i upgraded to Motegi Touge 18x9 F/ 19x10 R. the tire pressure menu does NOT read anymore. the dealer told me its because the sensor was on the stock wheels and unless it is installed on the new rims and recalculated it wont work.

SO! my "YOU GOT A FLAT TIRE!" light is on...

anyone know how to turn this light off???

 

Feel free to read the dozens of other threads that have asked this question before.

To give you a brief overview - NO. There's no way to turn off or disable the system. You should have gotten the sensors mounted in the new wheels, that's the only way to make the warning go away.

 

 

well, that's not 100% correct...you could take apart your whole dash and cut the light for the flat tire symbol.

 

That's true. Or you can do like I do when I have my autoX wheels on, I ignore it.

 

or just buy a used 03-04 base, which doesn't have the d*mn light, and put your new rims on it; maybe not the best result, though

 

=) i dont have that light =P

 

the light has you!!!!

 

Put the sensers on the new wheels , its may be pretty dam easy.

 

i found a way to get rid of tps light. that is get a wheel barrel wheel from home depot jimmy rig the sensors to it fill it with air and it should shut off. my brother did it with his lexus is350.

 

just disconnect the bulb from the back, mines has been on for about a year now, doesn't bother me any

 

Are you saying that he should stick one or more sensors inside a wheelbarrow wheel and inflate it then carry it around in the car so it would trick the computer? Novel approach but it won't work on the Z. First off, who want's to carry a wheelbarrow wheel in the back of their Z all the time?

Second and more important, applying pressure to the sensor doesn't make it work or do much of anything else. They have to rotate so that the centrifugal switch in them turns "on" and they start transmitting.

 

IMO the level of effort to mounting the sensors in the wheels (even via the banding method) is a lot less than what it takes to remove the dashboard meters to get to the lights.

 

I just updated my rims as well and the shap forgot to chnge the sensors over. If the light bothers you take your oem wheels back to shop and just have it switched over. Less than a hundred dollars and never ever neeed to worry about the light. I suspect with a little research before you got your wheels you would have known about the sensor needing to be switched over.

 

I'm going to try something that we use in RX-8s. I just need a car to try it on. I'm just going to disconnet the TPMS control box. It is right behind the cup holder panel in front of the passenger seat.


I'm glad my enthusiast doesn't have it

 

Disconnecting the box will probably have the same effect - no signal detected so the alarm will go off after 30-45 minutes of driving. Either that or it will throw the SES light instead.