I've it ever used OEM Tpms sensors. Every single aftermarket unit I've used either doesn't work out of the gate, or lasts a few months tops.

You are way more likely to damage your wheel than a tire shop. I honestly haven't seen a tire machine that's less than 20 years old that doesn't use delrin guides and things to protect the wheel. Even the old one we had in my auto tech classes in the 90s had them.

 

I wasnt planning on removing the tire myself if that is what youre thinking lol but what i was trying to say is that i would rather avoid having to remove the tire more than once I.E when a new tire gets installed this friday. So i dont want to go with a sensor that will crap out and then force me to have to remove the tire again.

Yeah most shops have decent machines with delrin guides but there is always the chance of a scratch and with expensive wheels, i dont wanna risk having them work on them more than it is absolutely required.

 

Try oem, they should be good since they dicided to use them, and xj has tried aftermarket without good ends.
Glad I dont have those things on my ‘16 wrx, I can check pressure everyday if I want lol.

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Take this with a grain of salt, but I RECALL that the TPMS sensors had to be paired with the car meaning that a visit to a dealership post-install will be necessary. In that case, I'd use the OEM sensors to be absolutely safe.

It's the reason (or at least it's the reason I tell myself) that I didn't install TPMS in my winter wheels because I would have to visit the dealership twice a year.

But I may in fact be full of shit as I am quite often.

 

We are all full of shit, thats human nature, digestion takes from 4-36 hours. Shits happen


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My slow digestion makes me especially full of shit.

 

Thanks for giving me in real life laugh haha. Anyway I stop here don’t want to diverge anymore from OP post


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I think Schrader makes TPMS for wrx. They have service kits for these sensors as well as "aftermarket" sensors which are probably the same sensors without subaru branding

https://catalogue.schradertpms.com/en-US/2021/subaru/wrx.html

 

Ive always went oem but when i got my rims from discount tire I had them install there sensors which are BH SENS. I think also under brand name HUF

 

UPDATE:

I also needed lug nuts in the process due to one nut stripping so because of the added costs i went with an aftermarket set of TPMS. (and Rays Engineering lug nuts 😁 for style)

For those wondering, yes you do need to have the new sensors programmed to the car, but no it doesnt have to be the dealer. I actually did this myself.

I had the tire guy install the new TPMS onto the wheels and then i later used my own scan tool to scan each sensor and program the sensor IDs to the car via OBDII. Was easy and straighforward, its been about 2 weeks and so far so good.

The programming can be done by almost any TPMS tool but it has to have a "program by OBD" option or you must have your old sensors in hand. Theres basically several ways you can do this TPMS thing, one way is to read the OEM sensors (if you have them) and then write those IDs onto new sensors, the car never gets touched and basically will automatically pick up any of the 2 sets (OEM or aftermarket) since they have the same ID. In my case this wasnt possible because i did not have the OEM sensors, so the other option is to just write the IDs from the new sensors to the cars ECU and now the car forgets the OEM set and is paired to the new set of TPMS.

In my case, i dont live where i require two sets (winter) of wheels so i was fine with just having 1 set of sensors since i only have 1 set of wheels but for those who have 2 sets it would make most sense to clone your OEM sensor IDs onto an aftermarket set of sensor in your winter tires so you dont have to program back and forth when you switch wheels. You may have to "wakeup" the sensors if theyve been stored for a season though, so youd need at least the basic type tool that can wakeup sensors.

The tool i have that can wakeup, program via OBD, or clone sensor IDs costs about 200$