[GJETSON]

Tire dealers love to say, "...Oh, I can't do that because of liability reasons. You have to buy a new tire."

Yeah. When I went to have the patch put in, I brought one of my OEM spares. I told him, if he couldn't put in the patch, he could put on my tire.

 

[jefro]

Well, after having a tire fail on highway I have to say they seem to be important.

 

[52206]

I was looking through some of the other threads on the spare tire/jack situation. Is the recommended jack still the Chevy S10 jack? Or is there a another recommendation on the jack? I see people referencing the Spark spare donut, and the Cruze donut for temp spares.

 

[accelerus]

I was looking through some of the other threads on the spare tire/jack situation. Is the recommended jack still the Chevy S10 jack? Or is there a another recommendation on the jack? I see people referencing the Spark spare donut, and the Cruze donut for temp spares.

I went down the rabbit hole of spares - and for my 22 EUV, I found a local fellow willing to part out his OEM wheels, bought one mint quality, with tire, and TPMS for an excellent price. Fit's in the underfloor storage even with my supercruise hardware back there. I got a generic small form factor jack and other various safety gear back there. Should the worst case happen and a sidewall blows out, I can be back on the road in 20 minutes vs hours for a tow truck. Did a dry run in my garage to make sure everything fits/works, added bonus in the bag of tricks that's a must for any car is a 12V booster pack, and a portable wireless inflator.

 

[Nick Gerteis]

Timely thread, just plugged my girlfriend’s….tire this morning. Glad I took it off the car (2017 Premier) as it took a lot more force than other tires I’ve plugged in the past.

 

[SteveWilson1983]

I was looking through some of the other threads on the spare tire/jack situation. Is the recommended jack still the Chevy S10 jack? Or is there a another recommendation on the jack? I see people referencing the Spark spare donut, and the Cruze donut for temp spares.

I just used a regular old trolley jack, before I realized I still had the jack from my old s10 (oddly, in the basement of my rental house when i sold it, which is where we lived when I'd owned the s10). Both work fine, but w the trolley jack, you just have to be more careful about lining up the "cup" head of the jack around the hole.

 

[Darren Donovan]

I went down the rabbit hole of spares - and for my 22 EUV, I found a local fellow willing to part out his OEM wheels, bought one mint quality, with tire, and TPMS for an excellent price. Fit's in the underfloor storage even with my supercruise hardware back there. I got a generic small form factor jack and other various safety gear back there. Should the worst case happen and a sidewall blows out, I can be back on the road in 20 minutes vs hours for a tow truck. Did a dry run in my garage to make sure everything fits/works, added bonus in the bag of tricks that's a must for any car is a 12V booster pack, and a portable wireless inflator.

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Would you have a photo of the small form factor generic jack? And no photo needed, but what portable wireless inflator do you have? Thank you!

 

[PostMark18034]

Time to man up... go to Harbor Freight , purchase a 1.5ton floor jack, a jack stand and a tire plug kit. Fix it yourself in your own driveway in under 30min.
I've done that literally a dozen times over the past few years because of our terrible roads in NY. But, once you accept responsibility for maintaining your vehicle and get some proper tools... this particular repair is simple. You might also want to purchase a spare wheel and tire from tirerack.com to have on-hand in case you get a blowout you can not plug. No need to blame GM.. you knew your vehicle came with no spare tire just like my Model 3, my Rivian R1T and my BMW i3... which I have purchased spare wheel/tires for after acquiring the vehicles.

The only thing I'm blaming GM for is a fact that they do not have the OEM equipment that I need. I don't want to buy inferior aftermarket products and I'm sure you don't either since you own a Tesla, BMW and a Rivian. Just can't understand what you would be doing with a Bolt?

 

[Packard V8]

The only thing I'm blaming GM for is a fact that they do not have the OEM equipment that I need. I don't want to buy inferior aftermarket products and I'm sure you don't either since you own a Tesla, BMW and a Rivian. Just can't understand what you would be doing with a Bolt?

FWIW, one should understand spare tires began going away last century and not just at GM. Today, probably fewer cars have spare tires; not having spare tires is the norm.

jack vines

 

[stevensmws]

.....or be ready for one.

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What is this set out of and where can I purchase one - Thanks

 

[djvollmer46]

When I got my '20 Bolt, I got an extended warranty that included the wheels BUT not the tires. The dealer told me that the tires are covered by the tire manufacturer, not GM. I knew it had no spare, nor jack. My last flat was on my '95 Bonneville in 1998. BUT I knew enough to get roadside coverage that included flats, key loss, gas, etc. I've still never used it. To be honest, the tire manufacturer won't warranty a nail/screw either, but may give you a break on a repair or replacement. I'm also older (I think) and the thought of a tire change is not in my future. I don't think you were properly prepared.

 

[EBS]

What is this set out of and where can I purchase one - Thanks

If you search this forum, you'll find the information. Basically either you buy new, or you can buy used spare tire off the Cruze or Sonic. You can buy used one from local junk yard or eBay. For the jack, you can buy anything that can handle 2000lb++. I bought used off Cruze.

 

[VnBirdRock]

Tire dealers love to say, "...Oh, I can't do that because of liability reasons. You have to buy a new tire."

Yes! I fell for that...it was a Chevy dealer.

 

[Cedarshoot]

I was looking through some of the other threads on the spare tire/jack situation. Is the recommended jack still the Chevy S10 jack? Or is there a another recommendation on the jack? I see people referencing the Spark spare donut, and the Cruze donut for temp spares.

This thread is full of good info…. I posted pics of my setup FWIW

My 15" Sonic Steel Wheel + 205/65-15 ~$145 spare...

My 15" Sonic Steel Wheel + 205/65-15 ~$145 spare tire solution - test fit with pics So I know there are a few threads already talking about spare different spare tire solutions for the Bolt for those of us who don't feel comfortable relying on the self sealing OEM tires and roadside assistance...

www.chevybolt.org

 

[Raxstone]

The only thing I'm blaming GM for is a fact that they do not have the OEM equipment that I need. I don't want to buy inferior aftermarket products and I'm sure you don't either since you own a Tesla, BMW and a Rivian. Just can't understand what you would be doing with a Bolt?

OEM equipment... what do you mean, the tire? The tire doesn't say GM anywhere on it. They are stamped 'Michelin.' You can buy them from many tire shops.

 

[Packard V8]

OEM equipment... what do you mean, the tire?

The more likely is OP means GM should have furnished a spare tire, jack, lug wrench, plastic bag, gloves and hazard warnings.

But GM and most other manufacturers ceased doing that last century. FWIW, some of us are old enough to remember similar complaints when tires got too large to store easily and OEMs began using collapsible spares and "donut" spares. "I'm being swindled! Where's my full-size spare on a matching aluminum wheel?"

jack vines

 

[jmcbrew]

Tire plug kit.

I will add to this -- a good tire plug kit. I have one of these, and have plugged a couple dozen tires with it. All of them held until the tires wore out. Here's a little video I did as I plugged a tire from my Abarth.

 

[jmcbrew]

Would you have a photo of the small form factor generic jack? And no photo needed, but what portable wireless inflator do you have? Thank you!

I know you weren't asking me, but I have this Acpatur brand cordless tire inflator and have been very happy with it. My father got a very similar one from a different brand and the battery stopped charging. He returned it and the second one is having the same problem. Something to watch out for.

 

[Tim]

I know you weren't asking me, but I have this Acpatur brand cordless tire inflator and have been very happy with it. My father got a very similar one from a different brand and the battery stopped charging. He returned it and the second one is having the same problem. Something to watch out for.

I got the GM brand corded inflator. Crossing my fingers that it won't let me down. It sure gets hot on a long fill.

 

[Tim]

I will add to this -- a good tire plug kit.

What distinguishes a good one from a bad one? Are there any that can handle a puncture of the shoulder or sidewall?