Winter Tires/Rims NX350h - what's a good plan?
09-06-22, 07:53 AM
#46
- Lexus NX Accessory Rim with sensors - 18 ~$270
- Lexus OEM Alloy Rims with sensors - 18 ~$500
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colday (09-06-22)
09-06-22, 07:57 AM
#47
09-06-22, 08:09 AM
#48
09-06-22, 08:14 AM
#49
Intermediate
"Accessory Rims" are made to Lexus standards by their 2nd tier companies, the ones that don't make the original rims for the ones that are on the cars. They aren't as high quality as the OEM ones, but are still considered sufficient under Lexus QC.
OEM Rims are manufactured by one of the Lexus partners (BBS, Enkei, etc) and exceed their OEM specs - whatever that means.
I would say that Accessory rims are anything that's not spec'd by Lexus, basically any rims that aren't directly endorsed by Lexus.
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zanewyn (09-06-22)
09-06-22, 09:22 AM
#50
09-06-22, 03:57 PM
#51
Also quoted $60 each but I elected to buy the sensors at the local Toyota dealer, as much as to test the theory of less expensive parts at Toyota as anything else. Did you also buy the center caps? I didn't thinking it would be simple to switch them from the original wheels but now I'm thinking that might be too much to expect from a typical tire change place.
09-06-22, 04:12 PM
#52
Also quoted $60 each but I elected to buy the sensors at the local Toyota dealer, as much as to test the theory of less expensive parts at Toyota as anything else. Did you also buy the center caps? I didn't thinking it would be simple to switch them from the original wheels but now I'm thinking that might be too much to expect from a typical tire change place.
I also bought some tpms install kits for $10 extra but, they told me if they are not used I can return them. No idea if these are required…
09-08-22, 07:10 AM
#53
I have a set of left over superspeed wheels from the model 3 I no longer have that will be used as winter wheels on my 350h. I have BS Blizzak DMV 1 and Continental Viking 7 on other vehicles and they work really well for our Alberta winter. But for the NX, I just purchased a set x-Ice snow and had them install on the rims without any sensor.
I talked to 3 service advisors at different dealerships and getting contradict information whether the TPMS need to be programmed at each tire swap or not, hence I left out the sensors. I do the seasonal swaps myself and I am too cheap to pay dealer to program the sensors twice a year.
I talked to 3 service advisors at different dealerships and getting contradict information whether the TPMS need to be programmed at each tire swap or not, hence I left out the sensors. I do the seasonal swaps myself and I am too cheap to pay dealer to program the sensors twice a year.
09-08-22, 07:19 AM
#54
I have a set of left over superspeed wheels from the model 3 I no longer have that will be used as winter wheels on my 350h. I have BS Blizzak DMV 1 and Continental Viking 7 on other vehicles and they work really well for our Alberta winter. But for the NX, I just purchased a set x-Ice snow and had them install on the rims without any sensor.
I talked to 3 service advisors at different dealerships and getting contradict information whether the TPMS need to be programmed at each tire swap or not, hence I left out the sensors. I do the seasonal swaps myself and I am too cheap to pay dealer to program the sensors twice a year.
I talked to 3 service advisors at different dealerships and getting contradict information whether the TPMS need to be programmed at each tire swap or not, hence I left out the sensors. I do the seasonal swaps myself and I am too cheap to pay dealer to program the sensors twice a year.
09-08-22, 07:26 AM
#55
When I looked in my settings on NX, I saw what looked like 2 sets of tpms blocks. I had heard of some vehicles supporting tire swaps easily be allowing 2 sets to be stored. Haven't tried it or investigated further. But seems promising.
Alternatively, when I had my 2008 RC. I did do tire swaps seasonally. I know it only had one set of codes. I usually spent 6 months a year with no tpms because the dealer constantly forgot to program it. They said it would recognize while driving but it never did. Wasn't a big enough deal for the trip back to the dealer to fix. NX is different in many ways though.
Alternatively, when I had my 2008 RC. I did do tire swaps seasonally. I know it only had one set of codes. I usually spent 6 months a year with no tpms because the dealer constantly forgot to program it. They said it would recognize while driving but it never did. Wasn't a big enough deal for the trip back to the dealer to fix. NX is different in many ways though.
09-08-22, 09:25 AM
#56
Intermediate
When I owned my 2IS, before I switched to All-weathers, I used to have two sets of tires and the car had programming setup for both sets. I just needed to switch the car's computer to the right set when I swapped the tires and there was no issue.
Reading through the NX manual seems to indicate the same process. More importantly, you don't need the dealer to program them in for you if you have the codes for the TPMS sensors before they're put in the wheels. Now that looks promising😜
Reading through the NX manual seems to indicate the same process. More importantly, you don't need the dealer to program them in for you if you have the codes for the TPMS sensors before they're put in the wheels. Now that looks promising😜
09-09-22, 07:05 AM
#57
Driver School Candidate
I drove about two weeks with the stock tires on my 22 F-Sport in very mixed winter driving conditions here in Alaska. They did a great job and may be enough for many winter drivers but I still prefer studded tires on snow and ice. So I had studded Nokian Hakkapelitta 10s installed on the stock rims. The Haks are amazing in deep snow, ice, slush and so on. I followed the directions for programing a second set of tires to the TPMS system and it worked perfectly. In the spring, it was easy to switch back to the stock tire profile. The system does take a few miles of driving to "recognize" the new sensors.
09-09-22, 07:31 AM
#58
When I owned my 2IS, before I switched to All-weathers, I used to have two sets of tires and the car had programming setup for both sets. I just needed to switch the car's computer to the right set when I swapped the tires and there was no issue.
Reading through the NX manual seems to indicate the same process. More importantly, you don't need the dealer to program them in for you if you have the codes for the TPMS sensors before they're put in the wheels. Now that looks promising😜
Reading through the NX manual seems to indicate the same process. More importantly, you don't need the dealer to program them in for you if you have the codes for the TPMS sensors before they're put in the wheels. Now that looks promising😜
09-09-22, 08:25 AM
#59
The NX does have the capability to store two set of TPMS sensors and I should have read the manual or play with the car a bit more before I took the service advisor’s word.
