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    HOW TO disable TPMS with re-enable option

    Here is how to disable the TPMS, or rather how to inhibit the annoying blinking if you are driving without working TPMS transmitters. It is easy to do, and self-explanitory to re-enable it.
    Of course all at your own risk, nothing for clumsy folks with toes on their hands instead of fingers...




    Firstly, adjust the steering wheel height to lowest position.
    Then pull the shroud covering the perimeter of the instrument forward with your fingers, no tools needed to get it off.


    Remove one screw holding the top of the instrument.
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    Pull instrument forward until loose. Remove the connector on the back of instrument. Take instrument to a suitable workplace such as the kitchen table or similar.
    Remove the clear and the black plastic covering the Bezel.

    The result will look like this:


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    With the clear and black plastic laid aside, you have this:


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    Lift up the bezel where the TPMS LED is:


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    Using black plastic insulation tape, cover the opening in the white plastic over the LED light source illuminating the bezel.


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    Use a scalpel or scissors to cut the tape to size.

    You may now want to get some tissue and window cleaner to make sure the transparent plastic cover is perfectly clean. Put everything back together in reverse order.


    If you want to re-enable TPMS, for example when you want to sell the car, just remove the insulation tape!


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    And here I thought you figured out Mirage TPMS programming.

    I had my hopes up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    And here I thought you figured out Mirage TPMS programming.

    I had my hopes up.

    Don't think too complicated!
    As an engineer for satellite payloads I would like to point out:

    The best and probably most simple solution is often not what you would think of first!

    Look at our cars. They are very economical, but don't use rocket science for being so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by foama View Post
    Don't think too complicated!
    As an engineer for satellite payloads I would like to point out:

    The best and probably most simple solution is often not what you would think of first!
    Sure, so long as we don't think of masking a warning light as a 'solution' to a problem.

    Kinda makes me wonder about some of those satellites now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    Sure, so long as we don't think of masking a warning light as a 'solution' to a problem.

    Kinda makes me wonder about some of those satellites now...


    Depends on what the problem is!

    If the problem is the annoying blinking of the LED, maybe because you don't want to stuff big money into wheel sensors, this solves it.

    If the problem is that you want to repair a malfunctioning TPMS system, you need a different solution.

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    Quote Originally Posted by foama View Post
    Don't think too complicated!
    Speaking of complicated, why not just put a piece of tape on the lense and call it a day lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    Speaking of complicated, why not just put a piece of tape on the lense and call it a day lol
    I gave up looking by the second pic. I will live with the light for a couple more months. It will disappear when I pull my snow tires off in the spring and add the other tires. It's cloning or nothing for me.

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    What would scotty do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    What would scotty do?
    Watch the clip and let me know. I'm a bit busy today!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33QPO8fqKZc

    Actually, I do remember the clip now. He takes care of the problem with a $60-80 alternative.

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    Honestly thought you were going to snap off the SMD LED at first.


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