| spare wheel in LPG car, -personal solution | |
i have a spare wheel lpg tank, but i dont trust a can of foam, so i thought about a solution, and a compromise. i decided i could use a spacesaver spare wheel, from a disco 3, as its a silimar overall diameter, but much thinner. these come up often on ebay as disco 3 drivers want a huge full size spare so that people can see it underneath! i got it for £10 (unused with whiskers!) and couriered it for £9
BEING STEEL IT NEEDED DIFFERENT NUTS
I had this in the boot but it was too big still, -and in danger of damage from tip-trips with rubbish in boot! -so, i stood it up on the left and worked out a method of mounting it like my old classic. i like this position, as it balances a single person in the car, and is easy to change without removing EVERTHING in the boot first. (when raining!) i removed the gps carpet flap cover, and high up under the left hand shelf plastic is a metal brace to hold the parcel shelf steady. i drilled a hole through it, mounted a 12mm threaded bar to this, nyloc nuts/washers etc, bent it level to horizontal, (was slightly facing down), offered up the carpeted flap and sawed a small one inch deep U channel to see the bar through, (and stilll work as a flap) then, offered up the wheel with the threaded bar through one of the wheelnut holes. with a tape marker, i then fitted a pair of nuts locked together (with spanner for the wheel to rest against. -to save my roof trim cover! then finally a wingnut/washers to hold the wheel againtst the threaded bar/nuts. i then cable strapped my sprinter jack snugly to the the well of the wheel and the tools, PLUS FIVE TAPERED WHEELNUTS (£5 ebay). they fit the steel wheel 'cup' -plus a few handy tools and some jump leads, and a pair of side cutters to remove anything quickly etc. finally a universal elasticated 'spare wheel cover over the lot. it looks great, the only comromise is a little space lost, and no option of using the parcel shelf. -but i never even had one! finally i bought a £3 yes £3 ....12 inch cargo net for my right side, as i didnt want to take a wallet bursting original part -fits a treat. i try now to upload some pics of it
so i'm all in for under £50, safe in the knowledge i CAN get home!
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30th Jun 2013 10:25pm
