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      09-28-2014, 09:10 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by redfox View Post
Interesting... so some cars have it and some don't... I was at Simply Tire. They said I had TPMS as soon as they saw my car, since the valve stems were metal as opposed to rubber. I was denying it until they popped the wheel off and saw it. Farley doesn't have it and has rubber stems. Perhaps that's how you can tell easily?
I wonder if you got a US based car? Or, maybe, the production delays on wheels (reportedly anyway) meant that BMW just threw a set on your car with the US valve stems and TPMS in it even if it isn't activated in your car?

I have seen 6 Canadian M3/4 and all had the rubber valve stems and no TPMS as far as I recall... or let me restate, I didn't notice a metal valve stem and I inspect the cars closely enough that I would have caught that IMO. It isn't supposed to be in a Canadian car. This is weird!
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