Q: I bought a base model Z. Can I buy sensors or wheels from another model and put them on my car?
A: Yes you can but they won't show the pressure on the multi-function display (triple-meter) or warn you when the pressure is too low. Your car doesn't have the antenna to pick up the signals from the sensors and your computer isn't setup to display them.

ok this is weird. I have a base i think because i have no controls on my steering wheel. however i do have the tire pressure reading in my display. can someone shed some light on this for me? i have a 2005

 

Do you have a "TCS" button on the lower-left part of your dash? By the gas door release.

 

no i think its just a blank panel

 

You either 1) don't really have a base or 2) have a car that has been modified.

If somebody swapped the steering wheel out, that wouldn't be a valid indication that it's a base.

 

would there be any other ways to tell if its a base or if someone modified the psi gauge?

 

I'm in the same boat OP. I bought a base 05 brand new, no TCS, no cruise control, no steering wheel buttons, but I DO have tire PSI that shows up on my multifunction display. I know I have a base, and I know that I did not add them.

 

i thought that feature comes standard from 03-06

on the HR's they took that feature away

 

TPMS only came on 03-06 cars that came with 18" wheels. The base models all came with 17" wheels, hence no TPMS.

Please take a picture of the multi-function display that you believe is the TPMS readout.

Overview of model differences:
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....0&postcount=32

 

i will go take picture in a few minutes. the psi display im talking about is is in the multifunction gauge. it tells me all 4 tires tire pressure.
also when tire pressure drops below i think its around 28psi it chimes and shows the low tire light near the gas tank gauge

 

I have the base with 17's and definitely have TPMS on them stock form the dealership, i didn't pay extra for them, unless they just threw them on for the hell of it. My car is being stored for the winter so I can't take a pic of it, but I can view the PSI of each tire, front and rear, as well as getting a warning when PSI is low on my multifuction center gauge. The same gauge that you can toggle between temp, MPG, speed, and tire pressure. When I take my stockers off and throw my summer wheels on, I can no longer see PSI.

 

This thread needs some photos.

 

Are you sure you have a 2005?

 

these pics are of my car. they show that i have the 17inch wheels, no tcs, no controls on my steering wheel and that i do have the tire psi reading. ps im glad i went and took pics. made me relize i have to go put air in my tires haha

 

yes because i think the tail lights are different on the 06 and i also believe the 06 has the rev up motor which is 298hp and i correct me if im wrong but i think the red line is higher than 6600rpms on the 06. Also I have the car facts for my car. i bought it in september of 06 and the car facts says it was purchased in august of 05

 

I have an ultra yellow, I am positive mine is an 05. I guess me and OP are special.

 

I have an 05 base and had TPMS on mine too before I switched to aftermarket wheels.

 

Thanks for the photos. This is very unique. You drive a Base. Someone added TPMS? Crazy.

 

no problem. so could this be like something they started doing in like 2005.5? maybe my car was built later in the year?

 

Mine is a 2005.5 also. I think you might have something there.

 

just wondering that maybe nissan started doing this to the 350z later in the 2005 year after they were informed about the national highway law thing about having the tire pressure warnings in all cars 2006 and newer