Glamisduner
Active Member
Looks like the original link is sold out and now the price has gone up. I'm trying to figure out how to get a complete set of programmed sensors by Friday after next when I pickup my new wheels.Just FYI for anyone else who might be purchasing Autel sensors: The Autel MX-1 sensors come from the factory with an "area code" ID number. The ID number has to match the area of the programmer you're using or they won't work. This is intended to prevent the sensors that are intended to be sold in the Asian market from being programmed by a North American programmer and vice versa.
One of the Amazon retailers that I recently bought a set of sensors from sent Asian-coded sensors that could not be programmed by my North American programmer. This happened with two separate sets of sensors They apparently obtained their recent inventory from Asia, unaware that they could not be programmed by the North American programmers. I had to contact Autel tech support to verify this, which they did, and they recommended that I only purchase sensors from their list of authorized dealers.
I did purchase another set of sensors from a different vendor on Amazon that claims to be an Autel authorized dealer, although they are not listed on Autel's dealer sheet that they gave me. But, I verified that the sensors they are selling are indeed North American area code and they program properly:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075SBSV5Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Last time I was at discount tire they re-programmed mine for free (I think anyways). I was having trouble after swapping wheels due to a flat.. Evasive recommended I buy OEM TPMS, they said that the aftermarket ones tend to not last very long?
Tesla TPMS are soooo expensive though...
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