I guess from the many threads on tyre sizes a lot of you are running around
with 185/70/15 tyres. I am and I have one as a spare, and it won't fit in
the boot if you use the standard wood block/wire bar/leather strap set up.
When I got the car the spare was jury rigged with an eye bolt, some
polyester type ribbon tape and a ratchet to tighten it to the the strut at
the centre rear of the boot. Not very pretty and I saw this as a nice
little job to upgrade to standard and bought the missing parts. I fitted the
block and bar after some difficulty in removing frozen nuts being used to
keep the eye bolt in place on the rear bulkhead, only to then studpidly
discover that I couldn't close the boot lid when I put the spare tyre in!
Idiot,
Just wondering what others do in this position. I don't want to go out and
buy a narrower wheel and 165 tyre but I do like the look of the leather
strap and bar set up. I was thinking of just ditching the wooden block and
attaching the bar directly to the bulkhead or using just a thin piece of
plywood in between. The couple of inches gained will be enough to allow the
boot lid to close. Any other ideas?
Derek
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