Bought a set of 162s from another member, TPMs or FTM?

3X3=5 · 12-11-2012, 04:36 PM

Last night I bought a used set of 162s to replace the stock wheels on my 2007 335 (I sold them long ago, now putting it back to stock). My car is equipped with the TPM system. Seller said wheels have TPMs but I just noticed they have rubber valve stems. Haven't put the wheels on yet, but if the wheels have FTMs and the car has TPM system, will it cause an error? Thanks.

PS - seller said they came off his 2007 335, so I would have assumed that was equipped with TPMs as well. Are rubber valve stems always an indicator of FTM?

DrAmazing · 12-11-2012, 04:39 PM

the wheels wont "have FTMs".
Rubber = no TPMS

3X3=5 · 12-11-2012, 04:42 PM

Oh I see, FTM was a vehicle system, not a tire system. So if the car has TPMs, and the wheels now have nothing, that means I have no warning system at all?

BRGmatthew · 12-11-2012, 05:02 PM

it wont warn you if you're tire is low because the car cant read the tpms. So your tire pressure light on your dash will be on all the time.

3X3=5 · 12-11-2012, 06:01 PM

Well that sucks. So I have to have the tires removed to install TPMs to avoid a dash error.

50shadesofhockenheim · 12-11-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 3times3

Well that sucks. So I have to have the tires removed to install TPMs to avoid a dash error.

yes

BRGmatthew · 12-11-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Boneout

it wont warn you if you're tire is low because the car cant read the tpms. So your tire pressure light on your dash will be on all the time.

Yes just like what e90LCI said. Ive been running driving without tpms for a good year and a half. The error light doesnt really bother me and I check my tire pressure from time to time. I guess for some it's just for peace of mind.

12-11-2012, 04:36 PM	#1
3X3=5 Lieutenant 117 Rep 557 Posts Drives: in a lot of traffic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Seattle iTrader: (8)	Bought a set of 162s from another member, TPMs or FTM? Last night I bought a used set of 162s to replace the stock wheels on my 2007 335 (I sold them long ago, now putting it back to stock). My car is equipped with the TPM system. Seller said wheels have TPMs but I just noticed they have rubber valve stems. Haven't put the wheels on yet, but if the wheels have FTMs and the car has TPM system, will it cause an error? Thanks. PS - seller said they came off his 2007 335, so I would have assumed that was equipped with TPMs as well. Are rubber valve stems always an indicator of FTM?
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DrAmazing Private First Class 5 Rep 102 Posts Drives: '07 335i Coupe JB4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Halifax, Canada iTrader: (0)	the wheels wont "have FTMs". Rubber = no TPMS
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3X3=5 Lieutenant 117 Rep 557 Posts Drives: in a lot of traffic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Seattle iTrader: (8)	Oh I see, FTM was a vehicle system, not a tire system. So if the car has TPMs, and the wheels now have nothing, that means I have no warning system at all?
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BRGmatthew Bausman 63 Rep 1,817 Posts Drives: around the block Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SoCal 626/NorCal 650 iTrader: (19)	it wont warn you if you're tire is low because the car cant read the tpms. So your tire pressure light on your dash will be on all the time.
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3X3=5 Lieutenant 117 Rep 557 Posts Drives: in a lot of traffic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Seattle iTrader: (8)	Well that sucks. So I have to have the tires removed to install TPMs to avoid a dash error.
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