Anyone run winters on separate wheels?

[gdiep]

I think I am going to run dedicated winters on separate wheels. If I don’t bother installing or programming the tpms, does the landcruiser do anything annoying other than just the tpms light on the dash?

Thanks

 

[RUN-8]

Just the TPMS light.

I bought a set of 18”s (all 5) from a First Edition and put Michelin X-Ice Snow’s on them. I got a good deal on the wheels thanks to another member here, and waited for a sale on Toyota parts and put sensors in the new wheels too. Until they got programmed all I had was the TPMS light on the dash.

 

[Doggman1525]

^^^ This is what I have going also with a set Ice-X for winter after picking up a 2nd set of the OEM 18" wheels without the TPMS this spring. I couldn't figure out how to permanently disable the alert. I thought I could live with it but OCD kicked in and I decided to buy a set of aftermarket TPMS off Amazon for 40bucks. It took a while for them to register but they did so after about an hour's drive. Then swapped back to the all-seasons and after the same process they are back in action. I won't put the winter tires back on until November or December so we'll see if the cruiser is able to recognize the winter TPMS set the 2nd time around.

 

[Sugarloafer80]

Absolutely will be. Got some takeoff 18s arriving soon on a killer deal. 100miles

 

[RUN-8]

Full time 4 wheel drive and snow tires are great, you have to remind yourself not to over drive the rig on snow covered roads.

 

[Altitude]

I took delivery of mine in December, and the first thing I did was install some Blizzak DM-V2 tires on the OEM wheels. So those have the TPMS sensors.

In the spring I found some TRD takeoffs from a Tundra and put the OEM tires on those for the warm months with some aftermarket TPMS sensors. Getting the truck to recognize the sensors was comically difficult - it took about 6 weeks and an untold number of “add a new TPMS set” resets before it finally took.

I had given up and was considering installing the summer tires on the wheels that had the OEM TPMS, then swapping the tires each season. Then, one day, they read the aftermarket TPMS. I have no clue what was different that day.

I wonder how quickly the truck will see the OEM TPMS sensors when I re-mount the winter wheels this fall. I’ll probably do that in November.

 

[RUN-8]

OEM TPMS pick up pretty quickly if you have a OBD II port tool.

I was warned against aftermarket sensors by stories like yours, and the Toyota parts counter. Even the guys at Discount Tire were happy to not dick around with aftermarket sensors.

 

[Sugarloafer80]

My go to Snow tire for years. Wear great, grip great, pretty damn quiet too. Can't complain about the Michelin X-Ice 3's on my Quad either. A bit more sport oriented. I am actua58lly glad my takeoffs are from a 1958 so in winter they tuck a hair more. Perfect for winter.

 

[NoMe cruiser]

I’ll try to answer your question. Yes, there is a separate message that pops up on the multi media screen when no sensors are recognized. You’re then able to “dismiss” the message. The message pops up after about 20 minutes of driving. There is no beeping so I don’t find it annoying. The tires with the sensors are in my basement so I’m not sure if the lc picks them up when I park in the garage and that’s why the message continues to pop up every time I leave the house. I don’t think I have ever had that message when I leave my workplace. I have hundreds of notifications about the sensors. Funny thing when I leave the house and go in the woods and drive slow the message never pops up. I come from the generation where we glanced quickly at the tires every time we fueled up. Apparently the OEM sensors are treated like gold because so many people go through the expense of peeling the tires off, pulling the sensors, then replacing the tires before trying to sell them. I call that penny wise and dollar stupid. I run blizzaks 255/70/18 for the winter.

 

[Evergreen Daydreams]

I run two sets, each with OEM TPMS.

For me, pairing the OEM TPMS was dead simple and did not require any tools—just had to drive on the highway for like 30 minutes in pairing mode and they paired themselves

 

[mobin_ch]

I run two sets, each with OEM TPMS.

For me, pairing the OEM TPMS was dead simple and did not require any tools—just had to drive on the highway for like 30 minutes in pairing mode and they paired themselves

Question for you: Every time you swap your wheel set on the vehicle do you have to pair them again or when once paired and then when second time around that set of wheels are used the car recognizes them itself and no need to pair again

OEM All season wheels set > Winter Wheels set (paired first time) > OEM All Season set
Winter Wheels set (Paired first time) > OEM All Season set > Winter Wheels set (no pairing needed again)

 

[Sugarloafer80]

 

[Evergreen Daydreams]

or when once paired and then when second time around that set of wheels are used the car recognizes them itself and no need to pair again

I haven’t had to swap back yet, but I’ll know for sure in ~November when I put the winter tires back on. My understanding is this scenario is how it will work, as the system allows you to store 2 sets of TPMS in memory, each as a separate profile

 

[MileHiM5]

I've got two full sets with OEM TPMS: the original 20" with Dunlops for the summer, and some FE 18" I bought from an owner who switched them out upon delivery, on which I installed Terra Grappler G3s for the winter.

I just passed my one-year anniversary with the 250, so I have made the switch to the new 18" wheels and back. It took a few days after the TMPS initiation process for the system to recognize the new sensors on the 18" wheels as 'Set 2', but it eventually did. As for the swap back to my original 'Set 1', after choosing that set in the TMPS system it picked those up almost immediately.