Would you buy a full size spare wheel carrier if it was available for your Tiguan?

[jcubed]

The Club Touareg designs do look good!

Bear in mind it was designed around a removable 2" square tongue and receptacle - useable for most aftermarket Tiguan towbar installations.

For the factory-fitted goose-neck towbar, no such luck.

[BigTig]

Guys does anyone have info about removing the space saver tyre and fitting another full size wheel there? I have 19" and I want to work a solution inside my car.

[Transporter]

It can be done, you will lose some boot space.



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[jimbomort]

Guys does anyone have info about removing the space saver tyre and fitting another full size wheel there? I have 19" and I want to work a solution inside my car.

per Transporters, yeh but you will lose bootspace and not sure how you'd create a new boot floor that would sit well.

I've gone the other way and now just have a can of tyre weld (amongst other things) in the side storages and have taken the biscuit spare out altogether. Frees up heaps of boot space - adds about another 160 litres and the deeper boot has proven very handy already with a number of items fitting in that I would only have fitted in with the seats down previously.

So my strategy is, tyre weld as backup for local trips (probably easier for the Mrs who does most of them anyway) and a full size spare mounted on a towball carrier for the longer and 4wd trips. I have done this on the basis that I (touch wood) have never had a blow out in all my years of driving (in that situation the tyre weld would be useless) and I haven't used my spare in at least the last 8 years and doubt I have used a spare more than twice in my entire driving history. My dad used his spare just once in 300,000klm with his last car (a falcon). So sure there are times you will need it, but for most very few, I feel comfortable as long as I have a reasonable solution (the tyreweld) and a good sultion when further from home/risk increases (a towball mounted spare)

Thats my approach to risk, but each to his own and with 19's (lower profile tyres) you may encounter more tyre problems (as less give).

I should have a towball mounted solution which I can post on in Sept, that long as I will be away next 5 weeks.

[BigTig]

Transporter - Thank you!

Jim I am waiting with anticipation but would sensors and a rear view cam get in the way of a towball mounted solution?

Apologies for all the questions but I greatly appreciate the help

[Transporter]

Apologies for all the questions but I greatly appreciate the help

No need to apologize for questions mate, that's the purpose of this forum, to help each other with all sorts of questions and problems.

[BigTig]

No need to apologize for questions mate, that's the purpose of this forum, to help each other with all sorts of questions and problems.

You guys are awesome!

[jimbomort]

Jim I am waiting with anticipation but would sensors and a rear view cam get in the way of a towball mounted solution? Apologies for all the questions but I greatly appreciate the help

per transporters no apology necessary, thats what the forum is for

My car has sensors and from a quick look it might get in the way of those, I dont know where the rear view camera is so harder to comment on that. If a plug is plugged into the trailer fitting (possibly even a dummy one - but not sure) then the Tigs system will recognise and compensate somewhat for, at least on the OEM fitted tow bar. Jcubed had a light board on his which was plugged in and that worked. The design I have in mind should allow sighting of the brake and indicator lights from 45 degrees either side, which is the standard by which a requirement for additonal lights (or not) is measured, so wont need a light board. Strictly speaking need a light for number plate, but I've also seen lots of bike carriers without them, so probably not essential.

My plan is to finish the towball mounted spare wheel carrier when I nmreturn from overseas and take it for a solid test drive including some driving on rouhger roads. If it passes that well, then I will post here. If not will probably still post as 'this didn't work' info or for suggestions to fix rather than a working solution. I am quietly confident, but proof will be in the pud. I believe transporter was thinking of some solutions as well? Anyway be September for me.