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Originally Posted by fatcobalt08
you could just take the wheels to a discount tire and have them remove the sensors from the stock and place them in your snow ones and they have a tool to reset them to where they are on the vehicle i know i work there. not sure how much they charge they seeing as i dont deal with sales
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That would cost about $40+tax to re-mount & balance 4 snow tires on wheels, then another $40+tax in 2 months to re-mount & balance the 4 all-season tires on the wheels they're currently on. I could also buy 4 additional wheel sensors for about $100 on e-bay.
Rather than spend around $100 or more for 2 months w/ no idiot light I mounted the 4 snow tires w/ no sensors. After driving the car for about 10 miles, the idiot light went off on the dash and a message appeared on the Driver Information Center (DIC). This happens every time the car starts, but is easily remedied by temporarily covering up the idiot light until I put the other tires/wheels back on. The DIC message is remedied by depressing 1 button on the steering wheel.
This was the dealer's recommended solution, and it seems to work fine. The idiot light won't bother anything and the TPMS can be reset in the spring, if necessary under the warranty, but that may not be necessary if I put the wheels back where they came from.