How To Add FACTORY Spare Tire Kit ~ MK7.5 Golf R

[@willinda81]

One of the many things I love about your videos is that you don't assume your viewers are mechanics. You explain every detail so that anyone can understand. Such attention to detail. Never condescending to your viewers. Had to laugh at the disclaimer with the razor blade. That is when my wife would have gone back into the house and left me with it. Thanks again for all the great videos.

[@wert78as]

I purchased my R September 2019 and after watching this video I purchased the spare tire kit from Dap. Last week I hit nasty pothole on my way to work, and having spare tire saved me. The only thing was living in Boston and being winter l l used 17 inch wheels with snow tires, having an 18 inch spare in the front was a little funky.It was for a day and I drove no more than 8 miles. I can’t thank you enough.Keep up with the videos I’m enjoying my R !

[@HumbleMechanic]

It is ridiculous to me that this car didn't come with a spare tire. Luckily we got a solution! Slowly we are making this Golf R even more awesomer. What do you think the next mod is" ;)

[@michaelblacktree]

Yeah, that's pretty odd. One of the things I like about my Jetta is the full-size spare tire.

[@ElectroVeeDub]

Next mod? How about 3M Scotchcal Paint Protection? Provided it wasnt done at the dealership...

[@kokekan75]

Weird as it comes with one in the UK

[@tony973]

HumbleMechanic In the next episode : r600 intake, downpipe, milltek exhaust, catch can, and revo stage 2 tune 😌🙃 like every EU G7r 😩 plz do something different 👍🏼

[@ianpotrament9428]

@@tony973 I think something different is a great idea! Android head unit, air ride suspension, heck even stearing wheel retrofit, wide body, wheel offset explonation video and how to find the right offset for you car, something different and new and exciting.

[@jimbrown5605]

Just fit this to my R. Took all of 15 minutes. Thanks Charles for the detailed install. Appreciate what you do for the community

[@drteton]

Just completed the installation, The video was incredibly helpful and the whole process took

[@RickJohnson]

After my first pothole that destroyed a Conti tire and bent a Cadiz wheel, followed by a 2-3 hour wait/tow/Uber trip home from a bad part of town, I bought my spare, jack, and wrench from ShopDap a few years back. The trim wasn't readily available and I didn't see the value in the foam block. Thus, I cut my own trim and just wrapped the tools in bubble wrap to minimize bouncing around in the underfloor space. I've had to use the spare twice since then. Once out and about, and once just from my driveway. Either way, definitely worth it! Now that I'm trading/selling the MK7R, I'm planning to pass the kit onto another owner.

[@kevsingh]

My humble '19 Jetta S 6mt didn't come from the factory with one either. I told the dealer I wouldn't drive it off the lot without one. They added one with the complete tool assembly for "free" :)

[@Deutscheautoparts]

Thanks for the love.... Shout out the Taylor for coming through with them weights.

[@dukenukem5135]

We call them biscuit spare tyres.

[@evi0blackeagle]

Get stock again please

[@LukeWhite15]

I honestly can’t believe I just watched an entire video of someone installing a spare tire in a car that I don’t even own! 😀I do appreciate the general OEM+ levels of modifications. Matches my tastes almost perfectly. 👍🏻👍🏻 I’m thrilled my Focus ST came with a full size spare. Had the car 3+ years and used it 4 times. Had my previous car 10 years almost to the day and the spare never saw the light of day (other than tire pressure checks, of course 😎). Its predecessor, a GTI VR6, went 9 years and only had one flat that I can recall. Not sure why the ST seems to be cursed.

[@alexanderbarr]

Instead of having to make all their cars with 5 wheels and tires they remove the spare and charge the same. Multiply that by millions of cars and BOOM your profit margins are up instantly.

[@Flies2FLL]

How much would you pay to put 50 more pounds in your car?

[@alexanderbarr]

@@Flies2FLL I'd take 1 less passenger or eat less so I'm not a fat bastard. What life changing difference would 50lb in extra weight be?

[@dudley7540]

@@alexanderbarr not much difference at all. Mainly something to obsess over!

[@DjStiv3]

@@alexanderbarr its not much unless youre tracking it and looking to cut weight anyway. But i mean hell, do some mods to even out the weight. Cut the cat off weld a piece in or do a full exhaust lol at any rate, its the back. As i recall gti's are like idk 55 45 front and back, so you ARE helping even out the weight anyway as well. Its probably now like 54 46 or something

[@gomidasodabashian4904]

I thought its mandatory like a regulation

[@BrakRulesAll]

Charles, thanks for this (and everything else you do for the community). The part about "walking" the seal out from under the rear trim piece is critical, and I could have easily not even noticed that the seal was underneath the trim and left it be. Because of your clear instructions, I did it the right way. Super-happy to be rolling with a spare now as I'm out in the sticks and travel in some lousy cell coverage areas. Rock on!

[@rjmari]

1:10 - This is rough to see the kit was $300 just 3 years ago, but is $493 at the time of this comment. That inflation really hitting hard on spare tire bois.

[@charlymaher3361]

Make that $507 today. WOW

[@PurpleSideBlack]

I have a 2016 Golf R (Canada). I ordered all these parts except the replacement trim piece. It came in handy a year later when I picked up two screws in one tire. I was able to get home from work without trouble. I even stopped at the local Canadian Tire on the way home and they patched my tire and put it back on the car. Bring a tire bag with you so you can toss the bad tire inside to keep your trunk clean. This is one of the best 'mods' I've done to the car. Cost ne 728$ Canadian with tax, duty and shipping for the entire setup. Expensive, but in Canada, everything cost more. Theres no real need to trim the plastic for the tire to fit. You just have to finangle it just right.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Good call on the bag. I usually have a big trash bag anyway in the car

[@stevenrussell5937]

for the record, i drove 765 miles on a spare tire. 2020 Elantra doing 70 mph. unaware of the speed and distance rating at the time but damn i was impressed it lasted!

[@john_dee1431]

This video is smart as all get out. I just helped a coworker with her factory goo kit and she didn't make it a mile. Had to call AAA. Now she's looking into this very solution.

[@kareemmehdi]

To respond to the questions about AWD and the spare tire I own an Alltrack and that comes from the factory with the same exact spare tire and I have used it twice

[@abynormlbrain]

Thanks Charles, saved me some confusion with disconnecting the sub cable. I didn’t get the foam or trim kit, but finally have a spare tire. I kept the jack and tire kit from my TDI but failed to keep the spare from it, not realizing the R would not have a friggin spare tire. I was told one wouldn’t fit. It fits, even with out the trim kit, though it is wedged in there. Rest of the Jack and kit fit fine, might toss a few rags in there to keep it from moving around.

[@phil6012]

I just noticed where they hid the build sticker on the mk7.5 - under the trim @ 4:50

[@chriskelvin248]

Thank you once again Charles for bringing along your street cred to the community with these mk 7 mods. I did this this 3 weeks ago before my 500 mile vacation to Maine to bring along proper highway bombworthiness to the equation. Happened to get my kit through ECS, but lovin' the DAP boys too- hope to do biz with them soon. Coming from a mk4 btw, I am appreciating the new VW scissor jack. I had at least one disaster with the old "widow-maker" jack...

[@richardhoang6115]

My Golf R MY2019 has the factory fitted spare here in Australia. Has to be cost savings for the States. It's alot of money for a hatchback. Still not sure why people in the states don't like hatchbacks but are ok with soft SUV's? Which are essentially raised hatchbacks hah. Love hatchbacks and wagons, RS6 wagon is coming to the states can't wait to see more videos on them!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yea they make these silly crossovers to try and wean us off the big trucks , but everyone is stupid here and loves 12mpg like it's 1978.

[@aussiebloke609]

As far as I can tell, it's mostly for weight savings. Also, Australia has always been strongly in support of retaining a spare tyre (and a full-sized spare where possible) because of the long distances and harsh road conditions between towns once you're left the city behind and struck out for the outback. Space-savers are virtually useless under those conditions...and the inflation kit is generally even worse than useless. auto.howstuffworks.com/why-many-new-cars-dont-come-with-spare-tire.htm

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

I agree, but Americans like crossovers because the added ride height helps to compensate a bit for their insecurities.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@RobertLeBlancPhoto I was waiting for some technical explanation to why a higher ride height is better 😂😂😂 Haha that cracked me up

[@mikehunt4375]

Richard Hoang Legal requirement in Australia I think

[@zakuraayame5091]

I went to the doctor and they told me to get rid of my spare tire, no need to carry all that extra weight around!

[@chansfor]

Thanks for posting this, it was a big help. Getting the rear trim piece at the back of the trunk was a bugger to get off, but it did finally come off.

[@ADPeguero]

Late thanks for this. Just when I thought I had this figured out I noticed the subwoofer cable was short. Thanks to your clear instructions I noticed you had pulled the cable fully "before" adding the new trim piece. Saver for me as that cable was really tight before I saw your video.

[@davidgarza8767]

I absolutely love this yellow! Great choice in paint!

[@xanevans4472]

I found a good tool for cutting foam is a hacksaw blade. You can wrap some tape around one end if you doing a lot of cutting.

[@saucemanautomotive8925]

Thanks Charles, I was worried I would have no solution when I got my mk7. Awesome video man.

[@CEOLISSS]

My Audi s3 came with a spare tire. I was quite surprised.

[@sethriggle1462]

CEOLISSS they must have had a better AWD system since they can fit it in there 😂😂😂😂😂

[@samuelrodriguez1324]

As did mine

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

My 2018 S3 came equipped with a spare and Jack kit too.

[@csours]

Autocross it on 4 spares

[@pav9978]

In Europe (AUT) it is as follows, the spare tire is a optional extra. If you are willing to cough up the extra coin you will get it. The reasons why you dont have it as standard are as follows: Trunkspace (for the magazines it is "very important" to compare them), weight ( fuel efficient), costs, and saftey. Most of the costumers are not able to change a wheel anyway, so instead of the option to change the wheel you get more trunkspace.

[@_multiverse_]

If you want to make a place for that little metal rod thingie, you can stick it in the oven for a little bit and plop it down where you want it to sit, it'll melt itself a nice little indent.

[@AzteCypher]

Going to borrow that idea on making room for the air pump as I like carrying mine as well.

[@Tom_Platz]

Just did this mod earlier today... holy sh!t was the original molded plastic part a bear to get out! Finally did though, and now I've got the peace of mind that I've got a spare tire and tools. Thanks Charles!

[@HumbleMechanic]

Awesome!!! Yeah that trim is typical vw pull 1% harder and it breaks ha

[@camelramel7035]

Glad I came across this. Just purchased the kit

[@HumbleMechanic]

Sweet

[@unclemudfrogsgarage6590]

Ordered my spare tire kit for my 2017 Golf R. Hope to have it soon. I used the info you provided. We’ll see.

[@HumbleMechanic]

We will see you loving it. Lol

[@thetacticalape8852]

One of the things I hated most about my mkvii R was no spare. I used to vet flats every couple of months. Really shitty roads in the snow belt. Finally gave up on crappy roads after 3 years and traded in for a truck. Still have a sports car for summertime fun, but glad to have a truck for the daily.

[@derekmcquarrie5541]

4:37 Thanks - I've been looking for the location of the vehicle identification label

[@brianthepyro]

Digging that new time lapse intro!

[@thomasdeinzer9806]

Sehr gute Idee. Das was VW ab Werk mit den Taschen anbietet ist ein großer Mist . So ist das viel besser gelöst. Ein großes Dankeschön. Gruß aus Deutschland.

[@martin3332]

You have a spare as an option, it's about plus 100€ here in Germany. It's not a standard, because it conflicts with some options you may want. Like, the Dynaudio sound system or the variable loading floor. Additionally, many cars come on run-flat tires. Hence, you don`t really need one. At least here in Europe.

[@meeterhead462]

One reason i love my ole school Audi B7 .. it came with FULL size matching wheel n tire. . Unbelievable the United States allows cara to be sold with out it .. SMDH NICE VIDEO CHARLES.

[@MrDiva480]

MY 2017 CC has a full size extra wheel and tire! i was shocked, in the day where companies are removing them, it still has a full size spare matching rim and tire!

[@dbyrd34222]

"make sure the tires inflated before you put it in" Boy have I made that mistake before

[@traktion2]

Hi, As of 2013 all cars sold in Europe are sold without spare tire to safe weight and so to safe fuel cost. When we went back to Europe a couple years ago, we found it out when I rented a Golf, i was told the above as of 2013 no spare tires in new cars, VW, Vovo etc etc.All newer cars are equipped with the tire inflating kit including the slime to repair the tire. Lucky our 2017 USA Tiguans have a spare tire.

[@gmans7859]

Thank You Charles., and thank you for reminding me to check the air in all our Spare tires. Also, I keep forgetting to investigate further those little Valve Stem extendo' Thing'rs. It's like a short hose extension. Some of them (as I see yours is now) the rim and tire are mounted upside down which means dismounting things just to check the pressure. Which means for some, it goes unchecked because "it's a hassle".... :\

[@Apex180]

Its to me basically a way to nickel and dime customers and they are all doing it :(

[@christopherlastname7638]

Run flat tires cost more than the spare tire!

[@RoastBeefSandwich]

cuts weight which increases MPG too.

[@aussiebloke609]

auto.howstuffworks.com/why-many-new-cars-dont-come-with-spare-tire.htm

[@grumpydevildog1462]

ShopDAP FTW

[@ashevillecomics637]

In all the time I had my R I don't recall even checking for a spare. Now I have a GTI which of course has the room but a spare tire well would definitely get in the way of the AWD

[@TheKiltedYaksman1]

Anybody else remember the televised commercials touting the full-sized spare in the MkIV? Pepperidge Farm remembers...

[@danbongo503]

Focus RS'es don't come with one either. Very difficult to find a spare that will clear the front brakes, or in a 5x108 bolt pattern (I think the only route is a discontinued Jaguar space saver?)

[@b.kaan75]

In germany you either have to have a spare tire with tools or a emergency pump with the sealant

[@miketeeveedub5779]

By not offering a spare tire option VW USA is simply trying to spin the Golf R as an "exotic". A Lambo or Ferrari doesn't have one, so the Golf R shouldn't either. Silly marketing. You did a good thing Charles - the $300 cost is simply worth it for the piece of mind it'll bring. Cheers!

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Mike TeeVee I doubt that was their reasoning.

[@DutchDukeMan]

I don't own a Golf, but i still watched the whole thing lol

[@dblrplt]

Thanks! Just installed the kit!!!

[@lunch2102]

What's the wheel bolt hanger? Anyone.. please

[@ahmeda.3198]

Incredible, so for the European markets, this car includes a spare tire, but not for the US? Does this same technique also work for a 2024 Golf R? Either way, this was a very clear and professional video. Thank you.

[@craigb.4321]

what i find funny is my MY18 GTI came with a spare and all the accessories. i dont have the fender sub in the trunk but that allows me to actually lower the floor of the rear cargo area by about 6 inches. where your foam is towards the front of the car, mine is at the rear behind the bumper. those slots where your foam slide in is where the load floor slide in for the lower position. VW is so odd sometimes with how they do things

[@zoomer1468]

Got a huge puncture on my mk5 last night, not the best experience swapping wheels at 3 am but at least hit home an hour later with no issues so far, hope you don't need it but it's there, you never know. I'm planning to purchase a little fire extinguisher, just in case!

[@alanburke76]

I was blown away when I popped the trunk in my wife’s ‘19 Jetta and it had no spare. I did remedy that of course, even though I’d be likely the one changing it, no her. But my bet is it’s for weight savings and/or cost savings for why it was left out.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Yep. It’s crazy!

[@mikejf4377]

I really liked this video.

[@ninoellison7793]

Hi. Great vid. You mentioned your wheel spacers. Can I ask what thickness (mm or inches) they are? And did they improve handling? Many thanks!

[@gwcrispi]

You know what's funny? We have the same bathroom scale. You know what else is funny, I used it to weigh my new wheel/tire combo to compare it to stock.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Hahah yep

[@ianpotrament9428]

Foe-wheeldrive

[@HumbleMechanic]

Hahah

[@pinecone76]

2019 e-Golf also has no spare tire but the same exact flat tire kit.

[@impeRAtoR28161621]

Is there some nice box or something that could fit inside? I would like to maximize cargo area and don't need spare wheel

[@lenmetallica]

Is the Golf R a surprise Oscar winner, Greg?

[@JMNTN]

it's an option people don't tick because they can't change it themselves anyway

[@HumbleMechanic]

There is a lot of truth to that

[@Claytonhill85]

Great Video! Thank you so much. Question: Where did you get the rear bumper sill protector? Would that fit on a 2017 Golf R model? Thank you!

[@marcusdos]

My MKV R32 came with a small spare tire and the jack. Not sure if you were referring to the MK4.

[@ahmedaskoul9080]

GCC Spec cars ( Middle East) regardless if its a Golf R or a Golf GTI comes with the spare tire. I believe this has to do with the specifications ordered by each region and not by VW Germany. Most probably that VW USA is requesting these cars to come without the spare tire kit.

[@caffeine4130]

I wish I did this. Just got a flat this week and my cars at the shop waiting for 2 new tires. Is it okay to just change out both rear tires if the front tires have plenty of tread left? I heard this may affect the Haldex system

[@diomedia1]

I bought a spare tire for my R last month from DAP and see you got that Ling Long tire as well. Hope we never need to use it!

[@bonperal]

How cool is that? Now all I gotta do is get a Golf R.

[@spidervedra]

Hi, great video, what are the specifics of that rim + tire? Thanks

[@irabrennan8009]

Quick question...R tires are 19",..will the 18" spare work for this, or is there a bigger spare ?

[@TheShaunsc]

The fix a flat system sucks so bad!!! Ended up spraying it all over myself. I previously bent a rim (brutal winter) and already had a full size spare at home. Got a tow home and the tow truck driver swamp tires for me... sense I don’t have a jack. Long story short full size spare at home! Lol

[@GTI_CHHA]

Excellent video. It's purely cost cutting from VW.

[@auxmike]

I don’t think the new Jettas have a tire either! Glad my 2015 Jetta has it and a nice tool set in the snazzy grey foam

[@rockinthenykes3395]

Can you take out the peg that holds everything still ? I’m trying to get a flat surface to build a amp/subwoofer system but I need a flat surface.

[@CARLWILD]

Mine has the space saver and tools! Wonder if it’s just in America?

[@OttawaTony]

I just ordered the Mk8 Golf R DSG in Lapiz Blue with a sunroof (an option in Canada) to replace my Mk7 R. The dealer says they tested transferring this mod to the Mk8 and it fits. They also say my winter alloys and tires will fit too. So, good news for me all around!

[@HumbleMechanic]

That’s awesome. I’ll be testing and working with SHOPDAP on a kit for everyone. If it’s at all different

[@mehdikabbage278]

@@HumbleMechanic Thank you for another great video. I read that the spare in this kit doesn't fit over the brake caliper in the MK8 R. I'm assuming that's incorrect? Thank you so much!

[@andreapasserini8420]

Hi! Love the stuff you make, it’s very helpful! What’s the part name of that griddy anti scratch you have on the rear bumper? Thanks!

[@PeteEADGBE]

My 2018 GTI has a spare tire, but the trunk trim piece doesn't have the circular cutout! I didn't even know the trim could be like that. It was such a pain to get the spare in and out because of this. Thanks VW 😤

[@HumbleMechanic]

The GTI I think has a smaller spare. Be spares have always kinda been a pain to deal with

[@PeteEADGBE]

Hm OK, that would make sense

[@goto032492]

Hey Charles, thanks for this video, finally got around to adding a spare. I know the community really appreciate what you, shopdap, and everyone else does for this community. After watching this a few years apart, what do you keep in the OEMTOOLS hard case? And, do you have a link for that hard shell zip case? It fits perfectly.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Thank you so much!!!

[@ahmeda.3198]

I agree, I’m not part of any community of car enthusiasts, but I bought one of these recently, and really enjoyed this video. Very clear instructions and insight.

[@bart_langedijk]

I think another reason that manufacturers stopped adding spare tyres is because people are unable or unwilling to change their tyre themselves. People are lazy and rather call the tow truck instead. I added one to my Audi A3, those spare kits are useless.

[@TheEliooile]

Would this spare tire be the same diameter as the 19 inch OEM rims on a 2016 Golf R and safe for the AWD system?

[@elodgubcsi]

If I'm not mistaken this car comes with a spare here in Europe. I guess VW figured that most US buyers don't know how to change out a tire so they simply left it out.

[@SavedbyHim]

Man, that is satisfying :)

[@NileshParmar]

Do you know if this kit would fit in a vw golf mk8 please?

[@ericmichel3857]

All you really need is the spare tire, a jack, and some sort of lug wrench. I bought that foam piece but it was on back order for several weeks, however I found I could just open the jack between the spare and the inner wall and it is rock solid, then some velcro or a bag for the lug wrench and you really don't need the foam piece. In fact when it finally showed up I used it and actually wish I hadn't because it really did not buy me anything useful and takes up a lot of space that I had been using for other things. So if I had to do it over I would not buy the foam piece, it is just an unnecessary expense that only takes up useful space.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Maybe. I really like having it all nice, secure and organized. Especially for out cheap that part is. But the beauty is, we can do what works best for us!

[@ericmichel3857]

@@HumbleMechanic Oh i get it, it is kind of an OCD thing, which is very common for VW folks. I am too, just to a somewhat lesser extent.

[@vulpoilaurentiu5261]

Hello Humblemechanic - you have all my appreciation from far away Europe - I know you have now a MK*8 R - did this " FACTORY Spare Tire Kit MK7.5 Golf R" could be fit to MK8R? Could advice than can buy above mentioned kit to install to mk8 R - same as for USA and Canada , Europe don`t deliver de R with spare tire and foam tool kit - and for my road home Is must to have a spare tire ? my bst and kind rgds

[@Pillager46]

Does the spare tire muffle the subwoofer?

[@GeorgeBaskharon]

hey Charles, random question l, i have a mk7 GTI, and the sound system really bad, i want to make an upgrade to have the fender sub with its settings on the screen. i’d really appreciate it if u can help me with how.

[@gotahave]

If you don't have the Fender sound system can I buy that sub you have(not yours but a new one) and will the wire be in my car and will it still add some more bass to my stock 2016 Golf R

[@fredgasburger5969]

I have an MK6 GTI with the spare. Can an 18 inch wheel fit in where the spare is?

[@coalieroller5663]

Linglong tire? I wonder why would VAG had that? My MQB A3 did have the same spare wheel, but it was from Continental.

[@pricey0986ify]

I've heard you should always fit space saver spare tyres to the rear so it wouldn't affect the brakes

[@HumbleMechanic]

It’s going to impact brakes no mater where you put it. For me this is an ultra temporary thing, meant only to be on while getting a tire repair.

[@sdsl_pro]

Hey, nice video. I just bought a 2019 Golf Estate GT, it came with 17" alloys and no spare. I was wondering what should be the diameter of my spare tire? Since I see that there are only 16" and 18" spare tires available for this model here. Thank you

[@davidsharpe1420]

As a serial VW audi owner it drives me nuts, I currently have an 2015 RS5 it comes with the stupid fix a flat kit, I got an S5 donut off of ebay to at least have a spare (it will only fit the rear because huge front brakes) but it gives me options if I get a flat...

[@saulgoodman7495]

how do you work out what size spare wheel you need?

[@robt8042]

I've had my car for 21 years, it has a compact spare. I have never used it even once. Lucky

[@gplusgplus2286]

Rob T me too since 2001. Never used it.