General Contents of Boot tyre well

[Dodgy Geezer]

I'd never looked in the boot spare wheel well before, but I took a look today. And I don't have a spare wheel, or a jack. Instead I have a shaped plastic insert with an odd collection of items.

The contents are:

• red triangle
• towing eye
• odd compressor, wrapped in cellophane
• screwdriver
• odd bit of plastic shaped like a golf tee
• set of wheel nuts

Is this what I should have? If I get a puncture on a motorway I'll feel a bit useless with all this...

 

[digger58]

Go to a scrap yard and get one! All that is useless on a dark wet night in the middle of nowhere with no phone signal!

 

[Lambie]

I'd never looked in the boot spare wheel well before, but I took a look today. And I don't have a spare wheel, or a jack. Instead I have a shaped plastic insert with an odd collection of items.

The contents are:

• red triangle
• towing eye
• odd compressor, wrapped in cellophane
• screwdriver
• odd bit of plastic shaped like a golf tee
• set of wheel nuts

Is this what I should have? If I get a puncture on a motorway I'll feel a bit useless with all this...

What on Earth? Sounds like you've got the MacGyver-standard repair kit!

I find my boot well has:

• Full-size Bridgestone spare tyre
• Manual jack
• Wheel locking nuts (in the glove box)
• Tow attachment and cable
• The windy thingy to get the bolts off

(not comprehensive, I'm at work remembering from when I had a puncture a couple of weeks ago).

If I was you I'd look into getting a spare, unless yours is different I find it can fit a full size spare and not one of those thin tyres or a PRK!

 

[KenMavor]

I'd never looked in the boot spare wheel well before, but I took a look today. And I don't have a spare wheel, or a jack. Instead I have a shaped plastic insert with an odd collection of items.

The contents are:

• red triangle
• towing eye
• odd compressor, wrapped in cellophane
• screwdriver
• odd bit of plastic shaped like a golf tee
• set of wheel nuts

Is this what I should have? If I get a puncture on a motorway I'll feel a bit useless with all this...

I recently assisted a woman whose Ford Fiesta had a flat tyre....went down to help her. Opened hatchback...no spare tyre.....mmm Ok...Then no jack. Weight and cost savings in a new car.

All that there was was a can of puncture sealant rubbish. Suspect you have the same set up which is as much use as a chocolate teapot. You will need a spare tyre, a jack, a wheel nut remover and put in a pair of gloves as well.

 

[cmosfxx]

I'd never looked in the boot spare wheel well before, but I took a look today. And I don't have a spare wheel, or a jack. Instead I have a shaped plastic insert with an odd collection of items.

The contents are:

• red triangle
• towing eye
• odd compressor, wrapped in cellophane
• screwdriver
• odd bit of plastic shaped like a golf tee
• set of wheel nuts

Is this what I should have? If I get a puncture on a motorway I'll feel a bit useless with all this...

That's the standard. I have the same in my sporting with 17" wheels.

 

[puntofan01]

I have a full size spare in my 2008 Grande with 15" wheels.

 

[Lambie]

I recently assisted a woman whose Ford Fiesta had a flat tyre....went down to help her. Opened hatchback...no spare tyre.....mmm Ok...Then no jack. Weight and cost savings in a new car.

All that there was was a can of puncture sealant rubbish. Suspect you have the same set up which is as much use as a chocolate teapot. You will need a spare tyre, a jack, a wheel nut remover and put in a pair of gloves as well.

I don't understand those repair kits, is the tyre supposed to magically re-inflate itself without disturbing the repair? And you have to drive like a high Sunday driver to avoid re-puncturing them.

I still can't believe my luck that I jumped for a Punto and then realised it had a full sized spare.

 

[Captain Slaphead]

That's the standard kit...

...but there is a handy guide for replacing it all with a full-size spare

https://www.fiatforum.com/grande-pu...-spare-alloy-wheel-grande-punto-sporting.html