Spare Wheel Location

[steveab]

This is gonna sound like a daft question, but where should the spare wheel live in the boot.

I have a 98R Chim, before I modified the rear end, the spare wheel used to be strapped onto the fuel tank, which made getting the roof in and out a piece of cake. When I got my car back (from Webbs, incidentally - great job), the spare wheel now lives on behind the rear drivers-side wheel arch.

Is there a right and wrong place for the spare wheel, how easy is it to move. At the momment getting the roof in and out is a pain in the arse!!

BTW, what a great day, the weather has been kind (hence roof in boot question!!)

Cheers

Steve

[RobM]

The new rear lights on newer chims meant the spare had to be moved onto the tank.

[JonRB]

My 97R Chimaera has it behind the rear drivers-side wheel arch, so perhaps yours was returned with it there because they located it to the older spec?

[pupp]

Notice that Steve Heath advocates dispensing with the spare altogether, just recommending a can of Tyreweld...anyone dared do this? (I carry both!)

V8??...just four TL1000s zip-tied together, innit!?

[ascender]

I've ditched the spare for a couple of cans of tyre-weld from Halfords. Lets face it, you can't drive fast on the spare anyway, so why not save the room and just get some weld.

[GasBlaster]

Mine lives in the garage and has been replaced by a couple of cans of tyreweld and a small footpump.

[steveab]

Cheers,

Looks like tyreweld is the way to go.

Steve

[JonRB]

I've got 2 cans of tyreweld AND my spare in the car.

I'm a bit paranoid at the moment! (see my other posts)

Regards
Jon

[RichB]

Yep - after abot April 99 TVR only supplied tyre weld. Rich...