18" Neptune with tyre in boot well

[stretchy]

Evening all

Does anyone know if an 18" Neptune with tyre will fit in the boot well of a 2011 octavia Vrs?

I've possibly sourced a cheap second hand one but would like to know if its going to fit before I buy it!

Thanks in advance

[philbes]

Well it fits in the boot of my March 2012 hatch when fitted with a 225/40-18 tyre.  There is a photo somewhere on this forum of such a wheel/tyre combination in the wheel well.

 

Incidentally, the 205/55-16 spare wheel supplied to me by the Skoda dealer is the same diameter but obviously the 'face' of the tyre/wheel is 20mm lower when in the wheel well.

[stretchy]

That makes sense regarding the 18" combo being the same size as the 16" combo ..... Ill do a search for the photo when I get onto my laptop.

Thanks very much

[DanBoy]

It fits but sticks up slightly.

[vectra1]

Remove one of your own wheels and try it in there.
you will see exactly how it fits then.

[D@z]

It will fit with the exception of depth. It will sit higher than the space saver, leaving your boot floor carpet raised

[Sarge]

Thanks for confirming that. I had been wondering about fitment of a full size alloy in the spare wheel well but suspected it would sit proud of the boot floor.

Sarge.

[pipsyp]

Probably work if you have variable boot floor as the fact its slightly too wide be accomodated by the false floor id expect.

[D@z]

if you really wanted it, there is nothing to stop you cutting some polystyrene or foam to surround the raised wheel creating a new false floor Id imagine.

[Sarge]

Pipsyp, I do have variable boot floor and I think you're right. So long as one is not trying to cram the underfloor space with stuff, the raise in the boot floor carpet probably isn't an issue.

Sarge.

[jrw]

I have one in my hatch and it fits fine. It doesn't stick out the well and carpet fits flush. Odd scenario I have now is I have an18 inch alloy spare and 4 16inch alloys on the car for the winter