I have a 2wheel drive, 2012 yeti, and changing to a 4x4 drive 2017 yeti. Will my space saver wheel from my 2 wheel drive yeti, fit my  4x4 drive ?

Welcome.

The Wheel will fit,

the tyre / tyre circumference will not match the 4x4 as it never matched the last car so only for very limited use, reduced speed etc etc.

4 hours ago, SueW said:

I have a 2wheel drive, 2012 yeti, and changing to a 4x4 drive 2017 yeti. Will my space saver wheel from my 2 wheel drive yeti, fit my  4x4 drive ?

 

If the tyre is the standard spare 205/55 R16 size, they are the same.
 

Don't forget you need to keep the boot floor wheel cover assembly, foam supports etc as well. This will make your old car a bit bare in the rear, so you need the boot floor and wheel recess foam infill from the new car to go into your old one.

The wheel cover is fixed to the car so will need dismantling to remove, but this should be straightforward.

You also need to leave the air pump and gunk with the old car.

Edited 29 September, 20196 yr by kenfowler3966

Is the boor floor different in the 2WD and 4WD variants? Does the former have a recess for the spare wheel and the latter a flat floor?

 

I have just bought a Yeti 4x4 without spare wheel, in fact it came with nothing except a bottle of sealing fluid intended for use with the missing airpump. I have a raised boot floor from an Octavia 1 to modify to fit (easy job) and would like to carry a spare wheel under it, there is not the space for a full size spare but a space saver will probably fit, has anyone done this?

1 hour ago, J.R. said:

there is not the space for a full size spare but a space saver will probably fit,

 

As long as it's not one of the skinny space savers that are not legal on the Yeti but 205/55 R16 is the usual spare that comes fitted.

@Urrell

Why are Skinny Space Savers not legal on a Yeti?

 

 

Edited 29 September, 20196 yr by Roottootemoot

13 hours ago, Roottootemoot said:

Why are Skinny Space Savers not legal on a Yeti?

 

Because these are the only approved tyre sizes on the Yeti.

 

Indeed the 'Emergency Spare wheel' that is a Space Saver not a Steel saving space with odd tyre to the 3 on the car spare does not show.

A get you to a place of safety legally Space Saver Wheel.

 

VW Group Dealers Sell & Supply these wheels / tyres across the board for so many Models in the VW, Skoda, Audi & SEAT range.

Best check and see if these apear in their lists of Type Approved / Constuction & Use allowed wheel / tyre sizes or which have approval and which are excluded.

They are available from Official VW Group suppliers for Heavier Vehicles than a Yeti and Globally.

 

With the Yeti and Briskoda members the same old keeps getting posted and people tend to do their own thing and if needs must discuss the matter with a Traffic Officer or a DVSA Inspector if pulled at the roadside.

Edited 30 September, 20196 yr by Roottootemoot

17 hours ago, Urrell said:

 

As long as it's not one of the skinny space savers that are not legal on the Yeti but 205/55 R16 is the usual spare that comes fitted.

 

Isn't it 195?

19 hours ago, J.R. said:

Is the boor floor different in the 2WD and 4WD variants? Does the former have a recess for the spare wheel and the latter a flat floor?

 

I have just bought a Yeti 4x4 without spare wheel, in fact it came with nothing except a bottle of sealing fluid intended for use with the missing airpump. I have a raised boot floor from an Octavia 1 to modify to fit (easy job) and would like to carry a spare wheel under it, there is not the space for a full size spare but a space saver will probably fit, has anyone done this?

Virtually the same. The floor only changes between euro 5 and 6 where the adblu tank is fitted, removing the box used to store items. The spare recess is the same. When a spare is fitted it is not a space saver, but a 16" as used on the base model with steel rim. The floor is then raised with a different construction to cover the wheel. When the spare is on the cover will sit even higher over the road wheel in its place.

 

Before buying a spare, consider the danger of trying to change a wheel on the road, the significant loss of boot space etc.

I ahve done over 150k in 3 yetis, with no spare and two punctures so far. First on the A38 with nowhere safe to stop so wrote the tyre off driving to next junction. AA helped quickly. Second, flat on drive next day with nail in. AA did temporary fix with a plug, looked easy to do so I now carry a plug kit from ebay, cost around £10 and should get me going again from any slow puncture caused by a nail or screw.

32 minutes ago, juan27 said:

 

Isn't it 195?

Yes,

mistake on my part.

Emergency sealant's not much cope when you have a damaged wheel or tyre beyond what sealant can deal with. Wouldn't have a car without a spare. Plus there is the potential for your sealant repaired tyre to be a right-off anyway, even if the original puncture could have been repairable with a plug. 

1 minute ago, Gmac983 said:

Emergency sealant's not much cope when you have a damaged wheel or tyre beyond what sealant can deal with. Wouldn't have a car without a spare. Plus there is the potential for your sealant repaired tyre to be a right-off anyway, even if the original puncture could have been repairable with a plug. 

 

The sealant used by VAG does NOT right off the tyre. It can easily be washed out, however this takes the fitters time and there is more profit in selling you a tyre than repairing one.

I did use the word potential... Also I was not being specific to VAG and what remains undeniable is my point if the wheel/tyre is damaged beyond the sealant's capabilities (I have been there myself) sealant is useless in that situation. 

The couple of garages I deal with locally both have an additional labour charge over and above a standard repair fee for mending a gunked tyre due to the extra time involved in cleaning the thing. 

I'm not anti sealant, for motorists who don't have the ability to change a wheel themselves then sealant is the way forward for them. 

11 minutes ago, Llanigraham said:

 

The sealant used by VAG does NOT right off the tyre. It can easily be washed out, however this takes the fitters time and there is more profit in selling you a tyre than repairing one.

 

I had Slime in both my motorcycles tyres for a couple of years and when I changed them a few months ago it washed out with a garden hose in seconds with no brushing needed.

When I used the VAG supplied stuff on my vrs a few years ago it was like glue and was an absolute nightmare as it went everywhere, all over the brake caliper and all. . In my situation I had about an inch and half square hole right through my wheel (it was dark and lashing raining, do punctures happen any other time?). I didn't know that until taking the wheel of the car the next day after limping the couple of miles home. So for me I would never use the stuff again, would always try and have a spare. 

Edited 30 September, 20196 yr by Gmac983

Gunk would not have helped in this blowout I had in the Yeti.
 

Just now, Urrell said:

Gunk would not have helped in this blowout I had in the Yeti.

My point exactly. 

35 minutes ago, kenfowler3966 said:

Before buying a spare, consider the danger of trying to change a wheel on the road, the significant loss of boot space etc.

I ahve done over 150k in 3 yetis, with no spare and two punctures so far. First on the A38 with nowhere safe to stop so wrote the tyre off driving to next junction. AA helped quickly. Second, flat on drive next day with nail in. AA did temporary fix with a plug, looked easy to do so I now carry a plug kit from ebay, cost around £10 and should get me going again from any slow puncture caused by a nail or screw.

We live in different countries and as regards the roads and conditions that we drive in we might as well be on different planets so whilst your advice would be relevant to me at my home near Gatwick the needs are very different here in the back of beyond, even on the main autoroute to Calais I would have no compunction regarding changing a wheel, I carry trye plugs and would use one if the hole was clear to see but they never are on the vehicle especially at the side of the road in the rainy conditions when rubber punctures.

 

I have seen first hand how many days it can take for my UK customers with AA/RAC/Europ assistance to get breakdown help and I know that in this area, myself without breakdown cover (it does not exist here like in the UK) would not even have my call answered outside of hours, I have already spent one night sleeping in the car at minus 10°c, I amprepared for most things, have sleeping bags, a goretex bivvi bag, snow shovels etc, I have no intention of repeating the performance for want of a spare wheel or through being too timid to change a wheel at the side of the road.

 

Decades ago I cancelled my Green Flag membership because I was so outraged at what they were encouraging people to do, the blond putting on nail polish while the whole of Rome (I think) was gridlocked around her vehicle obstructing the highway while the breakdown guy did his Italian Job impression, I amold school enough to believe that when you take a vehicle on the road that you are responsable for it and that means getting it off the highway ASAP if its broken down, being responsable for where you park etc, I am a dying breed.

 

 

 

Thanks for the info regarding the wheel recesses.