Dealer was trying to tell me yesterday that the spare wheel option is just that - ie a loose spare wheel - and that if the variable boot floor isn't specified then a loose spare wheel is all you get. I thought we'd decided in some previous thread (that I can't spot now) that specifying the spare also specifies some - presumably non-variable - surround and false floor, but the dealer was so adamant that it's raised doubts in my mind again. Can anyone confirm again please that the spare isn't just a loose spare?

Dealer was trying to tell me yesterday that the spare wheel option is just that - ie a loose spare wheel - and that if the variable boot floor isn't specified then a loose spare wheel is all you get. I thought we'd decided in some previous thread (that I can't spot now) that specifying the spare also specifies some - presumably non-variable - surround and false floor, but the dealer was so adamant that it's raised doubts in my mind again. Can anyone confirm again please that the spare isn't just a loose spare?

Hi prodata,

yes your dealer is ill informed or just not interested enough in their product to research it.

Comes with the required tools, surrounding storage boxes and a hardback carpet cover. Some good photo's of aerofurbs here:

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TP

The code for Variable loading floor for spare wheel in a Yeti is "PKP"

and the code for spare wheel is "PJA"

ordered this for my 170 TDI 4x4

I should not have thought that any of these "Floors" should be hard to make ones self with a bit of spare ply and carpeting and made to suit any size of spare or not.

I should not have thought that any of these "Floors" should be hard to make ones self with a bit of spare ply and carpeting and made to suit any size of spare or not.

Dont say that! Theres not a stright line in this house. Murphys Law, what can go wrong, will go wrong!

I should not have thought that any of these "Floors" should be hard to make ones self with a bit of spare ply and carpeting and made to suit any size of spare or not.

That is my intention using the boot carpet from my Scrappage Passat Estate.

tom

I can confirm that when ordering the 'spare steel wheel with jack (16â€) and false boot floor' for (now) £55 inc VAT you get what you see in my pictures - ie the floor, wheel, jack and the polystyrene storage boxes.

Personally I think it is a bargain for the price - unless that is you really want to tart about with lumps of wood and carpet! :yes:

Bizarre that some dealers will give out duff info, why can't they just say 'I'm not sure but I'll find out for you, sir'? :no:

Edit to add that there are some 'pictures' of the floor options halfway down the various pics on the Auto-CZ website:

http://news.auto.cz/suv-terenni/skoda-yeti.html

Edited 31 December, 200916 yr by aerofurb

aerofurb hi,

The thing is, I want a real full size spare wheel, with exactly the same wheel and tyre as is on the rest of the cars four other wheels. I do not see any easy or cheap way of going about it so my solution was to order a car with no spar and then try and buy a matching alloy wheel and tyre (I will be ordering a Yeti CR 170 Elegance) from the dealer or the internet, E bay or what ever. So it will be easier to just cobble something up in the shed. It should not be to difficult to make the covered lid or the compartments either.

aerofurb hi,

The thing is, I want a real full size spare wheel, with exactly the same wheel and tyre as is on the rest of the cars four other wheels. I do not see any easy or cheap way of going about it so my solution was to order a car with no spar and then try and buy a matching alloy wheel and tyre (I will be ordering a Yeti CR 170 Elegance) from the dealer or the internet, E bay or what ever. So it will be easier to just cobble something up in the shed. It should not be to difficult to make the covered lid or the compartments either.

Fair point. You will also need the jack - I just thought it might be cheaper/easier to go for the spare wheel option then find a wheel/tyre and modify the floor accordingly.

Hi Anthony,

if I get chance tomorrow I will try one of the Dolomites I now have stored in the garage and see how it fits with the official spare set-up. If it does work might be worth as aero has suggested spec'ing it then selling the spare on fleebay.

Regards,

TP

Yes very fair points from both!

Not sure about what Jack to get. I have quite a range at home,scissor, loads of rusty old bottle jacks up to 20 tons 5' High Lift Jackle and an air bag which needs a new exhaust inlet pipe. The high lift is not suitable and the air-jack is probably to big it would lift one side of the cat up several feet. I may buy from Skoda, whet is it a scissor jack? I quite like the Air Jack, perhaps |I should purchase another smaller version. They are great things very easy to use just plug in to the exhaust push under the sill and up it goes, even on soft uneven ground.

Can you use an airjack with twin exhaust pipes ?

Had a look on the site mentioned above, but got distracted halfway down the page by another link:

http://www.autofun.cz/pirelli-kalendar-2010-3644/

Can you use an airjack with twin exhaust pipes ?

Had a look on the site mentioned above, but got distracted halfway down the page by another link:

http://www.autofun.cz/pirelli-kalendar-2010-3644/

I wonder why!

Can you use an airjack with twin exhaust pipes ?

Had a look on the site mentioned above, but got distracted halfway down the page by another link:

http://www.autofun.cz/pirelli-kalendar-2010-3644/

Anorexia fan?

From memory they use a cone to block off the other tube. I Will have to have look.

Gilesmengland I keep clicking onto your link on scantily dressed women thinking its relevant to what ever post

Hi Anthony,

well got to play musical wheels this morning; the definitive answer is the 17" is a very tight fit (not a job for a stormy night maybe ). The wheel does not fit into the shallow recess in the boot floor so becomes particularly 'proud' at the front.

Skoda have obviously thought about this as there is a 'fold' line towards the front edge of the carpet cover to allow you to lay it back in place. This does however leave a gap at the rear.

Oh yes been snowing again so perfect backdrop for the jack :yes:

Regards,

TP

The Easy Lift Air Jack

http://www.air-jack.com/

Q & A http://www.air-jack.com/faqs.shtml

"What if I have twin exhausts?

If the twin exhausts are twinned after the rest of the exhaust system is "siamesed", then you can use the accessory "Blocking Cone" to block one of them off while inflating from the other. If each of the two tailpipes comes from a separate manifold (some V8 and V12s) then you can use just one of the tailpipes without blocking the other. If such systems have a balancer pipe between them then you will still need to use a blocking cone."

They do seem to have gone up in price somewhat. The Easy Lift ones are very high quality but their are other cheaper versions from else where, Draper etc for a fraction of the price, not as well made however..

Talking of jacking I discovered that with both my previous Golf and the Monster, when the tyre fitters in town used their trolley jack with a large rubber pad on the front sill jack point it lifted both the front and rear wheels off the ground.

The hanging sill seams on the Yeti appear much more robust than previous Skoda's I have owned. The Octavia I was particularly bad, just had to touch them and they would fold over. :S

TP

Anorexia fan?

Yup - Pirelli discovered to their cost that the 2009 Susan Boyle edition didn't sell too well.

Thank you so very much again, for going to all that trouble, lumping wheels around and taking images! I see that with a normal same as the others size wheel that it does stick out a bit. I could not quite tell if your cover/floor went back on top properly??

I have got a feeling about this, if it does not at all fit in with the cover properly closed, that then is the reason why Skoda force people to either have no wheel or a smaller tyre than is correct. Why oh why, do the designers do this, everything is just for show nowadays, its a poor show, I am thinking. Calling the spare a full sized wheel is really a play with words, it leads people into thinking that it is that same full size as is already fitted. Its almost and could well be, contravening the trade description act because it is not made plane enough that it is not full sized at all but a compromised size making it necessary to drive at a reduced speed.

I wonder if they might sell a kit to mount the spare on the rear hatch door, that is if it would even fit?

,Funnily enough, we have just come back from the beach at Llangranog an absolutely beautiful day,where we saw a one year old Irish Wolf Hound Bitch. As it is a little while since we had two, a dog and a bitch it is so easy to forget their absolutely massive size. I doubt that even one would fit in the back with 2 adults and a child, never two of the beasts :S We have no immediate plans and may not even go down that path but seeing one of those wonderful creatures makes one almost feel and I hate to say it clucky

I really like the Yeti it is a very made and otherwise well sorted car but spoiled in my view by a halfpennyworth of tar as they used to say. Um think time again!

Will there be any lugagge space left with the spare wheel + false boot floor option ?.The spare wheel takes a fair amount on luggage space.The Yeti should have been designed to have the spare wheel externally fitted on the tailgate as on some other 4 x 4's.

110ivan,

that is exactly what I am wondering! If it can physically fit on the door without obscuring any lights or other functional things like the door handle, then it should be a possibility! Either by buying a wheel to door mounting from another manufacturer or having one made up by a fabricator. Not a massive job I am sure but the door will have to be drilled for mounting bolts and possibly a reinforcement plate added by bolt/ screws or welded into place. Unlike a real full size 4x4, the wheel/tyre combinations are small and light weight. I just wonder about rear viability also. If I buy one of these machines, that is what I might well do. Does anyone think that t would invalidate the guarantee? They might well use it as an excuse to avoid responsibility. :wonder:

Skoda should consider our opinion when they facelift the Yeti in a couple of years time .With a tailgate mounted sparewheel the car will have more tougher looks IMO.

Edited 1 January, 201016 yr by 110ivan

One minor snag with the tailgate mounted spare wheel is lifting the tailgate to get to the boot! Might be why 4x4s with tailgate mounted spares are side hinged...

I used the jack today to remove each wheel in turn to copper grease the hubs and wheel bolts. One of my lot at work bought a 4 year old Clio V6 and it took 15 minutes with a big bit of 4x2 (that's inches not driven wheels...) to get each of the wheels off as they had seized to to the hub. Not much use having a spare and a jack if you can't get the offending wheel off! Jack worked fine on the smooth hangar floor but obviously wouldn't be good as an air lift if off-road.

Playing devil's advocate, is it really worth all the hassle of trying to fit a real full size spare wheel in a boot not designed to accept it or hang it on a tailgate not designed to take the weight given the chance of needing a spare and needing it to be capable of non-limited speeds? Discuss....!

PS I do agree that the modern thinking of manufacturers not to fit a spare to save a few kilos and pennies is a retrograde step - that's why I went for the spare wheel package.

Not a fan of external mounted spare wheels, OK on an Army Landrover but not a Monster :no:

Problem facing designers these days is safety and green legislation, hence carrying a spare is out of fashion. Anyway probably be fitting Tweels in the near future and the spare will be confined to the auto museum

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TP