[atcdork]

@RossoStelvio The price: when I ordered my car, I initially selected the optional $450 spare tire. The dealer told me that if I did that, the tires would not be run-flats. So, with that information, I chose not to get the $450 spare tire. Then, when the car was delivered, the tires were not run flats. (And, of course, I had no spare tire). Turns out that no Stelvios come with run-flats. So, because the dealer told me the wrong thing when I had spec'd out the car for the order, they sold me the spare tire kit for the option-list price of $450. But, if you go and buy the parts from the parts department it'll cost twice as much.
The foam: In the trunk are four anchor points that swivel. The anchors also serve to secure two carpeted hold-down strips that run longitudinally on the trunk floor; one hold-down strip on either side of the spare tire access panel . If you swivel the anchor up, a torx-head screw is exposed. Unscrew all four of those. (see pic, it's worth 1000 words)

Fold the rear seats down. Remove spare tire access floor panel. Remove the two hold-down strips.

Now the foam can be removed and installed. ( I know the first photo shows the spare tire installed, and the second one is the old foam... it's the only pics I have on hand to show the foam hold down strips installed and removed)...


Bracket. The bracket attaches to the sheet metal trunk belly with three bolts. There are three factory predrilled, threaded holes in the trunk belly. The factory covers the holes with pieces of foam tape. Remove tape and screw the bracket down with the three bolts listed in my parts listed in my previous post.

Sorry about the poor quality pics, but they should give you an idea of what I mean.

Installation of the spare tire will take you 15 minutes if you take your time.

Good luck,
Ed

 

[RossoStelvio]

@RossoStelvio The price: when I ordered my car, I initially selected the optional $450 spare tire. The dealer told me that if I did that, the tires would not be run-flats. So, with that information, I chose not to get the $450 spare tire. Then, when the car was delivered, the tires were not run flats. (And, of course, I had no spare tire). Turns out that no Stelvios come with run-flats. So, because the dealer told me the wrong thing when I had spec'd out the car for the order, they sold me the spare tire kit for the option-list price of $450. But, if you go and buy the parts from the parts department it'll cost twice as much.
The foam: In the trunk are four anchor points that swivel. The anchors also serve to secure two carpeted hold-down strips that run longitudinally on the trunk floor; one hold-down strip on either side of the spare tire access panel . If you swivel the anchor up, a torx-head screw is exposed. Unscrew all four of those. (see pic, it's worth 1000 words)
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Fold the rear seats down. Remove spare tire access floor panel. Remove the two hold-down strips.
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Now the foam can be removed and installed. ( I know the first photo shows the spare tire installed, and the second one is the old foam... it's the only pics I have on hand to show the foam hold down strips installed and removed)...


Bracket. The bracket attaches to the sheet metal trunk belly with three bolts. There are three factory predrilled, threaded holes in the trunk belly. The factory covers the holes with pieces of foam tape. Remove tape and screw the bracket down with the three bolts listed in my parts listed in my previous post.
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Sorry about the poor quality pics, but they should give you an idea of what I mean.

Installation of the spare tire will take you 15 minutes if you take your time.

Good luck,
Ed

Thanks Ed. The pictures are really helpful. I am definitely thinking of adding the spare. I am going to buy my car when the lease is up in two months. I would definitely like to have the spare.

Ron

 

[ALFAOFFROAD]

Man....no one else stores thier skeletons there?

People keep looking in my closets....

 

[OhioF1]

I got it all from my dealership here in Houston. I did have trouble explaining what I needed. During the course of our conversations he did mumble something about a TSB that pertained to installing a spare tire in a Stelvio that didn't come with it from the factory.

So does that mean that AR is working against owners that would like to add a spare tire kit ? I ask, since I plan to start that process to get the kit for mine. I have run flats and would love to upgrade the rims and have regular tires. I really think AR / MOPAR should offer this online or through dealers at a somewhat reasonable cost. They do for the FIAT 500X. Maybe this is something the Alfa folks that monitor this could answer. Hint Hint

 

[My Beautiful Stelvio]

So does that mean that AR is working against owners that would like to add a spare tire kit ? I ask, since I plan to start that process to get the kit for mine. I have run flats and would love to upgrade the rims and have regular tires. I really think AR / MOPAR should offer this online or through dealers at a somewhat reasonable cost. They do for the FIAT 500X. Maybe this is something the Alfa folks that monitor this could answer. Hint Hint

I agree. It would be nice if Mopar Alfa Parts offered a complete Spare Tire Kit to purchase for those that were ordered without them from the factory.

 

[atcdork]

The dealership told me that the spare tire is an option, as opposed to being standard equipment, to save weight and therefore improve fuel economy.
If that's the case, then run-flat tires should be standard from the factory. That said, I assume the bean counters at FCA crunched the numbers and saw that they could save however much money by installing less costly tires. I'm also thinking that FCA thinks that the demographics indicate that Alfa Romeo customers will sooner call roadside assistance before changing a tire.
We all know that this forum and its members don't reflect that demographic. We're the "car guys" and "car gals" that FCA should be marketing Alfa Romeo towards. Sadly, they're not.

So, stepping off my soap box...

Yes, it would be nice for Alfa Romeo to sell a spare tire kit at a price that is somewhere close to what it's listed for on the new car option list.

They'll gladly reluctantly sell you all the parts that make up the spare tire kit, but at a crazy price.

 

[atcdork]

I priced the parts at Mopar Parts | Jeep Chrysler Dodge RAM Fiat | Genuine Dealer Parts Catalog. They have everything except for the "Bin-Floor":

The "Bin Floor" part number is 68493999AA. If you google that part number, this shows up:

So at one point,, they had it in stock. The entire spare tire kit will cost you between $1059.12 - $1205.12, plus tax and shipping.

Kinda crazy for something that should be standard in a car that doesn't come with run flats...

 

[ALFAOFFROAD]

It does come with run flats. Almost no one buys one with stock wheels/tires though.

Only the base wheel/tire is run flat.

About a 3rd of the auto market equips thier car this way. No one stopped buying Porsches, Mercedes and BMWs..no one really even mentioned the lack of a spare, now everyone does it to save money.

....and the automakers wonder why sales have been dropping for a decade..here's a hint, its cause .most people dont complain when they dont like what is being sold to them...they just walk away without buying.

Put dipsticks back in the engine, a spare tire in the trunk and make the car able to be serviced without proprietary tools or outrageous maintenance costs. All cars, all the time, so the consumer doesn't have to think about it. Watch your sales go back up..or dont and watch them continue to drop.

Whoever told you consumers don't care about these things was wrong. The industry should sue to get any monies paid to the idiots who gave you this idea back. Bad advice. Really, really bad. Horrible. Stupid even. Really stupid. Like how can your brain manage to function well enough for you to breath and be that stupid?

Boggles the mind. I bet if it was researched you'de find sales on Alfas would double or more, just by putting a dipstick in the 4 cylinder. If you don't think that makes a large percentage of people walk away from this car you wrong. Period wrong.

Not having a spare tire in an AWD SUV is worse.

Both of these things almost kept me from buying...and the only time I have regretted owning the car was a few days ago when my light came on at 11pm 75 miles away from home telling me there was no oil in the engine. It was only a quart low (time for an oil change not worried about that, normal in cars with 10k service intervals to burn some), but adding oil then having to sit with the engine idling for 5 minutes to see if you added too much, too little or just enough is unessessary. And really, thoughtless and rude on the manufactures part to expect the consumer to do in an emergency.

5 minutes of sitting in an idling car wondering if your engine is about to seize because the oil is too low is f^$!ing stupid to expect someone to do.

Love this car. Best chassis ever put on the road, but seriously f@#$ you for not giving it a dipstick or a spare tire.

Ok my rant is over. Still, Alfa you should read this and take it to heart.

 

[Anunnaki]

I can't find the wrench for the wheel bolts ???? Neither I know how it must look ??? Anybody knows if there is at all ??? Thanks in advance.

 

[Anunnaki]

Just found the wrench. It was under the jack and it is two in one. Can use it for arm for the jack and wrench for the bolts.

 

[Finalmente]

Before and after....

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...and here is the bracket installed...
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What a great help!! I'm picking up my new 2021 Sprint in 2 days. Also no spare, which would have been a deal breaker for me if I had not seen this thread. I brought your parts list with me, and the dealer is willing to get me the parts at cost. Bad news is that dealer cost is over $1600 US - about 900 for the wheel/tire assy and 500 for the foam part. With the heavy discounting on the 2021s, though, I still saved a bunch over ordering a 2022 with the $450 kit.

 

[SAAP_ALFAS]

Hello there
Can some one confirm the part for spare tire bin is
68493999AA or 68413614AA...one thread has 6849 mentioned and another has 6841 mentioned

 

[SAAP_ALFAS]

I priced the parts at Mopar Parts | Jeep Chrysler Dodge RAM Fiat | Genuine Dealer Parts Catalog. They have everything except for the "Bin-Floor":

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The "Bin Floor" part number is 68493999AA. If you google that part number, this shows up:

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So at one point,, they had it in stock. The entire spare tire kit will cost you between $1059.12 - $1205.12, plus tax and shipping.

Kinda crazy for something that should be standard in a car that doesn't come with run flats...

Hello there
Can you please confirm the part for spare tire bin is
68493999AA or 68413614AA...one thread has 6849 mentioned and another has 6841 mentioned

 

[SAAP_ALFAS]

Just as an FYI, here's a previous discussion about the Stelvio spare tire:

Spare Tire

Anyone have a stelvio with the spare tire option? I bought this option and I would like to see a picture of where it goes and how much space it takes up. Normally the battery is in the back but with a spare tire do they have the battery up front?

www.stelvioforum.com

The parts I bought to create the spare tire kit was different that the parts list in that discussion.
Here are my parts:

68374866-AA Bracket (this mounts to the floor with three bolts. The bracket is positioned across the battery. The tire hold-down bolt screws into this bracket)
68311640-AA Screw, Hex (you need three of these. Attaches bracket to floor of car)
68493999-AA Bin Floor (the foam that is placed on the trunk floor in which the tire and tools are placed)
6ME20MX5-AA Wheel Kit (the spare tire itself)
6511784-AA Bolt (this is the tire hold-down bolt which keeps the spare tire from getting airborne every time you hit a bump)
68464183-AA Compressor (I didn't order this because I already had the Alfa Romeo compressor)
68365690-AA Jack
68365402-AA Wrench
68312340-AA Triangle:Warning

The parts are listed in the order everything is installed, but that's just my OCD kicking in....

I truly appreciate this.
Can you please tell me ,one thing?
In the spare wheel rim, if you see it's back side what s the parts number it said, and also does it say alfa romeo or MASERATI ?

 

[atcdork]

This is the invoice showing the items that made up the spare tire kit. The only thing that isn't on the list is the spare tire hold down bolt, "6511784-AA BOLT".

 

[atcdork]

Backside of spokes... Alfa, Maserati and Speedline

 

[SAAP_ALFAS]

Backside of spokes... Alfa, Maserati and Speedline
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Thank you all..this gives a great start for my spare tire procurement...i can save money now..I will start a new thread soon

 

[sher-bear]

Can anyone tell me what the red string in the spare tire compartment is for? Also, are there any other accessories I should consider buying other than the standard ones mentioned above for the spare tire kit? I do have a spare in my 2019 Stelvio Lusso. There are empty recessed areas that appear to be designed to hold something specific, but I'm not sure what. I have the compressor, jack/wrench combo, plus the screwdriver and an i-bolt. Neither of the latter two make sense to me. I see a hazard triangle is included in vehicles sold outside of the US. What else would typically be in the open spaces, if anything?

 

[GWRmotohead]

Is the Red string the emergency gas flap release? I thought that may be it, but I didn't pull on it to verify, I figured it would be knowledge that came with time and exposure so decided to ignore it.

 

[ALFAOFFROAD]

Red string is emergency gas flap release.

Open spots by spare are for things that come it you don't get a spare, also for storage.

As far as things to buy, a hazard triangle is a good idea, and if you really want to be prepared, a heavy duty trash bag to put the flat in after changing so it doesn't make your interior dirty. Assuming the spare tire kit came with some gloves to keep your hands clean you should be good.