Is the 172 Cup supposed to have a Spare Wheel?

[C.J]

Looked in my boot tonight, to see this.

Is this standard? Or has the previous owner added it?

Should I remove it, to stick with the Cup stats?

 

[upperbank172]

I thought U just got the can of temporary fix spray!

 

[theduck]

someone has added it somewhere along the line

 

[C.J]

Does the Cup have anything in this space? Ie Does it still have the tools, but no tyre, or is it suppsed to be completey empty?

 

[Griff]

Does the Cup have anything in this space? Ie Does it still have the tools, but no tyre, or is it suppsed to be completey empty?

Tools and 2 cans of emergency tyre repair.

 

[y0z2a]

it has the tools and some squirty foam...

/y0z

 

[John D]

Looked in my boot tonight, to see this.

That is disgusting.

 

[C.J]

Think I'll be removing it, and buying some foam at the weekend then

 

[Poopensharten]

Think I'll be removing it, and buying some foam at the weekend then

Before you rush on out and buy your foam, if you do get a puncture and then inneviatibly spray the foam in you will need a brand new tire...

 

[Henry]

i'd keep it myself; it's a 15" steel too, so will be light. i wanted a 15" steel but have ended up with another Turini as a spare

only problem with having to change it at the roadside is that i'll bet undoing the wheel nuts with the brace in the tool kit is hard work

 

[gaz44]

I'm sure you will never know it's there, other than when you open the boot and pull back the carpet.

 

[Peperami]

If you get the foam and get rid of the wheel you'll have a boot floor that sags under any weight too, worth bearing in mind.

Lol at johns post!!!

 

[Revels]

Tyre foam is pointless.

Leave the spare in.

 

[mrgund]

I've got a spare in mine. Makes sense really. When i had my Smart Roadster that had no spare and i had the foam, got a puncture once and had to use it, didn't dare go over 40 with it, dodgy stuff.

 

[Beef-Mc]

G4Z's profile pic used to be of him holding his shredded tyre, no foam was gonna to fix the whole in it.

Keep the steelie.

 

[Iridium]

Keep the spare I'd have one if i could!

 

[MarkCup]

Sell it.

 

[ForceIndia]

Foam is s**t. If you get a sidewall puncture the foam doesn't work, you'll end up stranded.

 

[Beef-Mc]

If your wanting to save some proper weight, get rid of that ISO bar.

 

[Day]

If you do get rid of the isofix bar you might want to seal the bloody great big holes in the floor that are left behind otherwise the boot gets damp!

 

[C.J]

Hmmm. My last 2 cars I removed the spare wheels. It makes sense to keep it obviously incase of a puncture, however it's heavy and must be the equivalent of having a Sub / box in the boot.

 

[Johnnytheboy]

My Trophy's got a 5th matching wheel strapped in the boot, as I drive on some pretty awful roads - haven't needed it yet, I guess a bit like taking a brolly out to stop it raining.

Doesn't leave a great deal of boot space.....

 

[taki100]

Join the aa and ditch the wheel!

 

[Timmay]

it has the tools and some squirty foam...

/y0z

isnt the foam as useful as a choc teapot?

 

[C.J]

Join the aa and ditch the wheel!

I already am with them So, may as well ditch it

 

[Timmay]

itll save a few kilos anyways! lightweight FTW

 

[Marky_]

Join the aa and ditch the wheel!

I already am with them So, may as well ditch it

Good man!

 

[TOONARMY]

I didnt even think the 172 cup had a tyre well in the boot, shows how much i know lol

toon

 

[Poopensharten]

See unless your going on a track day or somewhere in paticular that would be worth while shedding the weight, id stick with the spare wheel, standing in the pissing rain waiting on a grease monkey for 45 minutes just doesnt shout the same appeal as spare wheel

 

[Henry]

^ that's the bottom line for me, too.
i've not weighed my spare but should imagine it weighs the best part of 20kg, which is alot when you consider the weight advantage a Cup has over the non-Cup cars - but you can't really notice the difference and, as said, unless you're into time trials on the way into work every morning, it's no biggie.

personal pref at the end of the day though.

 

[John D]

If you get the foam and get rid of the wheel you'll have a boot floor that sags under any weight too, worth bearing in mind.

Not if there is the piece of timber fixed to the underside of the carpet to bridge the well, as there should be. Mine has it and does'nt sag (yours did'nt IIRC)

 

[-Leigh-]

If you sell it, I'll have it.

 

[Lee172_cup]

I've got a cup and have just bought a standard 172 wheel as a spare. For the amount of time I spend doing flat out 0-60's, I'd rather have the piece of mind that I won't get stuck at the side of the road! Maybe I'm being boring but the weight of a spare wheel makes no difference when you're driving to work and back everyday!

 

[John D]

I've got a cup and have just bought a standard 172 wheel as a spare. For the amount of time I spend doing flat out 0-60's, I'd rather have the piece of mind that I won't get stuck at the side of the road! Maybe I'm being boring but the weight of a spare wheel makes no difference when you're driving to work and back everyday!

Let me get this straight. You do flat out 0-60's to work and back everyday?

You're hardcore man!

 

[CupSport]

Take the spare out and leave it in the house

 

[Icarus83]

I've considered getting a spacesaver as a 'get me home' tool......even though I'm with the green flag.......

I can change a tyre in less than 5 min as I've had to before on my 206 (I wasnt even late to work on that occasion), so that Vs. waiting up to an hour for recovery........easy decision really, in my opinion of course!

For those of us now contemplating a spare........could we have some advice please on what kind of steely size would be appropriate, for

a) fitting in the tyre well,

and b) fiting on any corner of the car (will the discs limit the steely choices)

eg, can I get a steely off a little 1.2 and be able to fit it with no problems (as a short term fix till I get to a garage)?

 

[Cupster]

I've considered getting a spacesaver as a 'get me home' tool......even though I'm with the green flag.......

I can change a tyre in less than 5 min as I've had to before on my 206 (I wasnt even late to work on that occasion), so that Vs. waiting up to an hour for recovery........easy decision really, in my opinion of course!

For those of us now contemplating a spare........could we have some advice please on what kind of steely size would be appropriate, for

a) fitting in the tyre well,

and b) fiting on any corner of the car (will the discs limit the steely choices)

eg, can I get a steely off a little 1.2 and be able to fit it with no problems (as a short term fix till I get to a garage)?

IIRC a standard 172 has a spare alloy with 195 tyre.

 

[C.J]

The spare I have is 15 x 185 x 55

I don't use the car to commute to work, so that's not an issue for me.

It's only used for fun (shops / cinema + 1/4mile strip etc)

 

[Ollie82.]

Mine came with a spare Turini but it doesn't properly fit in the well and you can't secure it either so it came straight out.

The tyre foam is useless if, like most people, you try and fill the tyre whilst the weight of the car is on the punctured tyre.
Most people think they don't need to jack up the offending wheel!!

 

[Poopensharten]

I've considered getting a spacesaver as a 'get me home' tool......even though I'm with the green flag.......

I can change a tyre in less than 5 min as I've had to before on my 206 (I wasnt even late to work on that occasion), so that Vs. waiting up to an hour for recovery........easy decision really, in my opinion of course!

For those of us now contemplating a spare........could we have some advice please on what kind of steely size would be appropriate, for

a) fitting in the tyre well,

and b) fiting on any corner of the car (will the discs limit the steely choices)

eg, can I get a steely off a little 1.2 and be able to fit it with no problems (as a short term fix till I get to a garage)?

It should do mate although id say this...

If you get a puncture at the front and the spare wheel doesnt fit over the front 280mm discs then put the rear wheel at the front and put the spare on the smaller disc at the back.

This seems like a right pain in the arse but still beats spendind ££s on a new tyre after you fill it with tyre sperm.

All Civic Type R's spare wheels dont fit over the front wheel so you have to swap the back to the front, total pain in the arse:S