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[STEMO]

When I got rid of my 1.4 petrol astra J, I nicked the space saver out of it for my 2.0 diesel astra J, got to be the same, right? Wrong  Got a slow puncture and thought I'd change the wheel for the space saver. Dog crate, two plastic boxes, various towels and other dog related bits out. Jack out, space saver out. Wheel off, fûck, it won't fit. Reversal of above procedure and no better off. 

[deviator]

I thought they were the same. Unless you've got 4 stud v 5 stud?

[Doctor Gollum]

Different pcds

[STEMO]

Different pcds

Yes. Just ordered a wheel from Vauxhall, he tells me the callipers on mine are much bigger or something, so different offsets. £65 for the wheel, not bad, and, as they're both 16", I can get the existing (brand new) tyre changed over.

[deviator]

Wow.

[STEMO]

I've just been very nice to my local tyre man and he will fix my puncture tomorrow. I know they hate you driving in rather than dropping the wheel off, because it's a fiddly, not-much-money job, but I've he'd enough tyres off him in the past.

[Doctor Gollum]

It's a side effect of a front wheel puncture with bigger brakes. Swap the space saver onto the rear, then fit the 'rear'* wheel on to the punctured front.

*assuming the same width. Also the space saver is designed to get you somewhere safe, not to the next MoT 

[dave the builder]

astra up to and including the H (so up to 2010 ish )  was 4 x 100 or 5 x 110 pcd

after that it could be 5 x 115 or 5 x 105 pcd

so regardless of brake clearance ,fitting front or back ,it won't fit

it's a similar story with other vauxhall models 

i've got 4 new 5 x 110 space savers to go on the next car i scrap from the fleet ,taken from the boots of the astra H's and replaced with full size spares . I don't think the weight increase will massively effect the MPG of the fleet (2 1.6 petrol and 2 1.7 cdti)

[Doctor Gollum]

I should have been clearer, that was on the Omega with Monaro front brakes... 17" fit, but not the 15/16" spares

Changing one wheel on the side of the A3 was bad enough, but having to change two because one doesn't fit is irksome

[STEMO]

astra up to and including the H (so up to 2010 ish )  was 4 x 100 or 5 x 110 pcd

after that it could be 5 x 115 or 5 x 105 pcd

so regardless of brake clearance ,fitting front or back ,it won't fit

it's a similar story with other vauxhall models 

i've got 4 new 5 x 110 space savers to go on the next car i scrap from the fleet ,taken from the boots of the astra H's and replaced with full size spares . I don't think the weight increase will massively effect the MPG of the fleet (2 1.6 petrol and 2 1.7 cdti)

Yes, I knew that already, but both of mine are astra J's, 2012 1.4 petrol won't fit 2014 2.0 diesel.

[STEMO]

And astra J won't fit astra K.

[dave the builder]

astra up to and including the H (so up to 2010 ish )  was 4 x 100 or 5 x 110 pcd

after that it could be 5 x 115 or 5 x 105 pcd

so regardless of brake clearance ,fitting front or back ,it won't fit

it's a similar story with other vauxhall models 

i've got 4 new 5 x 110 space savers to go on the next car i scrap from the fleet ,taken from the boots of the astra H's and replaced with full size spares . I don't think the weight increase will massively effect the MPG of the fleet (2 1.6 petrol and 2 1.7 cdti)

Yes, I knew that already, but both of mine are astra J's, 2012 1.4 petrol won't fit 2014 2.0 diesel.

Ah Ok ,
so the 1.4 wheel is probably 5 x 105 and the 2L diesel is probably 5 x 115
Obviously Astra J or K are not rusty enough yet for me to consider buying 

[STEMO]

astra up to and including the H (so up to 2010 ish )  was 4 x 100 or 5 x 110 pcd

after that it could be 5 x 115 or 5 x 105 pcd

so regardless of brake clearance ,fitting front or back ,it won't fit

it's a similar story with other vauxhall models 

i've got 4 new 5 x 110 space savers to go on the next car i scrap from the fleet ,taken from the boots of the astra H's and replaced with full size spares . I don't think the weight increase will massively effect the MPG of the fleet (2 1.6 petrol and 2 1.7 cdti)

Yes, I knew that already, but both of mine are astra J's, 2012 1.4 petrol won't fit 2014 2.0 diesel.

Ah Ok ,
so the 1.4 wheel is probably 5 x 105 and the 2L diesel is probably 5 x 115
Obviously Astra J or K are not rusty enough yet for me to consider buying 

Never seen a rusty J, and the oldest are 11 years old now.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Lucky it wasn't a fast puncture then.....

[STEMO]

Lucky it wasn't a fast puncture then.....

My thoughts exactly, Tigger. On the motorway, in the dark, pissing down, etc,