MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Mk5 GTian on December 06, 2012, 07:24:46 am
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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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Skinny one or full size?
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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.
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Phaetons have the option of a 5.5x18 space saver - as do some of the mk2 Audi TT's
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Mine came with a 18" space saver
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Skinny one or full size?
Skinny temporary job, max speed 50! :sad1:
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Still gets you home & better than the can of squirty s**t some cars get.
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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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Well, I went and checked it and fitted it and it was an 18" space saver, max speed 50!
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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:
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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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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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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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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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Oh bugger, I never thought of that! Thanks chaps! I'll swap it over with the rear.
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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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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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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:
But isn't that why they say a top speed of 50 so it can go on the front?
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I wonder how well a set of 4 space savers would do with winter boots on them? proper rally car..cept they have a speed restriction don't they? :grin:
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Chris Harris did a DRIVE video where he put 4 space savers on a C63 Coupe, then tracked it. Was rather amusing!
Edit: this one!
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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:
But isn't that why they say a top speed of 50 so it can go on the front?
..........good point but my one of my last cars had this printed in the owners manual so i would be on the safe side if it was me. You think about it even at a max of 50 mph going into a long sweeping bend it would not be good to have so different tyres miss matched on the front? :scared:
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Hahaahaa, thanks for sharing that video andrewparker... way to torture those little tyres!!
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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:
But isn't that why they say a top speed of 50 so it can go on the front?
..........good point but my one of my last cars had this printed in the owners manual so i would be on the safe side if it was me. You think about it even at a max of 50 mph going into a long sweeping bend it would not be good to have so different tyres miss matched on the front? :scared:
The thing is , I wouldn't drive at 50 in a long, sweeping bend with this wheel on. I've put a large sign in the back window saying 'SPACE SAVER WHEEL FITTED: MAX SPEED 40MPH' and I've set my speed warning for 40mph, and doubled my braking distances. I've also kept journeys to a minimum, as these tyres are only designed for 150 miles. The rubber compound is softer to make the tyre grippier to compensate for the narrowness of the wheel, and the tread is only 3mm from new.
If I was having this on for a few days, I'd deffinately change it round to the back axle, but as it is only for 24 hours, and 30 miles or so, I'd thought I'd see what it was like if you took sensible precautions, drove well within the limits advised, and took every precaution. After all, these are temporary for emergency situations, and need to be fit for purpose. If a lady had a puncture on a dark gloomy night in winter, She would be happy enough to get the punctured wheel off and the spare on, I doubt she'd put herself at un-necessary risk by also taking the back wheel off, putting that on the front and the space-saver on the back.
I have found that if you treat this wheel within the spirit of it's design, i.e. 'limp-home mode' it is perfectly safe on the front axle. However, if you tried to drive in your normal style, as all these test videos on the net show, you would be asking for trouble. I also found that the sign in the back window lead to other motorists dropping back and giving me more space. They'd roar up my arse, sitting on my rear bumper, and then drop right back having read the sign!