Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I have already purchased the
Vredestein, so I'm stuck with it so to speak. I am going to try the scissors
jack suggestion and see if I can squeeze out an eighth to a quarter inch or
so to get the tire in and Rich thanks for the suggestion of the hefty, trash
bag covering half the tire, great idea. And David, I totally agree with
you about the dangers of driving with older tires. I wouldn't have done it
except one of my new tires went flat, not the tires fault but rather a
problem with the tube and this was the reason I was driving with my spare that
came apart. I was waiting on new tubes and so was driving with the older tire
on, but now I have four fairly new tires (that all fit in the spare tire
compartment) and one brand new one that I will get to fit one way or another.
Thanks all for the feedback.
Steven Kingsbury
BN1 #598
In a message dated 3/31/2011 8:32:37 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
healeydoc at sbcglobal.net writes:
VW tires will fit in the spare tire opening They are a little small
for the car but how often do you need your spare tire. Hopefully never.
Also this a reminder to check the dates on all your tires. The
seperation is usually caused by a old tire. And any tire that is over
8 years old should be considered for replacement. I have found cars
here in the shop that are driven on the road with 15-20 year old
tires. very dangerous.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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