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Did the C32 come w/ a spare tire?

Old Oct 12, 2018 | 12:43 PM
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Did the C32 come w/ a spare tire?

Hey Guys,

I just realized my newly acquired car did not come w/ a spare tire. It looks like the allocated space in the rear can fit a tire, but I am not sure if it can fit a regular size C32 wheel.

Can someone please confirm for me? I’m all about saving weight, but kind of torn on whether I should risk it or not. My old E46 M had a pump in the rear, I might look into something like that.

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Rob
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Old Oct 12, 2018 | 07:12 PM
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2002's definitely did not come with a spare, can't remember if later ones did. If it does not then it would have a black foam insert covering 1/2 the spare tire well and it contains a pump/sealant/etc..

It will hold the front size tire in that opening but it might raise the trunk floor 1/8" or so but not noticeable.
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Old Oct 13, 2018 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Zeppelin
2002's definitely did not come with a spare, can't remember if later ones did. If it does not then it would have a black foam insert covering 1/2 the spare tire well and it contains a pump/sealant/etc..

It will hold the front size tire in that opening but it might raise the trunk floor 1/8" or so but not noticeable.
Thanks for the confirmation!
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Old Oct 13, 2018 | 07:21 PM
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My '03 has a full size spare. Had to use it once.
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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 01:12 PM
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My 2002 has an AMG space saver spare, with tire changing toolkit. I had no idea some of them didn't come with a spare at all?

EDIT: Here is a pic of mine (maybe not technically a "space saver", but is narrower than stock):

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