Peteb1951 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Has anyone managed to fit a spacesaver in the MHEV A4 b9 Teknik TDI saloon (17" wheel)?聽 Is there room since Audi fitted the auxiliary Lithium battery? I've seen installations of the 19" wheel, but not of the smaller sizes. If this has been accomplished any photos would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike58 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Hi, I have just fitted a new 19" space saver to my 2023 Audi A4 Avant35 tfsi Sport MHEV. It fits OK once you remove the compressor, gunk bottle, foam housing and plastic cover. There is still room for the tool kit under the wheel. I have ordered a jack on eBay which I hope may fit inside the right hand side panel.聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike58 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Hi Pete, my Audi A4 Sport also has 17" wheels and the 19" space saver is the same outside diameter. I bought my spare wheel from the wheel shop and they informed me that 19" space saver is the recommended spare wheel size for any size of wheels fitted to the Audi A4 B9.聽 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteb1951 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Everyone who has replied had the Avant. I've yet to have any info ref a spacesaver fitted in a saloon. I called into my local Audi dealers today and asked them, a total waste of time I got the standard response"if it wasn't fitted as standard equipment we can't comment" I've attached photos of the boot space for a spare in the saloon. As you can see it differs from the Avant. Any additional info for the MHEV Saloon would be welcome. 聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Part Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Definitively can fit space saver to A4 saloon.I have a 20 plate A4 saloon sport 40TFSI. I purchased the kit form Listers Audi Stratford On Avon. 聽 聽 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteb1951 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Cheers Trevor I'll go back to Crewe Audi and ask them why they can't do the same for my Car? Any chance of posting a photo of the installation that聽 I can shove in their face? 馃ぃ聽 Pete聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Part Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Hi Peter can not do photos, but if any help part numbers are: v8 601 027 c聽聽聽 Wheel V8 011 031 c聽 Jack V8012 109 f stowage 19inch wheel fits ok in boot All purchased from Audi main dealer聽 (not cheap) but available Regards 聽 Trevor 聽 聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteb1951 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Cheers Trevor Parts numbers really helpful Pete馃憤馃憤 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean12 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) Hi, I have an A4 TFSI 35 MHEV 2020, I am also trying to get a spare wheel and jack kit from eBay but I am unsure if the wheel would fit in the boot if I remove the repair kit. I have 19" alloys. I presume the space saver needs to also be 19" or are they different? I have attached a photo that may give you an idea and I would appreciate your input. By the way, V5 says B8 but folks say its a B9, not sure yet. It looks the same as Peteb1951 photos... Thanks, Sean Edited March 9 by Sean12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteb1951 Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 (edited) Hi Sean Your boot looks exactly the same as mine. I've got a brand new spacesaver on order聽 from the "Wheel shop" it should arrive on Monday, I will let you know how (and if) it聽 fits. 馃憤聽I'd also say you have the b9. The b8 wasn't an MHEV car. Edited March 9 by Peteb1951 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean12 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) Excellent, I hope it fits. Did you say your wheels are 17"? Mine is 19". I just checked the Wheel shop for the make & model, and they come up as 19", with or without the kit. Cheers Peter, thank you very much. 聽 Edited March 11 by Sean12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteb1951 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 (edited) Hi Sean Wheel arrived and fits OK馃憤 It's a 19" but it has the same rolling radius as the 17" wheels My only slight concern is that it's resting on the battery cables, so as shown in the photos as a temporary fix I've cut up a few pieces of carpet which are聽 now taking the weight. Will get some hard foam for a permanent fix (if the factory under wheel foam takes the weight I might source one of those) Note - you have to junk the tyre gunk and compressor container Edited March 11 by Peteb1951 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Glad it鈥檚 worked out for you Peter, and thanks for sharing. Junking the tyre grunt sounds best place for it, but worth retaining the compressor.聽 Thanks again Peter, Kind regards, Gareth.聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antec123 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 3/11/2024 at 12:24 PM, Peteb1951 said: Hi Sean Wheel arrived and fits OK馃憤 It's a 19" but it has the same rolling radius as the 17" wheels My only slight concern is that it's resting on the battery cables, so as shown in the photos as a temporary fix I've cut up a few pieces of carpet which are聽 now taking the weight. Will get some hard foam for a permanent fix (if the factory under wheel foam takes the weight I might source one of those) Note - you have to junk the tyre gunk and compressor container Hi, is this the kit you purchased?聽https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/product/audi-a4-b8-2008-present-day-19-space-saver-spare-wheel-and-tool-kit/聽and it fits in a B9 avant? do you need to buy anything else to make it fit? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteb1951 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 I just bought the wheel only for 拢169 as I already had a suitable jack. It's supposed to fit any b9 variant as the rolling radius of the 17, 18 & 19" wheels are virtually聽 the same. There may (or not) be issues on front brake caliper clearance so best to fit to the聽 rear wheels replacing a flat front with a good rear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antec123 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 5 minutes ago, Peteb1951 said: I just bought the wheel only for 拢169 as I already had a suitable jack. It's supposed to fit any b9 variant as the rolling radius of the 17, 18 & 19" wheels are virtually聽 the same. There may (or not) be issues on front brake caliper clearance so best to fit to the聽 rear wheels replacing a flat front with a good rear. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean12 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) Hi Peter, 聽That looks great, thanks for sharing the photos, it's a perfect fit. Where do you store the jack kit, under the space saver? Is there enough clearance on the battery pack side under the space saver, the battery seems to have a heatsink 聽Yes, some hard foam should do the job. Edited March 15 by Sean12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteb1951 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 (edited) Hi Sean I store the jack and extendable wheel brace in a strong fabric bag which velcro's to the boot carpet, there's not too much room under the spacesaver widthwise. If you wanted to store in the boot I think the fitted plastic storage box between the rear seats and the spacesaver could be replaced for one from a b8 or early b9聽 which聽 I believe has space for a jack. If one comes up on eBay I may consider it. In the LLL parts UK manufacturers diagram it's listed as number 5. Cheers Peter聽 Edited March 16 by Peteb1951 Additional info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean12 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Hi Peter, Understood. Thank you and everyone on this thread for all the information, and the good ideas I will order the same kit and see how I can fit the bag. Cheers, Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelz Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Thanks really useful posts, however I've A4 Avant with the B&O sound system with a subwoofer in the boot and doesn't look like this is an option for me.聽 Have gone with a 3rd party inflator in addition to the one which came with car which is meant not to ruin the tyre/valve when using... not had a flat so far... Annoying though as you can't always inflate with the gloop... would be interested to hear if anyone has managed that and what tyre was used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean12 Posted Saturday at 11:21 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:21 AM I still haven't got around to getting my space saver however, I seem to remember reading somewhere that the spacer would only fit the back I think not the front as there may be some clearance issues with possibly the brake calliper or something like that. Has anyone else know of any issues using the space saver on any of the corners? 聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteb1951 Posted Sunday at 04:25 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 04:25 PM Not really an issue. If you get a front puncture, jack a back wheel and replace it with聽 the spacesaver,聽 then replace the flat front with聽 the full size good wheel. It's聽 a bit more faffing around but probably adds no more than 5-10 mins to the wheel change馃憤 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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