Space saver spare wheel

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:01 pm

Evening

I’m looking to get a space saver as I’ve not got run flats any more

Would a space saver from a similar aged 325 work? Stud pattern etc?

Cheers

Stuart

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:11 pm

I'm not too sure, but a space saver from an E46 3 Series will fit fine.

16" will work on a 3.0i with standard front brakes, but facelift 3.0Sis need a 17" one to clear the bigger front brakes.

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:13 pm

That’s what I’m looking at- e46 325-

Got standard discs fitted too- cheers!

Thrustyjust · Post by **Thrustyjust** » Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:21 pm

I got an E46 17 inch jobbie off Gumtree for £20 as needed a coat of paint. No hardship and checked on the car and all OK. Scissor jack from Silverline for a tenner new or so and had a wheel brace , so done for under £40 including a wheel bag from fleabay to chuck all in

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:48 pm

Thrustyjust wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:21 pm I got an E46 17 inch jobbie off Gumtree for £20 as needed a coat of paint. No hardship and checked on the car and all OK. Scissor jack from Silverline for a tenner new or so and had a wheel brace , so done for under £40 including a wheel bag from fleabay to chuck all in

Scooba_Steve · Post by **Scooba_Steve** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:39 pm

I've never seen the point in space savers. You still have to get the full size in the space if you take it off!

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:47 pm

Scooba_Steve wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:39 pm I've never seen the point in space savers.

Yeah, we can't even save the planet, let alone move on to space!

(Yeah sorry..............been a long day)

Thrustyjust · Post by **Thrustyjust** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:51 pm

Scooba_Steve wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:39 pm I've never seen the point in space savers. You still have to get the full size in the space if you take it off!

Just another option from the glue and stuff that isnt all that at times. Ever seen a yellow jack holding a car up on a motorway as the puncture has destroyed the tyre and a family up a grass embankment waiting for the AA to get a new tyre ? I have and want to prevent that situation. Yes, you have to put the wheel in the boot and potentially a rear but not always, but at least you can drive to the tyre shop and get it fixed or replaced

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:52 pm

Some interesting thoughts on here.

I had a 17" spacesaver for my 3.0Si but wasn't sure it would work on my MC, so I sold it.

Still I did have a single Style 32 front wheel hanging about so before I did my 4 day trip to Wales last month I got a new tyre fitted to it and slung it in the boot with my breaker-bar, torque wrench and an E46 jack I got from Quarry Motors for £19.99!

Not much boot left though.

: Wheel in Boot1.jpg (122.79 KiB) Viewed 499 times

Still once turned over I could fill it up with essentials like the jack, cable ties and gaffa tape.

rdgreen · Post by **rdgreen** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:31 am

Scooba_Steve wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:39 pm I've never seen the point in space savers. You still have to get the full size in the space if you take it off!

Where I am, having a flat (unrepairable) tyre can be a lot more than an inconvenience when it's 200km to the next town and it's 45C.

Scooba_Steve · Post by **Scooba_Steve** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:59 pm

I'm not failing to see the point in a spare, but a smaller one. When you take the full size off, it needs to fit where the small one came from.

DMike · Post by **DMike** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:27 pm

When swapping to non-runflats I reasoned that through all years of motoring, I had never had a total blowout - always a slow leak from a nail or similar and never needed to use a spare tire. Thus a 12V compressor and some sealant would probably cover most situations. Bought the oem mobility kit and been lucky so far (knocking wood...).

Zulu4 · Post by **Zulu4** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:52 pm

I've had 3 completely destroyed tyres in the past few years. All due to low profile tyres and potholes.

I saw a car on the hard shoulder of the M5 with a flat tyre the other day. About 5 miles later I pulled into a service station. Just as I was about to leave, the same car came clip-clopping into the service station on 3 wheels plus a mangled lump of aluminium.

G600 · Post by **G600** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:00 pm

Scooba_Steve wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:59 pm I'm not failing to see the point in a spare, but a smaller one. When you take the full size off, it needs to fit where the small one came from.

True, but at least a space saver saves a bit of room in the boot the 99% of the time it's not used, I don't mind moving stuff into the passenger footwell to make space for a punctured tyre but I wouldn't want it there all the time.

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