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Title: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on July 05, 2010, 12:16:26 am

What would you do if you got a puncture and you had a BBK fitted on the front?

Presumably, the standard space saver wheel would not fit?

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: Top Cat on July 05, 2010, 12:19:17 am

use the rear wheel for the puncture and put the space saver on the rear.  :wink:

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on July 05, 2010, 12:23:35 am

Thanks TC.

Wots ur preference...should get a spare Monza II and carry it in place of the space saver...  not too keen on the adding extra weight though.

Also, I'm assuming it would fit in the back.

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: Top Cat on July 05, 2010, 09:03:24 am

I carry the space saver its fine to get you to the garage.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: tony_danza on July 05, 2010, 09:04:29 am

I agree on just swapping a rear, but a full sized alloy probably weighs less than the space saver, you'll need the R32 boot inserts though to lift the false floor.

Buy a cheapo 17" Monza, job done.

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on July 05, 2010, 11:00:02 am

Can you explain about what the false floor and R32 insert thingy is all about...?  Thanks, Mo

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: tony_danza on July 05, 2010, 11:36:27 am

I haven't got a pic, but basically the R32 has 2 polystyrene inserts that sit on the boot floor either side of the wheel to raise the false floor/carpetted cardboard thing up high enough to clear the spare.

Make sense?

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: Hedge on July 05, 2010, 11:37:35 am

The R32 doesn't have a full size spare its just it has an elevated boot floor thanks to the 4WD.

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: JPC on July 05, 2010, 11:43:03 am

You can run a full size spare if you have the inserts.

Also, the R32 has a much more rigid boot carpet IIRC. without this, its a bit of a mess using the floppy boot carpet from the GTIs

Title: Re: Puncture with a BBK
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on July 05, 2010, 11:51:44 am

Anyone got photos from an R32 so I can visualise this...