Best way to fit a full size spare in the boot

[Adders]

Hi, When faced with this problem I went to a wrecker that had a written off Tiguan and purchased the large foam piece that surrounds the spare wheel. I then cut this foam down horizontally so it would sit under the original foam piece in the car building it up so the top was level with the top of the full size spare wheel and so support the floor panel. I then removed from underside of the floor panel the 2 fittings that anchor the front corners of the floor panel. The 2 fittings were then screwed onto wooden blocks at the front corners of the floor panels to accommodate the raised height of the floor. Some minor trimming of the top foam piece was required to accommodate the wooden blocks. Even with the floor being higher than standard, the rear door still close OK. I trust this helps and have attached 3 pictures which hopefully explain better than my words.

[Phil G]

Hi everyone, Just to let you know that we traded our Tig this week and no longer need to carry our full size spare so it is for sale in the classifieds:
2009 Tiguan 16" wheel and tyre - good full size spare

Been on this forum for 7 years and enjoyed every minute of it. Unfortunately the new Tig was not an option for us - too big for the space available in my garage, so have replaced it with a turbo Vitara which has similar dimensions to the original Tig.

[tigger73]

Phil sorry to see you go but understandable. I think there's a few gen1 Tig owners that are wondering what to purchase next as the gen2 isn't necessarily the logical "next step".

Good luck with the new set of wheels. I'd always carry a full-size spare if I was travelling outside metro area. The space saver really doesn't cut it if you're going further afield.