Saggy spare tire cover? Solution for sale...
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I'd like to pick one up will be driving from Philly. Can you give me directions?
Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Aaand a bump.
I'll be building 5 more tomorrow and they will be ready to ship by mid week. Get your payments in for this batch!
I'll be building 5 more tomorrow and they will be ready to ship by mid week. Get your payments in for this batch!
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Let me start with the pictures...
Basically what I did is create a 1/2" MDF board that is the shape of the spare tire well. Then I cut a square in the middle and made a recessed box and cut a hole in the middle of the "floor" of the box for the mounting screw. The beauty of the recessed box is that it is the perfect height to square the board off with the floor of the trunk..making everything flush and level. When I lay my carpet down there are no dips or humps.
FYI - The shelf in the pics straddles the spare tire cover. I use the shelf to hold my subwoofer box. Disregard that portion of my trunk. Also, please disregard the half-a@@ carpeting job on the underside of the board. Yours (if you choose to get carpeting) will be done much more professionally.
My proposal:
What I would like to do is offer this product to the Maxima.org community. If this takes off, I may consider mass producing them. Currently the spare tire cover fits 4th and 5th gens, and this product is offered for those generations only.
Also, the sizing of this product will only work for those that have donut-sized spare tires. These will not work for those that have full size spares, as the wheel alone is taller than the well.
Installation of the cover is very easy.
1. Remove trunk carpet and saggy hardboard spare tire cover.
2. Remove large white retaining nut.
3. CENTER tire in the middle of the spare tire well. **This step is important as the cover will not fit if the mounting post is not in the very center of the spare tire hub.**
4. Place new spare tire cover on spare tire
5. Screw down large white nut through hole in recessed box of spare tire cover. (You may have to fish around a little bit to find the mounting post)
6. Replace carpet
7. Throw saggy spare tire cover away
I would like to sell them for $55 shipped or $40 picked up (from my home in Central New Jersey). If you would like carpeting, it will be another $10, which will carpet the inside of the box and the visible (upper) part of the cover.
My "intro GD" will be for 10 pieces. Since capital is somewhat low to purchase necessary tools and supplies to make them on a large scale basis, I would like to take preorders and pre-payment. 10 people paypal, and give me approximately 2-3 weeks to fabricate and ship the product. I have been on the org for a long time and my reputation is quite good. There are plenty of respected members on this forum that can vouch for me.
If there are any questions, please feel free to ask. I am sure I have missed some details and will be more than happy to address them.
paypal is:
I am very happy to be offering this product. I feel that it is the perfect mix of function and form, and hope you will be happy with it too.
Thanks,
Nilesh
Basically what I did is create a 1/2" MDF board that is the shape of the spare tire well. Then I cut a square in the middle and made a recessed box and cut a hole in the middle of the "floor" of the box for the mounting screw. The beauty of the recessed box is that it is the perfect height to square the board off with the floor of the trunk..making everything flush and level. When I lay my carpet down there are no dips or humps.
FYI - The shelf in the pics straddles the spare tire cover. I use the shelf to hold my subwoofer box. Disregard that portion of my trunk. Also, please disregard the half-a@@ carpeting job on the underside of the board. Yours (if you choose to get carpeting) will be done much more professionally.
My proposal:
What I would like to do is offer this product to the Maxima.org community. If this takes off, I may consider mass producing them. Currently the spare tire cover fits 4th and 5th gens, and this product is offered for those generations only.
Also, the sizing of this product will only work for those that have donut-sized spare tires. These will not work for those that have full size spares, as the wheel alone is taller than the well.
Installation of the cover is very easy.
1. Remove trunk carpet and saggy hardboard spare tire cover.
2. Remove large white retaining nut.
3. CENTER tire in the middle of the spare tire well. **This step is important as the cover will not fit if the mounting post is not in the very center of the spare tire hub.**
4. Place new spare tire cover on spare tire
5. Screw down large white nut through hole in recessed box of spare tire cover. (You may have to fish around a little bit to find the mounting post)
6. Replace carpet
7. Throw saggy spare tire cover away
I would like to sell them for $55 shipped or $40 picked up (from my home in Central New Jersey). If you would like carpeting, it will be another $10, which will carpet the inside of the box and the visible (upper) part of the cover.
My "intro GD" will be for 10 pieces. Since capital is somewhat low to purchase necessary tools and supplies to make them on a large scale basis, I would like to take preorders and pre-payment. 10 people paypal, and give me approximately 2-3 weeks to fabricate and ship the product. I have been on the org for a long time and my reputation is quite good. There are plenty of respected members on this forum that can vouch for me.
If there are any questions, please feel free to ask. I am sure I have missed some details and will be more than happy to address them.
paypal is:
I am very happy to be offering this product. I feel that it is the perfect mix of function and form, and hope you will be happy with it too.
Thanks,
Nilesh
Iam in need of one -- I have a 2001 Maxima GLE. The cover on my Spare does not stand right... I guess this would fix that issue..
Let me know..
Last edited by NmexMAX; Dec 8, 2015 at 02:10 PM.
Originally Posted by mohmony
Are u still doing these even as of today..
Iam in need of one -- I have a 2001 Maxima GLE. The cover on my Spare does not stand right... I guess this would fix that issue..
Let me know..
Iam in need of one -- I have a 2001 Maxima GLE. The cover on my Spare does not stand right... I guess this would fix that issue..
Let me know..
I live in newark NJ, shouldnt be too far from you. Im interested in this because mine sags really bad and my subwoofer box tilts. how much picked up w/out cover? im also on nycmaxima.org. ID = mac_brickcityVQ
Originally Posted by djfrestyl
$40 for one picked up without carpet.
Unfortunately the height of a full size spare protrudes the floor of the trunk, so this piece is futile. If yours doesn't though, I'd be willing to fab something that might fit, if you give me dimensions. Shoot me a PM if you've got any thoughts...
