Spare wheel removal, alternatives

[davecrean14]

My spare wheel has basically rotted away while its been hanging around underneath for however many years, plus its heavy

Can I ditch it and just carry a can or two of tireweld? and a little cig lighter compressor?

[saxovtsmad]

stick it in your boot

[danny-vts]

yes, i ditched mine, even though i had no choice, it was lowered 60mm lol.
i didnt carry a spare in the boot or any tyre weld, i just hoped i didnt get a flat lol

[MiniGibbo]

My car didnt come with one :S

Tyre weld goes off after a year or two iirc and is pointless on anything but a tiny hole....

[davecrean14]

yes, i ditched mine, even though i had no choice, it was lowered 60mm lol.
i didnt carry a spare in the boot or any tyre weld, i just hoped i didnt get a flat lol

Im lowering mine 60mm too next week so sounds ill have to ditch it anyway then!

What did you do with the cage, cause it'll rattle without the tyre im guessing? Take/ cut it off?

[Carlvtr88]

on my Can of tw it says 2013 as the expiry date. In What way does it go off ?

[danny-vts]

Im lowering mine 60mm too next week so sounds ill have to ditch it anyway then!

What did you do with the cage, cause it'll rattle without the tyre im guessing? Take/ cut it off?

took an angle grinder to it, cut brackets off and threw everything in the skip

[Gazer]

took an angle grinder to it, cut brackets off and threw everything in the skip

This is what I did doesn't take long at all either :)

[davecrean14]

Quality I'll get that done now then!

[stevo67]

Tyreweld is crap because yes it will fix the puncture but take the tyre to a tyre place & they won`t be able to repair the tyre.Tyreweld will render the tyre useless & you`ll need a new one.

[Carlvtr88]

I've cable tied my spare wheel bracket up tight under car so it dont rattle. But that means i Can have my spare wheel back for longer journeys when i may need it.

[kennym1987]

Im lowering mine 60mm too next week so sounds ill have to ditch it anyway then!

What did you do with the cage, cause it'll rattle without the tyre im guessing? Take/ cut it off?

if you tighten the cage right up it wont rattle

[Dean-VTR]

if you tighten the cage right up it wont rattle

done the same and put some gaffa tape round were it goes through the boot floor to make it a snug fit and it hasnt rattled in over a year :y:

[saxo-parts]

My spare wheel has basically rotted away while its been hanging around underneath for however many years, plus its heavy

Can I ditch it and just carry a can or two of tireweld? and a little cig lighter compressor?

you can do what you like for me mate, so long as you don't phone me when you get a puncture:p

[danny-vts]

you can do what you like for me mate, so long as you don't phone me when you get a puncture:p

just give him gibbo's number, he'll change it lol