wood cover for spare donut tire
Posted: October 28th, 2006, 11:20 am
Is it just me, or do other people have a plain wood cover under the carpet flap over the spare? Is mine just homemade or what?
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Posted: October 28th, 2006, 11:41 am
Same here. Got rid of mine.
Posted: October 28th, 2006, 11:47 am
Really? What'd you put there instead? Mine doesn't actually bother me, it just kinda struck me funny because it looks kinda rigged up. Maybe if I painted it black at least...
Posted: October 28th, 2006, 6:11 pm
I cut a slab of closed cell foam rubber in a round shape and the correct thickness to pack into the spare tire-well over the spare doughnut. Carpet just sits smooth over top o that...
Posted: October 28th, 2006, 6:17 pm
Ha I guess the funky wood piece annoyed you enough to do that...guess I'll probly settle with how it is, keep a solid floor back there
Posted: October 28th, 2006, 6:38 pm
Mine is made of MDF.
I fiber glassed a sub box in the spare tire well, and i'm now making a false floor about 4 inches above the actual floor, to hide wires and my amp.
I fiber glassed a sub box in the spare tire well, and i'm now making a false floor about 4 inches above the actual floor, to hide wires and my amp.
Posted: October 29th, 2006, 12:35 am
I dont mind mine
Posted: October 29th, 2006, 1:46 am
Mine is made of fiber press board. Strong, light, thin. I can sit on it and work in the trunk without it breaking and it is thin enough that you cannot see it under the carpet. I used the stock piece as a template and used the stock plastic locating tabs to keep it in place.
Posted: October 29th, 2006, 2:13 am
I broke mine with the speakers.. kinda dropped it in. I now use a carpet only.
Posted: October 29th, 2006, 11:31 am
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Posted: October 29th, 2006, 1:38 pm
Yeah, mine's not really broken, exept for a little chipped maybe...
I'm having a hard enough time with the dealer trying to get my power seat belts fixed under the recall...
It appears there's no record of my VIN# in anywhere in the database so I'm not sure how it's gonna play out
I'm having a hard enough time with the dealer trying to get my power seat belts fixed under the recall...
It appears there's no record of my VIN# in anywhere in the database so I'm not sure how it's gonna play out
Posted: October 29th, 2006, 5:09 pm
funny, my VIN number didn't exist as well 
the wood does seem out of place though, doesn't it? struck me as very odd that came factory. I think a bit of painting'll do it, I'll underlay it with some sound deadening material as well, might sound better back there
the wood does seem out of place though, doesn't it? struck me as very odd that came factory. I think a bit of painting'll do it, I'll underlay it with some sound deadening material as well, might sound better back there
Posted: October 29th, 2006, 6:36 pm
Yeah, that is weird...the VIN and the cover
When I first saw that plank of wood I thought, "Yeah, somebody lost the original" ha
When I first saw that plank of wood I thought, "Yeah, somebody lost the original" ha
Posted: November 2nd, 2006, 11:07 pm
does it happen to have plastic tabs on it that fit into tabs on teh body of the car.. i think mine even has a handle on it
Posted: November 3rd, 2006, 12:32 am
Yeah, little white peg type deals with a screw holding it on
and a cut out for a handle
and a cut out for a handle