Hi guys,

As the title suggests I'm looking for a reasonably priced 17" steel rim for my 2016 1.6 TDI Superb. My current spare is only 16" which plays havoc with the TPMS.

South East UK preferred but I can get it couriered if necessary.

Thanks.

I have a 17" alloy wheel that I swapped out from my Scout. Any use?

1 hour ago, MikeTheThinker said:

I have a 17" alloy wheel that I swapped out from my Scout. Any use?

Thanks for the reply. If it will fit a Superb then that would do. I've been looking for a steel rim thinking it'll be cheaper than the Helios ( I think ) alloys that currently fill all four corners.

Situation is that I had a F/O/S blow-out on Friday and fitted the steel spare on a 16" rim. TPMS not happy as all others are 17", so maybe time to get a 17" rim instead and fit the still-good 17" F/N/S Michelin for use as a spare on a new rim.

I prefer to change both tyres on an axle rather than just one to allow for wear.

Apart from the blown out tyre there's about 40k miles left on all the remaining others.

What kind of price are you looking for.?

13 minutes ago, Gammyleg said:

Thanks for the reply. If it will fit a Superb then that would do. I've been looking for a steel rim thinking it'll be cheaper than the Helios ( I think ) alloys that currently fill all four corners.

Situation is that I had a F/O/S blow-out on Friday and fitted the steel spare on a 16" rim. TPMS not happy as all others are 17", so maybe time to get a 17" rim instead and fit the still-good 17" F/N/S Michelin for use as a spare on a new rim.

I prefer to change both tyres on an axle rather than just one to allow for wear.

Apart from the blown out tyre there's about 40k miles left on all the remaining others.

What kind of price are you looking for.?

The wheels are Pegasus (see HERE ) and are 5x115 PCD.

Cost? Whatever it costs me to ship it dahn Sarf :)

1 hour ago, Gammyleg said:

Situation is that I had a F/O/S blow-out on Friday and fitted the steel spare on a 16" rim. TPMS not happy

Are you sure, double sure the steel wheel tyre was at the correct pressure. Most spare wheels and tyres sit in the boot unchecked for years so that when they are need they are either under inflated or flat and need air pressure in them - done one only yesterday for a neighbour's brother/brother-in-law (2012 car), it looked well inflated but wasn't (I always check anyway because of previous experience).

Sidewall bulge to tyre and dent to rim on usual road wheel but you can't hit alloy wheels to reshape them, my money on that car is that tyre and wheel costs will make buying a used wheel with whatever condition tyre on it and if required replace to a new tyre it will be cheaper. Might be our third-world red class road conditions that might have caused this and another claim to the council for us ratepayers to cover, at least the retired bankers are having a good time in their retirement abroad, there's always a silver linging.

The Tyre does not have to be at the correct pressure as the cars system has no idea The Pressure or Heat unless you have a Car with that system and On Wheel Sensors. It knows the Circuference of the tyre. & that can be reset with a SPARE WHEEL on. Actually you can set the TPMS with one tyre or 2 tyres at different pressures. You can set all 4 at different pressures. TRY IT, go out and let one tyre down, or inflate it more and reset the TPMS. The car then registers that Circumference. The TPMS then alerts a change if that happens. Usually a loss of circumference, but it can be a tyre heating up and expanding. Bearing / Brake seizing heating up the hub, so wheel so air in tyre.

Edited 2 March2 Mar by Evolution13

^^^This, plus the tyre on your 16 inch spare wheel will almost certainly be a different profile to the normal 17s fitted on the remaining corners - meaning that the overall circumference of the 16" will be similar to the 17"

Another point, the reduced size spare is usually only intended as a temporary fitment until the damaged one can be repaired and refitted.

I put my hands up, my mistakes.

Perhaps I should have put "up to pressure" and I thought some VWŠkoda cars did have the sensors on the wheels system.

However - the tyre(s) should always be put and kept at the correct pressure, whatever that is, and obviously whatever TMPS system fitted to the car it shouldn't be (re)set with any fitted tyre(s) at incorrect pressure(s).

The system VW fitted to my wife's 2015 Fabia Mk3 is the non-wheel sensors type and the parameter for the alert to activate has an overwide margin to the point of being too late and stating the bleeding obvious, so it shouldn't be that Gammyleg's TMPS (if non-wheels type) is playing up because of his spare wheel, subject to the system being reset after the deflated wheel was replace.

The car's 'Owner's Manual' will have about checking, and if required adjusting, the pressure in the spare wheel and resetting the TMPS as part of fitting the spare wheel. And I know Gammyleg is normally an avid reader of the car's 'Owner's Manual'.

Good point about the spare wheel being a get-you-homer and/or tyre place or garage rather than regular use.

@nta16 It is not an Incorrect Pressure if you reset with the Spare of a different size. Maybe people are sitting with The Skinny SPACE SAVER, or Skinny Saver of Space steel wheel at 60 psi in the boot, and fit it and do not check the pressure. As it is there are Skoda Superb with Haldex (AWD) that have a far too small Factory fit spare carried that messes up the ABS / Haldex etc, CC or ACC. But then with the spare on of an odd one out, do not use Cruise Control, after all you should be reducing your speed. Different compound, tread, size, weight. Below, my tyres just now. When the sun comes up the front tyres pressure will go up a few PSI and the temp will go up. Once driving the Fronts might rise 2 or 3 psi & the rears 4 or 5. Once out on a fast road the 4 tyres might show different PSI,s & temps. Yes i know showing in BAR, that is how i set the inflator.

Edited 2 March2 Mar by Evolution13

I agree but not what I was referring to or meant to imply. Many people take a spare wheel out of the boot and it has never been checked and sitting in there many years so without checking there's no telling what pressure it might be at. Possibly overinflated or more likely under inflated or as the with the 2012 car I helped put the spare wheel on, tyre almost completely flat. Not the first time I've had a spare taken from the boot that is well under inflated or flat - and a spare wheel in a boot but not a jack or wheel brace and certainly not a pump or accurate pressure gauge, that's how things are. I've no idea how old Gammyleg's wheel and tyre are or what pressure it might be at but if it wasn't checked then neither does anyone and I wondered if that might be the cause, or the system not reset from other tyre going down.

Has Scotland fully adopted the metric systems, by sheer coincidence 20 year ago I had trouble with an electronic tyre pressure gauge lent to me as it was being used by the owner on his "classic" MBG and I expected it to be set to psi and not Bar as he had it, with the gauge details of bar on it too small for me to notice as the Scottish wet "sun rays" covered me and the gauge. Just damp enough to potentially make the road surfaces greasy. The type of cars I used to drive made things like tyres being correct even more important and they lacked all these bottom-wiping electronic driver aids and assists on modern cars so even more importance on the driver actually doing driver checks and maintenance, so I do have some experience. My last car, three years ago, for the previous 16 years, used as an everyday car through all seasons, was a 1973 MG Midget which was a basic and old design in 1973 let alone 2023 but I also drove/drive my wife's, friends and neighbours' modern cars so not entirely out of touch with today's cars.

Edited 2 March2 Mar by nta16
typos

On 01/03/2026 at 18:23, MikeTheThinker said:

The wheels are Pegasus (see HERE ) and are 5x115 PCD.

DAMN IT!!! The 2016 106Tdi has 5x112 PCD.

Thanks for the offer though, extremely generous.

13 hours ago, Gammyleg said:

The 2016 106Tdi has 5x112 PCD

I am embarrassed. I've just checked HERE and my 2007 Octy 2 has 5 X 112 PCD, NOT 5 x 115 as I had in my notes.

So, if the wheel is of use, it's yours. Do check first that a full size wheel and tyre will fit into your wheel well, in case it's been tailored for a smaller-sized spare. I'll go measure the externals on this wheel and update you later.

@MikeTheThinker do just check that the information on that website is correct by cross reference or simply physically measuring the actual wheel you have as all databases have errors and omissions, and you and I aren't the only ones to mistype / incorrect data entry.

Great of you to make the offer and great for Gammyleg if it comes off.

Edited 3 March3 Mar by nta16

On 01/03/2026 at 14:45, Gammyleg said:

...I'm looking for a reasonably priced 17" steel rim for my 2016 1.6 TDI Superb. My current spare is only 16" which plays havoc with the TPMS...

One option is to change the 205/55R16 to 205/60R16 or 205/65R16...assuming the current spare wheel is 205/55R16 6.5Jx16 ET46.

205/60R16 and 205/65R16 have an outside diameter much closer to the standard Superb MK3 tyre sizes, as shown in the chart below.

Another option is to use a 215/60R16 fitted to a 6Jx16 ET43 rim (from the Karoq FWD). Unlike the standard 16" wheel, ie. 215/60R16 6.5Jx16 ET41, a 215/60R16 6Jx16 ET43 wheel fits in the spare wheel well without lifting the carpet.

Superb MK3 tyre sizes

205/55R16 631.9mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

205/60R16 652.4mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

205/65R16 672.9mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

215/60R16 664.4mm

215/55R17 668.3mm

235/45R18 668.7mm

235/40R19 670.6mm

MWD 16236 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from Karoq)

https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=1128135213981897840&rimCode=MWD16236

Edited 3 March3 Mar by Carlston

On 03/03/2026 at 10:44, Carlston said:

One option is to change the 205/55R16 to 205/60R16 or 205/65R16...assuming the current spare wheel is 205/55R16 6.5Jx16 ET46.

205/60R16 and 205/65R16 have an outside diameter much closer to the standard Superb MK3 tyre sizes, as shown in the chart below.

Another option is to use a 215/60R16 fitted to a 6Jx16 ET43 rim (from the Karoq FWD). Unlike the standard 16" wheel, ie. 215/60R16 6.5Jx16 ET41, a 215/60R16 6Jx16 ET43 wheel fits in the spare wheel well without lifting the carpet.

Superb MK3 tyre sizes

205/55R16 631.9mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

205/60R16 652.4mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

205/65R16 672.9mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

215/60R16 664.4mm

215/55R17 668.3mm

235/45R18 668.7mm

235/40R19 670.6mm

MWD 16236 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from Karoq)

https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=1128135213981897840&rimCode=MWD16236

Wow, that's a very definitive list of options.

I believe MikeTheThinker's Pegasus wheel rim is this : 7J 17" 54mm offset whereas my existing Zeus is 7J x 17"ET 40mm offset.

Is the offset difference likely to cause problems with interference ( panels, brakes )? I'll be putting 215/55/17 Michelins on them, only 14mm seems a lot.

On 03/03/2026 at 10:44, Carlston said:

One option is to change the 205/55R16 to 205/60R16 or 205/65R16...assuming the current spare wheel is 205/55R16 6.5Jx16 ET46.

205/60R16 and 205/65R16 have an outside diameter much closer to the standard Superb MK3 tyre sizes, as shown in the chart below.

Another option is to use a 215/60R16 fitted to a 6Jx16 ET43 rim (from the Karoq FWD). Unlike the standard 16" wheel, ie. 215/60R16 6.5Jx16 ET41, a 215/60R16 6Jx16 ET43 wheel fits in the spare wheel well without lifting the carpet.

Superb MK3 tyre sizes

205/55R16 631.9mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

205/60R16 652.4mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

205/65R16 672.9mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

215/60R16 664.4mm

215/55R17 668.3mm

235/45R18 668.7mm

235/40R19 670.6mm

MWD 16236 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from Karoq)

https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=1128135213981897840&rimCode=MWD16236

On 03/03/2026 at 10:44, Carlston said:

One option is to change the 205/55R16 to 205/60R16 or 205/65R16...assuming the current spare wheel is 205/55R16 6.5Jx16 ET46.

205/60R16 and 205/65R16 have an outside diameter much closer to the standard Superb MK3 tyre sizes, as shown in the chart below.

Another option is to use a 215/60R16 fitted to a 6Jx16 ET43 rim (from the Karoq FWD). Unlike the standard 16" wheel, ie. 215/60R16 6.5Jx16 ET41, a 215/60R16 6Jx16 ET43 wheel fits in the spare wheel well without lifting the carpet.

Superb MK3 tyre sizes

205/55R16 631.9mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

205/60R16 652.4mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

205/65R16 672.9mm (not a standard Superb MK3 tyre size)

215/60R16 664.4mm

215/55R17 668.3mm

235/45R18 668.7mm

235/40R19 670.6mm

MWD 16236 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from Karoq)

https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=1128135213981897840&rimCode=MWD16236

3 minutes ago, Gammyleg said:

Is the offset difference likely to cause problems with interference ( panels, brakes )? I'll be putting 215/55/17 Michelins on them, only 14mm seems a lot.

You can get a pictorial idea from the following website but only certain way is to offer the wheel up or fit it, unless someone has the same car as you with same suspension (steering), same setup and sitting position, and same brakes. - https://www.willtheyfit.com/

Edited 5 March5 Mar by nta16
typo

10 minutes ago, nta16 said:

https://www.willtheyfit.com/

What a great site. One for the favorites bar I think. Thanks

I got some brand new wheels and tyres set from a specialist marque supplier, I fitted them after changing front brake pads, I had just pulled away on a test run when I heard scraping from the front, so I stopped worrying about the brakes. It was the new wheels, the stick-on balancing wheel weights had been placed on all four wheels where the trackrod ends fixing caught them. Wheels from a marque specialist, how I wished I had remembered to spin the new wheels before lowing the car to the ground. One quick run round the block and the weights were sufficiently grooved, I had the wheels rebalanced with weights further inboard.