Spare Wheel

[ViperKen]

Thought I would check on my spare wheel, give it a clean and check the pressure.
I reckon I must be the first person in 22 years to have removed it from the car !

 

[jonco]

Definitely past its use by date. As a new owner I checked mine at 12 years old and it was just surface rust so salvageable. Lots of people bin them and carry a tyre weld kit. I kept mine and bought a kit.

 

[mwpe]

I take mine out and clean it every year. I also carry a can of goo which I have never used and a puncture repair kit which I have.

 

[Stevo7682]

A lot if zed 3 spare wheels out there will look pretty similar to that and like you say a fair number will also not have seen the light of day for a long time.
You will find majority of them will be fitted with a space saver tyre which is now either side of 2 decades old .

Stephen.

 

[Mint]

I normally take mine out and clean it once a year. It actually got used last year on the Scottish run. @Sean d tested it for me

 

[Stevo7682]

I normally take mine out and clean it once a year. It actually got used last year on the Scottish run. @Sean d tested it for me

And it survived fine

Done 84 mile on it good test for it Dave we were about as far away from the hotel as we could have been when it happened.
Stephen.

 

[ViperKen]

I replaced the tyre inflation/weld kit out of my Insignia with a new spare wheel and tool kit as I prefer the spare wheel option.
For now I will use that in the Zed, until I can source a decent spare.
For now the spare doubles as a plant pot standjust hoping the plant pot isn't too heavy !!

 

[Ianmc]

I was surprised how well my spare cleaned up from looking similar to the OPs.