[meggerman]

just wondering if the megane came with a spare tyre/alloy ? i remember removing my spare from the first 172 i owned and it made a difference, when weighed up with repair kit it came to 20kg exactly on a 16" wheel with tyre. so id imagine an 18" wheel with tyre and kit would come to around 25kg which is quite a difference.. has anyone removed theirs ?

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[rg230r26]

225do not come with spare wheels you get cans of get you home foam spray

Richard

 

[meggerman]

just like the 182 then

cool

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[andy bassett]

cool :?: theres nothing cool about it, a bloody pain in the arse if you ask me :!:

 

[Guest]

Yeah tell me about it, non standard tyre fitted to car so had to borrow dads car while mine was dangerous to drive.

good for small punctures, useless for anything like a gash which i had.

 

[andy bassett]

and they say to save weight, bull shat, wat does one wheel way and the tyre is full of air for god sake, if it did not fit in the spare wheel well then i would say fair enough but they fit with ease, even the bloody jack fits to.

and if you do get a £6 puncture that is easy to fix and you use the foam thats the tyre fooked, so you got to shell out £150 for a new tyre.

 

[Alex]

I can try and find out the dimension but apparently there is a 17" spare you can fit.

 

[shinyautos.com]

I think its a good idea!!!


Cos' i'm going to be mounting a big fat sub in the wheel well fibreglassed in so i still have boot space.


I'm going for a stealth install in the meg :wink:

 

[meggerman]

weight saivng is all relative though i dont think its "bull shat" . comparing a full fat with a theorectical spare to a cup225 without spare or backseats would be near 80kg`s !! that does make a difference imo.

has anyone removed their back seats yet ?

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[andy bassett]

my point being i cannot belive that a spare wheel would make that much difference on power if any at all.

 

[Guest]

yeah i know my old Corolla T sport had a full alloy spare wheel, was pretty handy.

I believe the spare wheel thing has mainly to do with aero dynamics under the car and comes from the clio having the pipes through the middle, seems to improve stability of the car or something?

Not sure it would effect in any way the power to weight for this car.

 

[Guest]

I can try and find out the dimension but apparently there is a 17" spare you can fit.

The aussie full fats come with a 17" spare as they are fitted with 17" wheels all round as standard anyway. Probably had to get rid of a pile of 17" wheels?

 

[uncle]

What would you guys recomend for a spare, I do not want to have to use the puncture repair spray and dump the tyre because of a little puncture. Any recomendations would be good


Cheers

Uncle

 

[mike_d225]

Get yourself a spare wheel and tyre off e-bay and stick it in the wheel well, fits a treat.

 

[BlackRat250]

Get yourself a spare mate, they fit.

 

[you1]

Hi megs
Just had my 225 for 2 weeks so I'm going over what seems already been asked, What is the size for the spare,I think I read somewhere 16" saver
Thaks for your help megs
Rgds

 

[Gareth]

there is no way a 16" will fit over the brakes, I'm not even sure a 17" would.

 

[Scullder]

The 5 door version comes with a 17" spare

 

[DannagE]

Got a 17" space saver in mine. Nice fugly and heavy red thing. I didn't want it, but for the £100 it cost I got my car months earlier so I didn't mind.
Changing it out for a full alloy and tyre as soon as I can though!

Adam, when you getting the stealth install done? Was thinking about doing one, but I think the sub I have sitting here is far too big depth wise and power wise really.

Dan

 

[Gareth]

I've got a brand new full alloy and tyre for a spare.