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Hi Chris,

Please just take a look at the several pictures others, including myself, have posted of the spare wheel fitted.

And my reply to you on April 15:

Everything fits other than the foam holder for the inflator, along with it's cover. You won't be needing these once you have a spare wheel although the inflator itself and the gunk bottle will tuck under the wheel anyhow.

That cover doesn't need to go back in.

11 hours ago, TheITGuy said:

I've had Bridgestone Turanzas on previous new cars (Skodas) and they are indeed very noisy.  They use a hard compound rubber which gives the tyre a long life but seems to transmit a lot of road noise into the cabin.  My Audi has Michelin Primacy tyres for the summer months and Michelin Cross Climate 2 tyres for the winter ones.  Both are lovely and quiet.

Thank you for sharing your experience. That sounds like the explanation in my case.

I got my brand new A4 40tsi Avant in March and have covered 2500 miles on UK roads. I love it and can't criticise at all other than one point. The tyre road noise seems excessive and is quite wearing on a motorway journey. It is almost as if noise insulation is missing. The car is fitted with Bridgestone Turanza Eco 245/40 R18. Has anyone else experienced these tyres? Thanks

Hi all,

My A7 lease ended so I have my boot liner for sale. All in good order and much cheaper than a new one. Did a fabulous job of keeping the car clean from golf stuff. See my eBay listing below. Many thanks

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304853753697

19 hours ago, Chris 747 said:

Hi again, Mark,

I can't find any pics of the space-saver spare I bought & returned, or the foam carrier & tool kit & locking nut. However, the wheel I did buy was a 125/70/R19 size. I just find it so frustrating that I could not fit all the components in the space! I'm inclined to give it another go, but there again I really don't want all the faff of maybe having to return the bits.
I appreciate your time & comments, Mark.

 

Everything fits other than the foam holder for the inflator, along with it's cover. You won't be needing these once you have a spare wheel although the inflator itself and the gunk bottle will tuck under the wheel anyhow.

Hi, Yes mine is exactly the same as yours, with the same moulded storage box. See pics.

What was your problem fitting the spare?

Are you sure you had the correct wheel and not one that is too wide? Do you have any pics or details of your wheel?

Hi Chris,

Your pics look very much like mine and those in the opening post.

What exactly is your problem with fitting the spare and the circular foam carrier?

If you remove all the ancillaries ,i.e. the tool roll, rectangular foam carrier for the inflator with it's cover plate etc then it looks to me like the new items will drop straight in.

The new circular foam carrier holds most of the tools and the jack etc can be fitted into gaps.

My original foam carrier and cover plate are now left behind in the garage.

20 hours ago, Chris 747 said:

Hi Mark,
I haven't been on the forum for quite a while and was very interested to hear about your sucess in getting a space-saver spare + kit for your A4. Is yours a B9 model? As I mentioned in my questions about obtaining the various parts I was told by my Audi dealership that I would need to have a whole different liner in the cargo area for the kit to fit, I do not have the sub-woofer fitted. I had all the correct parts but could not get them to fit, and that was with one of the techs from the dealership trying too.
I've pretty well resigned myself with having to do without the kit. So any further hints or comments would be appreciated.
All the best,
Chris

Hi,

Mines brand new so a B9 I'm guessing? Do you have a pic of your boot well, empty? As I said, mines like the one pictured earlier and the foam carrier and wheel went straight in.

What's the problem with yours?

Just by way of an update on this subject. I'm in UK and just took delivery of a 2023 A4 Avant Sports Edition 40tfsi with 18" wheels. No spare wheel. My boot well looks just like the one above posted by steve335, no extra sound system kit etc in the space. I just purchased the space saver spare wheel and jack £129.95 from The Wheelshop and the foam carrier 8W0012109F from LLLParts £47.39.

Can confirm that the wheels fits on the car fine and into the boot, on the foam carrier, without a problem at all. The jack works well and all the kit fits neatly into the boot well without issue. I even found space to leave the electric inflator and gunk bottle plus a first aid kit all neatly under the floor.

https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/product/audi-a4-b8-2008-present-day-19-space-saver-spare-wheel-and-tool-kit/

https://www.lllparts.co.uk/product/8W0012109F/vag-stowage-box-8w0012109f