Spare space saver

Technical questions and answers about the Mazda Bongo

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Tom Cruise
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Spare space saver

Post by Tom Cruise » Sun May 06, 2007 10:38 am

I have had trouble trying to use the space saver when fully loaded. looking under the van it looks like a standard wheel would fit.

Has anyone tried this?
francophile1947
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Post by francophile1947 » Sun May 06, 2007 11:23 am

Loads of posts on this - a normal wheel fits OK.
John
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Tom Cruise
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Re: Spare space saver

Post by Tom Cruise » Sun May 06, 2007 11:46 am

Thanks, I will now buy a wheel from a breakers yard.
trekie

Post by trekie » Sun May 06, 2007 10:18 pm

you would be better off getting a steel wheel off a bongo, you will know then that it will fit if needed rather than going to a scrapyard and getting any old wheel. there must be places where you live who deal with bongos, even importers who swop the steels for alloys. you should be able to get one with a tyre for around £15.

regards

alex and jan.
murphy

Post by murphy » Sat May 12, 2007 10:41 am

is there any reason why i can't use an alloy wheel as a spare ?

can't find a steel bongo wheel but i have seen a mx6 alloy - assume this would be ok for a spare ?

thnks
Colin Lambert

Post by Colin Lambert » Sat May 12, 2007 11:12 am

NO
MX-6 WILL NOT FIT!
Central spigot hole is too small.
RX-8 will do you.
see
http://www.alloywheelsinternational.com/MAZDA.html
murphy

Post by murphy » Sat May 12, 2007 7:39 pm

Colin - many many thanks.... read somewhere here that probe wheels will fit so I assumed mx6 was same a s probe.. thanks for info.
johnzbenson
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Bongo Spare wheel alternatives

Post by johnzbenson » Mon May 14, 2007 11:15 pm

As several people recommend using full size wheels (not always from Bongos) What vehicles readily provide donor wheels and tyres i have just read MX6 dont fit, do ford probe xedos? etc
I say, Do You Bongo?....... RATHER!
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