Replacing spare with tyre sealent

[epts2008]

Right well basically im thinking of doing a boot install in my leon and though if I do an install theres no point having a spare in there as I cant get to it easily. Has anyone else removed their spare wheel and just carried a can of tyre sealer instead?
many thanks

 

[LEE69]

Some cars don't have a spare wheel, they just have a tin of sealer.

 

[epts2008]

yeh thats true actually new s-max has sealer and a mini compressor instead.
plus I suppose removing the spare will loose weight which can then be gained from the install

 

[DPJ]

I carry sealant - because of the difficulties of jacking a lowered car with a puncture....... but..... it's a condition of my breakdown cover that I carry a spare wheel.

 

[m0rk]

Both my Clio & Mazda don't have spare tyres

I do carry 2-3 cans of sealer in each though "just in case"

 

[turbin]

aren't those sealer cans cause of like 2 deaths last couple years? They explode or make the tyre explode..

 

[godber225r]

I have no choice i have no spare now as it had a dodgy weld on it and was concidered dangerous to use by the tyre fitter i went to when i got new tyres! so i have an empty space with a can of tyre weld there till i can get a new wheel.

 

[nutter_engineer]

hmm I've not put my old sub ino my LCR as i hated it taking up the boot space in my old car. Never thought about taken the spare wheel out to fit the sub. MIght consider doing this.

 

[ArosaRacer]

Tyre foam is ok for a screw or a nail, it wont seal a blow out so i'd be tempted to keep a spare

 

[turbin]

seemed to remember they wont work on a low profile tire. Tire is too flat and the stuff you spray in has less chance to hit the hole.

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[Andrewcupra TDI]

took my old fiesta spare wheel off , eben tho you retireved it from under neath , the car had to be jacked really high via the rear beam to get it out ,

and becasue it was that low , you couldnt get a jack under it

found a realy flat scissorjack in the end

but i removed the lot and carried a can around because it was on 17s and the spare was a 14 ha ha