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Spare space saver
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:38 am
by Tom Cruise
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?
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:23 am
by francophile1947
Loads of posts on this - a normal wheel fits OK.
Re: Spare space saver
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:46 am
by Tom Cruise
Thanks, I will now buy a wheel from a breakers yard.
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:18 pm
by trekie
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.
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:41 am
by murphy
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
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:12 am
by Colin Lambert
NO
MX-6 WILL NOT FIT!
Central spigot hole is too small.
RX-8 will do you.
see
http://www.alloywheelsinternational.com/MAZDA.html
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 7:39 pm
by murphy
Colin - many many thanks.... read somewhere here that probe wheels will fit so I assumed mx6 was same a s probe.. thanks for info.
Bongo Spare wheel alternatives
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:15 pm
by johnzbenson
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