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Hankook I*Pikes, 16" Toyota Camry Rims, and Toyota Camry Hubcaps.

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just in time

Nice looking tires!I'm getting new tires mounted at this very moment.BF Goodrich Winter Slaloms. Same old beat-up hubcaps for me this year, though.

I think these are directional snow tires. Now I need to pay attention to installing them correctly. Also, come to find out these snow tires comes with a 40,000 mile warranty.

I feel like such a heal. I PROMISE to get your lug nuts out to you today. I simply have been swamped at work and couldn't escape a few mins early to get them shipped out. Rest assured you *should see them by Monday.

So I installed the winter tire package I pieced together over a 6 week period. It took me about 45-50 minutes to change all 4 tires. I was expecting the TPMS Light to come on, well guess what.... Nothing!?!?!?!?!No light at all; at this point I am not sure what to think. Unless the shop who mounted the tires on the rims put sensors on, but I don't think they did as nothing was noted on the invoice. Any thoughts?

which vibe did you put them on?are the valves black? or silver(metal)?How close are the other tires to the car?

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »which vibe did you put them on?are the valves black? or silver(metal)?How close are the other tires to the car?The 2008 and 2009 have a TPMS... The valve stems are black (rubber) if I remember correctly. It crossed my mind that all 4 OEM rims/tires were in the garage, the car would still be sensing the light. Well, we took a drive to the store about 13 miles away as I wanted to test the balancing and control on the expressway @ 70 mph or so... After all that, still no light.

I can't recall if the 08's had the sensor in the tire or if they were still on the brake drum.I know the 09's have it in the tire. So if you were driving the 08 that might explain it.Usually the tires with the sensors in the rim are metal.***scratching head***

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »I can't recall if the 08's had the sensor in the tire or if they were still on the brake drum.I know the 09's have it in the tire. So if you were driving the 08 that might explain it.Usually the tires with the sensors in the rim are metal.***scratching head***I put the snow tires on the 2009 Vibe... The TPSM are built into the valve stem themselves (or a part of it). I am just curious... May have to let some air out of a tire to see if a light pops on.

I say don't look a gift horse in the mouth.. enjoy the fact you won't have to put a piece of tape over the stupid light

I was thinking the same thing as keithvibe, but I'm still trying to figure out why my TPMS light is always on.

It took 1 day for my TPMS light to come on after I installed my winter tires.... it did the same thing last year. I don't understand it but I decided it was probably not worth scratching my head too much.

Quote, originally posted by kowell »It took 1 day for my TPMS light to come on after I installed my winter tires.... it did the same thing last year. I don't understand it but I decided it was probably not worth scratching my head too much.Well, I will report back after a few days and see what happens.

When your light does come on ignore it, just like you do the headlight and cruise lights when they're on. I don't understand the big deal about taping them.

What pressure is everybody running their winters??? And does the light go away if you jack the pressure up?

Well the light came on today! All questions are not answered...

Dude, those look BEEFY... Sorry, i'm late to the party here, I tend to stay away from picture posts as they usually kill my awesome web-over-cell connection... so far so good.. lol.. I can't wait till you get some snow to play in .. lolI'm hoping it will stay away one more week...

I took my wife's Kia Soul out today to with her snows on. We put over 50miles on the car and the TPMS light never came on.Stupid system.. pointless if it never works right when you need it. Think about it... we just put over 50miles on tires that the computer should think are completely flat and yet no light

Quote, originally posted by Houston »When your light does come on ignore it, just like you do the headlight and cruise lights when they're on. I don't understand the big deal about taping them.INSPECTION!!hey griz the Hankooks look gnarly....

Quote, originally posted by bikeman1 »INSPECTION!!hey griz the Hankooks look gnarly....I hadn't thought about that. As far as I know, we don't have inspections in Michigan - at least I've never been.

in WV its an annual inspection. I think though that rather than going the tape route (which probably would work.....) I'll just make sure I get the inspection done while the snow tires are still on (the TPMS sensors are still on there). Seems funny that in Michigan Land of the Big Three, there is no inspection. In Pennsylvania, its every six months.

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe » I feel like such a heal. I PROMISE to get your lug nuts out to you today. I simply have been swamped at work and couldn't escape a few mins early to get them shipped out. Rest assured you *should see them by Monday.Keith, what lug nuts are you dealing in? I am in the market for a new set for new alloys on a 2009. Whatcha got?

Quote, originally posted by bikeman1 »Keith, what lug nuts are you dealing in? I am in the market for a new set for new alloys on a 2009. Whatcha got? I purchased a set of open ended chrome lug nuts to from Mr. KeithVibe to install the steel rims that I posted here.

Here are some new pictures of them installed! Do not mind the dirty Vibe, it has not been washed since August! If you look closely, you can see the line on where the clear bra is on the hood. Also, the door side mouldings from SportWing!

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Another! Ended up installing them American Thanksgiving Eve

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What size are Vibe lugs?

12 x 1.5

Quote, originally posted by bikeman1 » In Pennsylvania, its every six months. um... nope it's once a year. Quote, originally posted by bikeman1 »Keith, what lug nuts are you dealing in? I am in the market for a new set for new alloys on a 2009. Whatcha got? I was simply selling off extra sets that have been laying around.

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »um... nope it's once a year. I was simply selling off extra sets that have been laying around. well, I'm glad to see they have lightened up on inspection. Lat time I lived in PA (1974) they did it twice a year and were pretty serious about it. You should have seen the drivers ed movies the State Police put together (yeagghh...don't eat dinner first....especially pizza....) Maybe you're a little younger than that. At any rate, I'm glad PA has eased up. They needed that,Just out of curiosity, how did you end up with all those extra sets of lug nuts laying around? Myself, I only need enough nuts to hold my wheels on... are these like National Guard lug nuts or something .....

I had two sets from an old cavlier.(gave one set to my dad for his snows, gave the other set to my sister in law)I had two sets from my vibe.(Sold off both sets)I ended up with so many because each time I bought new custom rims I needed new lugs to go with them. So the stockers kept piling up.yea in 74 i was just coming out of the womb

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »I had two sets from an old cavlier.(gave one set to my dad for his snows, gave the other set to my sister in law)I had two sets from my vibe.(Sold off both sets)I ended up with so many because each time I bought new custom rims I needed new lugs to go with them. So the stockers kept piling up.yea in 74 i was just coming out of the womb well (and I think I've seen allusions to this in an earlier post) your wife must have sure loved your nuts or else she would have thrown them right the heck out of the garage. And I am guessing your garage is a pretty crowded place, by the way. You're pretty resourceful when it comes to automobile stuff....Maybe PA has cut down on their inspections but have they cut down on their taxes? I doubt that. That is one of my other big memories of the Keystone State. I was actually living in your neck of the woods (near Stroudsburg) in 1971-72, working for a tree trimming outfit on contract to PPL (power lines). We used to get down south towards Allentown all the time. Its a gorgeous area, at that time with more than its share of rednecks and mill workers. It was there I first learned to chew Red Man (which I fortunately soon afterwards forgot) and received my first serious instruction in cursing (every once in a while it comes back to me, like when I tear off a nail or something...). When I saw The Deer Hunter (the movie about returning Nam vets) I always thought hey, that's Bethlehem (though it turns out to have been filmed in Ohio...) bet things have changed down there.....OFF TOPIC!! and much more importantly...its snowing!! BM1

Quote, originally posted by bikeman1 »well (and I think I've seen allusions to this in an earlier post) your wife must have sure loved your nuts or else she would have thrown them right the heck out of the garage. And I am guessing your garage is a pretty crowded place, by the way. You're pretty resourceful when it comes to automobile stuff....Maybe PA has cut down on their inspections but have they cut down on their taxes? I doubt that. That is one of my other big memories of the Keystone State. I was actually living in your neck of the woods (near Stroudsburg) in 1971-72, working for a tree trimming outfit on contract to PPL (power lines). We used to get down south towards Allentown all the time. Its a gorgeous area, at that time with more than its share of rednecks and mill workers. It was there I first learned to chew Red Man (which I fortunately soon afterwards forgot) and received my first serious instruction in cursing (every once in a while it comes back to me, like when I tear off a nail or something...). When I saw The Deer Hunter (the movie about returning Nam vets) I always thought hey, that's Bethlehem (though it turns out to have been filmed in Ohio...) bet things have changed down there.....OFF TOPIC!! and much more importantly...its snowing!! BM1Garage, basement is overflowing with car supplies and home repair supplies. LOL I think the only reason my wife lets me keep the stuff is because I can usually fix 98% of the issues that arise weather car related or home related.Pa, has changed leaps and bounds since the late 70's early 80's. There are a few "rednecks" left, but most are city transplants anymore who brought the city with them and the issues associated with the city element. (drugs, crime, ect)Taxes go up every year. What we used to pay for taxes 20 years ago wouldn't pay one quarter years taxes now.There aren't too many trees left to trim. LOLThe "poconos" is no longer the poconos, it's now traffic nighmares and houses, houses, and more houses. Once apon a time you needed to drive 20-30mins to get to the nearest store. Since the city folk moved to the county it's no longer the country. Years ago the common statment of people who lived in Pa judged a road trip by the time it took them to get there not the miles. Most didn't care that the nearest store was 30miles away.Yea Bethlehem is known for two things... steel and "the christmas city". The steel plant closed years ago and now the sands casino now stands there with a "hint" of what used to be there. Sorry grizz for getting your topic off track. I'm sure you can't wait for the snow to fly. I'm digging the hub caps. Next year paint them black

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »Sorry grizz for getting your topic off track. I'm sure you can't wait for the snow to fly. I'm digging the hub caps. Next year paint them black Hijack of the year award eh? I thought about painting them black, but going to leave them as it is not my daily driver. What she wants, she gets; most of the time.