I've seen most of the posts re non-availabilty of a spacesaver spare wheel. But my Audi dealer hs given me a new 'explanation' for the problem. They claim that Audi need to reduce the weight of the car as much possible to keep the CO2 emissions low for road tax purposes. If thats true then I better go on a diet to lose my spare tyre let alone a spare wheel - I hope thay don't end up weighing people when they go for an MOT Anyway have just ordered a MY11 petrol quattro - this just creeps into the £250 road tax band - I don't think a few extra kilos would make much difference.

Does anyone know if you can buy a spacesaver wheel abroad?

Not sure if you can buy one abroad but I believe people have used one from a Golf before in the TT.

There are some threads somewhere on it.

Is £250 the standard bracket for the new petrol engine?

No, only the quattro is this high. The others are £155 from memory.

This might help

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Mark

conlechi wrote:This might help

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Mark

If that doesn't help, this one will: viewtopic.php?f=43&t=145943

brittan wrote:

conlechi wrote:This might help

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Mark

If that doesn't help, this one will: viewtopic.php?f=43&t=145943

that's the one !
one too many cutting and pasting today

now corrected

Mark

Excellent DIY project for the space saver wheel.
The car shown look like a Coupe. Has anyone done a Roadster
I have a TTS roadster with standard TTS wheels. Does anyone know if a wheel fits in the boot, without me having to jack it up and try it?
Without that, it's probably not worth me starting out as I wouldn't be able to take away the punctured wheel.

Another question. I bought my car second hand. In the boot there is a space in the polystyrene at the back (ie behind the seat) left. What is that for?

Thanks in anticipation.

Yes, great instructions for fitting a spacesaver.

I've got exactly the same question as AME - will the Roadster take a roadwheel - in my case they are 19" on a TTS but I suspect the answer will be the same as the rolling radius is unlikely to be different.

The TTS has larger brakes but has 18" wheels as standard.

Anyone tried the 18" Golf spacesaver idea on a Roadster and/or TTS?

Gobbion wrote:I've seen most of the posts re non-availabilty of a spacesaver spare wheel. But my Audi dealer hs given me a new 'explanation' for the problem. They claim that Audi need to reduce the weight of the car as much possible to keep the CO2 emissions low for road tax purposes. If thats true then I better go on a diet to lose my spare tyre let alone a spare wheel - I hope thay don't end up weighing people when they go for an MOT Anyway have just ordered a MY11 petrol quattro - this just creeps into the £250 road tax band - I don't think a few extra kilos would make much difference.

Does anyone know if you can buy a spacesaver wheel abroad?

Not just the extra weight of the 4WD gubbins but Quattro systems soak up extra engine power through transmission losses too (sending power to all four wheels vs just 2 wheels). The new much torquier and slightly more powerful 2.0TFSI might be a good match though.

I intend to put a spacesaver in my car too but I'm lazy - and inept at DIY. I wonder does anyone offer a ready-prepared kit? Could be a nice little earner for an enterprising DIYer.

-KM- managed to get 4 19" rims in his roadster, so yes, you can put a single full-sized tyre in the boot. You won't get much else in though!

TortToise wrote:I wonder does anyone offer a ready-prepared kit? Could be a nice little earner for an enterprising DIYer.

I'm really surprised that OSIR or someone like that doesn't do a replacement carbon fibre or GRP dish that holds the tools and the tyre.

Recently did this myself, using an 18" Golf space-saver, complete with tool holder centre thingy, obtained from ebay for under £60. Mine is a combination of both systems after I found that if you don't cut the right hand foam boot liner and just remove the left side, the wheel still fits and is now held level. It just needs securing with a £3.99 cam strap from B&Q. I managed to fit all the tools and gubbins, which I usually carry, around the wheel, which also supports and levels the floor. Job done, and I feel a lot happier having a spare as well as the gunge and pump excuse for a backup.

wja96 wrote:

TortToise wrote:I wonder does anyone offer a ready-prepared kit? Could be a nice little earner for an enterprising DIYer.

I'm really surprised that OSIR or someone like that doesn't do a replacement carbon fibre or GRP dish that holds the tools and the tyre.

Wouldn't carbon fibre under the boot floor be just a little pointless and expensive. Though yes, it's a shame no-one does some kind of proper product.

I asked Audi what would be compatible with my car for just this purpose. They basically refused to provide any details uttering some rubbish about a spare wheel in the boot being a safety issue. The argument that it'd be under the floor, secure, and that even if it weren't it's no more of a risk than, say, luggage didn't sway them. So, according to Audi there are no compatible wheels that fit. ...which is obviously arse custard.

Here's mine:



It's really nothing of a job, done this way. Definitely function over form, but it's there for when I might need it, didn't cost much in money, time or effort and you can't see anything when the boot floors back in. Only down side is the loss of 20mm of boot depth. It's not a very deep boot to start with, but things I carry regularly still fit in.

Nobbad... So is that the Golf wheel option? And does the "tool foam" part fit all the TT tools that are in the boot?

My dealer was more helpful than Audi and had done something with a collapsing spare tyre, and a space saver wheel from an S5 (I have 19" wheels). What I don't know though is how good an option that would be and whether it lends itself to customising the boot such that it's still usable with the folding floor board afterwards.