I got new wheels for my car that do not have TPMS in them and the light on my dashboard is always on.

Is there a way to turn off your TPMS so the light is not on, on my dashboard????

 

no.......

 

You really should have tpms sensors installed.

If you have expensive wheels, it makes sense.

 

Why did ya dump the TPMS's???

 

yes, install tpms sensors on your new wheels

 

I didnt dump them, my new wheels came with the tires already mounted and I do not feel like paying to have 8 tires mounted and balenced.

So there is no way to turn it off? Maybe i can pull the fuse for the TMPS?

 

no..............

 

remember the days where you used a $10 gauge to check your tire pressure and didn't have to pay $500 to have a light tell you your tire is low?

 

Yea, those were the days. I think car companies just put in TPMS because them know they are going to make money off it. They basically screw you.

 

Yeah it's a vast conspiracy ....

I bet less than 25% of the population even have a tire gauge. Then take that number and I bet a good portion don't know how to use it or don't know what the preasure is supposed to be. I owned a 1958 bug, had no gas gauge, just a lever on the firewall to switch to a reserve tank. Guess gas gauges were just to make money. Or volt meters, or temp gauges or ... you get the point.

 

Haha, I get your point but a TMPS is a little different then knowing how much fuel you have. You need gas a least once a week, depending on how much your drive, but you might never need air in the tires. ...You get my point.

 

Lets look at it from a practically standpoint. How many warnings, etc are REALLY needed in todays cars? Do we really need a car that can parrallel park itself?

Warning lights used to be called idiot lights, and for a good reason. People who know about their cars, etc .... the kind that read forums don't need many of the lights, warnings etc. We are in tune with our car and it's more than just a way to get from point A to point B.

Now we talk about the rest of the population, the ones that might as well have the hood sealed because they will never open it. These are the majority of car owners and the more a manufacturer can do to remind them, keep them safe, take the guess work out the better for the mass population.

Is it a pain that if you want new wheels you have to deal with TPMS, heck yeah but do you think manufactures think about that when they develop and use these technologies? No, they think about the vast population that wouldn't know what driving on a tire with 10lbs of preasure feels like,

 

Very true

 

I would think you can get 3rd party TPMS systems cheaper than from Infiniti. I only own one set of rims (factory) and switch between summer and winter tires. Some day I might get additional rims so I don't have to deal with tire swaps and balancing twice a year. So it'll be me complaining about TPMS :-)

 

Yes, and I also remember about ten years ago when many Ford SUV’s with Firestone tires were having blowouts and rollovers due to underinflated tires and quite a few people lost their lives in the resulting accidents. These deaths prompted the current TPMS requirement.

I also remember when there were no seatbelts, air bags, dual brake lines, padded dashes, collapsible steering columns and other safety devices that contributed to much higher auto death rate over what we have today.