T6 Multivan LWB Spare Wheel

[Kombi]

Just realised my ‘12 multi has no spare wheel, only puncture kit!

[Sunny43.5]

I just wish Europen manufacturers would wake up to local conditions here in Aus . If they saw the sort of roads we have to cope with they would change their way of thinking . Last year I was coming back from a job west of Brisbane and there was a piece of metal that was dropped from a tradies ute or a truck on the road , it completly destroyed the tyre and if I had a space saver it would have cost a fortune to get a tow truck or flat bed to get home again . Many country roads can be just as brutal .

[Kombi]

I’ll source a spare brace and fit a spare for sure

Tony I think

Comfortline 215/65/16
Early model highline 235/55/17
Later models 255/45/18 ( jack & spare replaced puncture kit)

[VWmulti]

hi
can you remember where you bought your mounting brackets from ? i have the same issue with my Multivan with 18'' rims..no spare wheel supplied or a mounting bracket.

[Kombi]

I bought from a wrecker, make sure all bits included, the brace + lock pin + two bolts with rubber spacers

[Kombi]

Regarding diameter
235/55/17=691mm
255/45/18=686mm
In my non expert opinion 5mm difference won’t destroy front differential if you fit 17” spare
I fitted 255/55/18=737, I don’t do much city driving but for country roads the ride is heaps softer with higher profile

[timbob23]

Hey Kombi,

What brand did you go with for the 255/55/18?

Just back from a farm stay - got stranded after the standard fit Bridgestones gave up the fight with the gravel roads.

No spare. Repair kit didn’t work. Hopeless.

Thinking a bit more sidewall will improve things.

Have you got a spare? What fits under there?

Cheers!
Tim