Tpms
 

Replacing the stock 18's with Forgestar F-14 (19)
Not wanting to break down the stock tires to get the TPMS out.
Does anyone know where to get a TPMS that will work with the OEM system?

Recommend getting the actual nissan part. you don't know the compatibility with an aftermarket tpm. I can't imagine you saving enough money for it to be worth the aggravation with an aftermarket part. I buy must genuine nissan parts from courtesy nissan, they have a great website.

Well Courtesy lists it here as part 40700M in this diagram: 253 Electrical Unit :: Body Electrical :: Genuine Nissan Parts :: 370Z Parts (Z34) 2009+ :: CourtesyParts.com

But there's no link for price/purchasing. I imagine anyone can source this though. If they're cheap I might go this route too, it would allow me to just take my new tires and wheels down for mounting and balancing without taking my old set off and unmounting the tires just to get the sensors out.

i recommend not even getting one........i didnt get any for my winter setup.

i dont see much use of it b/c i check my pressures consistently anyways

Don't you get an error displayed if you don't have the TPMS system on the rims?

it flashes for only a few Km's and then it just stays on....no biggie

It would be nice from an installation standpoint, as well as balancing standpoint, to not use the TPMS. I kinda considered it for my new setup. Hell I still might leave them out, I donno. The reason I tend to favor leaving them in: My last car didn't have TPMS, and once I picked up a nail in my right rear tire, probably in a construction area at the beggining of the drive, during a commute into the office (45 minute drive, mostly low-speed straight line on the highway). Didn't notice until I got downtown and started making turns again, and something felt 'off'. Tire had 10psi left by the time I parked in the parking garage and patched/reinflated. When not cornering, it's easy to miss this kind of thing on a low-profile tire with stiff sidewalls.

:icon18: Just for that reason, is why I want them in. Sometimes you can't tell you have a flat tire.
I wish to avoid any damage to the rim and possibly the car.

I too would be most interested in using a second set of stock TPMS sensors in the aftermarket wheels. But how do these communicate with the vehicle? What if you have the stock set just hanging out in your garage with your car? Will the vehicle know which set to communicate with? Maybe someone has a good explanation of the workings of this system.

^^ that's a good question.

i'm kinda iffy on this.....ask Shariff, he's a wheel know it all..

There's a procedure that is detailed in the service manual to connect the new TPMS sensors with your car. You know how when you buy a new Bluetooth headset you have to pair it with your phone? Or for that matter, you have to pair your phone with the Bluetooth in your Z (Touring model)? Same concept, except much more complicated. In fact, it looks like you have to take it to a dealer to have it done. First there's a Transmitter Wake Up Operation, which requires a transmitter activation tool. Then there's a Transmitter ID Registration procedure, which is like the Bluetooth pairing analogy.

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Ok just heard from my dealer today. They said an aftermarket Might work, but would have to activated by the dealer. With that said they didn't know which aftermarket brand would work.
Four new sensors from the dealer are 480.00 Plus 50.00 to activate them.

Good info, guess I'll be moving my existing ones over :)

Shouldn't you have the part number, if you can get a price for it?

I guess not since nothing else was posted.....