Spare wheel stolen!!!

[andyinluton]

Just fitted a spare safe - was a bit suprised to find that the locking bolt key takes a different spanner size to the normal wheel nuts so need to carry an additional spanner. Other than that it looks like a decent bit of kit.

 

[briwy]

Just fitted a spare safe - was a bit suprised to find that the locking bolt key takes a different spanner size to the normal wheel nuts so need to carry an additional spanner. Other than that it looks like a decent bit of kit.

That's odd, ours are the same. 19mm socket.
We have 17in wheels, perhaps 16s have a different bolt head??

 

[andyinluton]

All wheel bolts are 19mm as was the spare wheel holder bolt that I removed, the spare safe one is I think 16mm its at least a couple of socket sizes smaller.

 

[briwy]

I got the locking bolt before the spare safe so that explains it. The spare safe one is 16mm then.

 

[Gregc]

The bolt that came with my spare safe uses the same size socket.

 

[bodhi]

Hello Dave from sparesafe here, glad to hear out product is getting good reviews. The vw Caddy uses a 17mm headed wheel nut but the spare wheel carrier is the same which is why you can get 2 different size locking keys. the Sparesafe device also fits caddy vans.

You can now order in the club shop

http://vwcaliforniaclub.com/shop/product-category/spare-wheel-theft-protection

 

[zeratul]

Question for those that have removed the spare wheel at least once.

Both my spare wheel and spare wheel holder were recently removed and now I have to mount it back.
But I have the impression I am missing a part.
I have the spare wheel holder like here, and I have two bolts that fit the holder (top in the picture) near the bumper to the chassis. But how do I attach the other side? I think I may be missing a metal pin length 4-5 inches.. No?

 

[rippers]

Yes thats right a metal pin holds the other end, number 7 in this pic

 

[hubert72]

I bought the sparesafe after reading about wheel theft on here, it's turned into a conversation piece, lots of other drivers asking me what the bright orange thing is under the van ! They always seem impressed when they realise what it is there for.