R56 Where do you keep your Spare tire for your MCS?
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Where do you keep your Spare tire for your MCS?
I'm wondering where you MCS owners keep a spare if you have one? I have gone with standard tires and I want to have a spare tire to have in case I have a flat. But where do I put it in the car? I know I know a newb question. But I'm planning on a cross country trip so I want to have a spare. So that is why I'm asking. I know I can put it in a basket on my roof rack but I'm afraid someone will steal it. So any ideas?
Last edited by mikeyb74; 05-30-2012 at 09:00 PM.
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Some folks will recommend that you get a repair kit from Slime or some other similar company.
You also have MINI Roadside Assitance (assuming your '09 is still covered) or perhaps your car insurance covers tows for flats.
Just some options in case you needed the space for luggage/bags/etc...
You also have MINI Roadside Assitance (assuming your '09 is still covered) or perhaps your car insurance covers tows for flats.
Just some options in case you needed the space for luggage/bags/etc...
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I manufactured a rear brace similar to the M7 rear chassis brace with a middle upright spar for a spare tire mount. I don't think mine is functional as a chassis brace but it hods the spare perfectly as I had intended and looks pretty cool too. I drilled and installed a stud in the center of the upright for the tire mount, made a cone to center the spare rim. I then whipped out a naugahyde wheel cover with a zipper on the sewing machine. The cover looks great from a distance but up close you can tell It is done by hand. I used a spare from a Suzuki Aerio which is a 16 inch wheel. This spare fits perfect on the rear but needs a 1/4 inch wheel spacer for the front as it will contact the caliper in parts of the rotation otherwise. The wheel fits almost perfect under the rear cargo cover but as the cover sits on the seats it also sits on the top of the spare.
If I had more money I would have purchased a M7 rear chassis brace, installed a center upright with a stud. This would have saved me lots of time. I also would have purchased a spare intended for the mini and a nicer cover. I hope this procedure helps. I love how it ended up but miss having the cargo area. At least I have my rear seats available.
Justin
If I had more money I would have purchased a M7 rear chassis brace, installed a center upright with a stud. This would have saved me lots of time. I also would have purchased a spare intended for the mini and a nicer cover. I hope this procedure helps. I love how it ended up but miss having the cargo area. At least I have my rear seats available.
Justin
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I manufactured a rear brace similar to the M7 rear chassis brace with a middle upright spar for a spare tire mount. I don't think mine is functional as a chassis brace but it hods the spare perfectly as I had intended and looks pretty cool too. I drilled and installed a stud in the center of the upright for the tire mount, made a cone to center the spare rim. I then whipped out a naugahyde wheel cover with a zipper on the sewing machine. The cover looks great from a distance but up close you can tell It is done by hand. I used a spare from a Suzuki Aerio which is a 16 inch wheel. This spare fits perfect on the rear but needs a 1/4 inch wheel spacer for the front as it will contact the caliper in parts of the rotation otherwise. The wheel fits almost perfect under the rear cargo cover but as the cover sits on the seats it also sits on the top of the spare.
If I had more money I would have purchased a M7 rear chassis brace, installed a center upright with a stud. This would have saved me lots of time. I also would have purchased a spare intended for the mini and a nicer cover. I hope this procedure helps. I love how it ended up but miss having the cargo area. At least I have my rear seats available.
Justin
If I had more money I would have purchased a M7 rear chassis brace, installed a center upright with a stud. This would have saved me lots of time. I also would have purchased a spare intended for the mini and a nicer cover. I hope this procedure helps. I love how it ended up but miss having the cargo area. At least I have my rear seats available.
Justin
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For those who have a spare, is there a site where you can plug in information and they basically tell you what spare to get? I'm not lazy; I just want to make sure I get the right one in case I need it, and I don't want to have to depend on modifications when changing the tire. (I'm ditching the RFs for standard tire.)
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I manufactured a rear brace similar to the M7 rear chassis brace with a middle upright spar for a spare tire mount. I don't think mine is functional as a chassis brace but it hods the spare perfectly as I had intended and looks pretty cool too. I drilled and installed a stud in the center of the upright for the tire mount, made a cone to center the spare rim. I then whipped out a naugahyde wheel cover with a zipper on the sewing machine. The cover looks great from a distance but up close you can tell It is done by hand. I used a spare from a Suzuki Aerio which is a 16 inch wheel. This spare fits perfect on the rear but needs a 1/4 inch wheel spacer for the front as it will contact the caliper in parts of the rotation otherwise. The wheel fits almost perfect under the rear cargo cover but as the cover sits on the seats it also sits on the top of the spare.
If I had more money I would have purchased a M7 rear chassis brace, installed a center upright with a stud. This would have saved me lots of time. I also would have purchased a spare intended for the mini and a nicer cover. I hope this procedure helps. I love how it ended up but miss having the cargo area. At least I have my rear seats available.
Justin
If I had more money I would have purchased a M7 rear chassis brace, installed a center upright with a stud. This would have saved me lots of time. I also would have purchased a spare intended for the mini and a nicer cover. I hope this procedure helps. I love how it ended up but miss having the cargo area. At least I have my rear seats available.
Justin
BTW, I've always been told never put spare tire on Fronts of FWD vehicles. If must drive, switch the rear to front.
Again, thanks for the Post & photo's.
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BTW, I've always been told never put spare tire on Fronts of FWD vehicles. If must drive, switch the rear to front.
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I would agree the spare tire is quite useless for any braking or acceleration traction considering the contact patch is at most 1/5 of the normal wheel. Every time I get something in my tire it is the most inopportune time when I am on the way to an occasion with no time to swap front to rear. So I try to be prepared for a quick spare change.
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I would agree the spare tire is quite useless for any braking or acceleration traction considering the contact patch is at most 1/5 of the normal wheel. Every time I get something in my tire it is the most inopportune time when I am on the way to an occasion with no time to swap front to rear. So I try to be prepared for a quick spare change.
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The smae applies to RWD cars. Never mount a donut on a drive tire.
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I really want a spare for my long road trips but there is no room in the boot with luggage and packages. So that is why I was thinking about mounting it to my roof rack. I'm driving to the Gulf Coast of Florida for the July 4th week on vacation. I already have a container of Green Slime. Or maybe I'll just take the Justa instead of the MCS.
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Neat idea - although leaves no space for anything. I bought a Chevy Cobalt spare off eBay but it sits in the garage for that reason. I do carry slime and a plug kit.
The tires in my sig might be the answer....
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Our street tires are 140 TW H-Kook RS-3s and I am very sure no runflat can't match that.
For those who have a spare, is there a site where you can plug in information and they basically tell you what spare to get? I'm not lazy; I just want to make sure I get the right one in case I need it, and I don't want to have to depend on modifications when changing the tire. (I'm ditching the RFs for standard tire.)
Last edited by OceanMini2; 06-06-2012 at 09:28 AM.
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