BYO TPMS to the tire shop

[PandaBear]

I did that. American Tires charged me $10 per TPMS sensor to program on the wheels I don't change tires on and free to the wheels I am changing tires on. They just deflate and then pry the tire out a bit without remounting and balancing.

Pepboys wanted to charge me unmount / mount cost + extra $20 each TPMS programming labor. I left and think they are just trying to scam customers.

 

[nthach]

Pepboys wanted to charge me unmount / mount cost + extra $20 each TPMS programming labor. I left and think they are just trying to scam customers.

The local Pep Boys told someone to buy a Autel TPMS and have a tire shop program it. They took to the new America’s Tire here and they can’t program it. Autel/Launch sensors or the other Chinese brand sensors can’t be programmed with the Ateq/Bartec tools most tire shops use. Some of those aftermarket sensors use a locked tool(Max Sensor is one such example).

I’d install Autel sensors only if you have their TPMS tool. Thankfully, it’s a program once deal. You can erase and program a cloneable/programmable aftermarket sensor as many times as you like.

 

[PandaBear]

The local Pep Boys told someone to buy a Autel TPMS and have a tire shop program it. They took to the new America’s Tire here and they can’t program it. Autel/Launch sensors or the other Chinese brand sensors can’t be programmed with the Ateq/Bartec tools most tire shops use. Some of those aftermarket sensors use a locked tool(Max Sensor is one such example).

I’d install Autel sensors only if you have their TPMS tool. Thankfully, it’s a program once deal. You can erase and program a cloneable/programmable aftermarket sensor as many times as you like.

I took my Autel MX sensors to America's tire and programmed it fine, for only $10. My tool didn't work too well and couldn't program it right for my Lexus but America's tire could with their tool. To be fair there were 2 frequencies of TPMS and MX has both types and therefore claims universal.

I still think Pacific is a more compatible sensor but I bought MX for a project I was trying to do before and scrapped, so it is ok for me to keep using it instead of shelving it and buy another set of Pacific.

 

[Vercingetorix]

The great thing about Autel is a lot of the parts i.e. metal stems are available at AutoZone if needed in a hurry.

 

[Jay73]

Discount Tire by me was $60-$63 and Walmart was $28-$30 each.

Replying to myself just to confirm Chicagoland Discount Tire was $63/each for Dill TPMS with 6 year/72k mile warranty as spent $2277.97 out the door today on...

(4) MSW by Oz Rims
(4) Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3 Tires
(4) Dill TPMS

I scheduled my appointment for Monday as I ordered the rims yesterday but they showed up today and they called me so I knocked it out today.

 

[nthach]

I took my Autel MX sensors to America's tire and programmed it fine, for only $10. My tool didn't work too well and couldn't program it right for my Lexus but America's tire could with their tool. To be fair there were 2 frequencies of TPMS and MX has both types and therefore claims universal.

I still think Pacific is a more compatible sensor but I bought MX for a project I was trying to do before and scrapped, so it is ok for me to keep using it instead of shelving it and buy another set of Pacific.

Pacific is a OEM-level sensor.

All the aftermarket programmable TPMS not only have to be programmed for the system frequency but also the protocol used to communicate to the TPMS ECU. They use some kind of phase shift keying or other means.