im in Canada and we dont have tpms, but doesn't it measure the pressure differences between tires and when the difference is over a certain threshold it turns on? So over inflating all the tires wouldnt cause the warning to go off anyways.rocket_man wrote: I wish the low pressure system would tell you which tire is low, I am sure my tires are overinflated cause of the system, its impossible to ignore! LOL! I need a tire pressure gauge but after I have satisfied the Low pressure I drive on forgeting what a pain that thing is!
Winter Tires?
This is good information. Since my system went off due to low tire pressure, that's what i saw. I didn't realize it would behave differently if you removed the TPMS sensors. But since i use that display a lot(helps me to get better gas mileage), i am unwilling to go without it, or to tolerate having to constantly toggle to be able to read it for 5 seconds. I think i will just buy 4 winter tires and pay for a changover twice a year. Since i have an AWD "S", i have steelies anyway. I did price a set of wheels and tires with TOMS form tirerack, and it would have cost around $1,000 shipped. I can buy a set of winter tires here for around $375 mounted and balanced, then pay $60 for switchover every spring and fall.zeid479 wrote:My Kizashi GTS handled like a car on rails last winter w/ non-studded General Altimax Arctic 16" tires. I went to a local tire shop and ordered 4 of them (cheaper than Tirerack) and 16" alloy wheels that their system said fit my car. The alloys were $49 (made in Chinc of course).
The rim held up well throughout the winter, no corrosion or issues. I believe I'll likely be able to get 4 or more winters out of the snows too.
As for the TPMS sensors, I didn't have them installed. What happens is the TPMS symbol will illuminate within the speedometer area and the display turns yellowish orange saying "check TPMS system"
Unfortunately you can't do anything about the display. If you need to get to the other info, you can hold down the Info/Display button (not Trip) and the display will change back to blue/white and you can scroll through the different readouts. That only lasts for about 5 seconds after your last button push, then it reverts back to the yellow tpms display.
So to make it less distracting, I put a piece of black electrical tape over the TPMS symbol in the speedo area, and the display wasn't an issue. It's not a bright yellow/orange, more dark. And it doesn't flash. You will turn on the car, it will make a "ping" to notify you to look to the display, and the display will then turn to yellow/orange and display the msg.
Hope that helped let me know if you have any questions!
2010 Kizashi S AWD
2009 Suzuki SX-4 Touring AWD
2008 Smart fortwo Passion Coupe
2007 Dodge Caliber R/T AWD
2009 Suzuki SX-4 Touring AWD
2008 Smart fortwo Passion Coupe
2007 Dodge Caliber R/T AWD
That may be the way to go - but be careful you have a shop that is good at handling allow rim mounting.Blackbelt wrote: This is good information. Since my system went off due to low tire pressure, that's what i saw. I didn't realize it would behave differently if you removed the TPMS sensors. But since i use that display a lot(helps me to get better gas mileage), i am unwilling to go without it, or to tolerate having to constantly toggle to be able to read it for 5 seconds. I think i will just buy 4 winter tires and pay for a changover twice a year. Since i have an AWD "S", i have steelies anyway. I did price a set of wheels and tires with TOMS form tirerack, and it would have cost around $1,000 shipped. I can buy a set of winter tires here for around $375 mounted and balanced, then pay $60 for switchover every spring and fall.
No worries, i have steelies and hubcaps on my Kizzy, since it as "S"gaww wrote:That may be the way to go - but be careful you have a shop that is good at handling allow rim mounting.Blackbelt wrote: This is good information. Since my system went off due to low tire pressure, that's what i saw. I didn't realize it would behave differently if you removed the TPMS sensors. But since i use that display a lot(helps me to get better gas mileage), i am unwilling to go without it, or to tolerate having to constantly toggle to be able to read it for 5 seconds. I think i will just buy 4 winter tires and pay for a changover twice a year. Since i have an AWD "S", i have steelies anyway. I did price a set of wheels and tires with TOMS form tirerack, and it would have cost around $1,000 shipped. I can buy a set of winter tires here for around $375 mounted and balanced, then pay $60 for switchover every spring and fall.
2010 Kizashi S AWD
2009 Suzuki SX-4 Touring AWD
2008 Smart fortwo Passion Coupe
2007 Dodge Caliber R/T AWD
2009 Suzuki SX-4 Touring AWD
2008 Smart fortwo Passion Coupe
2007 Dodge Caliber R/T AWD
I hate to bump an older thread, but I'm needing snow tires NOW and a wheel and tire combo will probably be the quickest thing since I can just change them out myself.MadBlack wrote:I'll going with 16" winter rims to replace the stock 18's - can anyone tell me if I need to worry about offset when picking up a set of 16" alloy's to be used for winter rims? As for rubber, likely go with 205/65/16
Thanks
But I have the same question, will moving to 17s/16s/etc have any fitment issues if designed for the S/SE vs GTS/SLS? I don't think the brakes or suspension are different enough to be an issue, but since I'd be buying these with no real way to return them cheaply, I'd rather get the right thing from day one.
First, do NOT go with the 205 tires, as ground clearance is (further) reduced to uselessness.
I have an '11 AWD S. I've used 205/55 R16 Altimax, and standard-size 215/60 R16 Altimax, Goodyear WRT (their latest-greatest), and now have a set of Continental ExtremeWinterContact mounted.
I mount my tires on the stock TPMS-less steel wheels.
The warning displays flash/blink distractingly, so my dash is a carpet of post-it notes covering the lights.
The Contis have best met my ass-deep-in-snow-n-ice-slush-wintry-mess needs of any I've tried. Very impressed.
Got about 4K on them so far.
I have an '11 AWD S. I've used 205/55 R16 Altimax, and standard-size 215/60 R16 Altimax, Goodyear WRT (their latest-greatest), and now have a set of Continental ExtremeWinterContact mounted.
I mount my tires on the stock TPMS-less steel wheels.
The warning displays flash/blink distractingly, so my dash is a carpet of post-it notes covering the lights.
The Contis have best met my ass-deep-in-snow-n-ice-slush-wintry-mess needs of any I've tried. Very impressed.
Got about 4K on them so far.
The tpms issue really makes changing wheels and tires a royal pain. I hate being strong-armed into going to a dealership or someone else to make MY car work properly.
That being said, I've looked at the sx4 16x6 wheels with 215/60/16s on them and they seem like a very close match for the stock 235/45/18s.
I might just do what you did and ditch the tpms sensors. Or maybe have them and just not program them until I find a way to do it without handing someone else the keys to my car.
That being said, I've looked at the sx4 16x6 wheels with 215/60/16s on them and they seem like a very close match for the stock 235/45/18s.
I might just do what you did and ditch the tpms sensors. Or maybe have them and just not program them until I find a way to do it without handing someone else the keys to my car.