Fantastic deal on tpms sensors

[eflw1029]

Head's up Everyone!
I just scored a set of four (4) tpms sensors for my 2007 V6 Camry LE. Been shopping around and finally found a ebay seller who had new sets of tpms sensors. Including shipping I paid $129.75 for a set of 4 guaranteed to work on not only the Camry but also RAV-4 and a bunch of toher Toyota models. For anyone considering a full sized spare which will have tpms consider this ebay vendor. You might also want to consider this guy if you plan on having a second set of tires such as winter snow's...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...6686533&rd=1,1

[gdanaher]

Did the set have the bar coded serial numbers included? Without those, they are pretty useless and the guy's ad didn't mention them.

[eflw1029]

Gdanaher-
I made sure everything was kosher prior to purchasing the set. BTW, each of the id codes are permanently labeled on each sensor. What clinched the deal for me was the fact that everywhere that could source the sensor wanted a minimum of $110 or higher EACH. Tirerack, for example a reliable internet supplier, wanted $108 + $6.50 for the valve in addition to $7.00 shipping. Figured I purchase one and get 3 free.

[yeuemhoai]

eflw1029,
Any update on those TMPS? would they fit? if yes, can you let us know the part number.

TIA.

[eflw1029]

yeuemhoai-
The actual part number for the genuine toyota tpms sensor is 42607-06011, dealer asking price for each varies from $110 to $130 hence my quest to purchase via ebay. I mounted one of them on a identical ebay purchased ebay alloy rim along with a identical speed rated properly sized tire (Falken)to the stock Michelin Energy tires which came as stock from Toyota. I haven't had a chance to bring my spare to Toyota as yet (waiting until I finally get my first problem with the 2007 V6 Camry LE but for obvious reasons "a watched pot never boils"! I'm hoping to get dealer to enter the 7-digit hex number which is unique to each tpms sensor into the vehicle's ecm gratis. Right now, I have the donut setting in the garage and am trying to sell it locally to avoid packing/shipping/ebay costs. Place where I purchased the Falken tire did not have capability to program the newly purchased tpms into the toyota ecm.

With all the good weather lately I've finally been able to get mpg figures...in mixed NYC driving I've been averaging 27mpg with a 50/50mix of Manhattan and Long Island Expressway driving. Not too thrilled with all the dusting the Toyota brake pads are causing...huge amounts of brake pad dust...the alloy wheels are a bitch to keep clean!

There is a huge blind spot when I attempt to back up and twice already I've come dangerously close to tapping pedestrians whever I back up from my driveway. I kind of like or appreciate the Volvo headrests more as they have "holes/cutouts" on their headrests so you can see through them whenever you perform backups or parking maneuvers.

I've had the car a little less than a month and everything is very mechanically sound other than the ocassional squeek and rattle around the front passenger side door. Ride confort is harsh compared to my old '99 Ford Crown Victoria but then this is a "apples to oranges" comparison. Ford has a longer wheel base with larger sized sites to soak up road abnormalities but I like the better mileage on the Camry considering 87 octane gas is selling for $3.20 per gallon in NYC

I'm still waiting for my first 3rd to 4th gear "flare" but so far my 6-speed tranny is rock solid and shifts nice. I've had my Camry cruising on the Long Island Expressway at 70mpg with the tach showing 1500 rpm...simply amazing how both 6-speed and V6 are designed and matched by Toyota to get the advertised epa figures of 22/31 mpg. I'm rambling again so I'll cut this short....

[Kidd07]

Originally Posted by eflw1029

yeuemhoai-
The actual part number for the genuine toyota tpms sensor is 42607-06011, dealer asking price for each varies from $110 to $130 hence my quest to purchase via ebay. I mounted one of them on a identical ebay purchased ebay alloy rim along with a identical speed rated properly sized tire (Falken)to the stock Michelin Energy tires which came as stock from Toyota. I haven't had a chance to bring my spare to Toyota as yet (waiting until I finally get my first problem with the 2007 V6 Camry LE but for obvious reasons "a watched pot never boils"! I'm hoping to get dealer to enter the 7-digit hex number which is unique to each tpms sensor into the vehicle's ecm gratis. Right now, I have the donut setting in the garage and am trying to sell it locally to avoid packing/shipping/ebay costs. Place where I purchased the Falken tire did not have capability to program the newly purchased tpms into the toyota ecm.

With all the good weather lately I've finally been able to get mpg figures...in mixed NYC driving I've been averaging 27mpg with a 50/50mix of Manhattan and Long Island Expressway driving. Not too thrilled with all the dusting the Toyota brake pads are causing...huge amounts of brake pad dust...the alloy wheels are a bitch to keep clean!

There is a huge blind spot when I attempt to back up and twice already I've come dangerously close to tapping pedestrians whever I back up from my driveway. I kind of like or appreciate the Volvo headrests more as they have "holes/cutouts" on their headrests so you can see through them whenever you perform backups or parking maneuvers.

I've had the car a little less than a month and everything is very mechanically sound other than the ocassional squeek and rattle around the front passenger side door. Ride confort is harsh compared to my old '99 Ford Crown Victoria but then this is a "apples to oranges" comparison. Ford has a longer wheel base with larger sized sites to soak up road abnormalities but I like the better mileage on the Camry considering 87 octane gas is selling for $3.20 per gallon in NYC

I'm still waiting for my first 3rd to 4th gear "flare" but so far my 6-speed tranny is rock solid and shifts nice. I've had my Camry cruising on the Long Island Expressway at 70mpg with the tach showing 1500 rpm...simply amazing how both 6-speed and V6 are designed and matched by Toyota to get the advertised epa figures of 22/31 mpg. I'm rambling again so I'll cut this short....

Did you have a chance to have your tire with the ebay purcahsed TPMS programmed by Toyota yet? If so, what was your experience like?

[eflw1029]

kidd07-
Sorry about not replying sooner but been busy working around the house. What I did was install one of the ebay purchased tpms sensors after carefully noting both imprinted code along with getting a clear and clean copy using a office copier to get a clean shot of the codes off the tpms sensor. This was then installed on a ebay purchased alloy rim along with a hundred dollar falken tire. I then used this as my spare relegating the Toyota donut to some dark corner of my garage (when I finally sell the car). My 2007 Toyota has been problem free since April hence I've had no need to bring the vehicle to the dealer for any warranty work. As a result my full sized spare with the ebay tpms sensor has NOT been programmed into the system. My goal is to get the spare programmed if and when I finally require warranty work or get a flat in which case I will get everything programmed. Dealerships here in NYC typically "nickle and dime" the owners for everything and I see getting charged for the addition of the 5th tire into the ecu.

Did I mention my 2007 V6 has been problem free since the day I brought it home? By this I mean no tranny flares whatsoever!. Only complaint being the front clip (front bumber along with front hood) getting massive amounts of missing paint chips caused by crap being kicked up by vehicles in front of me. Toyota factory paint is horribly thin and it doesn't take much to lose paint especially on the front bumper. Decent mileage especially on expressway drives using 87 octane generic ethanol blends. Strict highway drives yield 30-32 mpg while combined city/highway yields 22-24 mpg with the a/c running constantly. Not too thrilled with the a/c compared to my old '99 Crown Vic which would literally freeze meat in the passenger compartment. Contemplating whether or not to add a few more ounces of R134 using my a/c gauges. Has anyone verified either hi and low a/c pressures on a set of gauges (using 2.2 times the outside ambient temperatures as a rule of thumb?) It's not even prime summer season yet and I fear the Toyota a/c will be marginal in cooling capability once July and August come around.

[gdanaher]

I haven't checked the pressures myself but asked the dealer to check and they of course said it was fine....I'll do it myself when I have time, but have you noticed where they put the suction tap? I may have to disassemble the car or risk burning my fist.

[eflw1029]

gdanaher-
Glad you asked as it also took me quite a while to locate both high and low side couplings. Don't do what I did when I first brought the car home to perform my detailed overviewing of all the engine compartment parts identifications. Low side coupling is closest to the cannister/filter drier on the front passenger side engine compartment. The high side had me stumped and I finally located this coupling after removing the top cover (not the silver engine cover which you can pull off but the black cover secured with 4-6 push pins). I'm not overthrilled with the high side coupling because when you attach your red coupler from the R134 gauges it comes dangerously close to the radiator cooling fans...this is a accident waiting to happen. To make things worse when you attach your 12-ounce can of R134 you have no place to rest the refrigerant. I also noticed the only way you can replace the serpentine belt is via removal of the front passenger side wheel and lower wheel well cover otherwise there is simply no way to get simple wrences or ratchets coming from the top or side. The serpentine idler must be accessed from the passenger side wheel well also...do-able but dangerous when using just a hydraulic or tire jack. More I look at the toyota design the more I am glad I got the 7-yr/100k/$0 deductable extended warranty but Toyota still rapes you on the price of the serpentine belt. Dayco/Gates/Goodyear belt typicall retailing for $30 will set you back $100 ty Toyota when they install it since they use oem brand when they replace the serpentine belt. The back or inboard sparkplugs are unreachable on the V6 unless you are coming in from underneath the car or take off a boatload of hardware along with the intale manifold. The oem brake pads dust like crazy and I may just replace them prematurely so I can cut down on cleaning the alloy wheels. Only good news is the brake appears to be real easy...front side pair should to take no more than 30 minutes. I finally installed the toyota mud flaps to cut down on chiping and dings on the quarter panels. You do not have to remove any of the tires to install the genuine toyota mud flaps provided you use a sharp awl to make starter holes on the plastic quarter panels along with a 90 degree ratcheting philips head screw driver. For those who like to keep their paint finish pristine as long as possible do not wait on installing the mud flaps!...just do it!