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Originally Posted by providenceleaf
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He even tried to "build" a kit with separate part numbers and it turned out to be a little on the pricey side and he could not order the spare insert for the trunk or the jack?!?!
Anyway, it's an option for $150 on your X if you order it for now there is no other way to get it.
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I ordered the spare to give me more flexibility with tire choices in the future and a little more peace of mind on trips until then. My bet was that I could always take it out and find some way to use that space if I decided that I needed the space more than the spare.
As you can see from the picture I posted, there really isn't much to the factory installed Space Saver Spare tire kit. It's only a:
* black painted steel wheel and temporary use tire
* a scissor jack, with handle
* an L shaped lug wrench
* an insert to hold the jack and lug wrench (think black ice chest material)
* a bolt with a large washer and wing nut to hold the tire down
FWIW the spare just barely fits in the space so it would probably stay put in all but a roll over. Scissor jacks and lug wrenches are dirt cheap.
There have to be E70s that have been totaled by now. So surely there are a few with Space Saver Spare tire kits sitting in junk yards.
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