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Originally Posted by Bass&Trouble  Q2. I have seen the spare wheel on trunk lids of Wagon Rs. Since most have been drive-by sightings, I'm not sure about the integrity of the same, but it looked kinda neat. Will reinforcing the dampers not help? |
No the reinforcements will not help much. The sheet metal of the WagonR is quite thin & mounting a spare wheel on the boot door will only lead to rattles & unwanted noises in the long term. Also I have my doubts that the dampers would be able to hold the additional weight & keep the door open. Plus, it looks too boy-racerish. Avoid going down this route, since as much as people might try to convince you, this modification makes you look like a tasteless tosser at best.
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Originally Posted by Bass&Trouble Either way, it is imperative for me to get that stupid spare wheel from that stock location to accomodate a trunk full of subs (uh, for a Wagon R, that would mean 2 x 12"s). In the event of a flat I would drive on the rims, rather than choose to have an impotent sound system.  |
Well then get yourself a couple of extra tubes, an Air pump & tubeless tyres to make this work out better. You have a puncture fill in air with the fuel pump to get to the next tyre repair spot. Or better still do a creative install in the car to also impress future customers & leave space for the spare tyre.