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Old 11-07-2007, 12:11 AM
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i'm going to be upgrading my wheels to the factory 18"ers. my car came with 17" wheels and I don't believe that it has a tire pressure monitor system.

will I need anything else when upgrading to 18's?
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Old 11-07-2007, 12:32 PM
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TPMS did not start till the 07 model year... so no issue there...

you dont need anything....they are interchangeable.
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Old 11-07-2007, 12:41 PM
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I will trade ya for my 18" bullitts I like the 17's on my 06 better!!
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Old 11-07-2007, 05:09 PM
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I will trade ya for my 18" bullitts I like the 17's on my 06 better!!
Why?
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Old 11-07-2007, 05:14 PM
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i'm going to be upgrading my wheels to the factory 18"ers. my car came with 17" wheels and I don't believe that it has a tire pressure monitor system.

will I need anything else when upgrading to 18's?
Yes. You will need money to buy the 18 inch rims. You will need money to buy tires for them....now....and in the future.

I had 18 inch aftermarket rims, but I went back to 17 inch. My car feels so much nimbler now.
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Old 11-07-2007, 05:50 PM
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I will trade ya for my 18" bullitts I like the 17's on my 06 better!!
Me too, I thought I was the only one! My car came with the polished alum. 18" Bullitts, took those off for a nice set of 17" Bullitts I bought from a forum member.

Car feels 1000% better, sits a little lower, lighter, more nimble, you can throw it around, steering feels more responsive, I didn't think it would make that much difference, but it did! Now I love the car that much better. Also I like the look of the smaller wheels way better...looks more like a Mustang should, IMHO.. More retro, less "bling"!!!

BTW Just put the 18's on, you'll need nothing else.
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