TPSM reset at home?

v10viperbox

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I need to swap my street tires and slicks out a good bit. Is there any way to reset the TPSM sensors at home. I have new sensors that are not linked to the car. I am seriously not happy about the constant bonging noise coming from the dash.

The way I have gotten around this in the past is effectively you make a tiny little pipe bomb. Its just PVC with a bike valve on the end all sealed up. The PVC is good for tons more pressure then a tire. Hide it in the trunk and forget about it for a few years.

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http://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-2nd-gen-2006-2013/328044-diy-tpms-canister-pipe-bomb.html

The Lexus and offload guys do and you just stuff the sensors inside with some filler from a pillow so they don't rattle around and bobs your uncle you have sensors in a pressure vessel matched to the car and you can swap rims and tires at will.
 
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Well since I don;t have a DRB III and they are about 3K now on eBay can I just bring the sensors into dodge and have them programmed there.

ViperJeff, its just a pressure vessel at the correct PSI for the sensors to be fooled. Its just called the pipebomb by most people online because that is what it looks like. You can also you a small harbor freight tire and rim combo for like 20$ a keep in the trunk as well. I am perfectly capable of checking my tires on the track and street, they are not runflats you know when they go. .
 
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V10viperbox, the reason for my post is to suggest that you check around in your local Viper group since someone may have one. I have programmed dozens through the years...including for local dealerships where Viper knowledge has run thin.
 
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V10viperbox, the reason for my post is to suggest that you check around in your local Viper group since someone may have one. I have programmed dozens through the years...including for local dealerships where Viper knowledge has run thin.

That may be a plan, I am going to have Todd at AC go through the car before I hit Leguna in a month or so. I need to get the fire suppression system installed and get the seats lowered as well at the same time.
 

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Another option is a second set of sensors. Dorman actually makes a kit that you can program to match the existing sensor IDs. I got a kit for Christmas for my second set of rims. There's an 8 digit code or something like that on a sticker on the OEM sensor. You put the new sensor in a handheld tool and punch in the ID number and it programs the new sensor with the same ID so the car doesn't know any different.
 

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