Hyundai i30....need full size spare

leosayer39

As the title suggests I have a Hyundai i30.

The car has a spacesaver spare wheel which although good at its job (it's a spare..thats all) is not as good as a full size spare.

As I would like to drive to the south of France or maybe Spain this year I don't just want to rely on a spacesaver spare wheel.

Does anyone know of any other vehicle that has that same size wheels and same 5 nut spacing as my Hyundai i30. It doesn't have to be an alloy! (it's a spare..thats all)

If I were to buy a new alloy from a Hyundai dealer I am sure it would be prohibitively expensive.

Anyone help here

vikingaero

Go to your Hyundai dealer and buy a same sized steel wheel - should be around £100.

vansboy

As mentioned, it really would be a 'main dealer only' order - not going to be any in breakers, just yet.

One thing though, even if you did buy one, is there enough space, in the storage area, to take a full sized wheel?

Many newer vehicles dont have facility built into the design. It might mean carrying it in the loadspace, so worth checking.

VB

AdrianHi

Or pre-treat your tyres to "Puncture Safe" (used to be Ultraseal) and you are immune to punctures up to 7mm in size (like nails and screws), get a bigger puncture and your tyre deflates slowly, about 24 hours in my case with a 2 inch puncture hole (piece of flint).
It stays in gel form so will never unbalance the wheels once you have done the initial 5 to 10 mile drive to spread it out.

If you find a nail or screw in your tyre (worth checking from time to time) just unscrew it / withdraw it carefully and carry on driving.

Rated up to 155mph and for 40,000 miles (life of tyre).

leosayer39

vikingaero wrote: »

Go to your Hyundai dealer and buy a same sized steel wheel - should be around £100.

According to my main dealer Hyundai do not make steel wheels for this vehicle.

A new alloy wheel is £140.00 + vat....bit expensive methinks.

Does anyone know of another vehicle that has a similar sized wheel? The vehicle has 16" rims and 5 wheel nuts

leosayer39

vansboy wrote: »

As mentioned, it really would be a 'main dealer only' order - not going to be any in breakers, just yet.

One thing though, even if you did buy one, is there enough space, in the storage area, to take a full sized wheel?

Many newer vehicles dont have facility built into the design. It might mean carrying it in the loadspace, so worth checking.

VB

No, there is no space at all for a full sized wheel.

Don't forget, I would only ever use it for very long journeys, not for driving locally.
In order to carry it I would buy a cheap bike rack from Aldi and tie it to that...cheap but effective
No, I don't have bikes...lol

leosayer39

AdrianHi wrote: »

Or pre-treat your tyres to "Puncture Safe" (used to be Ultraseal) and you are immune to punctures up to 7mm in size (like nails and screws), get a bigger puncture and your tyre deflates slowly, about 24 hours in my case with a 2 inch puncture hole (piece of flint).
It stays in gel form so will never unbalance the wheels once you have done the initial 5 to 10 mile drive to spread it out.

If you find a nail or screw in your tyre (worth checking from time to time) just unscrew it / withdraw it carefully and carry on driving.

Rated up to 155mph and for 40,000 miles (life of tyre).

I have read about this stuff before but I have never met anyone who has used it.
Is it that good?

anewman

leosayer39 wrote: »

I have read about this stuff before but I have never met anyone who has used it.
Is it that good?

I believe it makes it a pig of a job for the tyre place that comes to replace the tyre.

Sing the Hyundai dealer some songs. I'm sure they'll give you a complementary alloy then "The Alloy Wheel must go on" perhaps?

leosayer39

anewman wrote: »

I believe it makes it a pig of a job for the tyre place that comes to replace the tyre.

Sing the Hyundai dealer some songs. I'm sure they'll give you a complementary alloy then "The Alloy Wheel must go on" perhaps?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I wish it was that easy!

mikey72

Space savers are fine for touring France and Spain, you'll still need to sort any puncture out anyway, or risk driving with no spare.

leosayer39

mikey72 wrote: »

Space savers are fine for touring France and Spain, you'll still need to sort any puncture out anyway, or risk driving with no spare.

Agreed but
Maybe a couple of hundred of miles at 50mph? OMG
Nooooooooooooooooooooo