
OEM space-saving emergency wheel
Some time ago I changed the brakes to a larger one, making my 14″ winter wheels useless, so I sold old winter wheels and the spare wheel because the brakes from Polo WRC Street require a minimum of 16″ rims.
Because in the future I plan to put the battery in the trunk, I decided to buy a space-saving wheel. I think it’s a good compromise between a full-size spare wheel and a repair kit.
The steel wheels in the VW Polo 6R rust much faster than those of 9n3, so I cleaned and repainted them before sale:
- 4 * OEM rally black steel rim for winter tire 5JX14H2 ET35 5/100 (
6R0601027E 03C
) - 4 * OEM radial tyre FULDA 175/70 R14 84T (
6R0601307
)
It was not a good idea to put 14-inch wheels on the Polo 6R (especially in combination with the Eibach Pro-Kit ๐
) โ for this reason my car for several years in winter was lower than in summerโฆ But i had this set by default from factory ๐
Probably because smaller size is cheaper. But the past is the past, right? ๐
When driving my Polo I used the spare wheel only twice, so it was in perfect condition:
Old genuine 15โ spare wheel from my 6R Old genuine 15โ spare wheel from my 6R Genuine 15โ spare wheel from my 6R with Bridgestone radial tyre (6R0601307K RBS) OEM 15โ rim 6JX15H2 ET38 5×100 (6R0601027 D/L)
Tow trucks in Poland are quite expensive, and when driving mainly around the city, it happens that sometimes I run into a screw, which is why I can’t imagine driving without a spare wheel (even at the expense of a cool subwoofer)
As I mentioned earlier, in the future I plan to move the battery to the trunk so I bought this:
- Steel rim for space-saving emergency wheel 3,5Jx18H2 5/100 (
1J0 601 027 M
) - Radial tyre for temporary spare wheel T 125/60 R18 94M (
8X0 601 324
)
This is how it looks:
Comparison:
new space-saving wheel vs old full-size spare wheel:
This is how the trunk in my Polo will look like in future: