all right i will finish the story. I tried to get by with a cheap ($26.) TPMS direct from china. looked to be a direct copy of the careid one I already had $50. I got 2 sets. both had such poor threads on them they won't screw on the stem correctly. so I foolishly thought I might have a tap in my tool box that I could run through the brass insert. wrong again and even if I could buy the correct one (about $12.) is it worth trying.
most likely smarter to buy the $50 ones again from a US seller.