F11 - is there a spare wheel well?

[Ken Figenus]

Kept my outgoing E61's space saver spare hoping to use it on my F11. Doesnt seem to be any spare wheel well in the b thing though and the manufacturers £450 spare wheel kit lashes to the boot floor with tie cords. Dog will be pleased

As having no spare has the potential to cause an awful lot of grief and even losses on a working day has anyone found a solution and will my E61 one even fit 19" wheeled car (offset?).

Ohh and its £25 extra for a service book too

If anyone has any experience would be grateful to hear. Thx

[VerySideways]

What size is the space saver you kept from your E61 (i.e. 16" or 17")?
From your profile i guess you bought a 535d?

[Ken Figenus]

VerySideways said:

What size is the space saver you kept from your E61 (i.e. 16" or 17")?
From your profile i guess you bought a 535d?

She's a 135/80 17" from the 18" E61 (full size wheel offset is 20) and its on 19" this F11 535d with an offset of 33 I believe. Cheers

[northpolar]

I just off loaded my f11 535d last weekend and I retained the bootliner and BMW space saver wheel kit with bag and integral straps.

It makes a bit of a bugger of the boot space as there is no recess to take a spare, but I put up with the inconvenience, being risk averse and not wishing to find out the point at which a run flat tyre will no longer run!!

In truth, the car had 19k on the clock and still with the original tyres and no punctures!!

Let me know if you're interested in buying mine from me - it is unused and I am sure I could significantly undercut BMW. I also have BMW roof rails for the F11 which I never got round to fitting either...!

Peter

[VerySideways]

Ken Figenus said:

She's a 135/80 17" from the 18" E61 (full size wheel offset is 20) and its on 19" this F11 535d with an offset of 33 I believe. Cheers

F11 space saver is a 135/90R17, but I don't think it fits over the brakes on the 535d.
They also do an F10/F11 18" space saver, I think that's the one you'd need.

[Ken Figenus]

northpolar said:

I just off loaded my f11 535d last weekend and I retained the bootliner and BMW space saver wheel kit with bag and integral straps.

It makes a bit of a bugger of the boot space as there is no recess to take a spare, but I put up with the inconvenience, being risk averse and not wishing to find out the point at which a run flat tyre will no longer run!!

In truth, the car had 19k on the clock and still with the original tyres and no punctures!!

Let me know if you're interested in buying mine from me - it is unused and I am sure I could significantly undercut BMW. I also have BMW roof rails for the F11 which I never got round to fitting either...!

Peter

Hi Peter - I couldn't PM you - could you PM me as would be interested in the wheel pls. Hopefully can figure a way of lashing it to the side of the boot (or creating a bracket) or gluing it to the tailgate! I jest but I would have lost a client and some income a few months ago if I'd have failed to get to a job in Soho after a puncture in Swindon - life saver spare saved the day!

What a load of bo**ocks this is on a brand new car!

[s55shh]

Interested in the roofbars please. £?