So I recently bought some BBS RK wheels off of Craigslist for my RX-8. They have some rash but not that much and for the price I couldn't pass them up. I had put winter tires on the OEM wheels and, not wanting to have to switch the TPMS sensors, just bought a set from TireRack. The problem is, the sensors don't seat well into the BBS wheels' valve openings so air escapes. Same with the OEM TPMS sensors. Anyone have any ideas? Do BBS wheels take a special TPMS sensor?

Here's a pic of the car with the BBS RK wheels.

 

Some wheels just aren't compatible with TPMS sensors.

 

Oh.....you can do a search and you'll likely, eventually run across my thread. My issue was that the hole in the rim was just a little different shape and slightly larger on the outside of the rim. What I did was ended up putting another gromment over the valve stem after the TPMS was put through the rim. This was then worked down the valve stem and into the hole in the rim. The long valve stem nut, was then used to of course secure like normal. I'll attach somewhat of a diagram to give you an idea of what I did, but if you find that thread, I even call out what exact parts I got a autozone that solved my issue. The yellow is the grommet that was added. The red is the original grommet that is already there on the TPMS.