Hi all, The following is posted in good faith, it’s up to you if you try it, if you do please let us know how it goes.
It’s off Hyundai Coupe 2003 - 2008 5 stud, our US friends have them as Tiburon.
It may be on other cars too but check the 52910 39910 part number and tyre size fitted. That one fits in the boot easily and is nigh perfect being about 5% smaller than MX5 and a nearer match to the road wheel size than the Hyundai it’s supplied for.
125 70 R16 96L tyre and 5 x 114.3 studs 67.1mm centre bore. The wheel and tyre are also date coded. It’s close but it clears the brakes front and rear, offset is fine and drives fine. The standard MX5 wheel nuts are also fine, tapered and clamp fully without extra spacers.
Here then a few pics, it sits on a non slip mat in the boot covered in a blanket, and what to do with the flat one…
I saw this and decided to look on Ebay. I found a wheel advertised as from a 2006-2009 Hyundai S3 coupe, tyre size was the same, 125/70/16. It did not show the numbering though. Took a flyer and it arrived yesterday. It fits on the front hub perfectly with no fouling. It won’t fit on the rear though, the calliper gets in the way. I thought it better to put the space saver on the front anyway as on the rear it might upset the diff, but probably not for a short journey. I removed the compressor from it’s place to give the wheel sufficient space in the boot. With the wheel well facing upwards in the boot, you can put the compressor back in the well, or use it for stowing small items. I am pleased with my purchase and will feel happier about going further a field now. Thanks, James
Sorry, but I don’t get this. Not being argumentative but why would you do this? For the one type of puncture/blowout that can’t be repaired with the kit?
Must admit I agree. The solution shown is great for short trips with no luggage, but it won’t work with a boot full of luggage, particularly with the full size wheel half protruding from the boot. For a longer journey I would not be happy with the boot lid flapping about on a bungee, and the constabulary may not be happy with the high level brake light being obscured.
For everyday use, such as trips to work and back I could see this working - but what if you are on the way back from Tesco with a boot full of shopping? what if you are on the way back from Scotland, Cornwall or the South of France with a boot full of luggage?
We had a member on a club run hit a pothole with a Mk3 and blew a large hole in the tyre sidewall. We were on the top of a mountain road in North Wales at the time and the female member and her son were stranded. Luckily we had phone reception and called for a breakdown to assist.
In that scenario we did think it would be worth investing in a spare wheel for such use on a club run. Thanks for sharing
This whole issue of having a space saver has been covered in other threads. I am happy to carry a spare wheel, others aren’t, so make up your own mind.
When we go on holiday the spare sits on the boot rack so there is still plenty of room for luggage in the boot. I don’t fancy being in France or Italy & having a blow out like the one I had a few months ago that wrecked the tyre. On that occasion I was 1/2 mile from home in Sunny Preston, The space saver saved me a lot of time because I would have had to wait for a breakdown truck to take me to a tyre depot, unless, that is, the AA carry spare wheels that fit a MKIII MX5.
Got one off ebay the other day fits ok, have spare now but no jack, have a trolly jack in garage but not going to carry that around with me, if I need to change in mean time im sure Mr AA will do it for me, anybody now what i can use and are there any jacking points?
Hi Steve, Yes there are jacking points, look under the door sills & you will see the reinforced bits. However, if you are idle like me you can jack up one wheel by putting the jack. This is not the recommended way because the car is even more unstable than when you use the proper jacking point.
Alternatively, you may be able to get a Mazda jack from a breakers yard.
There is a space in the boot to store the jack . It’s on the driver’s side behind a small compartment in the boot liner. You can see it in RichM’s pics of his spare wheel.
Don’t forget to get a suitable socket wrench too. I suppose you do have the “key” for the locking wheel nut.
Yep checked the jack and wrench is there, I’m sure I looked in there before and saw nothing, was not till I stuck my hand in there that I could feel it, and I can now see the jack points although would not trust them if I did not have too.
Steve, coming from old cars of the 60’s I mistrusted sill jacking points too but they are fine these days on most cars and those in the pics have been used many times. In fact it’s difficult to get to anywhere else on these cars, at least for the first lift, and the tyre bays use them with blocks between jack and sill. For tyre changing on level ground the supplied jack is fine but keep your head out and grab the wheel by the spokes or sides not top and bottom in case it does collapse.
