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[Mitch]

We had a little accident with a piece of steel on the highway and it demolished 2 of our tires and rims.

Anyone have two 17x7 5 lug 4.5" bolt pattern cheap? or maybe on loan until the insurance company comes through?

I could use 2x P215/65R17 (goodyear integrity's would be great, but any will do for now)

Thanks guys!!

[jps4jeep]

Do they NEED to be 17's I have some 15's you can borrow, one tire only has 20 miles

[Mitch]

i dunno, not sure what will fit over the rotors, i did not measure, nor did I google. But I know that the other two rims and tires are: 17x7 5 lug 4.5" and P215/65R17P215/65R17

[jps4jeep]

They are here if you need them. They are the spares for my trailer, the are regular tires, not trailer tires

[Mitch]

really? same tire size and all?

[Mitch]

huge score tonight!

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/pts/2782647950.html

ins. paid me a grand, I got these and the tires are brand new, still have the little rubber things. I thought I was going to get raped and stabbed going to get them, but these guys were very cool. Just to give you an idea, 1 rim no tire from the dealership was 495 dollars. I got 4 rims with brand new tires for 350. Very happy! Car is driving awesome - getting alignment tomorrow, but I hit 95 on the highway tonight after installing and the car drove it self.

One question. My car has a low air warning system, and I aired all these up but my dash still tells me I have a low tire. Anything I can do to bypass or resolve? or maybe the "accident" up one of my sensors? anyone know anything about this?

[Posimoto]

There should be a reset button on the dash check your manual if you have one. 

Post up if you don't have a manual and I'll get you more info.

[RMFJ78]

unless there are no sensors in the new rims? or if they have sensors in them do they need to be calibrated to the vehicle they are on now?

[Mitch]

i dont know what these "sensors" look like, I inspected the old rim - I saw nothing. I inspected the new rims - I saw nothing. I dont know that it would be a calibration vehicle as these are factory 300 wheels, just a different variety.

I will check online/the manual for a reset button. I know I was asked when calling around for rims if my car had the tire sensors, so maybe they do make different kinds.

[Posimoto]

If you have a direct system the sensors could be inside or outside the rim. None at all if you have a indirect system were it uses tire rotation at a given air pressure. 

[Posimoto]

I believe you have a direct system with the sensor at the base of the valve stem ( inside the rim).

Edit: The new rims may not have the sensors or they may be on another frequency. Were the sensors damaged on your old rims? Could swap them over if their good, you will need to break the bead to install them.

[Mitch]

i will have to check. Thanks Chuck!

[jps4jeep]

I'm guessimg the new rim's don't have the sensors in them. They were probably removed to put on the new 29"   rims that went on the car.  You wouldn't aew the sensors, they should be around the circumfrance of the rim inside the tire.

[RMFJ78]

if the rims have the sensors the valve stem with be metal and have a nut on the outside to hold the sensor to the rim, the sensor sits inside the rim and would not be visible with the tire on the rim.  If you blew out a tire when the steel hit the car and you drove any distance chances are the sensor is ruined.  Its a wonderful design by the factory that pretty much guarantees that you will need to replace the sensor.  If the vehicle they came off of had new rims put on it (wasnt left up on blocks) the sensors were probably switched over.  If you need to have the sensors put onto the new rims it will cost big money.  A tire place will likely charge you to mount/dismount the tires from the old rims, mount/dismount tires on the new rims, balance new rims and tires and install the sensors.  Most tire places (atleast ones i am familiar with) will not touch tire sensors.  The center I worked at even had a waiver for customers to sign stating that we were not responsible for damage to sensors.  Again another win for the dealerships.

[Mitch]

Nice, it has rubber valve stems. I am pretty sure the old rims have metal valve stems. I will check them out later - but it seems like pulling the fuse (if thats an option) will be the way to go.