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Mackyjane

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Hi I have a 2019 Iexo 736, this also comes with the fix and go kit. It's ok if you get a small puncture in the tread, but no a lot of good in plugging sidewall damage. Likewise I ave nowhere to store a spare as the ground clearance behind the rear axle is too low and a tyre will not fit in the garage. To be fair since 2004 I've only had one puncture in over 150,000 miles, check your tyres regularly and remove any stones trapped in the tread, keep pressures checked,
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This 2012 forum thread was originated by someone who had needed to use the Fix&Go product that is commonly provided with Boxer/Ducaot/Relay coachbuilt motorhomes.

 

https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/FIX-GO-emergency-repair-kit-supplied-with-some-Fiat-motorhomes/27858/

 

and the Fix&Go website is here

 

https://www.fixandgo.com/products

 

There is further relevant on-line discussion here

 

https://tinyurl.com/rcvog62

 

If it is impracticable to carry a spare wheel (or even a spare tyre) and the Fix&Go product does not inspire confidence, consideration could be given to having the motorhome’s wheels injected with an anti-puncture sealant (example here)

 

https://www.puncturesafe.com/

 

 

 

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If you have after market alloys don't forget they will have different bolts/studs to OE steel wheels. Not only will the wrench size be different but the shoulder will have a different profile and bolt length as alloy wheels are thicker in comparison to steel.

You will need OE bolts for the steel spare. Not always the case but it's a lot easier to check now rather than in the dark when it is pouring with rain on the M6 hardshoulder.

Spare wins for me everytime.

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Compulsory fitting in France of a matched pair of tyres to a vehicle’s axle was discussed at length in this 2013 forum thread

 

https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/urgent-advice-re-tyres/31371/

 

(It might be interesting to know what the reaction would be if a UK motorist removed a wheel with a damaged tyre, took the wheel to a French tyre-fitting outlet and asked for a suitable replacement tyre to be fitted to that wheel, saying that the wheel with the new tyre would be used as a spare-wheel to be fitted only in an emergency. As the tyre-fitter would be putting a new tyre on a wheel, but not be putting a wheel on to a vehicle’s axle, would this stiil come under the ‘matched pair’ rules?)

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Inflation kit keeps you on the road. At reduced speed. If you managed to pump it in. Be sure your handy compressor switch is in the right position. And have the tyre cleaned at the station you choose. The load sharing on the axles should be equal regarding tyres. In Australia twin axles on the rear should have mandatory air suspension to cope whit equal load sharing of the tyres. *-)
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