Ok, Just took off my 18" rims and summer tires. Replaced them with My tire and rim package from TireRack without TPMS. Well, you wouldn't know that they weren't installed(TPMS). I get no indication that I no longer have any TPMS's on my new rims and winter tires. I thought we were suppose to get a warning signal and a flash indicating that something was not right with the TPMS. Well, It seems the receiving unit on my RX-8 could careless.

I am quit pleased not having any warning lights, but does this mean my TPMS system does not work correctly???

Oh, got the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-22 with the Kazera KZ-V silver rims. I think I will be like the bear pavement handling. Can't wait until the first chance to test in the snow and Ice. Next week or two is my educated guess.

 

actually I just got the LM22 put on the stock 18 rims...they drive great on dry pavement...as I've read you get what you pay for...works with the tpms monitors since it is stock

but as for your problem...weird that's all I got to say

 

Have you driven more than 10 minutes? It takes about that long for the indicator light to turn on.

 

mine will come on within 2 minutes if the pressure is low

 

i have my dunlop sport M3 winter tires on and i have driven for more than 15 minutes and still no beep or flashing TPMS light.

 

Mine turns on after about 15 minutes. Just flashes, no beeping

 

My light didn't come on for 24 hours after I switched over. I thought TireRack had installed the TPMS for free. :p

 

After putting on my winter wheels (no TPMS) the light didn't come on until after about 30 miles of driving. Then it was a steady flash. Anyone know if the warning can be dis-abled until the stock wheels go back on this spring?

 

Mine took a while for the TPMS to begin flashing. I first incorrectly theorized that I might have accidentally received TPMS modules -- no such luck.

 

Those TPMS modules are pains in the ****. I had a couple wheels from TR that were leaking from the valves due to these little bastards. I wish we could do without them.

TR was gracious enough to help me replace these leaking wheels. After a long winded customer satisfaction situation of course

But yes, they will come on eventually..

 

Why are you blaming a ****-poor installation job on the TPMS modules? I think the bastard here is the one that installed the tires and failed to check for leaks.

 

Actually I'm blaming both... **** poor builders and pain in the *** TPMSs.

 

After the car is on 15 min, my warning light will start to flash. Guess I will just have to deal with this until winter. I called a couple dealerships and they said there is no way to turn this off.

 

The dealerships are useless...there is a way to disable the TPMS light

use this guide...personally I would add a basic toggle switch to this in the glove compartment or elsewhere that way when you put the stock rims w/tpms your good to go

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...d=1#post636840

 

A peice of black tape did the trick for me. Its not the most elegant trick but works and I don't have to take the dashboard apart.

 

I put my winter tires on around Thanksgiving and it took 15-20 mins until the TPMS started blinking. The amount of time decreased to about 5 mins until this week and now it beeps 3 times and the light stays on steady when I start the car. Only a month to go till I can put the summers back on (I hope).