11-03-2009, 08:48 PM

Cool story bro.

Nighthawk R18 · 11-05-2009, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by av911

I, myself, would sell the sensors, get some money back, and remove the bulb for the TPMS light.

quoting you because i see that you are in California as well as i am. having a car equiped with TPMS and disabling it or bypassing it could get you a traffic citation or even be enough to fail smog being that the TPMS is installed because it is an emissions device. how you ask? low pressure requires more energy to keep your vehicle at a cruise speed, causing you to be harder on the throttle thus putting out more emissions.

not trying to scare you or anything but anything can happen if your in california driving a modded honda with a cop behind you

appologies for the thread jack

Greg50Lt · 11-05-2009, 07:34 AM

So what years did the tpms come on the civics? I'm not up on this at all and it sounds dumb but if my tire pressure gets low I throw a light so I have tpms right? Or no?

i-VTEC_DOHC · 11-05-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg50Lt

So what years did the tpms come on the civics? I'm not up on this at all and it sounds dumb but if my tire pressure gets low I throw a light so I have tpms right? Or no?

its a law that came into effect in 2008. all vehicles 08 and newer are required to have tpms sensors.

i-VTEC_DOHC · 11-05-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by av911

Sorry for going off topic, but I can't believe you guys go through all that crap (money and time) just for TPMS.

I, myself, would sell the sensors, get some money back, and remove the bulb for the TPMS light.

quoting you for the reason that if you do remove the sensors, you cant disable vsa. which most of us si owners like to do

av911 · 11-05-2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk R18

quoting you because i see that you are in California as well as i am. having a car equiped with TPMS and disabling it or bypassing it could get you a traffic citation or even be enough to fail smog being that the TPMS is installed because it is an emissions device. how you ask? low pressure requires more energy to keep your vehicle at a cruise speed, causing you to be harder on the throttle thus putting out more emissions.

not trying to scare you or anything but anything can happen if your in california driving a modded honda with a cop behind you

appologies for the thread jack

Give me a break, "fail emissions", citation.

I drive an '06. I pump my tires to 40psi and check my pressure every week. With this routine, if I had an '08+, how would I fail the emissions test because of the TPMS??

Airbag is a safety feature, too. If I don't replace the airbig after deployment, will I get a citation, too?

Nighthawk R18 · 11-06-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by av911

I drive an '06. I pump my tires to 40psi and check my pressure every week. With this routine, if I had an '08+, how would I fail the emissions test because of the TPMS??

Airbag is a safety feature, too. If I don't replace the airbig after deployment, will I get a citation, too?

an airbag is not an emissions device. i said nothing about saftey in my post.

if you check your tire pressure every week and make sure its at 40psi if you had an 08+ you wouldnt fail smog because the light wouldnt be on. i've explained earlier why it is an emissions device, do you at least agree with me on that?

do you have adobe reader?

http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...08-09%20V3.pdf

hit crtl+f and search "tire" and 4 of 5 key words found talk about visual inspection of the the tire being at safe proper operating condition, a tire that is under inflated is obviously not.

instructor74 · 11-06-2009, 02:38 PM

never mind

10-27-2009, 08:52 PM	#3
vinnieboy504 New User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	Re: accord rims for civic thanks.... thought so... i wonder how come that honda tech guy became a tech?

10-27-2009, 11:38 PM	#4
boxeocampeon Junior Member 1998 Honda Civic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 657	Re: accord rims for civic i ****ing hate those sensors you cant rotate tires with them and theyre just more hassle then theyre worth __________________ DC Projects 1410 Concord Ave Ste A-1 Concord CA 94520 925 288 9388

10-28-2009, 08:15 AM	#6
2008fijibluesi Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 2,177	Re: accord rims for civic Yeah...I wanna hear this too. __________________ '08 FBP FG2-current '94 CSM CD5-current '83 200S deathtrap-current

10-28-2009, 09:03 AM	#7
FijiBlueFG2 Member 2008 Honda Civic Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 1,465	Re: accord rims for civic I rotated my tires.... __________________ You can't stand the heat? Get out of the kitchen. It's not my fault you don't know how to stay in your lane.

10-28-2009, 09:39 AM	#8
tomh1979 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: york, pa Posts: 51	Re: accord rims for civic mine get rotated at every oil change, not cause they need it, just habit, but yes you can rotate them, they are not governed to staying in one location, and the tpms isn't designed for them to be, that would be just dumb if they were, which would be another reason why some think they already suck, i like mine, then yet i decided to keep my OE wheels on the car.

10-28-2009, 11:50 AM	#9
2008fijibluesi Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 2,177	Re: accord rims for civic Yeah...the TPMS sensors are not specific to a certain wheel. __________________ '08 FBP FG2-current '94 CSM CD5-current '83 200S deathtrap-current

10-28-2009, 02:19 PM	#10
revtune Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midland, TX, U.S.A. Posts: 23	Re: accord rims for civic Considering most places like Discount Tire will put new sensors in (for most applications), you're not limited to what rims you can use especially it being from another Honda. __________________ '91 ED8 '96 CD5 '08 FA5

11-03-2009, 07:25 PM	#11
FAb5 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: nyc/md Posts: 76	Re: accord rims for civic were is the tpms located on the wheel anyways n if i get after market wheels do i have to switch them..

11-03-2009, 07:29 PM	#13
FAb5 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: nyc/md Posts: 76	Re: accord rims for civic so i would have to put them on my new wheels then

11-03-2009, 08:04 PM	#15
ajpturbopittsburgh Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Mifflin, Pa, USA Posts: 468	Re: accord rims for civic K5 you can't do that because the ECU only recognizes one set of tpms. I did the same thing and took my new wheels and sensors the the dealer and they told me than once they "initialize" the new sensors the ECU will not recognize the originals sensors

11-03-2009, 08:27 PM	#17
av911 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Posts: 323	Re: accord rims for civic Sorry for going off topic, but I can't believe you guys go through all that crap (money and time) just for TPMS. I, myself, would sell the sensors, get some money back, and remove the bulb for the TPMS light.

11-05-2009, 07:34 AM	#20
Greg50Lt Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: pasadena, md, USA Posts: 963	Re: accord rims for civic So what years did the tpms come on the civics? I'm not up on this at all and it sounds dumb but if my tire pressure gets low I throw a light so I have tpms right? Or no? __________________ 07 fiji FG2: XBL/Gamertag: Greg50Lt 1/4mile : 14.473 @97.72 207whp 151.wtq

11-06-2009, 02:38 PM	#25
instructor74 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, Pa, US Posts: 2,086	Re: accord rims for civic never mind __________________ current cars 93 Civic Si got her new with 12 miles over 235,000 still running strong 09 Civic Si got 50 miles on the clock hope she is as good as the 1st one Last edited by instructor74; 11-06-2009 at 02:45 PM.

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