Hello everyone my name is Paul from Southport I have recently swapped from an Audi A6 Avant to a superb estate a 140 auto. Firstly will an 18 inch Themisto alloy fit in the wheel well as I don't like not having a spare . I am really impressed with the Superb up to now having owned it for a month but not having a spare wheel is doing my head in , will the alloy fit or will it have to be a space saver ?

Hello Paul  :hi:

 

Can't see an 18" rim being a problem unless you've got a bonkers ET or it's wearing monster truck type rubber.

 

Gaz

Hello everyone my name is Paul from Southport I have recently swapped from an Audi A6 Avant to a superb estate a 140 auto. Firstly will an 18 inch Themisto alloy fit in the wheel well as I don't like not having a spare . I am really impressed with the Superb up to now having owned it for a month but not having a spare wheel is doing my head in , will the alloy fit or will it have to be a space saver ?

Welcome Paul. Normally a full-sized 16" wheel will fit in the wheel well in the boot however that's with a 205 width tyre and you might find (some members on the Superb II forum have) that the boot floor might not fit perfectly flat with the 18" wheel as it will be 225. Do you have a variable floor or is there room a spare in there? Did the car originally just come with a repair kit only with no room for a spare? Also, have a quick search on the SII forum as this issue has been looked at before.

Edited 2 January, 20179 yr by Superb170

Thanks all

I will have a look about the floor, and yes it came with the tyre repair kit and compressor like I said I don't like that rather have a spare.

I will look through the threads for the answer.

I take it you have Themisto's on the car at the moment. If so, might I suggest you jack the car up, take one off and try it.

You will know for sure then.

Well I would but it doesn't have a jack. But good idea I will borrow a jack and see. Once again Thanks .

Hi

I got a spare wheel kit fitted when I bought mine, the dealer was calling it a space saver. Me thinking one of them skinny tyres but it turned out to be a full sized steel wheel tyre size 205/55/16 fitted complete with jack etc. When I cross referenced the tyre size it is the same rolling road size as the alloy wheel

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-SKODA-SUPERB-MK2-SPARE-WHEEL-TYRE-TOOL-KIT-3T0601012FL-3T0071108-/331752719742?hash=item4d3e00c57e:g:fcoAAOSwFqJWlSTH

Edited 6 January, 20179 yr by Snapper1725

Hi

I got a spare wheel kit fitted when I bought mine, the dealer was calling it a space saver. Me thinking one of them skinny tyres but it turned out to be a full sized steel wheel tyre size 205/55/16 fitted complete with jack etc. When I cross referenced the tyre size it is the same rolling road size as the alloy wheel

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-SKODA-SUPERB-MK2-SPARE-WHEEL-TYRE-TOOL-KIT-3T0601012FL-3T0071108-/331752719742?hash=item4d3e00c57e:g:fcoAAOSwFqJWlSTH

+1

 

I've had to use my 205/16 on the n/s front after finding a large pothole, & there was no real difference in the steering / grip, at least up to the 50 mph speed limit.

 

DC

I tried my 225/40/18” Luna in the boot (2010 estate with VBF) when I swapped over my winter wheels, the tyre is too deep to fit flush under the carpet and the only way it would physically go into the wheel well was to put the tyre edge (nearest to you) under the plastic trim that runs across the rear of the car then to drop the front edge down (so totally opposite to the ’natural’ way of putting a spare wheel in)... as you can imagine this is not an easy thing to do.

I tried my 225/40/18” Luna in the boot (2010 estate with VBF) when I swapped over my winter wheels, the tyre is too deep to fit flush under the carpet and the only way it would physically go into the wheel well was to put the tyre edge (nearest to you) under the plastic trim that runs across the rear of the car then to drop the front edge down (so totally opposite to the ’natural’ way of putting a spare wheel in)... as you can imagine this is not an easy thing to do.

But did the boot floor fit flush after you'd put the wheel in?

No, the floor sat approx 20mm too high

Ah rubbish!

I've just bought a set of wheels to use one as a spare and sell the rest :(

Ah rubbish!

I've just bought a set of wheels to use one as a spare and sell the rest :(

Was supposed to reply to Karlos! Suppose you could always cut a 20mm thick piece of board to shape to raise the floor around the tyre. Can't imagine it will make much difference to the boot volume.

Edited 7 January, 20179 yr by yesman

Was supposed to reply to Karlos! Suppose you could always cut a 20mm thick piece of board to shape to raise the floor around the tyre. Can't imagine it will make much difference to the boot volume.

 

What I did with the TT (no spare wheel option available) was to stick several lengths of 20mm softwood timber to the floor using double sided tape so the carpet would sit flush.... maybe an option?

I'd just pop a 16" or 17" wheel in the hole so the floor sits flush. Plenty available cheap as chips.

It's the real deal, not a skinny space saver so no worries about how far, how fast when using it.

My son once borrowed my spare for his Audi A3 after a blow out.

I'd just pop a 16" or 17" wheel in the hole so the floor sits flush. Plenty available cheap as chips.

It's the real deal, not a skinny space saver so no worries about how far, how fast when using it.

 

Due to the tyre being a different size (205/55/16” compared to the 225/40/18” currently fitted) then there is still a 50mph speed limit when using the spare, the OE spare wheels even have a bright yellow warning sticker on them with this info. 

 

However I have always been happy enough using a 16” spare wheel even when the OE wheels are larger (I would consider fitting the OE size wheel if doing a few thousand holiday miles though) but for a day or two whilst you get the tyre repaired / replaced it’s hardly worth the expense and hassle IMO.

Not sure I see the point in an alloy wheel for a spare, they are bigger and heavier than the standard full size steel spare.

 

The idea of the spare is to get you home, or to the tyre shop the following morning so the time actually spent running the spare is minimal.

 

The speed restriction of the spare is purely down to the difference in rim and tyre size on the same axle, the actual rolling radius is all but the same.

 

I ran my spare (pictured here on my old Octavia, but the same wheel and tyre is supplied with the Superb) for two days (250 miles) at motorway speeds and never noticed any difference...

 

 

And it fits in the spare wheel well perfectly.

Not sure I see the point in an alloy wheel for a spare, they are bigger and heavier than the standard full size steel spare.

 

The idea of the spare is to get you home, or to the tyre shop the following morning so the time actually spent running the spare is minimal.

 

The speed restriction of the spare is purely down to the difference in rim and tyre size on the same axle, the actual rolling radius is all but the same.

 

I ran my spare (pictured here on my old Octavia, but the same wheel and tyre is supplied with the Superb) for two days (250 miles) at motorway speeds and never noticed any difference...

 

 

And it fits in the spare wheel well perfectly.

As much as I agree with this, it's not always the case for me.

I am a taxi driver by trade and having a full size spare is essential for me, for a couple of reasons.

A) if I'm on an airport run with customers on board, I'll have to limp to the airport with a Space Saver, then limp home.

- With a full size spare, I can be back on the road in a realistic 15 mins and order a tyre at my leisure.

B) if I'm working in the local area, rather than calling out AA to get me home, or not being legal to work (not allowed to run Space Savers)

- I can do as above and be on the road in 15 mins