Where is a good place to buy a rim and spare that will fit in the trunk? The one that came with the car is too big.
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Where is a good place to buy a rim and spare that will fit in the trunk? The one that came with the car is too big.
Look at the posts for "Space Saver Spare" under the General Technical heading on this forum. I'll copy the pertinent parts here:
Ricardo Baerga
(Impala) posted 5/23/2004 10:56:39 AM
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I bought a T125 70D 15 spare saver from a Chrysler Stratus at a junkyard and mounted it on a 4-1/2" by 15" VW wheel. It fit perfectly; I've also seen them mounted to 5-1/2" wide rims without problems.
Gordon Nichols
(nichols1)
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Registered Owner posted 5/24/2004 2:10:39 PM
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Joe: I have 16" Fuchs rims and wanted a 16" spare, so I have a T125-80-D16 mounted on what looks like a 4 1/2 inch rim. It's only a regular tire, just smaller than usual and mounted on a small rim compared to those wide, American-car rims.
As Ricardo suggested, if you have a 4 1/2 or 5 1/2 inch VW rim, go to a local junk yard and see if you can get a T125X15" or 16" space saver spare and have a tire place re-mount it on your VW rim. Should work like a charm.
Ricardo Baerga
(Impala) posted 5/23/2004 10:56:39 AM
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I bought a T125 70D 15 spare saver from a Chrysler Stratus at a junkyard and mounted it on a 4-1/2" by 15" VW wheel. It fit perfectly; I've also seen them mounted to 5-1/2" wide rims without problems.
Gordon Nichols
(nichols1)
Donating Member
Registered Owner posted 5/24/2004 2:10:39 PM
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Joe: I have 16" Fuchs rims and wanted a 16" spare, so I have a T125-80-D16 mounted on what looks like a 4 1/2 inch rim. It's only a regular tire, just smaller than usual and mounted on a small rim compared to those wide, American-car rims.
As Ricardo suggested, if you have a 4 1/2 or 5 1/2 inch VW rim, go to a local junk yard and see if you can get a T125X15" or 16" space saver spare and have a tire place re-mount it on your VW rim. Should work like a charm.
I did a post on the knowledge page which documented how I installed a spare in my VS Speedster. When I get back home later this week, I can send you a couple of digi-pix if you are interested. I used a 4 1/2 inch rim and a 135 SR 15 tire and it fit just fine.
John H.
John H.
John,
If you can send the pictures that would be great--Thanks.
If you can send the pictures that would be great--Thanks.
I have the same wheel/tire as J2Bolts mentioned above, providing you get it in just the right spot, it lays just flat enough to close the lid. Don't know how a bigger fuel tank would affect this though. I can stow a good bit of gear under it incl the jack and spare parts/tools. I thought about relocating the battery to maybe move the spare into a more traditional position, but I'm going to wait in case a larger fuel tank is in the future.
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