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Old 05-29-10, 07:47 AM
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My local wheel guy says that he would prefer to drill an extra hole in my asantis to install the TPMS sensor as opposed to using those adapter. He claims this is the best thing to do although it requires more work. any one have feedback on this? i guess i can't think of any negatives besides it looking bad and resale value

They want to charge 140$ which doesnt seem too bad to take off my stock tires, take off the tires on my asantis. drill new holes in the asantis. put on the sensors. and reinstall all tires.
Old 05-29-10, 08:18 AM
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Can't they just drill out the existing hole to increase it's size?

Still seems kind of expensive, I hope they will rebalance as well for that price.
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it's not as much about the size of the hole, but the location and angle. a lot of aftermarket wheels the valve stem hole is at a wrong angle so can't just install the tpms like that

me personally, i prefer drilling another hole at the back of the wheel (if the design allows). i am never a fan of using those adapters. i have heard too many cases of tpms falling off, etc...
Old 05-29-10, 01:45 PM
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hunt on ebay.

you can get these

http://www.360bc.com/

i would put some red loctite on the setscrew, crank it in, doubt it will fall out.

hunt on ebay for variations
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is it really receesary to even put the tpms on? it jus sucks when u go back t your stock and have to take them off and on whenever u need to switch to your stocks and back. Unless of course you jus buy an extra set but heard its an arm and a leg to buy?
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you don't have to, you just get the warning light on the dash
Old 06-09-10, 06:18 PM
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Mine were placed on the inside lip of my Asantis i believe there is only one hole and the dash look so much better without any red lights lit up just buy an extra set, $150 isn t bad at all about average.
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When it comes to sensors you don't have to it's really a personal choice. However the best option is to have them drilled. You should tell him to cut you a deal though because he should have asked if you wanted the tpms sensors pre-cut because it is standard procedure and Asanti doesn't charge anything for it.
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Originally Posted by rominl
you don't have to, you just get the warning light on the dash
only if you drive 50 miles or more before you shut the car off. i never had a problem with my tpms' when i had wheels. i never switched them over because i never drive the car long distances so the light never comes on.
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drill the hole its much better then any other choice you have.. the straps tend to break.
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y don't you just make a pipe put all ur sensor in there, that's what i did for myself. go home depo or lowes.
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$150 for sensors isnt bad but if u have to tKE IT TO THE DEALER TO RECALLOBRATE THEM it can get expensive.....which is y im opting to use my sensors in my stocks
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im using these adapters on my asanti's. Had them for 3 years no problems at all except one of my sensors just went bad last week. Have a felling it was the tire shop when I switched to 245/30's on the front, they had trouble putting the tire on past the sensor.

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got them drilled and put into my asantis! work perfectly already put them to use unfortunately
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