AudiWorld Forums - How To: Spare Tire for the RS7

For some incredibly stupid reason, known only to AoA, the RS7 does not come with a spare tire in the US, even as an option. Instead, it comes with a jack (why?), and a tire repair kit (goop and pump). I guess if you blow a sidewall in the middle of Nowhere NM, you're supposed to jack up the car, grab the wheel and jog to the nearest tire shop. It was a deal breaker for me until I finally got to look at an RS7 and checked that it actually still had a tire well in the trunk.

After I got the car I couldn't find a dealer or Audi repair shop that could order the proper spare. Fortunately, I did find this great forum, and a comment by Freddavies here, that an S6 or S7 spare would work. So... for the benefit of the vast number of RS7 owners :) in the US, here are some pictures and part numbers.

Spare tire/wheel -- T 145/65/R20 (Continental or ?).

Mine is from a 2013 A7 that I got at a junk yard for $100. Markings on wheel - (on rim) "4200010 P D 01 13 07 12" (and on center face clockwise) "(audi rings) 460601 027", "TR 53", "2200902 LE 4", "41/2Jx20H2 ET 22". Hopefully there's a part number there.

Tool Box/caddy -- "4G0-012-109-C" -- $31.52

Cover -- "4G0-860-381" -- $44.84.

The cover is necessary to protect the air controller and air tubing while the spare is lifted in or out.

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Old Tool box removed. Duct tape was temporary. ________________ New tool box and cover. Old pump and goop bottle fit ok. __________ Spare in. ID tag stuck with velcro

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The car. She knows she's got a very special trunk.