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Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« on: December 06, 2012, 07:24:46 am »

Can you buy one of the above, and will it fit into the wheel-space in the boot?

A prt number would also be very useful. Just dawned on me that my car came with 17" Monzas, and I've now got 18" Pescaras. Doh! I'm assuming my spare is a 17".
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2012, 07:46:24 am »
Skinny one or full size?
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2012, 08:15:06 am »
fwiw cars that originally came with 18" Monzas didn't have an 18" spare but just a space saver...

What's important is not the spare rim diameter but its tyre rolling circumference.
« Last Edit: December 06, 2012, 08:22:21 am by bacillus »
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2012, 08:19:36 am »
Phaetons have the option of a 5.5x18 space saver - as do some of the mk2 Audi TT's
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2012, 08:43:54 am »
Mine came with a 18" space saver
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2012, 09:07:24 am »
Quote from: simonp on December 06, 2012, 07:46:24 am
Skinny one or full size?

Skinny temporary job, max speed 50!  :sad1:
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2012, 09:11:24 am »
Still gets you home & better than the can of squirty s**t some cars get.
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2012, 09:19:46 am »
Quote from: bacillus on December 06, 2012, 08:15:06 am
What's important is not the spare rim diameter but its tyre rolling circumference.

Indeed, I have 18" wheels but I'm pretty sure my space saver is 16" with a 65 tyre wall.
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2012, 10:02:11 am »

Well, I went and checked it and fitted it and it was an 18" space saver, max speed 50!



So I guess it must have come with 18's originally, and the previous owner burgled them and left the car on Dinky Toy 17's!

This is the reason why the Pescara is off the car, currently at Wicked Wheels, Guildford:



Forced into the kerb by a stupid bint in a XC90. She could barely see over the wheel, and just drove at me! It was the wheel or the wing mirror and possibly wing, so the wheel got it I'm afraid!
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2012, 10:08:02 am »
You need to put the space saver on the rear mate & replace it with a rear. Never use a space saver on a front wheel drive always swap one from the back. Pain in the a**e but makes sense when you think about it.
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2012, 10:15:04 am »
Quote from: Gene Hunt on December 06, 2012, 10:08:02 am
You need to put the space saver on the rear mate & replace it with a rear. Never use a space saver on a front wheel drive always swap one from the back. Pain in the a**e but makes sense when you think about it.

Yeah, this!!
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2012, 10:29:10 am »
Quote from: andrewparker on December 06, 2012, 09:19:46 am
Quote from: bacillus on December 06, 2012, 08:15:06 am
What's important is not the spare rim diameter but its tyre rolling circumference.

Indeed, I have 18" wheels but I'm pretty sure my space saver is 16" with a 65 tyre wall.

I was wrong, mine has an 18" space saver. Car came on 17" Monzas though. Perhaps 18" was standard back in 05/06?
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2012, 10:31:10 am »

Oh bugger, I never thought of that! Thanks chaps! I'll swap it over with the rear.
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2012, 10:41:48 am »
Quote from: Mk5 GTian on December 06, 2012, 10:31:10 am

Oh bugger, I never thought of that! Thanks chaps! I'll swap it over with the rear.
......... :happy2:. Not good to have all the power/braking/steering going through one normal size tyre & the other a skinny saver. :wink:
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Re: Can you buy an 18" spare steelie wheel?
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2012, 11:17:06 am »
Quote from: maxitrol on December 06, 2012, 08:43:54 am
Mine came with a 18" space saver

Mine too. So yes you can get 18inch space savers, however you can get a Full size 18 and boot foam thing (all oem) to fit inthe boot, there was one for sale on the FS section not too long ago.
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