# TPMS light, wrx **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 11, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988 "2008-11-11T17:54:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/1 "2008-11-11T17:54:37Z")
I threw on some winter wheels/tires on my 08 wrx, as with all 08 cars the wrx has a TPMS…but my new wheels don’t have sensors, so the light on the dash is on. is there anyway I can get rid of this light and still run without sensors? NASIOC isn’t much help… ---
**Author:** ![Estorvito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/estorvito/32/7234_2.png) [@Estorvito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Estorvito)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/2 "2008-11-11T18:07:10Z")
Buy the sensors 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/3 "2008-11-11T18:08:45Z")
Don’t you just have to reset it? There is a little remote for those TPMS. ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/4 "2008-11-11T22:00:22Z")
resetting it won’t fix it. it needs to see the sensors in order for the light to stay off. without the sensors the light will be on. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/5 "2008-11-12T01:21:22Z")
you can’t “fake the sensors” ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/6 "2008-11-12T04:01:48Z")
Yeah you are just going to have to deal. I am about to be in the same position, but whatever some little lights isnt worth the $80 or so that 4 sensors would cost ---
**Author:** ![SVTdriver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/svtdriver/32/4956_2.png) [@SVTdriver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVTdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/7 "2008-11-12T07:43:32Z")
why not get the sensors mounted in your winter wheels? i do that all the time at work. as long as the sensors mount properly, you have nothing to worry about ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/8 "2008-11-12T07:49:05Z")
Toss the sensors in a PCV pipe, add compressor air. Profit. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/9 "2008-11-12T10:08:43Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > Toss the sensors in a PCV pipe, add compressor air. Profit. not all TPMS run on pressure, some run on rotational differences between wheels. ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/10 "2008-11-12T10:26:13Z")
just close your eyes and it will go away. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/11 "2008-11-12T10:27:27Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > not all TPMS run on pressure, some run on rotational differences between wheels. Figures that Subaru would find some way to fag things up. :banghead: ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/12 "2008-11-12T10:43:50Z")
> [@SVTdriver](#): > > why not get the sensors mounted in your winter wheels? i do that all the time at work. as long as the sensors mount properly, you have nothing to worry about My case I have Summer wheels/tires, and a separate winter wheel/tire combo…I jsut really don’t care to spend the $$ for a light ---
**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/13 "2008-11-12T10:52:17Z")
I have a new civic and I read that if you do put another set on for the winter, the light will come on. Once summer rolls around and you put your stock rims back on, the light will turn off. Hopefully that is the case. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/14 "2008-11-12T11:46:55Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > Figures that Subaru would find some way to fag things up. :banghead: that’s a BMW thing… ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/15 "2008-11-12T11:48:33Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > that’s a BMW thing… Yeah, but I wanted to make fun of Subarus. Just go with it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/16 "2008-11-12T11:54:18Z")
Deal… Subaru’s suck ---
**Author:** ![comm\_perry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@comm\_perry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/comm_perry)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/17 "2008-11-12T12:12:21Z")
The subaru sensors operate on pressure. Unfortunately, they have to be spinning to send a signal, so the tube idea won’t work either. They sort of pissed me off with their implimentation of TPMS…sensors are $130 from tire rack for all 4 corners, and the computer only remembers one set or sensors. So, to switch from one set of wheels to the other, you have to take it to the dealer and have them re-register the wheels every time you switch rims. At $30 a shot (VanBortel pricing…). All this means for me is I’ll live with a light on my dash and save $130 + $60/year. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/18 "2008-11-13T14:48:43Z")
yeah, I check my tire pressures regularly, but as of 2008 ALL cars must have tire pressure sensors. It’s annoying as fuck, I was wondering if there was maybe a wire I could cut or a fuse I could pull just for the light… ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/19 "2008-11-13T14:51:49Z")
there has got to be a way to disable it. Or trick it into thinking the tire pressures are “good” ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988/20 "2008-11-13T15:16:16Z")
just deal with it… i am 😛 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tpms-light-wrx/57988.md?page=2)