OEM sensors are made by TRW. The TRW sensors that Discount Tire sells are essentially the same as OEM ones except not quite as expensive. ..............
^^^^^^^^^ this is correct.
The simple solution is of course buying OEM... and you can save some money buying them from on-line OEM source (e.g. Bernardiparts.com, Majestic, etc.).
But if you want to do a little research to save much more (%-wise), just do a search on this topic & you'll find posts from the Discount Tire guy (one of several ROC sponsors), who defines just which one to get. You can PM him directly if you're uncertain. The key is getting the OEM equivalent. THAT is important... and then you're good to go. No programming, etc.
Several ROC members have posted their trouble free experience in this area. You may want to preview with your installer however, because some have nearly come to blows convincing their installer that there is not programming required (& of course no associated programming charge). Even some Discount Tire stores have been guilty of this. So really it's just a matter of a little extra leg work to save the extra cash.
(Can't comment on anything other than OEM & TRW equivalent)
