spare wheel
- geordie jay
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spare wheel
just wondering how many of you decided to play safe and buy a spare wheel,im not a fan of this foam thats there,so contemplating a spare,also a problem with a spare apart from more weight is don't want it bobbing around in boot so need to have a think what im gonna do?
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You can fit a space saver into the boot I believe although it may sit a little proud. I have a full size spare at home with an old tyre on it but so far have been lucky and not needed it or the gunk.
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Look at them arches, you b7 boys need to look
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Re: spare wheel
I bought a full size spare wheel from a forum member on here after seeing a guy with a flat tyre on an A3 make a complete mess with foam (and it didn't inflate it).
I got a fitted cover for mine which has Velcro pads on the bottom that stop it sliding around on the boot floor.
I got a fitted cover for mine which has Velcro pads on the bottom that stop it sliding around on the boot floor.
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Re: spare wheel
Where u get cover from mate
- PetrolDave
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Re: spare wheel
I've got a 19" space saver on an Audi rim, which I keep in a bag in the boot at all times along with a torque wrench and a deep 17mm socket, and I modified the foam in the spare wheel well to take a standard A4 jack
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Yeah it looks nice for a delivery van.RIV wrote:Look at them arches, you b7 boys need to look
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Be aware of unsecured loads in the boot. In the event of a crash these unsecured loads become a weapon for any passengers in the back.Audi Pardner wrote:I bought a full size spare wheel from a forum member on here after seeing a guy with a flat tyre on an A3 make a complete mess with foam (and it didn't inflate it).
I got a fitted cover for mine which has Velcro pads on the bottom that stop it sliding around on the boot floor.
There's pictures online of the sort of damage they can do; take a look, it's quite horrific what can happen.
I know you say it's velcro' d but that won't stop it flying forward. I'm guilty of this too with my subs and amps that really need to be strapped down properly
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Yeah they look great. But least we are moving :big blink:RIV wrote:Look at them arches, you b7 boys need to look
I have the foam in mine, but honestly I'm dreading the day I get a flat...
It'll be the same as RIV - a flat bed I reckon.
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2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
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You know, I'd never thought about that Mike. Even more dodgy as mine's an AvantMikeFish wrote:Be aware of unsecured loads in the boot. In the event of a crash these unsecured loads become a weapon for any passengers in the back.Audi Pardner wrote:I bought a full size spare wheel from a forum member on here after seeing a guy with a flat tyre on an A3 make a complete mess with foam (and it didn't inflate it).
I got a fitted cover for mine which has Velcro pads on the bottom that stop it sliding around on the boot floor.
There's pictures online of the sort of damage they can do; take a look, it's quite horrific what can happen.
I know you say it's velcro' d but that won't stop it flying forward. I'm guilty of this too with my subs and amps that really need to be strapped down properly
Will have to give some though as to how to make it more secure.
Geordiejay - got the cover off eBay. Sorry, can't remember the name of the seller/company. And should have said, it's a 19" space saver rather than a full size wheel.
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Same reason I always put my 205 GTis disklock in the boot rather than be tempted to put it in the passenger footwell....... if I smash / roll the car and the crash doesn't kill me, that weighty fuucker hitting me in the head would do!!
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- geordie jay
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where you get these 19 space savers lads?from audi or tinternet?
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i got a full size genuine wheel/tyre permanently in the back and have fed a small ratchet strap thru the floor tie down point and round the wheel spokes. doesnt move much at all.
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- PetrolDave
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Re: spare wheel
Got the wheel from the local Audi dealer, and had the tyre supplied & fitted by the local F1 Autocentre, then get the bag off eBay.geordie jay wrote:where you get these 19 space savers lads?from audi or tinternet?
P.S. I do strap it down to the load hooks!
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