Shelbyville Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Does anyone know how to turn that annoying light off? Dealer said it was not possible because it was against a federal law. I promise I won't tell I heard it from you! :hearseespeak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hamilton Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I'm interested too, as in have an additional set of wheels to swap around on occasion and not having to worry about the light staying on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Pop the cluster out and put some tape on the back side of it. Worked for me. :D Still have to hit the darn reset button though. Sara gets so annoyed with me because every time we get in the car I say, "OH MY GOD!" She freaks out and says, "What's wrong???" I tell her, "We've got a flat tire..." Then I get smacked. lol hahahaha, it never gets old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbyville Posted September 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 When I first swapped out the wheels I would get "tire pressure monitor fault" on the info screen. Then, after I had the car back in the shop for some other stuff the msg changed to "low tire pressure". It took me a while to figure out the car was picking up the signal from the old wheels IN THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR! What is the range on these things? And, back to the orig. question - no one knows how to shut it off? I guess I could cut the bands and put the sensors in a pressurized pipe and throw it in the trunk but I would rather find another way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyPilot Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Don't bother with putting the sensors in a pressurized pipe!!!!!!! It was done on TS a few years ago with about 2 to 3 inch diameter maybe a foot long pvc and it didn't work out well. Turns out the volume of the pipe was too small and quickly subject to very small pressure changes and the guy kept getting annoying tire messages anyway. You might find it in search-pics were posted. Mark When I first swapped out the wheels I would get "tire pressure monitor fault" on the info screen. Then, after I had the car back in the shop for some other stuff the msg changed to "low tire pressure". It took me a while to figure out the car was picking up the signal from the old wheels IN THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR! What is the range on these things? And, back to the orig. question - no one knows how to shut it off? I guess I could cut the bands and put the sensors in a pressurized pipe and throw it in the trunk but I would rather find another way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amigo GT500 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Any other options? I just installed a new set of wheels and tires and I got the f*&^%#@! and annoying message....Wil I have to live the rest of my life with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moncho Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Pop the cluster out and put some tape on the back side of it. Worked for me. Still have to hit the darn reset button though. Sara gets so annoyed with me because every time we get in the car I say, "OH MY GOD!" She freaks out and says, "What's wrong???" I tell her, "We've got a flat tire..." Then I get smacked. lol hahahaha, it never gets old! That is very funny, thanks for sharing. Back to subject - This should be an option you would think a tuner would have? Good Luck! Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Sorry for stupid n00b question, but then I AM a n00b - are the sensors ONLY available for OEM wheels? There is no way to transfer the sensors (or buy new) for new wheels? (Obviously none of my other cars have a TPMS.) [Edit: sorry for the thread necromancy; this forum gets stale halfway down the front page!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klastinger Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 You can by TPMS sensors from Late Model Restoration or American Muscle, and the tool to program them to your car, and that should fix the problem. Sorry for stupid n00b question, but then I AM a n00b - are the sensors ONLY available for OEM wheels? There is no way to transfer the sensors (or buy new) for new wheels? (Obviously none of my other cars have a TPMS.) [Edit: sorry for the thread necromancy; this forum gets stale halfway down the front page!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Dennis Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I understand why Ford puts them on, but there should be a way for the owner of the car to override this feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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