I even linked/shared it on the VQ35HR facebook group. Thanks again OP

 

Can you post a link to the group? I didn't even know it existed.

 

Thank you! I'm going to do this.

 

Cool, I imagine it will work the same on your 08, and on 09 Roadsters if anyone has one.

I see that two have sold on ebay since I made this thread, so I imagine someone else is going to try this:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...+gauge&_sop=13

When I took the car out last night, I did confirm that everything else still works, except I didn't check the timer. The dte, mpg, outside temp, speedo all work as before. I didn't redline it in the neighborhood, but I imagine the shift light works the same as before since I was able to set it to 7500 RPMs. I am somewhat interested to see if the PSI light comes on and if the display automatically switches to the TPMS mode when there's a low tire(I believe this is how it's supposed to function).

I also saw you mentioned in another thread that Sasha(Boosted Performance) mentioned that he'd finally be producing a VQ35HR mid-mount turbo kit in the coming months. I couldn't find mention of it elsewhere, and I'm curious as to what you've heard... I might just need one.

 

One last update on this:

I adjusted the pressures in my tires and determined the bottom number on the gauge is the tire on the left side of the car, for the front and rear, as icer5160 said.

I set the display to show the speedometer, and then aired down one tire to less than 28 psi. I started the car, and drove for a few seconds. The TPMS light on the main cluster illuminated as expected, then the trip computer automatically switched to the TPMS screen(rear in this case), and the PSI light started flashing. The PSI light continues to flash even if you switch modes(to speedo, or air temp, etc.)

I also set the shift light RPM setting to a rather low number, and everything works as it should. And finally, I double checked that all the other functions work correctly(they do).

So, we know for sure that a 2005 center gauge will allow TPMS readings on a 2007 350z. Hopefully some others will try this and confirm that any gauges from 03-06 will work for any 07-09 350z. I think the only difference would be the default value for the shift light, but I think they all go up to 8000 anyway.

 

there's a little triangle / arrow indicator for this

 

I will be able to try in the spring if I remember to post results.

 

I can confirm this works on an 07, thank for the write up!

 

Just ordered an 05 unit for my 07. OP not only posted this mod, but found the 05 unit for me.
My 07 has a tpm light on, so this may indicate which tpm is the villain.

 

Great thread, I've been wondering about this for years but never got around to doing it. I'm glad it work, thank you op.

 

Kno problem

 

I actually had a TPMS light on in my '08 a couple weeks before this was posted. Everything I was looking at suggested going and giving Nissan some money to determine the fault.

So I got some scratched up gauges off of Ebay and polished them up- ended up swapping over my existing lenses anyway as they were still a bit nicer.



I wonder which sensor has gone bad?!

New TPMS for $73 and $23 for the dealership I work at to throw it in.

The $40 for the gauges sure beats spending the $120 at Nissan just for them to plug it up to Consult for a minute.

Enjoying the TPMS light being gone and the added feature.

 

$73 is a little high for a tpms sensor. I have these in my car and they work fine:


I got a set of four SE10001HP sensors for $112 a while back on ebay, but I haven't seen that good of a deal for a little while.

Just something to keep in mind. If all your sensors were the same age, the batteries should all die around the same time, so you might be due for 3 more before long.

I'm glad the gauges worked out for you.

 

I gt my Schrader sensors on amazon about 18 months ago for ~$90/all 4. Now y wife's damn Acura needs them, so time for more shopping around.

 

Did you have to take the car to the stealership after installing these sensors? or does the manual reset procedure work? - TIA

 

I bought a set of track v2 wheels that needed new tires and sensors. I got the new tires and sensors mounted at a tire shop, but I reset the TPMS system myself. I used the pressures listed in the 2007 factory service manual, and my bootleg chinese consult 3 to trigger the learning process. Contrary to what people say, if you get a good consult 3 clone everything seems to work(along with good "cracked" software). I'm sure if you use the TPMS test connector and the same pressures, it would program just fine without a Consult 3.

When I was still using the factory wheels that came on the car, I used my Consult to figure out which sensor was bad. I bought an SE10001 sensor(old part number... buy the fresh SE10001HP). Costco installed it when I got new tires, and they were able to program it with their aftermarket tool without a charge beyond the standard TPMS service fee($5/wheel?).

Long story short... A good tire shop should have the equipment to learn the sensors, and the manual method works without a Consult AFAIK.

ETA: Also as n0smoke pointed out, you no longer need access to a Consult scanner to figure out which sensor is bad if you do the gauge swap.

 

Here are the pressures directly from the FSM. I've seen some different numbers floating around, but these should work fine for 07+ with the Consult 3 or using the test connector.



ETA: I see you have a 2005. I would definitely track down the 2005 FSM and find the pressure list to verify. I think they changed over the years.

 

Sorry for all the replies... You can apparently get lots of information by grounding the test connector as well.

 

Yeah, I don't doubt I could've found them cheaper online if I hunted around. I get dealership pricing at my local Nissan and they had one in stock (plus they deliver) so I just sprung for the OEM one.

No. I work at a Ford dealership and one of the technicians was able to use an aftermarket OBDII TPMS tool to relearn it.

+1

 

I took my car out for the first time since November as the snow is now gone.
I made this change over the winter with a unit I picked up from an 05 off eBay.
After installing it I remembered that my car is Canadian and reads in kilometres, not miles(senior moment). Even though the meter says miles it does still read in kilometres, so all is well!