Space Saver Spare
 

I'm about to pick up a "new-to-me" 2009 X5 with Sport Package (and a few other options as well). My question is this: should my X5 come with a Space Saver Spare in the trunk? My X has Dueler Runflats.

My salesman is telling me that the SAV does not come with a spare. Is this true?

Thanks in advance! :thumbup:

your salesman's right the space saver is a stand alone option on x5,s since a few years now. I had the same dilemma when i bought my 08 x5 two months ago.

^ Correct. What I suggest is getting a kit such as the M Mobility kit (found HERE) or going a head and getting the BMW Emergency Wheel and having their local tire shop put a narrow tire on it. One thing to keep in mind is you're going to need new lugs for the space saver/spare/emergency wheel, it uses different length lugs that the stock wheels on your X5. HERE is a link to a custom cart with the wheel and proper lugs dropped into it for your.


http://c1552172.r72.cf0.rackcdn.com/207938_x600.jpg

There is also this kit that gives you the tray, jack, wheel and tire...etc.

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If the car has third row seats, you cannot get the spare.

But without 3rd row, you CAN have the optional spare- the salesman, of course, is likely categorically telling you what he needs to tell you to close the deal. THAT car may not have been ordered with a spare, or someone deleted it, but you could order 2009s with the spare.

Forget the Mobility kit- ruins the tire and the TPMS.

If you lean on the dealership, hard, they might toss one in- or at least beat the price GetBMWparts has...

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I ordered mine from Bimmerzone.com. Fits perfectly underneath the floor in the back. I have non run flats now so it's an essential thing to have.

I don't have 3rd row seats. I'll check out bimmerzone right now.

However, I have 19" wheels that come with the sport package. The bimmerzone spare tire is 18".

If that spare is the proper sized tire/wheel combo, it will be within a couple mms of your 19s, rolling circumference, and will not be a problem.

I agree with ard: skip the 'goop' for tire fixes. A good plug kit would not hurt: easy to use, and will get you down the road, if the spare is not an option.
GL, mD

Are you sure about the different-sized lug nuts for the spare? I hadn't heard that before. I bought the spare after-the-fact, and didn't see any references anywhere to different lug nuts.

This is the pic from the site