Spare Tire Without Killing Your Trunk Space
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Very tailored look. OEM looking.
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Yes, it was DIY. I'm fortunate to have an industrial sewing machine at my disposal. Also, others on these forums do such great looking projects and I knew I'd better step up if I was going to share my experiences here.
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Last week was my one year ownership anniversary for my SC430. I drove her about 3000 miles last year and now she has just over 26K miles on her. Not bad for an eleven year old car.
Well I finally got around to finishing my spare tire in the trunk project. In the original post I made a new trunk base panel to go around the spare out of plywood. I wasn't sure that I wanted to alter (possibly distroy) the original carpeted trunk base panel incase I wanted to go back to the original "no spare" option. What the heck was I thinking??? I love how the spare tire install turned out. I can fit a set of golf clubs in the trunk even with the top down.
So I bit the bullet. I used the plywood panel as a template (see original post) and cut the original carpeted base panel to match. The panel is made of corrugated plastic with carpet glued onto both sides. I had to use a lighter to singe the fuzz along the cut edge. I put the "Lexus" monogramed carpet in the main part of the trunk over the GPS DVD unit.
I think it turned out quite well. Here are photos of the final product. I used a twist tie to secure the wheel lug lock so I don't have to hunt for it. The loose ends of the twist tie tuck under the panel.
![](http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/cadzilla88/100_0003_zpsa638a9d6.jpg)
Well I finally got around to finishing my spare tire in the trunk project. In the original post I made a new trunk base panel to go around the spare out of plywood. I wasn't sure that I wanted to alter (possibly distroy) the original carpeted trunk base panel incase I wanted to go back to the original "no spare" option. What the heck was I thinking??? I love how the spare tire install turned out. I can fit a set of golf clubs in the trunk even with the top down.
So I bit the bullet. I used the plywood panel as a template (see original post) and cut the original carpeted base panel to match. The panel is made of corrugated plastic with carpet glued onto both sides. I had to use a lighter to singe the fuzz along the cut edge. I put the "Lexus" monogramed carpet in the main part of the trunk over the GPS DVD unit.
I think it turned out quite well. Here are photos of the final product. I used a twist tie to secure the wheel lug lock so I don't have to hunt for it. The loose ends of the twist tie tuck under the panel.
![](http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/cadzilla88/100_0003_zpsa638a9d6.jpg)
![](http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/cadzilla88/100_0002_zps7017a5d2.jpg)
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Nicely done Cadzilla.
Last edited by Harold57; 12-09-14 at 03:13 PM.
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