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I checked the valve stems on my new wheel/tire set and they look exactly the the one on the right. It also looks like the valve stems on my original wheels/tires. Even measures out the same with calipers.
Like the others said, drive for longer than 4 miles. Go run some errands at a few different stores (covid notwithstanding) so that the truck turns on and off a few times....perhaps the drive there or back will be highway some. Eventually they’ll just magically show.
Like the others said, drive for longer than 4 miles. Go run some errands at a few different stores (covid notwithstanding) so that the truck turns on and off a few times....perhaps the drive there or back will be highway some. Eventually they’ll just magically show.
Today I will do that. I’ll let you know what happens. Thanks.
Drove the truck 28 miles. The only thing that happened is the TPMS light flashing indicating there is an issue. Still can't pair them. Off to America's Tire tomorrow.
I was literally just typing a response to your post this morning, when you updated.
I was gonna say....if it’s flashing TPMS or something, then something’s definitely not right, as (at least with my experience), it had locked on my old wheels, until it eventually updated to the new ones. No middle ground where there was nothing sensed.
I checked the valve stems on my new wheel/tire set and they look exactly the the one on the right. It also looks like the valve stems on my original wheels/tires. Even measures out the same with calipers.
Mine had the longer stems, but the previous owner of the wheels simply unscrewed the sensor from them.
I just went through this myself, bought new sensors on ebay, and got a little redneck installing the new ones.
This is my attempt on my old wheels and tires. I wanted to make sure my method worked without damage since I was about to do this on fresh Raptor take-offs. My new wheels and tires didn't need a rebalance doing it this way.
Mine had the longer stems, but the previous owner of the wheels simply unscrewed the sensor from them.
I just went through this myself, bought new sensors on ebay, and got a little redneck installing the new ones.
This is my attempt on my old wheels and tires. I wanted to make sure my method worked without damage since I was about to do this on fresh Raptor take-offs. My new wheels and tires didn't need a rebalance doing it this way.
I did get a really good deal on them. $750. Tires are at 10/32 of an inch, one wheel had a few nicks. The other 3 were perfect. I purchased 1 like new take off wheel to replace that one. Added new sensors. Sensors were $50 ea plus $10 per tire to mount and balance. The nicked wheel will be my spare once I get a tire for it. Previous set was the 18" machined face with magnetic pockets. I may powder coat my new wheels gloss black. Here what she looks like now.
Sensors were $50 ea plus $10 per tire to mount and balance.
That's actually a far more reasonable price for a shop to do it than I expected, if they're OEM sensors at least. The ones I got on ebay were $40-50 for 4 of them. They are ellegedly "genuine". I compared them to my old sensors and they did look identical. If they're counterfeit, they're really good counterfeits.
If I didn't have the old tires to test this on, I probably would have had a shop do it, but I'm glad I got to save the money... Well, I didn't really save any money. I bought an impact wrench with my savings.
