Steel wheels fit in front but not in the back

Francois · Nov 26, 2019

I have driven for 500km now and the message has not gone away

apu · Nov 26, 2019

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I have driven for 500km now and the message has not gone away
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Francois, I think you will have to see someone with a TPMS scan tool to verify if all your sensors are still alive, if yes they may need to be programmed directly to your body control module via the OBD port, again with a TPMS scan tool. Your Hyundai dealer should be able to manage this, hopefully they did not damage the sensors during the swap(unlikely).

Francois · Nov 26, 2019

Thanks Apu. I will contact hyundai.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is a once and done deal that I won't need to repeat every time I swap out my winter and summer wheels.

I also hope that they don't need to remove the tires to perform the scan. It would get pricey rapidly since I already paid to have them installed and balanced.

apu · Nov 26, 2019

Francois said: ↑

Thanks Apu. I will contact hyundai.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is a once and done deal that I won't need to repeat every time I swap out my winter and summer wheels.

I also hope that they don't need to remove the tires to perform the scan. It would get pricey rapidly since I already paid to have them installed and balanced.
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No, they can scan with the wheels on the car. It should take no longer 5-10 minutes.

Francois · Nov 26, 2019

That's reassuring. Thanks

Exacerbate · Nov 26, 2019

Has anyone tried the Premium Steels Wheels from Hyundai advertised in the Build a Kona EV app on their website? $672.92 - I presume for a set of four.

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Darcchipmunk · Nov 27, 2019

Exacerbate said: ↑

Has anyone tried the Premium Steels Wheels from Hyundai advertised in the Build a Kona EV app on their website? $672.92 - I presume for a set of four.

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I’m not sure if they were the same wheels. Our dealer provided winter tires and steel rims. The rims didn’t fit and they had to change ours to the alloy rims. Quite possible the rims they tried were not the premium steel rims listed on the Hyundai website, but maybe they were.

Exacerbate · Nov 27, 2019

This is the image on the Hyundai site:

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Francois · Nov 27, 2019

Just called Hyundai and booked an appointment for tomorrow morning to get the TPMS entered in the car's system.
The good news is that it is a $50 job which can be done within a half-hour.
The bad news is that the guy told me that I'll have to get them reprogrammed on the car every time I change from my winter wheels to my summer wheels.
This takes away some of the benefit from having two sets of wheels. I'll still save on not needing to have the tires installed and balanced but I will have to go the dealer and dish-out $50 each time while I was hoping to just change my wheels at home and not needing to go a garage ever.

Francois · Nov 27, 2019

I am wondering if there could be a work-around to this.

Since the TPMS initially worked fine when I had two winter wheels and two original wheels on my car, maybe the car's system can work if it only has two of the installed wheels programmed.

If that was the case, I'd only need to have Hyundai program two of my winter wheels and two of my original wheels and I'd be fine for a few years. Is that a pire dream or could this work?

electriceddy · Nov 27, 2019

Francois said: ↑

I am wondering if there could be a work-around to this.

Since the TPMS initially worked fine when I had two winter wheels and two original wheels on my car, maybe the car's system can work if it only has two of the installed wheels programmed.

If that was the case, I'd only need to have Hyundai program two of my winter wheels and two of my original wheels and I'd be fine for a few years. Is that a pire dream or could this work?
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That would be nice except I believe you have to have 4 TPMS id's registered and rolling(communicating) to clear the fault indicator.

ehatch · Nov 28, 2019

Darcchipmunk said: ↑

I’m not sure if they were the same wheels. Our dealer provided winter tires and steel rims. The rims didn’t fit and they had to change ours to the alloy rims. Quite possible the rims they tried were not the premium steel rims listed on the Hyundai website, but maybe they were.

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Those are winter wheels - nice. Snow tire brand if so?I have aftermarket for the all season khumo ecsta UHP . Pirelli winter on OEM wheels. No more chirping on acceleration with either setup.

ehatch · Nov 28, 2019

Francois said: ↑

Just called Hyundai and booked an appointment for tomorrow morning to get the TPMS entered in the car's system.
The good news is that it is a $50 job which can be done within a half-hour.
The bad news is that the guy told me that I'll have to get them reprogrammed on the car every time I change from my winter wheels to my summer wheels.
This takes away some of the benefit from having two sets of wheels. I'll still save on not needing to have the tires installed and balanced but I will have to go the dealer and dish-out $50 each time while I was hoping to just change my wheels at home and not needing to go a garage ever.
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I posted aftermarket: ITM UNI-Sensors are about $60/each. No reprogramming when I reinstalled the aftermarket summer wheels post taking the Nexens off. Just drove,and the summer/winter setups have now synced.

Darcchipmunk · Nov 28, 2019

ehatch said: ↑

Those are winter wheels - nice. Snow tire brand if so?I have aftermarket for the all season khumo ecsta UHP . Pirelli winter on OEM wheels. No more chirping on acceleration with either setup.
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They are Nitto NT90W in 215/55R17.

Francois · Nov 28, 2019

One of the sensors was not being picked up by the scan tool. Probably got damaged during the transfer from the steel wheel to my new mags from an independent garage. So while it's an extra fee to have it replaced by hyundai, I am now hopeful that this was the reason for the error message and not really the fact that the tpms needed to be reprogrammed. I'll find out for sure next spring.

Francois · Nov 28, 2019

Got my car back. The sensor was not defective, it was just not there at all. The other garage must have lost it. Grrr

markintosh13 · Aug 25, 2021

Hi sorry for resurrecting this thread but...

Have just been offered a really great deal on some 205 / 60 / R16 Goodyear winter tires on steel rims from a friend who used them on a 2020 Kona ICE (recently sold), no idea what type of steel rims.

Sounds like they might work?

Sounds like they might rub on the rear callipers, but the callipers could be shaved down?

This would be a "take it to a tire shop and have them check the fit on the rear" type scenario?

electriceddy · Aug 25, 2021

markintosh13 said: ↑

Hi sorry for resurrecting this thread but...

Have just been offered a really great deal on some 205 / 60 / R16 Goodyear winter tires on steel rims from a friend who used them on a 2020 Kona ICE (recently sold), no idea what type of steel rims.

Sounds like they might work?

Sounds like they might rub on the rear callipers, but the callipers could be shaved down?

This would be a "take it to a tire shop and have them check the fit on the rear" type scenario?
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Sounds like an easy way to void your warranty if any future brake issues, I would stay with the proper 17" wheels c/w proper offset, etc

markintosh13 · Aug 26, 2021

Yeah, you’re probably right!

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