Hey guys, this is probably a simple question to answer. For the ppl that opted to have an 18" spare instead of the donut, does it go facing up or down and is the cover a different part? TIA

 

I am not for sure but i think side that the lug nuts go on faces up.

I dunno if i even have a spare. If i do then i dunno if it even has any air. Since i will never see it, i really dont care . Roadside assistance FTMFW.

 

I have a full size spare and it is facing down, this way you can put an extra jug of washer fluid or liter of oil inside the rim and still have the cover fit properly. I'm sure that the cover is a different part than those with just the donut. My cover bulges up about an inch around where the spare is to give it clearance.

 

when u got ur maxima, did it come facing up or down? also, since urs is facing down,did u have to remove the center cap? yeah, i was wondering too i have it facing up and the cover bulges.

 

Full sized spare...I'd love to see a picture of that!

 

+1 on that bro - CAA(AAA) FTMFW

 

It was facing down. There is no center cap as the rim is secured to the bottom of the trunk with the plastic piece threaded in to the the bottom of the trunk. In the event you need to use the spare, you would take the center cap off the tire that is flat so that you can secure the flat back under the trunk cover.

 

I will try and get a couple tomorrow, it's too dark to get any now...

 

ill do the same this weekend for u guys if it doesnt rain. since i got new rims, i had the oem ones so i kept the nicest one and made it to a spare.

hopefully face down, it wont create a hump in the middle anymore

 

Get rid of the spare and save weight so u can go faster FTMFW!!!

 

Finally got some pics for you guys...

Full size spare


Spare tire cover


Trunk liner

 

In my 4th Gen - there is a bracket that sticks up - so I can't put a tire in 'face' down, also, my cover is 'flat' (bit bowed at the moment) so if I put a full size spare in the space it wouldn't touch steel the whole way around...

But this is in my plans - create a 'false' bottom in the rest of the trunk in order to have a flat trunk bottom with a full size spare in place.

 

Have you tried flipping the board?

 

A full size spare face up or face down will always create a hump in the middle, which is caused by the width of the tire. The only way i can think of getting rid of the hump is to do what Deus suggested:

And then flip the board.

Any one out there with just the donut for a spare have the hump in the middle?

 

originally i had the donut in there there was no bump

sensfan1111, it looks like u have the SL full size spare. in my OP, im talkin about the SE 18" oem full size spare. weathers been **** so i cant get outside to take pix at the moment.