Wheels and tire monitoring system
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Aftermarket wheels are always a huge hit for vehicle gurus. People love them. There is a downside though. Now that the technology in vehicles is so much better, it’s hard to just buy new, bigger wheels without causing your tire pressure system to go crazy. I read an article where someone bought 19 inch wheels and tires, but then needed to buy 17 inch wheels to put snow tires on. The cost of all of those wheels and tires is just the beginning of his problems. Now, the tire pressure monitoring system cannot recognize all of these different tires. So, now he has to buy new tire sensors for these tires. It’s at least $50 a sensor. In some cases, you may want to be aftermarket sensors, because they will be cheaper. So, now your tire upgrade is probably approaching $800-$1000. Yikes. This is where you really have to think about making changes to your vehicles. The technology hurts you. Everything costs more and you can’t not buy the new sensors. Low tire pressure can majorly screw up your car as well as be unsafe. Check into these things before you spend the money to buy the aftermarket wheels then you can enjoy your aftermarket wheels and tires!!!