Adding Second Set Of Wheels With Snows (TPMS)

My most recent set of winter tires and wheels had the TPMS sensors thrown in as part of a deal. The Gen5 Prius lets me program the second set and swap them in the maintenance menu.

My other Toyota only lets me have 4 TPMS sensors and I have to go to the dealer and pay them to get the sensors working. FU Toyota, bite me. No TPMS for winter wheels on that vehicle.

I won't pay extra for TPMS sensors. I have a pressure gauge and an air compressor in the garage.

 

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I'd need a second mortgage to buy wheels and tires from a Toyota stealership

Costco usually has decent prices on wheels and tires. If you want to save a little go for 16" wheels and the tires are a lot cheaper than 17's or 19's

 

Depends.

Back in November of 2010, I phoned the dealership we bought our ‘10 from, asking about snow tires and steel rim options. They told me the Prius was a “flagship” vehicle, the only rim option was the OEM alloys, new, for roughly $350 and $450 CDN apiece (15” and 17” rims respectively).

Exasperated, I emailed every local dealership. One responded, saying they thought an older model, 15”, Corolla steel rim would work, but they’d need to check it.

I gave them the go-ahead, rims were $70 CDN apiece (might have been take-offs, but I doubt it, they looked pristine), utilitarian, open-ended, galvanized lug nuts were $31 CDN for the set.

With Michelin X-Ice I got outa there for $1114~ CDN.

For anyone in Vancouver, Westminster Toyota, could be a good option. Hopefully still under the same management now.

 

Our family have used quality clonable sensors and the correct tool for years and cloned the IDs between summer/winter tires.

That is impossible with OEM and most other sensors.

A funny fact is we sometimes get the wrong tire pick up signal when close to the garage/tire storage.

 

TPMS specific, when I got those snows installed, a mechanic came out and asked if I wanted TPMS sensor, while (subconsciously?) shaking his head "no", lol. I agreed.