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Title: Road wheel required
Post by: RafM on Monday,April 15, 2024, 08:43:23 AM
1972 TC


Hi all, looking for a wheel I can use as a spare for my car.

Can be steel or any alloy that fits, I don't really mind.
I'm in UK, South East.

Thanks, Raf.
Title: Re: Road wheel required
Post by: BDA on Monday,April 15, 2024, 08:50:54 AM
Just a suggestion but how about a can of tire sealant or a tire repair kit and a 12 volt compressor?
Title: Re: Road wheel required
Post by: 4129R on Monday,April 15, 2024, 09:10:08 AM
I have a steel wheel somewhere.

I should be in your area soon for work.

Cheers,

Alex.
Title: Re: Road wheel required
Post by: RafM on Monday,April 15, 2024, 09:19:26 AM
I'll get a repair kit in the meantime but would prefer a spare, may hit a kerb or pothole and take a chunk out
of a tyre, unlikely but....

Title: Re: Road wheel required
Post by: RafM on Monday,April 15, 2024, 09:20:47 AM
I'll get a repair kit in the meantime but would prefer a spare, may hit a kerb or pothole and take a chunk out
of a tyre, unlikely but....

Hi Alex, that's great, thanks!

Reminds me that I must get on and copy the gearbox bracket...
Title: Re: Road wheel required
Post by: 314159td on Tuesday,April 16, 2024, 09:42:43 PM
I'm using a little 3.5" wide 13" early Spitfire rim as my spare, much easier to get in and out and provides some extra storage space on top for a jack and whatnot.
They're worth all of maybe $10 each around here. 
Title: Re: Road wheel required
Post by: surfguitar58 on Wednesday,April 17, 2024, 01:33:56 AM
I like the Spitfire rim idea. My alloy rimed spare is difficult to maneuver out of the boot.

That brings up a question, if you got the optional alloy wheels on the TC/TCS, was the spare also alloy. (I bought my alloy spare from someone on this forum specifically as a spare. My original spare was missing.)

Tom
Title: Re: Road wheel required
Post by: TurboFource on Wednesday,April 17, 2024, 02:21:22 AM
My spare is an alloy.
Title: Re: Road wheel required
Post by: Bud on Wednesday,April 17, 2024, 07:22:08 AM
The TC and TCS optional rims had the spare which is really difficult to get in and out. I like the idea of the spitfire rim