VW tires will fit in the spare tire opening They are a little small
for the car but how often do you need your spare tire. Hopefully never.
Also this a reminder to check the dates on all your tires. The
seperation is usually caused by a old tire. And any tire that is over
8 years old should be considered for replacement. I have found cars
here in the shop that are driven on the road with 15-20 year old
tires. very dangerous.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Mar 30, 2011, at 11:37 PM, ATIGHTPROD@aol.com wrote:
> So I'm driving down the road with a spare on my left rear, (an older
> Michelin) and the tire separated, blew apart and bent my left rear
> fender up
> pretty good. But I survived, didn't crash and the car will be fine,
> so all
> good there. My problem now is that I bought a Vredestein 165x15 to
> use as my
> new spare and it won't fit in the spare wheel well of my 1953 BN1.
> Anyone else have this problem? And if so, how did you solve
> it. The
> new tire is wider than either my old Michelin, which was my spare
> and the
> tires I have on the car now. Concords, made by who knows who, but
> I like them
> a lot and they perform well. It seems the Vredestein is wider and
> only goes
> part way in before it wedges and stops.
> Any suggestions? And I'm only running 28 lbs of pressure and it's
> still too fat!
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1 #598
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