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sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:13 pm
by niro tyro
Hi everybody,
As a newcomer, apologies if this has been asked a million times...
Waiting for delivery of my Niro with 16in wheels, and browsing breakers sites for a full-size spare, specifying Niro.
Anybody know if there's a suitable 16in wheel from other bigger-selling Kia models which might be more widely available?
All the best

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:26 pm
by Hopp
I have a Niro 4 with a full size spare wheel kit which includes a jack and all the spanners you would need.
Fits beautifully under the tray at the rear - highly recommended.
Guess there must be a 16 inch kit available.

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:57 am
by Stepshort
Hopp, out of interest, how long did yours take to arrive ? We bought a Niro 4, ordered spare wheel kit. Car arrived 1st September, but no spare wheel yet. 'On its way from South Korea' apparently.

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:27 pm
by niro tyro
Hopp wrote: Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:26 pm I have a Niro 4 with a full size spare wheel kit which includes a jack and all the spanners you would need.
Fits beautifully under the tray at the rear - highly recommended.
Guess there must be a 16 inch kit available.
Thanks for that...but I'm looking to pay less than Kia are asking!

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:25 am
by Hopp
Hi Stepshort,

Can't help you there, had spare wheel supplied as part of the deal when I bought the car.

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:24 pm
by stever
i bought my self a 16inch space saver from ebay does the job better than nothing
steve r

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:25 pm
by duncanda
I bought my spacesaver wheel kit from ww.thewheelshop.co.uk - £140

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:59 pm
by mme
I sourced a generic hyundai/kia spacesaver off ebay. Hub and bolt centres all fine- wheel fits fine. Dia is 16" - as I understand is the Kia option one. Although I have 18" alloys have been advised 16 is okay on the limited range/speed basis applicable to all spacesavers. Also advised to switch of traction control when using- again a precaution for all spacesavers when in use i am told.

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:24 pm
by Wormi
Hello, I bought a nearly new Niro 3 at the end of last year and wanted a full size spare. The dealers quoted £220 for a space saver. After a bit or research, I bought a genuine Kia 18 inch alloy from caraccesoriesplus.co.uk for £163.49. I then got a new budget tyre for £53. All good

Re: sourcing a full-size spare wheel

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:17 pm
by niro tyro
Hi everybody,
A quick update on my 16" spare wheel hunt if it's of interest to anybody.
My Kia dealer quoted me £213.50 for a full-size spare and tools.
Instead went for a space-saver spare from The Wheel Shop for £140 plus tools.
Fits fine in place of the lower boot tray, so still room for the top tray above. Not sure if you could get a full-size spare under that top tray, which is obviously a useful place to stow the jack. The original heavy-duty 1.5-ton jack supplied was just a little too big to fit under the boot floor, so I asked them if they did a smaller one. They sent me a smaller 1-ton jack which fits fine. They say ity's good enough to change a tire, because you're only lifting one corner of the car.
Best of all, they said just keep the original jack, and sent me the new one no cost. That's what I call service!
Their website -

https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/