Full Sized wheel to be used as a spare
06-13-2006, 06:41 AM
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I have replaced my standard UK SE wheels that came with the car.
Star-Spoke Styling 138
7.5 J x 17
225/50 R17 94W
BMW Option Code 2CF
I now want to use 1 of the wheels as a spare and selling the others. Does anyone know how to use one of the wheels as a full size spare. i.e. do I need to change the tyre or the carpet in the wheel well etc.
What is the size of the tyre and wheel in a OEM space saver?
Star-Spoke Styling 138
7.5 J x 17
225/50 R17 94W
BMW Option Code 2CF
I now want to use 1 of the wheels as a spare and selling the others. Does anyone know how to use one of the wheels as a full size spare. i.e. do I need to change the tyre or the carpet in the wheel well etc.
What is the size of the tyre and wheel in a OEM space saver?
06-13-2006, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='296925' date='Jun 13 2006, 03:41 PM
I have replaced my standard UK SE wheels that came with the car.
Star-Spoke Styling 138
7.5 J x 17
225/50 R17 94W
BMW Option Code 2CF
I now want to use 1 of the wheels as a spare and selling the others. Does anyone know how to use one of the wheels as a full size spare. i.e. do I need to change the tyre or the carpet in the wheel well etc.
What is the size of the tyre and wheel in a OEM space saver?
Star-Spoke Styling 138
7.5 J x 17
225/50 R17 94W
BMW Option Code 2CF
I now want to use 1 of the wheels as a spare and selling the others. Does anyone know how to use one of the wheels as a full size spare. i.e. do I need to change the tyre or the carpet in the wheel well etc.
What is the size of the tyre and wheel in a OEM space saver?
06-13-2006, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='296925' date='Jun 13 2006, 03:41 PM
I have replaced my standard UK SE wheels that came with the car.
Star-Spoke Styling 138
7.5 J x 17
225/50 R17 94W
BMW Option Code 2CF
I now want to use 1 of the wheels as a spare and selling the others. Does anyone know how to use one of the wheels as a full size spare. i.e. do I need to change the tyre or the carpet in the wheel well etc.
What is the size of the tyre and wheel in a OEM space saver?
Star-Spoke Styling 138
7.5 J x 17
225/50 R17 94W
BMW Option Code 2CF
I now want to use 1 of the wheels as a spare and selling the others. Does anyone know how to use one of the wheels as a full size spare. i.e. do I need to change the tyre or the carpet in the wheel well etc.
What is the size of the tyre and wheel in a OEM space saver?
06-13-2006, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='296925' date='Jun 13 2006, 03:41 PM
I have replaced my standard UK SE wheels that came with the car.
Star-Spoke Styling 138
7.5 J x 17
225/50 R17 94W
BMW Option Code 2CF
I now want to use 1 of the wheels as a spare and selling the others. Does anyone know how to use one of the wheels as a full size spare. i.e. do I need to change the tyre or the carpet in the wheel well etc.
What is the size of the tyre and wheel in a OEM space saver?
Star-Spoke Styling 138
7.5 J x 17
225/50 R17 94W
BMW Option Code 2CF
I now want to use 1 of the wheels as a spare and selling the others. Does anyone know how to use one of the wheels as a full size spare. i.e. do I need to change the tyre or the carpet in the wheel well etc.
What is the size of the tyre and wheel in a OEM space saver?
06-13-2006, 11:45 AM
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Doesn't matter now. The guy who came to buy my other 3 wheels wanted the 4th tire too and let him have it. So I guess I'll look for a spare saver now.
06-13-2006, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by red-max' post='296954' date='Jun 13 2006, 12:09 PM
Well I could be wrong, but I don't think you're going to be able to squeeze a full size wheel into the wheel well without relocating some of the electronics that sit in the bottom. If you take out the carpet, you will see the wheel well is quite a bit deeper than the space taken by the "donut" space saver (or the plastic partitions if you don't have a space saver tyre), but BMW in their wisdom have used the space for some of the car's electronics. Seems somewhat unwise to me - if any water gets in there, it's bound to cause problems. I don't know how easy it would be to relocate the electronics, but it might be easier to stump up the money for an OEM space-saver wheel and tyre that will fit the space available.
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Originally Posted by twh' post='297046' date='Jun 13 2006, 09:16 PM
I have checked out what in that spare tire well, and I just can't understand why BMW would put all that electronics in there just held in place by a styrofoam insert. It is wierd and seems just asking for trouble.
I sometimes wonder why BMW put the battery in the back too.
06-17-2006, 02:41 PM
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Will a T 125 / 80 R 17 Inch 99M from an e46 be OK in the e60 as a spare.
06-17-2006, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='299083' date='Jun 17 2006, 11:41 PM
Will a T 125 / 80 R 17 Inch 99M from an e46 be OK in the e60 as a spare.
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Do we know what these electronics in the wheel well are? I noticed mine the other day and it consisted of a wire bundle that plugged into a white plastic module. The wire bundle originated in the back tail area, possibly related to tail light assembly.