LOW-TIRE-SENSORS if i remove them???

[zr-1assassin]

hi all, im putting on new wheels and want to know what it will do if i dont put the tire wheel sensors back on? will i get an idiot light or can i turn the light off? whats the deal with these? any info is helpfull......thanks

[RICHARD TILL]

i removed the sensors and bulb on my 90Z about a year ago and have`nt had a problem.

[zr-1assassin]

i removed the sensors and bulb on my 90Z about a year ago and have`nt had a problem.so the light will come on if i dont put them on the new wheels? how much of a pain is it to remove the bulb? it wont mess with anything else will it? thanks for the reply!

[RICHARD TILL]

i do`nt know if the light will come on without the sensors. my ltpws light came on all the time with all the sensors on and tire pressure was good. i removed them two at a time when i replaced rear then front tires. i got tired of having to put a piece of paper in front of the lights so i removed two bulbs, the service LTPWS and the low tire pressure light. they are 194 bulbs. you`d have to first remove the plastic piece around the shifter including the ashtray, then the bezel covering the radio. then four screws to take the cover off the warning lights. its not that big of a job. i think whatever that system initally cost was a waste of money. good luck and i wish i could be more help. i just know that you`ll have no problem because of the bulb removal.

[zr-1assassin]

i do`nt know if the light will come on without the sensors. my ltpws light came on all the time with all the sensors on and tire pressure was good. i removed them two at a time when i replaced rear then front tires. i got tired of having to put a piece of paper in front of the lights so i removed two bulbs, the service LTPWS and the low tire pressure light. they are 194 bulbs. you`d have to first remove the plastic piece around the shifter including the ashtray, then the bezel covering the radio. then four screws to take the cover off the warning lights. its not that big of a job. i think whatever that system initally cost was a waste of money. good luck and i wish i could be more help. i just know that you`ll have no problem because of the bulb removal.thanks, i think i'll just give it a try and remove the light bulb if needed. just wanted to make sure i wasn't going to screw anything up. these cars have been known to be like no other!:D

[Hammer]

I removed the sensors when I put new wheels on and have not had any problem with lights coming on.

[Aurora40]

90's won't have the light if all the sensors are removed. Mine are in the basement.

[ffvetteman]

i do`nt know if the light will come on without the sensors. my ltpws light came on all the time with all the sensors on and tire pressure was good. i removed them two at a time when i replaced rear then front tires. i got tired of having to put a piece of paper in front of the lights so i removed two bulbs, the service LTPWS and the low tire pressure light. they are 194 bulbs. you`d have to first remove the plastic piece around the shifter including the ashtray, then the bezel covering the radio. then four screws to take the cover off the warning lights. its not that big of a job. i think whatever that system initally cost was a waste of money. good luck and i wish i could be more help. i just know that you`ll have no problem because of the bulb removal.

I agree. I changed rims and tires on my 92 and did not put the sensors on the new wheels. After about 150-200 miles the service LTPWS light came on. I did the same and pulled the bulb, no problems .

[tf95ZR1]

Is it a big deal to pull the bulb?


An explanation: Ideally, I'm not against these LTPWSs. The light has only turned on when a tire was low. They work. I also have not had one fly off (yet) even up to 152 mph (thanks Dwight!). My complaint is that 75% of the time whenever I have some BOZO change my tires, they break the sensor. I warn them, tell them they are mounted opposite the valve stem, they are expensive to replace and they WILL pay for new ones, and they still break them. I then have to wait until the new ones arrive and again remount the tires.
IMHO, not the swiftest engineering by the general. OK, I'm done ranting....
:blahblah: :blahblah:

[Peaven]

Pulling the bulbs is not a tough ordeal...if you want, I can send you a short writeup on how I did mine when I changed out the head unit..

I'm definately pulling my sensors off before BG.

[zr-1assassin]

i removed them and no light YET. ive heard the 90's wont come on but haven't proven this yet. there was only one on there when i changed the wheels/tires anyways. i wonder if the previous owner left one on so the light didnt go off??? we will see in time.

[tf95ZR1]

Pulling the bulbs is not a tough ordeal...if you want, I can send you a short writeup on how I did mine when I changed out the head unit..

That would be great, maybe for all to see......

[Lowflight]

When I pulled them on my 91..the light never came on. I pulled them on my 92 and they came on after 2-3 drives and stayed on. I am pulling the bulb when I send off the radio to be rebuilt next week.

[Peaven]

That would be great, maybe for all to see......

Well, @#$!...I seem to have misplaced the writeup I saved a while back...I'm going on memory here, so hopefully I won't leave anything out (this was on my 94).

1. Remove 4 screws that secure the console door, lay the door behind the pass. seat.

2. Remove the 3 screws securing the console trim plate. 2 screws in the rear, 1 screw under the front cupholder.

3. Use a thin blade screwdriver to pop the shift pattern cap off of the shifter, then get a visegrip on the retainer and wiggle it a bit while pulling up on it to remove it from the shift knob. You may have to rap the retainer a bit with a punch to loosen it up. Once the retainer's out the knob will screw off of the shaft. Next, get a small hex key to loosen the screw on the reverse lockout ring and pull the ring off.

4. Work the console trim plate up and off. You'll have to disconnect the cables for the rear hatch switch and cig lighter, then wiggle the boot retainer up and off of the shaft along with the rest of the trim plate.

5. Go up top and remove your middle a/c vent. It's secured by 2 torx screws (T-10's, I think). Now remove the dashboard trim panel, it's got 3 screws...2 on the bottom, 1 up top. There's also a retainer clip on top that you have to be a little careful with, but it's easy to slip out. Once that's done, pull the panel toward you to get enough room to disconnect the pwr key cable from the switch.

6. Now you're ready for the DIC. I seem to remember 2 or 3 screws that fasten the DIC to the dash (don't remove the 4 small screws that hold the trim frame around the display). Pull the DIC out towards you. Once you work it out far enough, you can manuever the cable out to the point that you can see the light bulb cables and connecters going into the rear of the DIC. Simply rotate the connectors about 1/8 turn and the cable will pull away from the display with the bulb. Remove the bulbs that you want, then reverse the entire process.

Should be pretty easy...hope I didn't forget anything. If you take your time it's about a 1/2 to 1 hour job. Besides the tools mentioned above, have your small socket set, phillips screwdrivers, and a shoplight (I disconnected my battery 1st. Hope I covered it correct, good luck.