Spare wheel size California t6.1?

California Rob · Feb 2, 2024

andyinluton said:
I've used mine & not had any problem with the ABS light.
You have to reset the flat tyre indicator that was triggered by the initial flat. As long as the rolling circumference of the replacement is the same or very close to the other wheels there shouldn't be any warning lights.

Thats good to know..There must be some tolarance in wheel size purely because of tyre wear 8mm down to 2mm must make a bit of difference.

Kev56 · Feb 8, 2024

So after reading all this and taking it in as best as i can, this should be ok.-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152201708265?hash=item236fedc2e9:g:OS4AAOSwpdpVbatF 103 rating

andyinluton · Feb 8, 2024

Should be ok but the link below is for a genuine VW 17" wheel with a new tyre at 2/3rds the price just check the load rating. If you don't mind a proper grubby spare wheel some like that are as low as £50.

17" VW TRANSPORTER T5 T6 GENUINE STEEL WHEEL 235 55 17 DUNLOP TYRE unused | eBay

17" VW TRASPORTER T5 T6 GENUINE 5 STUD STEEL WHEEL 235 55 17 DUNLOP DP Sport 01 TYRE <p dir="ltr"...

www.ebay.co.uk

Kev56 · Feb 9, 2024

andyinluton said:
Should be ok but the link below is for a genuine VW 17" wheel with a new tyre at 2/3rds the price just check the load rating. If you don't mind a proper grubby spare wheel some like that are as low as £50.

17" VW TRANSPORTER T5 T6 GENUINE STEEL WHEEL 235 55 17 DUNLOP TYRE unused | eBay

 17" VW TRASPORTER T5 T6 GENUINE 5 STUD STEEL WHEEL 235 55 17 DUNLOP DP Sport 01 TYRE <p dir="ltr"...

www.ebay.co.uk

Thanks I looked, now sold. I’ll keep looking.

Kev56 · Feb 24, 2024

I got the above wheel and carrier and spare safe. Today in amongst the showers i eventually got the job done. But wow what a faff.

CaliforniaSeb · Jul 29, 2024

Kev56 said:
Thanks I looked, now sold. I’ll keep looking.

Hi, I had no idea I would not get a spare tyre with our new van having selected the sports pack :-(
I love the pack but might have thought twice about getting it.

I do not have the mounting under the van to fit the 17". It is completely absent. I had one of those second take moments when I went to fix the SafeLock. Is this something any van centre could do?

andyinluton · Jul 29, 2024

CaliforniaSeb said:
Hi, I had no idea I would not get a spare tyre with our new van having selected the sports pack :-(
I love the pack but might have thought twice about getting it.

I do not have the mounting under the van to fit the 17". It is completely absent. I had one of those second take moments when I went to fix the SafeLock. Is this something any van centre could do?

Get the cradle from eBay or the like & fit it yourself - its one wire pin to thread through 4 holes & 2 bolts to screw into existing captive nuts.

Ting Tong · Jul 29, 2024

CaliforniaSeb said:
Hi, I had no idea I would not get a spare tyre with our new van having selected the sports pack :-(
I love the pack but might have thought twice about getting it.

I do not have the mounting under the van to fit the 17". It is completely absent. I had one of those second take moments when I went to fix the SafeLock. Is this something any van centre could do?

Yes but they will relieve you of a substantial amount of your hard earned money. The mountings for the carrier will be there, so you just need to buy the carrier and bolt plus the spare wheel.

Pardon our interruption...

CaliforniaSeb · Jul 30, 2024

Ting Tong said:
Yes but they will relieve you of a substantial amount of your hard earned money. The mountings for the carrier will be there, so you just need to buy the carrier and bolt plus the spare wheel.

Pardon our interruption...

Dumb question! Does that kit come with the pin and bolts?

Ting Tong · Jul 30, 2024

CaliforniaSeb said:
Dumb question! Does that kit come with the pin and bolts?

Actually I’m not sure what that part is as the listing is deceptive and says you only get what’s highlighted in red.

It looks like the bracket is more like £100: give the club shop a call as they may do them cheaper with members discount and provide good advice.

This is the part

Pardon our interruption...

CaliforniaSeb · Jul 30, 2024

Ok

Ting Tong said:
Actually I’m not sure what that part is as the listing is deceptive and says you only get what’s highlighted in red.

It looks like the bracket is more like £100: give the club shop a call as they may do them cheaper with members discount and provide good advice.

This is the part

Pardon our interruption...

OK, thanks. The club shop has it with all the fixing parts. I might go there because at least i know it has the mounting bits and is a genuine VW part. Thanks for your help.

Martinfrost · Nov 6, 2024

dspuk said:
Do it yourself - I paid 150 for a brand new VW steel tyre (17" - 235/55/17) and 80 for a brand new rack. Both on ebay. Took me 30 minutes to fit. Half the cost. Our Cali has the 18" fitted.

Would you have any links to where you purchased parts please

Martinfrost · Nov 6, 2024

California T2023 said:
I’ve got 18inch alloys on the cali 2 wheel drive with 255x45x18 tires.
no spare so have ordered spare carriage bracket so I can add a spare steel wheel. Was thinking of a 17inch steel wheel with thicker tires to make up the same total wheel and tire diameter as what’s on the vehicle. Question is what tire size do I need and will this fit into the carriage bracket? Thanks in advance for any help

Sorry to bother you , just read your post and I’m in exactly the same predicament. Could you advise what you did and where you sourced parts etc many thks