mustangcat

I traded my Cobra 17' rims for the stock Ford rims off a 2007 Mustang.(Couldn't afford the $230 tires)
Anyway, the sensors are still on the Rims I now own, is there any way these sensors can be mounted on the guys 17' Cobra rims?
I'm pretty sure these sensors measure tire pressure, and are sending a fault to his computer, telling him his tires are flat.

If we can't get them to adjust to fit, is there anywhere to order the bands that hold the sensors in place without the sensors?(New Sensors w/ Bands from Ford are $80 a piece)

Thanks guys.[8D]

Paleoc

I was quoted $240 for a set of 4 bands. A forum posting I read proposed a solution (which I instituted) since I didn't want to go through the expense of bands,unmounting,mounting and rebalancing 4 x 20 inch tires.
Get a short length of PVC pipe (I used 1.5 inch). Drop the 4 sensors in the pipe. Buy 2 PVC end caps. Drill a hole in an end cap and mount a tire valve in it. Glue the ends on (with the sensors in the pipe). Inflate the pipe to the recommended air pressure. Put the pipe in some out of the way spot in the trunk and the computer sees the sensors and thinks the tires are fine. I had the air leak out, so I am going to hit the end caps and the valve with silicone sealant and reinflate it. I velcroed mine to the inside of the spare tire well. Total cost about $15 but you now have to check the tires the old fashion way with a tire gauge (not that I would trust the tire sensors anyways).

07AlloyGT

go to discount tire and get them there. cost me $50 for a set of 4 bands and brackets plus $60 to break all the tires down and mount the sensors on.

JasonHilton

I got 4 Ford bands from TireRack, and just had the shop swap the sensors. It was about $200 for the bands, and $160 to install sensors and mount/balance.

mustangcat

Yeah, those prices are a lot better than the Dealership quoted my friend.
And as for constructing new mounts...that sounds awfully sketchy, it's a brand new car, deserves to have all brand new parts IMO.

Paleoc

It wasn't an issue of dealerships. It was an issue of wheel size. I have 20 inch wheels. Ford (and most aftermarket) only go up to 18 inch. Even after finding the bands, then many wheel and tire shops won't touch 20 inch wheels. Plus the tires require 47 lbs of inflation as compared to the stock 35 lbs, so it would claim that the tires were over inflated. All hassle and expense wasn't worth it just to turn off an idiot light on the dash.