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As my fans know my spare wheel is located in the rear area and not under the floor. I am now considering putting it on the roof outside. Has anyone done this?
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Seems a bit strange, the normal reasons would either be because it's a wheel chair carrier with a dropped rear floor, or because someone bought the car with an inflation kit rather than a spare wheel, and then just chucked a wheel in the boot.
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Unless modified, I would think there would be space under the boot for the spare wheel.
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If the vehicle has an unmodified floor then there is space underneath and the brackets to hang the carrier are there along with the hole in the tailgate sill for the long bolt and hook.
Our K9 came with an inflation kit, I bought a wheel from an accident damaged K9 and a spare wheel carrier from a B9 and modified it slightly to fit, jobs a goodun as they say.
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25-06-2023, 09:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 25-06-2023, 09:47 AM by Sol.)
The roof panels are thin and flimsy John, only the crossbeams inside give it any strength so you have to be sitting on two of those or it will buckle the outer skin.
What about mounting it on the side of the boot on a fabricated hanger? That's in the scope of a man with your talents. I know why it's not in the usual place. Maybe this would be a way of keeping it in the boot but not in the way. Or just get a skinny space saver and do the same. Dump the full size wheel in the garage. Skinny gets you home, swap wheels to the garage spare, get the other one repaired. Bob's your mums brother.
Skinny back in the boot on the hanger, rinse and repeat.
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27-06-2023, 07:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 27-06-2023, 07:06 PM by ItsGreen.)
We used to do the same with the Caddy. The spare was such an arse to get off that it was easier to call someone to go pick it up from the lockup and bring it out, than it was to try to get it out from under the van.
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