The GT Spare Wheel /Tyre Solution- "The Gnome Spare"

car · Feb 2, 2017

12baller12 said:
I opened up the box for the lug nuts that came with my spare from Tempe Tyres today, and it had a plastic, silver ring in it too. Does anyone know what the ring is for?

Left ear :lol::lol::lol:

69Fastback · Feb 12, 2017

Hi all, I have joined the ranks of the Tempe spare wheel owners. I tried it with the OEM spare wheel cover and it was sitting fairly proud of the rest of the boot. Are you guys just running without that cover and just the carpet over the top?

CasperGT · Feb 12, 2017

Tango said:
Is the jacking kit available new or do we have to get it from a wrecker?

I got mine off a wrecker on Ebay. Was $100 but although a bit more than people are quoting it was like new and inclusive of the foam holding unit.

Zee · Feb 12, 2017

69Fastback said:
Hi all, I have joined the ranks of the Tempe spare wheel owners. I tried it with the OEM spare wheel cover and it was sitting fairly proud of the rest of the boot. Are you guys just running without that cover and just the carpet over the top?

Some of the members here have sourced boot liners to replace the oem cover as it sits proud. My dealership offers a rubber type one for a few hundred dollars. You'll still get a slight bulge in the middle from the wheel ofc.

RubyVert · Feb 25, 2017

I opened the full spare/jack purchased from my dealer today, it looks very much the same as supplied by Tempe Tyres.
Put it in the boot on top of the supplied foam - it sits about an inch proud.
The tyre is on the well floor so I'm guessing that removing the padding on the underside of the floor cover is the only way to bring it down?
There weren't any wheel nuts with the wheel - is it correct that the thread size is the same but the nut is 19mm vs stock wheel nut at 21mm?

Cheers

J

12baller12 · Feb 25, 2017

RubyVert said:
I opened the full spare/jack purchased from my dealer today, it looks very much the same as supplied by Tempe Tyres.
Put it in the boot on top of the supplied foam - it sits about an inch proud.
The tyre is on the well floor so I'm guessing that removing the padding on the underside of the floor cover is the only way to bring it down?
There weren't any wheel nuts with the wheel - is it correct that the thread size is the same but the nut is 19mm vs stock wheel nut at 21mm?

Cheers

J

I didn't realize that dealers were selling spares for GTs.

PG68 · Feb 25, 2017

RubyVert said:
I opened the full spare/jack purchased from my dealer today, it looks very much the same as supplied by Tempe Tyres.
Put it in the boot on top of the supplied foam - it sits about an inch proud.
The tyre is on the well floor so I'm guessing that removing the padding on the underside of the floor cover is the only way to bring it down?
There weren't any wheel nuts with the wheel - is it correct that the thread size is the same but the nut is 19mm vs stock wheel nut at 21mm?

Cheers

J

I purchased some of those foam click together floor mats from the local hardware store. After putting the spare in the wheel well, I then cut a number of mats using a Stanley knife to fit around the boot area. I even cut some to shape around the spare wheel. Afterwards I then put the spare wheel cover over these mats. The mats make up the difference in height so the spare wheel cover that has the carpet on the other side does not warp or bend as the foam mat thickness makes up the difference in height. Afterwards I put my rubber boot liner in position, dead flat, perfect.

RubyVert · Feb 25, 2017

PG68 said:
I purchased some of those foam click together floor mats from the local hardware store. After putting the spare in the wheel well, I then cut a number of mats using a Stanley knife to fit around the boot area. I even cut some to shape around the spare wheel. Afterwards I then put the spare wheel cover over these mats. The mats make up the difference in height so the spare wheel cover that has the carpet on the other side does not warp or bend as the foam mat thickness makes up the difference in height. Afterwards I put my rubber boot liner in position, dead flat, perfect.

Ok - so you did the opposite by building up around the spare instead.
Good thinking - off to bunnings!

Cheers

J

apsilon · Feb 25, 2017

12baller12 said:
I didn't realize that dealers were selling spares for GTs.

Neither did I, I thought the one that was available in the US didn't fit our brake package. [MENTION=22201]RubyVert[/MENTION] are you saying you bought an actual spare wheel and jack kit from the dealer or just the jack kit?

RubyVert · Feb 25, 2017

apsilon said:
Neither did I, I thought the one that was available in the US didn't fit our brake package. [MENTION=22201]RubyVert[/MENTION] are you saying you bought an actual spare wheel and jack kit from the dealer or just the jack kit?

Yes - He called it a spare wheel kit, the wheel plus the jack and jack surround foam.

It's the black 5 spoke simmonds wheel that Tempe are supplying I think, possibly the dealer is buying them from Tempe to supply to customers direct.

RSPEC-015 · Feb 25, 2017

^^^ Which dealer if you don't me asking?

RubyVert · Feb 25, 2017

Clancy's Bathurst - Mike Pentecost.

ian b · Feb 25, 2017

I took the same approach and raised the boot floor with the foam tiles, I got mine from Clark Rubber.

How much are dealers charging for the spare kit?

RubyVert · Feb 25, 2017

I'm only saying my dealer is doing it - not sure if any others do.

Not sure about the cost - haven't got my final invoice yet :eyebulge:

Cheers

J

RSPEC-015 · Feb 25, 2017

^^^^ No worries. Thanks for the heads up. If my guy can't do one looks like a road trip is in order.

Cheers

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