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Title: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: gsgti on June 08, 2013, 07:29:58 pm
Does anyone know if the standard spare wheel will fit over R32 front brakes? I presume it's a no but wasn't sure if anyone had tried.

Also does anyone know if a 17 inch Monza alloy would fit in the space under the boot that the standard spare normally sits??

Cheers Graeme
Title: Re: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: stealthwolf on June 08, 2013, 08:22:59 pm
No the spare wheel is too small. You have to move a rear wheelto the front and then fit the spacesaver over where you took the rear wheel from.
Title: Re: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: gsgti on June 08, 2013, 08:27:37 pm
Brilliant  :happy2:. Why didn't I think of that?? A simple bit of logic, just a shame I didn't think of it!! :notworthy:
Title: Re: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: b9rgo1234 on June 08, 2013, 08:30:54 pm
you can get a 18" space saver from a r32  :happy2:
Title: Re: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 08, 2013, 09:12:11 pm

It's safer to put the rear to the front if your spare is a space saver  :happy2:
Title: Re: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: monte on June 08, 2013, 09:23:02 pm
I had a puncture recently. Fitted over my S3 Calipers.  :confused:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ftt210%2Fmonte0797%2Fnull-114.jpg&hash=fdcb1b34dac833787b31a54267c10f40a0f3fc02)
Title: Re: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: gsgti on June 08, 2013, 09:55:03 pm
What size is your spare monte??

My GTI originally had 17 inch monzas so don't know if i'll have a smaller spare than a gti/ed30 that came with 18's??
Title: Re: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: Beddie on June 08, 2013, 10:32:16 pm
I've had the oem space saver spare over my R32 calipers plenty of times with no issues  :happy2:
Title: Re: Spare wheel - S3 / R32 front brakes
Post by: monte on June 08, 2013, 11:02:45 pm
What size is your spare monte??

My GTI originally had 17 inch monzas so don't know if i'll have a smaller spare than a gti/ed30 that came with 18's??

Yeah it's an 18" space saver wheel.