Hi All,

Just about to go out today and noticed something different about the back of my RRS. There was no spare!!! Seems some theiving have stolen it. So after some advice please - is this expensive to resolve (I see the winch is £80) and should I just go through insurance as a claim or should I try and sort this out on the cheap??

Thanks,
Pat 2011 Autobiography Santorini Black

RRS_PAT wrote:

Hi All,

Just about to go out today and noticed something different about the back of my RRS. There was no spare!!! Seems some theiving have stolen it. So after some advice please - is this expensive to resolve (I see the winch is £80) and should I just go through insurance as a claim or should I try and sort this out on the cheap??

Thanks,
Pat

winch is a quick fix mate, 5 bolts if i remember correctly i hunted the world and ended up getting one at trade from my local LR dealer, there is occasionally a lengthy lead time on them as its a common part to become defective over time.

Personally i wouldn't be claiming, £80 for a winch and hunt ebay for a cheap spare over the next few weeks

Same thing happened to me , got the winch from ebay, brand new £90 plus p&p easy job to fit but had trouble sourcing a spare so ended up getting the space saver temporarily until a ful size spare came up. Guess what I've got the space saver for sale if your interested £100  2019 BMW X3 2.0i M Sport in metalic black- Brilliant
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Atlantic Grey, replaced with 2018 Frost White Outlander PHEV, can't fault em - now gone
2012 SDV6 HSE in Orkney Grey, Privacy Glass & Side Steps (notice a theme)! - Even better but now gone
2009 TDV6 HSE in Stornoway Grey, 20" alloys, Privacy Glass & Side Steps - Fantastic! but gone

And then get one of the spare wheel protectors from Ray  Have i got the busted controller?!?!!?

2009 RRS TDV8
Santorini Black
Ivory / Anigre
Privacy
DVD & TV
Side Steps

I have a black six spoke 19" rim (RRS spare) no tyre on it though, that I was going to use as a spare for my D3, but I doubt I'll ever use it TBH. £50 and its yours, if you are prepared to collect or arrange pick up somehow. RRS TDV8 Buck Blue (no, not now in my dreams). ..........D3 TDclankety clankV6 ............BMW 318i

What i'd like to know is, who are the scumbags that are stealing them Are they selling them on or using them Either way they need to be SHOT

x5pea wrote:

......and hunt ebay for a cheap spare over the next few weeks

That's why they get nicked! I wonder if anyone has managed to buy back their own wheel, inadvertently of course!

Richard

Ady 555 wrote:

What i'd like to know is, who are the scumbags that are stealing them Are they selling them on or using them Either way they need to be SHOT

In case that is directed at me Ady, I do have a receipt for it, unusual though no doubt  RRS TDV8 Buck Blue (no, not now in my dreams). ..........D3 TDclankety clankV6 ............BMW 318i

Tbh i'm pretty sure people on here arn't going round stealing spare wheels, so that rules you out texstar

Thanks for all the help and advice

So what are peoples views as to if I get a full size alloy to have as a spare (with the security ) or replace with a spare?

I saw a good post on this talking about the clearance, but like the idea that if I get a flat I wont be speed limited (and means that something good can come of this - if you know what I mean ) Do any of you guys do this? The most severe off roading the car is likely to do is up a curb

Thanks,

Pat 2011 Autobiography Santorini Black

i think a 20" wheels won't fit , but i might not be 100% correct on that.

personally i wouldn't be comfortable running a space saver, just get yourself a proper spare, that one at £50 sounds like a bargain to me.

A 20" Does fit, When i had a puncture i put the flat one under the car no problem. (20")  2006 S/C Bonatti Grey, OEM Steps, LAND ROVFR Mud Flaps, Soft/Smooth steering wheel, 2010/11 HST Wheels.

Hi All,

Many thanks for the offers and advice

I am now sorted with a new spare and having to notch it up to experience

Part of the joys of RRS ownership............. 2011 Autobiography Santorini Black