TPMS Light Reset - Page 2

AKviking · 04-12-2008, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cderalow

what would be smart, would be in honda made it so the car could learn more than just 4 sensors (for instance 8), so you could go without having to get the sensors/wheels reprogrammed whenever you swapped to winter tires

I agree. When the dealership informed me that they ordered rims without the sensors and they wanted me to buy the sensors, I told them to take a hike, seeing as how I would've had to visit them twice a year.

If the car could learn both sets, then I would've been game.

jp-1 · 04-20-2008, 01:26 PM

AKviking wrote: If I had rotated them, would the sensor get confused?

NO. The TPMS system in the Civic does NOT recognize where the wheels / sensors are located on the car.

cderalow is correct, the Civic system will ONLY recognize 4 sensors. So even if you purchase 4 more sensors for the other set of wheels, you will still have to have Honda re-teach them when installed. Like said above, I got quotes from $92.00 to $150.00 just to have Honda re-teach (re-set) them.

FYI: this is a procedure that takes approxamately 15 minutes. I know because I did it with a friend that had access to the Honda Tools (HDS & the TPMS RESET TOOL), it took us 18 minutes including the test drive. This was the first time he had ever done this procedure, so I'd guess it can be done in under 15 minutes without a problem. The trick is you NEED the proper TOOLS to do this procedure. NO letting the tire pressure down and re-inflating the tire will NOT shut off the TPMS light (tried that also).

yrbcivicbry · 09-15-2008, 01:04 AM

fitting the tpms sensors on 18x1.5 wheels and 215/35-18 tires wouldn't fit.

because the tires were stretched the shop i went to explained to me that the tires wedged the sensors so badly that they might break. i didn't want to take the risk so decided to run w/o them. now i have the tpms light sensor on my dash.

i was just wondering if there was some sort of way i could disable the light sensor w/o using the sensors themselves.

the only idea that i had was mounting all the sensors in the trunk w/ the spare tire. running like 33 psi in the rear tire might prevent the light from turning on in the dash. im not sure how these sensors really work.

ive heard stories like this guy in a corvette just tossed the sensors in his glove box but the civic sensors use air pressure sensors so sticking them in the glove box would be pointless.

anybody in the same boat as me?? i need to figure this out. i hate that dayyum light!!!

footballaholic · 09-15-2008, 01:11 AM

me tooo! im running 2 piece wheels and it wont fit!

09-15-2008, 01:04 AM	#23 (permalink)
yrbcivicbry Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 59 iTrader: 1 / 100%	tpms and aftermarket wheels fitting the tpms sensors on 18x1.5 wheels and 215/35-18 tires wouldn't fit. because the tires were stretched the shop i went to explained to me that the tires wedged the sensors so badly that they might break. i didn't want to take the risk so decided to run w/o them. now i have the tpms light sensor on my dash. i was just wondering if there was some sort of way i could disable the light sensor w/o using the sensors themselves. the only idea that i had was mounting all the sensors in the trunk w/ the spare tire. running like 33 psi in the rear tire might prevent the light from turning on in the dash. im not sure how these sensors really work. ive heard stories like this guy in a corvette just tossed the sensors in his glove box but the civic sensors use air pressure sensors so sticking them in the glove box would be pointless. anybody in the same boat as me?? i need to figure this out. i hate that dayyum light!!!

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04-20-2008, 01:26 PM	#22 (permalink)
jp-1 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 21 iTrader: 0 / 0%	AKviking wrote: If I had rotated them, would the sensor get confused? NO. The TPMS system in the Civic does NOT recognize where the wheels / sensors are located on the car. cderalow is correct, the Civic system will ONLY recognize 4 sensors. So even if you purchase 4 more sensors for the other set of wheels, you will still have to have Honda re-teach them when installed. Like said above, I got quotes from $92.00 to $150.00 just to have Honda re-teach (re-set) them. FYI: this is a procedure that takes approxamately 15 minutes. I know because I did it with a friend that had access to the Honda Tools (HDS & the TPMS RESET TOOL), it took us 18 minutes including the test drive. This was the first time he had ever done this procedure, so I'd guess it can be done in under 15 minutes without a problem. The trick is you NEED the proper TOOLS to do this procedure. NO letting the tire pressure down and re-inflating the tire will NOT shut off the TPMS light (tried that also).

09-15-2008, 01:11 AM	#24 (permalink)
footballaholic Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Escondido Ca Posts: 599 Kevin iTrader: 4 / 100%	me tooo! im running 2 piece wheels and it wont fit!