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Offline Restlessnative

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Re: Spare Wheel
« Reply #10 on: 04 February 2018, 22:43 »
Quote from: Sootchucker on 04 February 2018, 22:25
Same with mine too:



That's the one!. :smiley:
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Re: Spare Wheel
« Reply #11 on: 05 February 2018, 15:25 »
Quote from: Restlessnative on 04 February 2018, 22:43
Quote from: Sootchucker on 04 February 2018, 22:25
Same with mine too:



That's the one!. :smiley:

Just like mine in the 2016 Gti...  :whistle:
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Re: Spare Wheel
« Reply #12 on: 05 February 2018, 16:58 »
same as my 2015 build estate...

You get a "skinny" 19inch (I think) rim space saver...

You can't fit the Dynaudio sub into a smaller rim....you can fit it so the tub fits into a 17inch rim but then even with the longest screw from VW you can't locate the lot together....& you have to have the floor on high...mind you I leave mine on high....I did look into using the sub with a full width 225mm tyre/alloy......might have to revisit...
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Re: Spare Wheel
« Reply #13 on: 06 February 2018, 10:56 »
I have a CS40, with Dynaudio, and can confirm I also have a space saver with the sub inside - same as in the previously posted pictures. I assume it's 19" as per my Prets.

And I'm very grateful for it too as it's already been used when I had a puncture...
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Re: Spare Wheel
« Reply #14 on: 06 February 2018, 17:58 »
Space saver is 18", at least the one in image above is.

Afaik the Golf came either with 16 or 18" space saver. GTD, GTI and R should have the latter. My GT had the 16", assuming that's because it came with 17" wheels.
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Re: Spare Wheel
« Reply #15 on: 06 February 2018, 18:43 »
Quote from: itavaltalainen on 06 February 2018, 17:58
Space saver is 18", at least the one in image above is.

Afaik the Golf came either with 16 or 18" space saver. GTD, GTI and R should have the latter. My GT had the 16", assuming that's because it came with 17" wheels.

I think it's mainly to do with what brakes it needs to fit over, remember you can't fit 16" rims to a PP/R.

Just a thought - if the rolling radius of the standard wheels on a GTI is the same as that of a base model (and bearing in mind how skinny a space saver is), how tall must the profile of tyre be on the base model 16" space saver. Think about a GTI (non PP) on 16's - now that's going to be a tall tyre. Then reduce the width of the rim by around a half. Now that's a high profile tyre!! I know the sidewall would be the same height, but the aspect ratio must be astronomical!

This of course assumes that they do 16" space savers and the rolling radius is the same.

As I said, just a thought...
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Re: Spare Wheel
« Reply #16 on: 06 February 2018, 20:32 »
From the ERWIN documents there are only two sizes of skinny spare tyre for the MK7 Golf

3.5J x 18 rim, 125/70R18 tyre

or

3.5J x 16 rim, 125/70R16 tyre

so the rolling radius is different.....

but in the ETKA list the world wide spare list has:-

6Jx15
6Jx16
6.5Jx16

But the Dynaudio sub will only fit in the 3.5J x 18 rim, 125/70R18 tyre....
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