What is the standard equipment that should come with spare wheel.

[asteconn]

Hello all - quick question about the stuff that should come with ones spare wheel.

 

Whilst I had the spare out yesterday to look for something that fell under the boot floor, I noticed that I've got a few spaces in the foam equipment holder, including rather worryingly the hole where the towing eye should go.

 

Here's a photo of the thing - what else am I missing?

[Guest]

Nothing that's it all. It's the same unit for the Mk4 golf and a few other Vag models. Actually you have two screwdrivers instead of the one. [emoji4]

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Edited 29 February, 2016 by Guest

[blueR36]

some come with a plastic clip , like large tweezers for removing wheel nut plastic cap protectors, and some come with a ring with a l shaped hook on ot to remove larger center caps that cover all the wheel nuts

[rum4mo]

The black plastic tweezers is there as is the bent bit of wire thing, the bolt spinner handled screwdriver can be handy, one thing that I add to my tool kits, if not already supplied for that model is, a threaded normally solid black plastic dowel pin the help locate the wheel on the hub, not essential on most cars, but can make a panic wheel change a bit easier.

 

A bit worrying that the towing loop is missing if Octavia needs one.

 

Edited to include bent bit of wire thing!

Edited 29 February, 2016 by rum4mo

[RobClubley]

Looks like mine, lots of spaces. I've had my car from new. That wheel locator thing sounds useful!

[Rsphill]

The vrs has towing eyes fitted so not needed in the kit as far as I am aware

[trundlenut]

The vrs has towing eyes fitted so not needed in the kit as far as I am aware

Yes, the front is behind the lower grill (by the fog light), the rear is just under the bumper.

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[asteconn]

I know about my rear eye, used it a few times to tow broken down vehicles with. Is the front a screw-in like on the Mk 2 Fabia or is it permanent, just hidden behind something? Regardless, I've ordered one off ebay for pennies, even if it's not needed for my car, if I need to tow someone else's I have a spare.

 

Having the 2 screwdrivers is quite useful, I daresay - one of them has a hex-bolt in the handle that's handy for screwing in the wheel nuts before tightening them with the bar.

 

I reckon the large space in the middle is for a tow ball, perhaps?

Edited 1 March, 2016 by asteconn

[Guest]

Front tow eye is behind drivers side bumper lower grille. I've ordered a wheel aligning rod, very good idea[emoji1303]. Also good idea with the screwdriver, might have to look for one of those too[emoji848].

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