Spare wheel + fittings to replace gunk & compressor

[Jezmondo71]

Hiya,

Quick question, I have an T6 Edition and these only come with a can of gunk and a compressor, I'm a bit old school and much prefer to know I have a spare wheel available should I need it.

To that end I have purchased the spare wheel bracket and bolts kit and now need to get a suitable wheel.

My fitted wheels are the original Cascavel 17" Alloys fitted with 235/55/R17



Can someone confirm that the OEM spare would be 17" Steel fitted with 215/60/R17? Like Flea-bay item pic below?



Alternatively if anyone on here (in Cornwall) has any kicking around?

 

[malcharr17]

HI Sorry to start a new thread but looked at a few which had bits of the answers, I have aftermarket alloys on my 2018 T30 which has bigger brakes fitted, the Edition only came with gunk and compressor, can some one please confirm what i will need to fit a steel spare (17 inch) i am assuming in the underslung well area please, ie spare wheel bracket, bolts (part no's or recommendations where to source would be great thanks in advance) i can then source a 17 inch s[are either on here or e bay, or of anyone has what i need that would be even better, many thanks

 

[Jezmondo71]

Hi @malcharr17, I recently purchased the following for my 2018 Edition T30 (which has the original Cascavel 17" Alloys fitted with 235/55/R17)

Spare wheel bracket and fixings @£150 from VW Van Parts Direct weblink
Picked up a 2nd hand 215/60/17 steel with 5mm Michelin tyre from e-bay for £65 + £10 postage from halmerendwheelandtyres_ltd

Haven't had a chance to fit it all yet and no one replied to my post so presuming it's the correct size wheel etc. Looks correct from initial review of items

 

[malcharr17]

Thanks Jezmondo much appreciated

 

[Shaun Witts]

My T32 came with 17” Devonports and a steel 17” spare that looks like the one in the OP photo. My van also has the larger brakes.

Ironically, I have switched from carrying a spare to the gunk, puncture repair kit and compressor option, as my spare wheel well is filled with an 85 litre LPG tank.
I still like to throw the spare in the back when going to Europe though.

 

[pematthe]

Trust me, you won't get a 16" steel spare on a van with 17" alloys wheels if it has the bigger brakes. I have a wasted Sunday finding out!

 

[malcharr17]

Thanks a lot for all the advice, the van didn't come with a jack either so will have to rely on the Gunk and the RAC i suppose when the gunk doesn't do the job!........

 

[roadtripper]

Double check the usual jack locations (rear passenger side quarter behind the wheel arch, under the lift up double passenger seat)

Sounds daft but I know of one poster here that found the "official" jack under the seat after owning the van for a fair while and buying a jack...

 

[malcharr17]

Thanks a lot, yep have done, the rear quarter plastic carrier just has the towing eye and a screwdriver? and its captains chairs so no storage to passenger seat, but thanks again, cheers

 

[roadtripper]

To be honest I'm not sure how much use the jack is. Having recently needed to swap over to the spare following my pothole incident I was very glad to get VW Assist to turn up with a proper hydraulic jack and a battery impact wrench rather than trying to balance the van on very small scissor jack and then jump up and down on a short wheel wrench...