Originally Posted by Triathlete
I think a removeable baja style mount in the rear is what I'd go with...but I'm quite happy with a few ratchet straps in the rear.
mean like this.......
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I think a removeable baja style mount in the rear is what I'd go with...but I'm quite happy with a few ratchet straps in the rear.
mean like this.......
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Nope...would have the tire staight up and down on one side or the other...of course that is if the tires are not too tall!mean like this.......
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Thats my plan. Plans are in my head and a guy at work said he would give me some of the metal he has and weld it if Beau isnt available for it. I need the room back there for the pup and what not, so I couldnt mount it like Jolly rogers.Nope...would have the tire staight up and down on one side or the other...of course that is if the tires are not too tall!
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Hope y'all like the smell of rubber. Having the spare inside will certainly add to the ambience.
Last edited by tom4bren : 06/05/2009 at 11:11 AM
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Nothing was worse than the original rubber mat I bought to line my cargo space. The smell was like roofer's tar...or 1000 cartons of cigarettes were smoked inside my VX. It was just horrible and had to go...
Bart
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"has anyone mentioned that mounting the spare on the outside of the rear door completely defaces the nice looking booty of our beloved VXes?"
No but I was waiting.
IMHO, the spare actually continues the body line 'in a quite aestetically pleasing manner.'
(sorry for the paraphrase - can't remember where it came from)
"Nothing was worse than the original rubber mat I bought to line my cargo space."
I know what you mean. I had to 'cook' my rubber floor mats in the sun for a week before I could put them in the car.
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i got one up on you.. check my other thread for details..
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Thats what I described above only with tubing instead of a box and instead of mounting to the door mount to the floor with a hinge so it swings down and out!with all this talk, i have actually came up with a great idea... may work for some, maybe not for others, i havent actually measured so i dont know, but its worth a try...
why not build a wooden or metal box where the factory spare goes, and mount your full size spare on the inside of that??
would eliminate our small amount of cargo space, but would hold the tire, take the weight off the sheet metal, and still be able to carry a full size spare...
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great minds think alikeThats what I described above only with tubing instead of a box and instead of mounting to the door mount to the floor with a hinge so it swings down and out!
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I haven't read through all the replies in this thread, but has anyone mentioned that mounting the spare on the outside of the rear door completely defaces the nice looking booty of our beloved VXes? Forget about the technical problems, it just don't look right!!! (IMHO) I feel the same way about safari bars and brush guards going over the front end. The VX is such an awesome looking machine, why cover up its best features??? Of course, to each his own...
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