John Peerce
Active Member
As my car is 1999 model, it came with a normal spare 17" AMG alloy wheel in the boot, same as the ones on the car itself.
Although its an alloy wheel, its still quiet heavy actually, not to mention it occupies large space under the boot mat. However, i have been reading on some websites about using a mercedes supplied kit called (Tirefit) which has a sealant and small electric pump supplied by mercedes which would eliminate the need to carry the wheel around, freeing up space under the boot mat for all sorts of things (a cooler springs to mind , or maybe petrol metal container)
It may well be that this is the norm these days in mercedes cars sold in the UK, but for me i have just found out about this. Has anyone any experience of this kit ? does it really replace the need for the spare wheel ?
for example has anyone used this Tirefit after puncture ? also how much is it, and what is the part number to order this kit ?
here is the link to some info on a guy who reduced the weight of his slk and gained space in the boot (fitted a luggage box in place of old spare wheel)
http://www.slk32.com/pages/tirefit/tirefit.html
and here is a link with pictures of some guy using this kit:
http://www.mbcdi.com/tirefit/thumbs1.htm
Although its an alloy wheel, its still quiet heavy actually, not to mention it occupies large space under the boot mat. However, i have been reading on some websites about using a mercedes supplied kit called (Tirefit) which has a sealant and small electric pump supplied by mercedes which would eliminate the need to carry the wheel around, freeing up space under the boot mat for all sorts of things (a cooler springs to mind , or maybe petrol metal container)
It may well be that this is the norm these days in mercedes cars sold in the UK, but for me i have just found out about this. Has anyone any experience of this kit ? does it really replace the need for the spare wheel ?
for example has anyone used this Tirefit after puncture ? also how much is it, and what is the part number to order this kit ?
here is the link to some info on a guy who reduced the weight of his slk and gained space in the boot (fitted a luggage box in place of old spare wheel)
http://www.slk32.com/pages/tirefit/tirefit.html
and here is a link with pictures of some guy using this kit:
http://www.mbcdi.com/tirefit/thumbs1.htm
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