Gernby

My previous car was an '06 Lexus IS350, and there was a HUGE need to disable the TPMS error when aftermarket wheels weren't compatible with it. Someone found that you could build an air chamber (pipe bomb) to house all 4 OEM TPMS sensors, pressurise it, stick it in the trunk, and the TPMS would be happy.

I couldn't find anyone who has tried the same on an S2000, so I gave it a try, and it worked! No more TPMS light!

BTW, I tried leaving one of the screw caps unglued so that I could have easy access to the TPMS sensors without destroying the chamber, but it was not possible. I tried teflon tape and teflon paste, but I couldn't achieve a seal that would maintain 35 PSI for any period of time. I had to glue everything.

justind

your miesters dont work with the tpms?

Gernby

Nope.

crank

haha ingenious !!

CKit

That's pretty smart! I wonder if you could find a small go-kart tire or something similar to house the sensors. I just leave the light on and ignore it during snow tire season.

cenix

my tpms are so temperamental anyways, even though my pressures are good they come on and off whenever they please. i think i should get the dealer to reset them or check them. worthless buggers.

dammitjim

[QUOTE=CKit,Jan 24 2010, 11:55 PM] That's pretty smart!

Gernby

I read that some people used wheel barrel (wheel burrow?) tires, but I thought that would be more expensive, and maybe even more difficult.

Regarding the termpermental sensors, I would be surprised if there wasn't some sort of initialization / calibration procedure in the owner's manual. My Lexus had it.

CKit

Barrow...

I'm bumming that I gave away all my HF autocross trailer tires.

You could probably find used lawnmower / snowblower wheels at the local junkyard. Not sure if they'd take that kind of psi, though.

AngryTurtle

I would think the pvc method would be more compact and just generally easier the a small tire.