[urq] SQ spare tire/wheel

[Steve Eiche]

Well, I am sure that you could mount it in the middle of the trunk, or 
off to one side slightly, but then you have about 0 usuable space and no 
access to the sunroof holder.

May I ask why you are so intent on having a full size spare?

Steve

audijim at comcast.net wrote:

> That's a good point Steve. Uncle Bob was telling me that as well. I 
> guess what I really want to do is mount a full size spare in the trunk 
> weather it be vertical, horizontal or at an angle. I still think I can 
> utilize the SQ mounting parts. I will run a test fit and see what happens.
>  
>
>     -------------- Original message --------------
>     From: Steve Eiche <seiche at shadetreesoftware.com>
>
>     > Jim,
>     > I think that you will find mounting a 15x8 quite impossible with
>     the added
>     > bracing in the trunk on the US ur quattro. If you cut it out, it
>     would work,
>     > but that would make the back of the vehicle much more fragile in
>     a crash. From
>     > what I have seen, even a low speed impact would buckle the
>     quarters badly. You
>     > would also need the Euro trunk trim.
>     >
>     > Steve
>     >
>     > Jim wrote:
>     >
>     > I need pictures of the boot/trunk of a SQ and how the spare
>     tire/wheel is
>     > mounted. I have all the SQ spare tire mounting parts and I have
>     an extra 8"
>     > Ronel that I'd like to mount in the boot of my UrQ like the SQ.
>     Can anyone help?
>     >
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     >
>     > Jim
>     >
>