So thinking about picking up a new car...

[Ralphie]

Oh yea, one more thing-

wtf does everyone do about TPMS when switching to winters?

[AccordWarrior]

OK so I just checked tire rack,

they have a full set of 4: steelies and Dunlop Winter Maxx for about $600. With wheel covers and shipping it comes out to $752.

Wowza.

Is that a good deal?

I was reading that they recommend to go down a size and have a narrower tire for driving in snow but if I went to a JY and took wheels off a wrecked Accord and saved myself some money and maintained looks, would it really affect the capability of the tire or no?

Oh yea, one more thing-

wtf does everyone do about TPMS when switching to winters?

I think I paid $860 for my Hankooks for the Tacoma, IIRC. I got (4) Tires, (4) alloy wheels (I thought I'd like em better than I did, ended up ditching them for some factory alloys and made $200 in the deal!) as well as lug nuts.

You could always paint the steelies silver and make it look like a low-buck car, but avoid the ghastliness that is aftermarket hubcaps. I always thought about doing that with the CB.

There's no reason you can't go to a smaller wheel both in diameter and width. Ideally you'd want to keep the outer circumference roughly the same for ease of clearance and whatnot.

As far as TPMS, you have two options really, either pay $Texas to get new sensors and have them recalibrated and then probably $50 each season to have them reprogrammed, or just live with the light during the winter.

If you didn't care about TPMS at all, you could take a Schedule 80 PVC pipe with threaded ends, put the TPMS sensors in the pipe, drill and tap a schrader valve connection into the pipe, seal the connections with something like Water Weld and pressurize the PVC pipe to whatever will shut off your light and then keep it in the car.

I found that when I had my winter wheels in my garage, my truck could make it almost the whole way to work without the light coming on, but when they were stored in my cellar (to keep them at a constant temperature and away from ozone/exhaust fumes) the light came on much sooner.

[Ralphie]

Hey man thanks for the info! I'll have to make a decision soon as I just bought a 2013 EX. Thanks again everyone for the advice!

[Ralphie]

So how big of a deal would it be if threw snow tires on factory size wheels?

Tire shops seem to recommend a smaller size but obv it will be easier to find wheels the same size as what I currently have??

Thanks!

[owequitit]

I think I paid $860 for my Hankooks for the Tacoma, IIRC. I got (4) Tires, (4) alloy wheels (I thought I'd like em better than I did, ended up ditching them for some factory alloys and made $200 in the deal!) as well as lug nuts.

You could always paint the steelies silver and make it look like a low-buck car, but avoid the ghastliness that is aftermarket hubcaps. I always thought about doing that with the CB.

There's no reason you can't go to a smaller wheel both in diameter and width. Ideally you'd want to keep the outer circumference roughly the same for ease of clearance and whatnot.

As far as TPMS, you have two options really, either pay $Texas to get new sensors and have them recalibrated and then probably $50 each season to have them reprogrammed, or just live with the light during the winter.

If you didn't care about TPMS at all, you could take a Schedule 80 PVC pipe with threaded ends, put the TPMS sensors in the pipe, drill and tap a schrader valve connection into the pipe, seal the connections with something like Water Weld and pressurize the PVC pipe to whatever will shut off your light and then keep it in the car.

I found that when I had my winter wheels in my garage, my truck could make it almost the whole way to work without the light coming on, but when they were stored in my cellar (to keep them at a constant temperature and away from ozone/exhaust fumes) the light came on much sooner.

The 2013 Accord has a TPMS system that measures wheel speed differences using the ABS rings, so there are no more sensors in the wheels. The only requirement will be to recalibrate it with the little TPMS button down on the lower left dash when you change the tires or change the air pressure.

[AccordWarrior]

So how big of a deal would it be if threw snow tires on factory size wheels?

Tire shops seem to recommend a smaller size but obv it will be easier to find wheels the same size as what I currently have??

Thanks!

No big deal at all. The argument is that a narrower tire will cut through the snow better to hit bare pavement. Is it completely necessary, no.

I wanted to run a 245/75-16 on the Tacoma since that's the SR5 tire size and is narrower than my stock 265/70-16. I ended up with a snow tire package using 8.5" wide wheels (don't ask) so the 265 was necessary. I sold the 8.5" wheels and went back to the stock 7" wheels and could have run the smaller 245, but I ended up keeping the 265. I haven't had a single issue. It's just a way to cut down on cost if it is relatively easy to do. Don't sweat it.

The 2013 Accord has a TPMS system that measures wheel speed differences using the ABS rings, so there are no more sensors in the wheels. The only requirement will be to recalibrate it with the little TPMS button down on the lower left dash when you change the tires or change the air pressure.

That's pretty nifty, and a way less troublesome way to do it!

[owequitit]

That's pretty nifty, and a way less troublesome way to do it!

It works great and is so much more convenient. You don't have to rebuild anything at a tire change either, and there is no issue changing wheels.

[Ralphie]

OK cool, I won't worry then.

What I am going to do is try and find a local tire shop that can beat the tirerack price with hopefully the same setup.

I still would prefer to use alloy wheels from any accord that has the 5x114.3 pattern as opposed to the steel wheels they package but I am not seeing any alloys for sale near me that would be a cheaper option.

Most wheels for sale are aftermarket rims or the OEM ones are either one or two and not a full set or they are in really bad condition.

So at this point I am just hoping I come across a deal on alloys otherwise ill just get steel wheels and have to use covers


Yea the TPMS system in this car is actually one of my favorite things about it. On the 2009 Altima, the TPMS was a NIGHTMARE. It never worked right, the light was ALWAYS on. One stem cracked and I had to have it replaced with a reg rubber stem and by the time I passed the car on, all 4 batteries were dead according to Nissan.

My wife has a 2009 CRV and the TPMS system works perfect. No issues whatsoever.

So I chock it up to Nissan using shitty sensors.

The fact that I can calibrate the system myself now is amazing.

[AccordWarrior]

Steel is actually a bit better to use in winter, or so I've read. The inner lip of the wheel seems to be slightly less susepctible to corrosion on the inner lip and overall they seem less likely to leak air. Paint the wheels silver and have the JDM CB base look.

[Ralphie]

OK, cool. Ill keep that in mind.

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