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Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 19 Nov 2010, 19:06
by foxley
Years ago most early campers and vans had a spare wheel mounted on the front.
These days they are rarely seen,
Where are they hiding them?

Frank

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 20 Nov 2010, 09:01
by Louey
The Bay has a cut out in the back over the engine bay and the T25 has a wheel carrier under the front of the van.

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 26 Nov 2010, 18:05
by Bowton Lad
The T4 has a wheel carrier under the rear of the van.

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 26 Nov 2010, 19:25
by Essex Nige
foxley wrote:Years ago most early campers and vans had a spare wheel mounted on the front.
These days they are rarely seen,
Where are they hiding them?

Frank

my syncro has one on the front...

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 26 Nov 2010, 19:54
by lloydy
Mines on the back
Image

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 27 Nov 2010, 20:44
by derelict
On my '81 Westy Joker it's under-slung at the front, behind the front bumper.

I was told recently that it's a safety feature...in the event of a front-end dunk it operates in much the same way as an air-bag

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 28 Nov 2010, 10:11
by foxley
Yes, being saved by a half hundred lump of metel and rubber sounds like just the safety feature I need.

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 09:36
by DiscoDave
don't think i'd be overly keen to see a spare wheel and tyre eject it's self from my steering wheel. However if this was standard isssue on all cars it may make people drive more sensibly.

My camper hasn't got a spare, just a can of foam and a compressor.

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 11:01
by meggles
DiscoDave wrote:don't think i'd be overly keen to see a spare wheel and tyre eject it's self from my steering wheel. However if this was standard isssue on all cars it may make people drive more sensibly.

My camper hasn't got a spare, just a can of foam and a compressor.

Our Foooord Galaxy at work has the said can and compressor. Be interesting to see what happens if a tyre bursts/splits!

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 11:50
by Gunslinger
Mines on the front!
Image

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 13:31
by meggles
Gunslinger wrote:Mines on the front!
Image

Grandson just saw the pic of your van Gunslinger. His reaction was "WOW!!!!

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 16:32
by foxley
Love those hooded headlights.
Where did they come from?

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 14 Dec 2010, 09:11
by Louey
foxley wrote:Love those hooded headlights.
Where did they come from?
Looks like standard headlights with painted headlight eyebrows - which are normally advertised as a Bay/Beetle product IIRC

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 23:51
by dansimpson
Gunslinger... WOW, yer van looks brill!!

Re: Spare wheel mystery

Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 08:17
by kevtherev
If you think that's cool ...
wait till you see the bit's you can't see!

show 'em the engine bay Stuart