KaroqKent

First meeting after summer break, count me in.

I have retro fitted a full size spare wheel to my 1.5TSI SEL but it still leaves the floor about 2 inches below the edge of the boot. I bought the wheel from ebay, put a full sized tyre on it and bought the polystyrene blocks that go either side of the wheel from my Dealer (approx £40 each side). I already had the tool kit from the space saver spare wheel that I ordered with the car. I unfastened the boot floor from its fixings under the back seats and just laid it on top.

I wouldn't use the Sat Nav as the turn-by-turn directions meant that I couldn't display the digital speedo. After hours trawling through the manual I found that you can override the turn-by-turn display by pressing the area to the right of the scroll wheel. The top icon to the left of the scroll wheel allows you to toggle between cruise control and speed limiter assuming the switch on the left hand stalk is turned on.

Count me in.

They're pretty good, not really dark enough to appreciate the cone pattern change with speed, too much traffic/ambient light, but love the way the thing drives. The speed limiter really is a licence saver as it is all too easy to creep up to silly speeds on dual carriageways.

For an aftermarket full size spare wheel installation in a 2wd Karoq you will need to order polystyrene inserts part nos S575863496G for the drivers side (which holds all the tools/locking wheel nut/towing eye/etc.) and S575863495E for the passengers side. There is also the side-to-side back piece which I didn't order as I have varioflex seats. The centre spindle needs to be elongated to support the floor in the middle of the wheel and to do a factory finish job you may need a new boot floor carpet as it sits at a different height and needs a slightly different shape to the back edge. All the parts (with the possible exception of the centre spindle) are standard 4wd Karoq spare wheel kit parts. Here is my full size 18inch Braga in my 2wd SEL with just the left/right inserts. Centre spindle extended using left over sink waste water pipe. Her is the original floor carpet just laying on top of the spare wheel.

Just for my piece of mind really but, as you say, I've already bitten the bullet and ordered the polystyrene surrounds so not unless you have nothing else to do. Comparing the pictures of your installation with the link that you posted I'm fairly sure that my suspicions are correct which is why no-one can find them in the parts catalogues because they are using 4wd listed parts on 2wd cars.

I'm hoping that Skoda won't have gone to the trouble of creating separate polystyrene surrounds for the 4wd and 2wd versions and so have ordered the left and right hand side pieces that are specified as 4wd only and hopefully they will sit on the boot floor with the wheel well on the 2wd providing the extra depth for a full size spare. I'll let you know how I get on.

Apprentice, If you get time, is there any chance that you could look around the polystyrene blocks to the left/right of the wheel to find any part numbers. Dealers are struggling to find the parts required on their ordering system I am trying to upgrade my SEL to full size spare, I have already bought a wheel and tyre but need the blocks to support the boot floor a the correct height. TIA, Neil.

Should be along for this one in new car.

Won't be ale to make this one due to family commitments. See you all in April with my new car.

I have a 2016 SEL with push button ignition. I have noticed that the activation of the steering lock is linked to the driver's door. The steering lock is not applied directly the ignition is turned off but when the driver's door is next opened. The steering lock is de-activated when the driver's door is closed. Maybe there is a similar system on the key barrel locks?

Had they run out of Fantasy Green paint then? I hear that it is very popular these days.

Should be along for this one. Hope it's a bit drier than November!

Mike and I are going and maybe Kentcol as well. Hope to see you there.

I'll be there. If Steve wants to let us know what date he wants for December, we'll try to book it for him.

My cat was humanely put to sleep on 24th Sep so I should be able to make this one.