fapping spare wheel feel out - Saxperience

Scott^p · 16th January 2003, 15:01

Going round a corner at about 20-25 and hear a nasty grinding noise, stop and jump out and heres my spare wheel lying in the middle of the road!

Had to spend ten minutes scrabbling about on the soaking road in the rain looking for the hook that holds the cage to the car, eventually found it and spend ages getting it screwed back on and eventually got home. All of this in a lovely white tshirt that is now almost black <img src= "smileys/silly.gif">

check your spare everyone

Simo^p · 16th January 2003, 17:25

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That was a common fault on Saxos a few years back...

The threads used to strip off the threaded clamp... Citroen were selling extra security items to hold them on! <img src= "smileys/smiley3.gif">

Could have been nasty though.. very nasty!

Simo'

Scott^p · 16th January 2003, 17:41

luckily the thread wasnt stripped just managed to work its way lose.

just lucky it was that bit later (midnight-ish) cos that road is usually really busy and that spare wheel with the jack sitting in it could have made a right mess of anyones car that was following me. Wonder if i would have been liable if anyone had been there and driven into it

MattySaxo · 20th January 2003, 02:36

Do the sensible thing and lose your spare wheel and cage, just buy a can of tyre weld from Halfords or somewhere and keep that in your glovebox. <img src= "smileys/smiley1.gif">

Scott^p · 21st January 2003, 16:44

and what if i get a puncture in the side wall of the tyre or the puncture is bigger than just a nail hole say a gash or so, then tyre weld is completely useless and most places will tell you where to stick your tyre when you come to get a puncture repaired as is full of all the gung pish and tyres are not cheap.

Not meaning to sound nasty but thats the way i see it anyway <img src= "smileys/bunny.gif">

Andysaxo. · 21st January 2003, 20:09

good points scott!

never really thought about the down sides to tyre weld!!

id be fucked if i got a punchure, cos i cant acess the nut in the boot cos if my install and then if i get the thing undone then i wouldnt be able to get the wheel out from under the car cos its that low plus theres a bloody great big spliter on the back of it!! lol

arh well, its all in the name of modding!!! lol

cheers andy

Simo^p · 21st January 2003, 20:12

Yeah, I thin ka lot of peeps would be fcukjed if they got a puncture...

I still carry my spare, which means I also have to carry for original bolts, as the blts with my 17's would be too long!

It'd be pretty fucked up driving around with a 14" spare and 3 17" alloys...

Oh AND, I cant fit a 14" wheel on the front cos of my larger brakes...

Hassle!!! <img src= "smileys/smiley3.gif">

Simo'

Andysaxo. · 22nd January 2003, 02:03

lmao!!! thought i had things bad simo!!!!

looks like u will have to invest in a spare 17' then, cos u know ur gunna get a punchure now from talking about it on here!!! heheheheh

cheers andy <img src= "smileys/dead.gif"> <img src= "smileys/lick.gif"> <img src= "smileys/lick.gif"> <img src= "smileys/paranoid.gif">

Scott^p · 24th January 2003, 14:34

show off simo, your a show off <img src= "smileys/silly.gif"><img src= "smileys/silly.gif">

my cars not modded enough at the moment to justify not having a spare wheel<img src= "smileys/depressed.gif"> getting there though, slowly but getting there

Scott^p · 24th January 2003, 14:34

what size will go over your brakes simo and which ones are they? GMC?

Simo^p · 24th January 2003, 22:55

I need 15" to go over the brakes.... and they are EBC turbo groove discs...

Simo'