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Excellent explanation thanks Sye .. Good on you
To answer your question, the only thing possible would be to buy the plastic dividers that help raise the floor up from you local dealer, or acquire from a scrap/breakers yard.
Quote from: syecadelic on January 18, 2012, 13:40:08To answer your question, the only thing possible would be to buy the plastic dividers that help raise the floor up from you local dealer, or acquire from a scrap/breakers yard.There is one more way - it is to cut the dividers from a foam plastic If anyone is interested I can post a link to Russian i30 forum with detailed photos
That's a good idea, would it be easy to do? And how cost effective? The oem stuff also has built in elastic straps to keep stuff fastened down, also would look better for resale purposes. OEM would last longer also surely
Thanks. I have pondered over same problem - having suffered 3 punctures already on my i30 (in less than 2 years) I don't want to be stuck having to use the space saver more than to get me to a tyre depot etc. So having a pukka (albeit winter tyre) in the boot would be preferable. Another issue I have is that my car has 16" alloys (ie OE wheels & summer tyres), the winter wheels I have are 15", but the tool tray I have will not fit inside the 15" wheel. I have been scanning Ebay for likely scrap i30's (or maybe a Cee'd?) for the likely pieces, so far to no avail.
Many thanks for the replies.So, the full size spare fits under a false floot screwed to the existing plastic blanks?
If I get a chance in the next day or two, I'll try to get a few photographs of my mums boot, to let you see how it sits
baradeurYou made a right conclusion, though having enlarged the center hole one can fit the full size wheel inside.I do read Russian ; read, write, speak
Wouldn't have thought the diameter of the hole needed increasing, or am i misunderstanding you?
As far as my knowledge goes, all the spare wheel wells are of the same diameter, it wouldn't be cost effective for hyundai to have to make two different sized wheel wells. :/ very confusing :S
Quote from: syecadelic on January 26, 2012, 16:27:10As far as my knowledge goes, all the spare wheel wells are of the same diameter, it wouldn't be cost effective for hyundai to have to make two different sized wheel wells. :/ very confusing :SWell I think I know what puzzled you.When I wrote:"having enlarged the center hole one can fit the full size wheel inside," I meant to increase the hole in that foam sheet, not in the car's structureYes, all wells are of the same diameter.
An idea with foam was borrowed from another guy, who made it for full size wheelhttp://www.hyundai-iclub.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=1934&st=0&p=33453entry33453no niches for other items though
Also removing and replacing that foam sheet several times is likely to cause it to break up.
Sorry to hijack the thread, but I've been trying to brainstorm a new place for the space saver spare to be put as I need that space for a subwoofer the dimensions I've measured on the spare is 5" width (or height laying down) 23" diameter. Can anyone think of a new spot?
Quote from: syecadelic on January 26, 2012, 15:32:06If I get a chance in the next day or two, I'll try to get a few photographs of my mums boot, to let you see how it sits Thanks. That is appreciated.