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#180 of 209 Re: sensors [hmwatt] by bcp1

May 19, 2010 (2:15 pm)

Replying to: hmwatt (May 19, 2010 9:10 am)
It is true that you have sensors on each wheel that monitor tire pressure/failure, etc.
It the dealer is careful you may be able to reuse the sensor with the new tire change.
Most dealers change the tire stems with placing a new tire, but the sensors are much more expensive. I had all four Bridgestones replaced because of cracking about 3 months ago and I only had 11,800 miles on the CX-7. They gave me four new tires at no charge and the sensors were placed back on the wheels with the new tires and no problems.
 
My other vehicle is a 2006 Ridgeline RTL/S Truck and I put on Boss 381 chrome wheels and the sensors didnot fit, so I had a lot of problems getting replacement, so now I drive the truck with out the tps system. We put one sensor on the spare tire and it take the truck system about 20 to realize that the sensors are missing, it checks all wheels indiv.
 
Hope this helps.

#181 of 209 change in tire size by wilmeland

Oct 10, 2010 (7:56 am)

Mazda CX 7 i sv comes with standard 215 70 - 17 tires. Can these be replaced with 235 65 -17 tires if the diameter is within .2 inches? The higher level cx 7s come with 235 width 18 inch, so figured this would work as far as width goes. I thought that as far as a .2 inch change in diameter, it would be fairly negligible as far as change to overall speedo calibration and gear ratio/ performance aspect.

#182 of 209 Re: sensors [hmwatt] by canayjun64

Oct 25, 2010 (2:45 pm)

Replying to: hmwatt (May 19, 2010 9:10 am)
Hi,
 
I just put on 4 new Rims/Winter Tires on my Mazda CX7 and noticed that the tire pressure light stays on. With a bit of reasearch, I found out that my original rims have 4 TPMS Sensors
  
If your vehicle is equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system they are installed in the tire and wheel assembly. Hope this answers your question.
 

#183 of 209 Limited Tires for 2010 CX-7 Sport by 2010zoomzoom1

Nov 24, 2010 (8:26 am)

I own a 2010 Cx-7 Sport and have discovered the the 235-65 17 bridgestone Duellers that came with my car are ONLY made by Bridgestone. I cannot purchase any other tire in that size. Does anyone else have a CX-7 Sport in an older year with that same size tire? I am believing the this size is unique to the 2010 models.
I had to have Bridgestone replace all four of my tires at 6000 miles at no charge to me. My dealership doesn't have answers, Mazda Corp in Cali doesn't have answers, and the BBB wouldn't help either. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS? I have owned many vehicles and the tires have lasted years not months. Any help or direction would be Awesome! Thanks!

#185 of 209 Limited Tire Availablity for the i Sport??? by 2010zoomzoom1

Dec 03, 2010 (10:45 am)

NEW 2010 Mazda CX-7 i SPORT
 
235/65/R17 ~This size is ONLY made by Bridgestone in the Dueller and the Blizztak. Does anyone else think this is HORRIBLE????
Why wasn't i told about the limited tire availability before i paid 27,000 for this car?
 I have already had to replace my tires after 6,000 miles....BS! i need to know what i can do about this.
 
Suggestions?!
thanks!

#186 of 209 Re: Limited Tire Availablity for the i Sport??? [2010zoomzoom1] by garv214

Dec 20, 2010 (7:36 pm)

Replying to: 2010zoomzoom1 (Dec 03, 2010 10:45 am)
235/65/R17 ~This size is ONLY made by Bridgestone in the Dueller and the Blizztak. Does anyone else think this is HORRIBLE????
 
I just went out to Tirerack's website and pulled up over 50 tires that are 235/65/17. You have a ton of alternative choices. You can also change up the tire size e.g. 255/60/17 are essentially the same size tire. You can play around with any tire size calculator (e.g. discount tire direct website) on the web to come up with various alternative sizes that will work (and not throw your speedometer off by very much).
 
My Protege5 came with a "unique" OEM tire, when it wore out I just changed the size a bit to open up my options....
 
Hope that helps.

#187 of 209 Re: Limited Tire Availablity for the i Sport??? [2010zoomzoom1] by coaster

Feb 24, 2011 (9:38 am)

Replying to: 2010zoomzoom1 (Dec 03, 2010 10:45 am)
I also have a 2010 i Sport. It only has 2500 miles on it but so far there seems to be no noticeable wear on the tires. However the OEM tires are Duellers in size 215x70x17. When I go to and list my car's model it states that the size of tire for my car is 215x70x17. I wonder if Mazda changed the size at some point because of the tire wear problem.
According to Tire Rack there is no other brand of tire available for my car which I knew when I purchased it. There are also Hondas and Toyotas thatuse this size so perhaps at some point another manufacturer will make a tire in my size.

#188 of 209 Re: Limited Tire Availablity for the i Sport??? [coaster] by kyfdx HOST

Feb 24, 2011 (5:40 pm)

Replying to: coaster (Feb 24, 2011 9:38 am)
You just listed the same size, twice...
 
So... which is it? lol

#189 of 209 Re: Limited Tire Availablity for the i Sport??? [kyfdx] by coaster

Feb 27, 2011 (4:40 pm)

Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 24, 2011 5:40 pm)
I was replying to the post by 2010zoomzoom1 (Dec 03, 2010 9:45 am) in which it states that the standard tires on the 2010 i Sport are size 235/65/R17. I thought that all 2010 CX-7 i Sports came with the size on my car which is 215/70/17 and that size is also quoted as the correct OEM size by Tire Rack. I wonder if this could be a reason for prematuire wear. I do agree that it is terrible to have no choice of tire in either of these two sizes. We are stuck with Bridgestone Duellers.
Here is the post in question:
NEW 2010 Mazda CX-7 i SPORT
 235/65/R17 ~This size is ONLY made by Bridgestone in the Dueller and the Blizztak. Does anyone else think this is HORRIBLE????
Why wasn't i told about the limited tire availability before i paid 27,000 for this car?
 I have already had to replace my tires after 6,000 miles....BS! i need to know what i can do about this.

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