Getting some summer tires, was looking at discount tire direct and they say you should get a TPMS rebuild kit. Do I really need it?

 

couple of o rings and new stems, cant hurt. lots of people just reuse what's there

 

I had the same question. New tires incoming in the next month. It looked like an extra $30 charge for little to no reason. What would it take to do a rebuild anyway? Is it even nessary...I was unable to find any information on any recommended maintenance on the TPMS.

 

You know the saying... "Don't fix it if it's not broken"

 

you know the saying, a retard will post pithy sayings when he's talking out his ***

but i digress..
30 bucks is pretty steep for something you can get for 5 to 10 bucks from a dozen other places.

When I replaced my wheels i reused my tpms, i had a small leak afterward caused by a pinched o ring. Not saying everyone had that issue, but for 5 bucks you can increase your chances of not having it.

 

discount tire direct charges 5 bucks per tire which is nothing. I was trying to figure out if it was needed as I saw a bunch of things online where they would sell the kit even for cars where the TPMS weren't rebuild-able. That was actually my main concern here.

can they be rebuilt easily and can you do it yourself? I know the tire place will charge to do it.

 

you can buy the rebuild kits for like 1-2 dollars in ebay. TPMS battery will last up to 10 years .