Thanks Phil I ordered the plug kit, compressor , (also a can of fix a flat for slow leaks) AND a spare tire kit from Amazon for the Tesla Y. So I’m covered for simple repairs and blowouts (like when a tire/rim bounced off the back of a pickup and hit my right front tire on my electric Ghia bending the rim and shredding the tire). Still made it to work 5 minutes late after jacking up and putting on a mini spare. Or the time a rock fell off a rock truck and blew out the tire on my electric Porsche. Or the time I was following the Beverly Hillbillies and some unidentified flying object flew off the top of their pickup and blew out a tire on my Electro-Metro. Just sayin: it can happen. Best regards Mark
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2021, at 12:40 PM, (-Phil-) <[email protected]> wrote: I don't recommend a spare. The diameter of the brake system on the Model Y is what controls the minimum wheel size, so you will not be able to fit it anywhere but in the rear cargo area. I recommend a plug kit and a decent air compressor. For 90% of flats you can find the nail or offending debris, extract it and apply a plug all without needing to jack the car up, remove the lug nuts, etc. Also, go take a look at how large the wheels are on a Tesla, you have to then put this dirty thing back in your car. I have plugged probably around 75 tires in my life, mainly mine, but also assisting others. I have a really high success rate, even on the occasional sidewall repair. Plugs are only temporary in this case, but it will get you where you are going in most cases. It's pretty easy to do compared to busting lug nuts, and much cleaner. Most people no longer even attempt to change a spare in when they get a flat. The automakers know this, so it saves money and increases mileage by not adding a heavy spare (wheels have gotten much larger too!) I recommend these: Plug kit: https://amzn.to/395JDMO Compressor: https://amzn.to/3vRgSNu > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:52 AM Mark Hanson via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks > Can someone recommend a Mini spare tire Kit for the Tesla Y? I need a > complete kit with jack and lug wrench. There’s Round a spot in Rear trunk > but it’s empty. > Best regards > Mark. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210322/a09e4e49/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
