G'day all.
Just joined. I live in Sydney
I'll be buying another car by the end of the year.
The Touareg is on the short list. I've got $40K or so, so it will be a 2011 model.
I've just realised it doesn't have a full size spare. Given that it's designed for off road use, I can't believe that it doesn't have one.
Browsing your forum I came across one guy who said that there was enough room (lengthwise and crossways) for the full size tyre, but of course not enough depth. But if you cut out the well, and reshaped it you could fit a full size wheel in.
I haven't had the chance to crawl underneath and look at one, so I'm in the dark here a bit.
If it is physically possible to do, I'll do it. If it's not possible, I'll buy something else.
So, two questions -
1) Is there any reason you guys can think of why you couldn't cut and rebuild the wheel well lower? eg something in the way? it would affect something else?
2) Assuming that there are no physical problems, has anyone done this before? To save me re-inventing the wheel.
Thanks John
Just joined. I live in Sydney
I'll be buying another car by the end of the year.
The Touareg is on the short list. I've got $40K or so, so it will be a 2011 model.
I've just realised it doesn't have a full size spare. Given that it's designed for off road use, I can't believe that it doesn't have one.
Browsing your forum I came across one guy who said that there was enough room (lengthwise and crossways) for the full size tyre, but of course not enough depth. But if you cut out the well, and reshaped it you could fit a full size wheel in.
I haven't had the chance to crawl underneath and look at one, so I'm in the dark here a bit.
If it is physically possible to do, I'll do it. If it's not possible, I'll buy something else.
So, two questions -
1) Is there any reason you guys can think of why you couldn't cut and rebuild the wheel well lower? eg something in the way? it would affect something else?
2) Assuming that there are no physical problems, has anyone done this before? To save me re-inventing the wheel.
Thanks John