HELLLPPP....tire pressure monitors

[3Hummer]

the spares dont have a tire pressure monitor at all on it, i mean when you think about ti how long would you ever have a spare on for anyway?

and sewi dont mention that tray i never got one and im really upset about that

[6pack]

The spares a full size tire and rim, it is meant to be rotated in a normal 5 tire rotation. A dumb question: What does the sensor look like? Is it just part of the valve stem?

[wpage]

The TPM looks like a shrimp off the barbie. The TPM sits on the end of the tire valve stem and flares out. Its dimension is roughly 1" by 1 1/4" by 1/4" thick...

[6pack]

Thanks wpage. I guess you pull the tire off, then can unscrew the sensor from the valve stem? I'm asking since I'm looking at getting a set of tactical rims and most I've found do not come with the sensors. So I will need to swap my sensor over to these.
Thanks again!

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by 3Hummer

the spares dont have a tire pressure monitor at all on it, i mean when you think about ti how long would you ever have a spare on for anyway?

They did until the '08 models and maybe some late '07 too.

I've had my spare on for about 20K miles now. I've had tires damaged (some repairable, some not) and have basically been rotating all 5 tires since. Without the 5th sensor I would have had to either buy another one or swap it to another rim everytime.

[H3less]

Originally Posted by Sewie

They did until the '08 models and maybe some late '07 too.

I've had my spare on for about 20K miles now. I've had tires damaged (some repairable, some not) and have basically been rotating all 5 tires since. Without the 5th sensor I would have had to either buy another one or swap it to another rim everytime.

So are you just ignoring the warning? Cause I want to rotate my spare in and figure I would ignore it and check the tire pressure just like I always have in the past!

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by H3less

So are you just ignoring the warning?

No, I have an early build '06. It came with sensors on all 5 rims. I just relearn the sensors after rotating.

[3Hummer]

i dont have any TPM on my spare and its one of the first '07's. and is it really ment to rotated cuase at hummer when i asked that they so no the spare doesnt get rotated, its your spare and is always your spare.

[H3less]

"the spare doesnt get rotated, its your spare and is always your spare."

My dealer said the same to me, sorry but what if you want to change to a different brand and or size after the first set wears...another gov. mandated thing for a few people that are too lazy to check tire pressure for there own safety!

[Dave92270]

I have 2 sets of tires & wheels, and all tires including spares have the TPM sensor. When I purchased the 2nd set of tires few months ago, dealer insisted on 5 TPM sensors to be installed, basically the spare tire TPM being mandatory (for my '07).. I paid like $55 per sensor at the dealer (new ones, ordered from GM).