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Teilo1979 Jul 20th, 2018 14:36
Space Saver
 
Just a quick one,

I'm trying to track down a spacesaver for my XC70.
2008 P3 D5-185 fitted with 18" wheels.
will a 16" spacesaver fit?
there seems to be that or 17" but they are significantly more expensive.

Thanks.

1monkey600 Jul 20th, 2018 18:31
You may run into problem with brake caliper clearance with a 16" wheel. Overall diameter could also be an issue.

The genuine 17" spare is already significantly down in diameter from the standard tyres on an xc70. Having said that, the same spare is also used for the xc60 which has even taller standard tyres.

You can get a genuine 17" wheel and tyre from Volvo for just over £50, last time I saw it mentioned on here.

Give FRF a call (not e-mail or forum) with VIN and forum discount code. Check their details and code on the 1st page of their thread in the traders section

Teilo1979 Jul 20th, 2018 20:08
Thanks for the info,

I'll call them tomorrow and see how it goes.

Terry

Tatsfield Jul 20th, 2018 21:10
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1monkey600 (Post 2427629)
You can get a genuine 17" wheel and tyre from Volvo for just over £50
What do you mean by a genuine 17" wheel and tyre? I paid a Volvo dealer three times that amount just for the stupid skinny spare thing. Why Volvo don't provide adequate storage for a full size spare I really don't know. I've NEVER in 50 years of car ownership had to use one of these silly compact spares nor the even worse can of gunge. I'd have expected better from Volvo. What the hell do serious Volvo users in hostile climates and terrain use for a spare? It's my only serious criticism of my CX70. If I can find a cheap matching full size alloy wheel for a spare, I'll fix it in the rear cargo area and put up with the reduced load space on long journeys. :angry_smile:

1monkey600 Jul 20th, 2018 23:39
I am referring to the 17" tempa skinny spare that fits in the wheel well. I bought one a year ago.

I believe the police xc70's had a bar/bracket in the boot that held a full size spare in a vertical position.
If it is only for spare why wait for something matching. Even full size spares, on cars that carry them, are usually steel.

Tannaton Jul 21st, 2018 00:11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tatsfield (Post 2427684)
What do you mean by a genuine 17" wheel and tyre? I paid a Volvo dealer three times that amount just for the stupid skinny spare thing. Why Volvo don't provide adequate storage for a full size spare I really don't know. I've NEVER in 50 years of car ownership had to use one of these silly compact spares nor the even worse can of gunge. I'd have expected better from Volvo. What the hell do serious Volvo users in hostile climates and terrain use for a spare? It's my only serious criticism of my CX70. If I can find a cheap matching full size alloy wheel for a spare, I'll fix it in the rear cargo area and put up with the reduced load space on long journeys. :angry_smile:
There's no full size spare as they would need to raise the boot floor otherwise...

Peter86 Jul 21st, 2018 09:30
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tatsfield (Post 2427684)
What do you mean by a genuine 17" wheel and tyre? I paid a Volvo dealer three times that amount just for the stupid skinny spare thing. Why Volvo don't provide adequate storage for a full size spare I really don't know. I've NEVER in 50 years of car ownership had to use one of these silly compact spares nor the even worse can of gunge. I'd have expected better from Volvo. What the hell do serious Volvo users in hostile climates and terrain use for a spare? It's my only serious criticism of my CX70. If I can find a cheap matching full size alloy wheel for a spare, I'll fix it in the rear cargo area and put up with the reduced load space on long journeys. :angry_smile:
I would look into that one is I were you, I've just got a skinny spare for my v70 and it was about £59 with discount and about £67 without discount.
Have to keep us posted on what you find out. I'd call another branch and ask for a quote.

Tatsfield Jul 21st, 2018 14:58
Quote:
There's no full size spare as they would need to raise the boot floor otherwise...
Yes, I found that out before I felt forced to by a skinny spare and that's why I said I'd fix the full size in the cargo area and put up with the load space reduction.

Quote:
Even full size spares, on cars that carry them, are usually steel.
In the last 15 years before I bought the CX70, I had 3 Peugeot V6 406 coupes and they all had 5 identical alloy wheels. When I wanted to change the design of wheel on a later car for the wheels from the earlier one, I asked a specialist breaker to collect 5 unused spares from the wheel wells of cars he was scrapping. So I can see that from a manufacturers point of view paying to provide a fifth alloy seems an unnecessary expense but to be able to change a wheel on the way to a long distance holiday and not have to worry about finding a tyre shop ASAP to change the wheels back seems to me to be the civilised way to go. :regular_smile:

Tannaton Jul 21st, 2018 23:10
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tatsfield (Post 2427910)
Yes, I found that out before I felt forced to by a skinny spare and that's why I said I'd fix the full size in the cargo area and put up with the load space reduction.



In the last 15 years before I bought the CX70, I had 3 Peugeot V6 406 coupes and they all had 5 identical alloy wheels. When I wanted to change the design of wheel on a later car for the wheels from the earlier one, I asked a specialist breaker to collect 5 unused spares from the wheel wells of cars he was scrapping. So I can see that from a manufacturers point of view paying to provide a fifth alloy seems an unnecessary expense but to be able to change a wheel on the way to a long distance holiday and not have to worry about finding a tyre shop ASAP to change the wheels back seems to me to be the civilised way to go. :regular_smile:
In the past 20 year I've had 5 VW Passats as company cars from new and they all had "in-service" spare wheels (i.e. not space savers) but the Audi A4 I had was a space saver.

Seems to vary between manufacturers.

chrisfr Jul 22nd, 2018 09:07
Just on the note of skinny spares, a different poster on another thread made a point that if you got a puncture on a front wheel you should swap one of the rear tyres for the punctured front and put the skinny spare on the rear. Maybe you all know that and I apologise if you do, but i thought it a good point.
It is also more commen that if you use a gooey puncture kit to effect a temporary repair, garages on the continent will replace the tyre but not repair it. This is due to the regulations around the goo having to be disposed of. So,you may get to a garage but they will not repair your puncture ( only fit a new one ) unless they have the facilities to dispose of the goo.


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