$750 replacement tires from dealer?

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01-24-2014, 05:10 PM

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BlindLizard

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When I swapped rims I bought new tpms, but the oem's would of been keepers. I just left them on the stock rims. My tire guy told me the oem batteries last 5 years but the tpms only comes into play when the car is in motion. My car at times has sit for lengthy periods and my tpms are probably long life products.

01-24-2014, 05:39 PM

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donbrew

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Originally Posted by BlindLizard

Your "guy" might be correct IF you had a PT Cruiser.

01-24-2014, 05:50 PM

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donbrew

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Originally Posted by 2011HHRBLACK

My 2011 has 49k miles and needs tires. At a recent oil change dealer basically said we must use GM appoved tires or the world will end

tire pressure gauge will not work, brake sensors will fail, wheel will break. etc. It is bascially the same verbage in the owners manual.
What is the truth here? and what is the deal with the pressure senors?
on another site I read this should be replaced whenver you change tires. Not sure if this was in the dealer price.
I've seen OEM sensors on Ebay for around $130

A) I don't see where you state the dealer told you to replace TPMS senders.
B) The OEM tires should be good for 70,000 miles, what is causing the premature wear?
C) Yes, you do need to replace the tires with Like Kind Size and Quality as the OE tires.
D) If you buy the OEM Firestone tires, you will be paying upwards of $750. BUT, if you go to a Firestone dealer right now they have buy 3 get 4 Affinity's on sale, usually around $450 installed (YMMV). There is a price difference between the regular Affinity and the OEM Affinity.