Hi everyone,

 

Short version: is there a space saver spare that will fit(ish) in the space between the 2 boot floors of the MK1 Octavia estate and is compatible with the car both by fitmnent to the hubs, and in general - I'm guessing there was no such thing at the time of manufacture and wouldn't be surprised if the ABS light comes on due to the increased rotation of that wheel if and when it's used, is it possible/safe? .

 

Long version: Because of the ULEZ extension I had to retire my trusty MK1 1.9TDI Octi L&K hatch to my very grateful countryside fam where it will be used to tootle around. I bought an even older 2002 1.8T petrol estate, L&K naturally, which is ULEZ compliant though twice the price to tax, I don't make the rules. This car has a funny, don't know if I would call it yellow, leather interior. It will grow on me or look very dirty all the time or both. It has 50k, one owner from new and all the stamps in the book, whether the main stealers actually did what they wrote in it we'll never know. Anyway I can only just about sqeeze 35mpg out of it and given the current fuel prices and since I've often wondered about having an LPG car, I thought I'd go for it so I've now got a 50L gas tank where the spare should go and a full size alloy spare wheel looking quite fat in the middle of the boot. Can anyone tell me if there's a space saver spare wheel that fits in the gap in the boot floors.. or any other sugestions welcome of course (I don't like those foam aerasol puncture kits). thanks.

I use an 18" space saver on the Yeti that has the exact same rolling diameter as the 16" wheels so if you do your homework there should be no ABS problems.

 

too late and dark to measure it but from memory my Octavia 1 had a deep variofloor and I reckon this space saver would fit in there, it has a 125 width tyre so if you have less space than that then its a no go.

Thanks JR.

I'm confused about the diameters of these wheels, they all seem to have 70 hight tyres, I'm begining to think it's probably not crucial for the diamater to exactly match the other wheels.

It looks like I need 5x100 PCD wheels and I can't find any flat ones, they all seem to have a rim which bulges out in the middle which doesn't suit my purpose because it won't fit in the 12 or so cm gap.

I think I will take my full size spare on holiday. I may even remove the smaller rear seat swab and put it there. (don't worry i'm not going to get anyone to sit on it.) thanks again.

I believe that the rim on mine also protrudes.

 

Most OE fitment ones I have seen have a differing rolling diameter which is probably not an issue if they are used as intended, to drive slowly to the nearest place of safety.

 

My needs were different, I am doing a lot of 800km + removal runs usualy in the middle of the night and wanted a wheel with a weight limit that I could use to complete any journey if need be and the same rolling diameter to avoid TPMS/ABS fault codes and disabling of those systems.